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REAL LIFE

TWINNING h t i W ! y e n s i D

THESE twin sisters have gone viral for dress uping up as modern hipster versions of Disney characters – including Frozen Pricesses’ Anna and Elsa.

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WINCREDIBLE sisters Danielle and Nicole Harry, both 25, got the quirky idea to start creating character outfits from their own vintage get-up after growing up loving watching Disney movies and dressing up in costumes. The identical sisters started selling clothes online as a hobby during university to clear out their wardrobes, before starting a vintage clothing business, Betty Berry, full time in 2019. Danielle and Nicole’s

millennial princess recreations include The Little Mermaid’s Ariel in turquoise flares and a purple velvet cami top, Beauty And The Beast’s Belle’s light blue pinafore reimagined as blue denim dungarees and Snow White in a red beret and mustard cord miniskirt. “We’ve always loved playing with these styles and reinventing them with our own touches, so we released a whole vintage collection based on Disney characters,” says

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Danielle. “We use vintage wholesalers and handpick the stock to sell, and usually the character costume ideas come in later, but sometimes we find pieces that reminded us of certain characters. The Disney princess looks were centred on specific pieces we found – we spotted some turquoise flares that had mermaid vibes, and that’s how the Ariel look was created. We always loved playing dress up when we were little – we had Disney princess


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