A freelance artist’s passion for learning local cultures and watching Disney princess movies resulted in her creating animated drawings of the characters.
The unique thing about it is that she has reimagined the Disney princesses wearing intricately-designed local costumes.
Farah Lina Mohamad Noor Daim from Kuala Kangsar added details into their traditional costumes that are in accordance with the local costumes of Malaysia’s 13 states and of Singapore and Brunei’s local attire.
“Anna, the first Disney princess I drew, is wearing a green Kebaya Perlis with intricate designs.
“That same green colour was seen when she wore her green gown during her auguration as Queen of Arendelle.
“But she identifies with the Perlis state because just like Arendelle which is a small kingdom yet powerful, Perlis is a small state and yet it is flourishing and doing well.”
Farah Lina, 35, added that the whole process from identifying each state’s local dress to conceptualising the Disney princesses and their local attires took about three months.
She also incorporated the Malaysian Indian and Chinese communities’ traditional attire worn by Princess Jasmine and Mulan wearing the saree and the kebaya with the Chinese collar blouse.
Farah Lina added there was a lot for Malaysians to read about and discover about their history and folklore.
Farah Lina completed her drawings two days ago and the post on Facebook has been liked by over 1,800 users.
SOURCE: Malay Mail
