'This has never been about how presented on the website,' she tells Yahoo Shine, 'but, rather, what will be her enduring image with the product tie-in phase? Now that she’s been inducted into the collection, how is she going to be used in the Disney merchandise line?” More From Yahoo!: Disney Celebrates the Princess in Every Young Latina with Launch of Disney Royal Ball Quinceañera Dress Collectionīut Danckaert is still concerned over the princess's image. Merida exemplifies what it means to be a Disney Princess through being brave, passionate and confident and she remains the same strong and determined Merida from the movie whose inner qualities have inspired moms and daughters around the world.' We routinely use different art styles with our characters and this rendition of Merida in her party dress was a special one-time effort to commemorate her coronation.

She offered a statement, which read: 'The artwork used on Merida's official social media sites has always been the imagery from the movie.

If you want to bring a couple friends along, we have some costumes for them too! King Fergus and Queen Elinor are great characters to go along with you! If Princess Merida isn’t the right costume, check out the best Disney Princess costume collection for even more ideas.According to a Disney spokesperson who contacted Yahoo! Shine late Thursday, the controversial image never appeared on the company's official website to begin with.

Merida is known as brave and independent girl, so her costume is perfectly acceptable as a solo cosplay. You probably already have a pair of brown boots and a tan belt marking those two items off your list! Merida’s gorgeous red hair is best to find online or in a costume shop-you don’t want to mess that up! For the bow and arrow set, quiver, and arrow necklace, you will want to grab those online to make sure get just the right ones to wrap up the costume properly. Take a look at a few thrift stores for Merida’s dark green dress. Here’s your chance to become an archery master! Merida’s look from the Disney Pixar movie Brave may seem like a task to put together, but you would be surprised how easily you can find all the pieces.

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