Ten princesses dressed as somebody else, and why the costume changes how the doll is built.

Who is in the set

Ten in the Princess Halloween Cosplay Villains crochet doll set: Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Mulan, Rapunzel, Tiana and Alice — each in costume rather than in her usual dress.

Two characters in one doll

The difficulty is that the doll has to read as both at once: recognisable as the princess underneath and as the costume on top. That is done by keeping the hair and the face exactly as they are on the plain version and changing everything below the neck.

It pairs with the plain set

The bodies match the Little Princess crochet doll set size for size, so a costume doll and a plain one of the same princess stand together properly. A number of people own both of one character for exactly that reason.

Which size

10 inches and up. A costume laid over a dress is two layers of detail, and two layers need room.

Where they come from

The princesses, dressed for Halloween as the villains from their own stories. A costume worn by a character the viewer already knows, which is a joke that only works if both halves stay readable.

For the studio that is the hardest brief in the catalogue: keep the hair and face exactly as the plain doll has them, change everything below the neck, and make sure neither identity wins.

See it at Princess Halloween Cosplay Villains crochet doll set, more in seasonal crochet dolls, and the villains themselves at Villians crochet doll set.