If you’re not familiar with the idea of Disney bounding, it’s actually a really cool fashion technique that you can use in your day to day life to bring a little Disney into your day! The concept is that you wear normal clothing that in some way resemble the look of a Disney character: for example, wearing a yellow skirt or pants with a blue top represents Snow White. You can also add fun accessories to add to it, like an apple necklace. Many people don’t realize you’re Disney bounding, but Disney fans may recognize who you are! It’s also a fun way to “dress up” when you visit the theme parks without actually wearing a costume.
I’ve been interested in trying a Disney Bound, so I headed to my closet to see what I might have available. I decided to go with an Ariel Disney Bound. I wore a green dress with a purple sweater to represent her colors. I also happened to have my Jamberry Mermaid Tales nails on which was perfect! Finally, I wore my pearl necklace since I always associate pearls with the ocean.
I also put together a graphic to represent this look as closely as possible. It’s not the same dress or sweater (both are from a couple of years ago), but they are very similar. My dress is from ModCloth and this one is as well.
I was able to wear this outfit both to work and to my play rehearsal that evening. No one at work noticed anything, but then at rehearsal one of the girls looked at me and said, “You know, your outfit looks just like Ariel!” I was excited that she recognized it and told her that was exactly what I was going for.
What do you think of the idea of Disney Bounding? What character should I tackle next?
you DID see the Jamberry Disney Princess ones!!! Epic, I love that. Such a cute outfit. Perfect for getting your Ariel on!
Thank you – I had a lot of fun trying to come up with a good Ariel outfit!
This is a fun cute idea! I’ve never heard of it before but now I want to be on the look out to see if I can guess haha
Haha definitely if you take a trip to Disney look around, I’m sure you’ll find a few!
Love the dress- perfect colour for this time of year- very good for christmas parties and NYE. Great post- keep up the good work!
Good point, it would work really well for a Christmas Party!
This is such a cute look! I love the idea of adding a little magic to your daily look! xx
Thanks, it’s a really fun way to bring a little bit of Disney into your day without being over the top about it!
Oooo I love this Ariel look! She’s my favorite Disney princess. What a practical way to be Ariel for a day! 🙂
I love her colors so it was really fun to come up with an outfit for her!
Cute outfit! And I’m pretty sure I have the same cardigan. 🙂
Thanks! It’s a good cardigan, I really like it 😉
We just got back from Disney and I wish I had seen this before we went! I could have Disney Bounded my way through the parks!
Yeah, it’s super fun at the parks – maybe if you go again!
I love the look! And I love that DisneyBounding can be as subtle as you want it to be (or don’t want it to be, haha) so it can be worn on any given day! 🙂
I love that too – I can wear Disney to work and people don’t even realize it!
What an ADORABLE outfit!!! <3 I love the inspiration!
I’ve never heard of this! And I need it in my life ASAP. Thanks for sharing. I’m curious what character will you be for Halloween??
Disney Bounding is so fun! And I’m planning a Rapunzel costume for Halloween – we mostly need to work on my husband’s Flynn Rider costume before Saturday!
Super fun outfit for Ariel! She’s my fave princess 🙂
Thank you! She was so fun to create an outfit for!
I love your outfit! Catching up on some of your older posts. As always, you are adorable!
Aww thank you Nichole!