Disney... Bound
WHAT IS DISNEYBOUNDING?
The term “disneybounding” was coined in 2011 by Leslie Kay, on her blog where she would share her Disney-inspired outfits. It has become a noun AND a verb!!
The basic idea behind it is, as Disney Parks have very strict rules on adults wearing costumes (except at special events such as Halloween) that you wear outfits inspired by your favourite Disney character, and this has expanded over time to be outfits inspired by your favourite Disney film/attraction/park/song whatever you would like! If you can make an outfit out of it, then the world is your oyster!
HOW DO YOU DO IT?
Let colours be your guide. Use the base colours of the characters in your outfit, pop on some accessories and you’re off!
Some people really love to DisneyBound their favourite characters, but this can be tricky for a bounding beginner. For example, mine is Donald Duck, but I generally don’t have much yellow or blue in my wardrobe, so rather than go straight out of the gate with a Donald Duck inspired outfit, I followed Leslie’s tip of looking in my wardrobe for what I already had that could match a character.
My first ever bound was Darth Vader. All I wore was a plain black dress and black trainers, but I added some Death Star ears and a belt that I found which had his suit’s buttons printed on. I also had added a bag which looks like his helmet but I also already owned that.
Another of my first bounds was Kevin (the giant bird from the Pixar movie Up.) I had a dark blue dress already, and I owned a rainbow necklace and rainbow Minnie ears. The only thing I added to my ensemble was a rainbow tutu which I purchased from Etsy, to look a little like her tail feathers!
One of my most recent and most well received, was a “Make it Pink, Make it Blue” outfit, inspired by the fairies arguing over Aurora’s dress in Sleeping Beauty. In this case I built my outfit around a bag I had which was half pink and half blue. I found the perfect dress to complement and some ears, and I got a lot of compliments that day!
READY SET BOUND!
DisneyBounding is really great fun, a wonderful way to be creative and you will never feel daft doing it inside a Disney Park. A lot of people do it outside of the Parks too, because it is so subtle and others have entire Instagram accounts devoted to it! And if you bound as a character, and then you meet that character - the reaction you get is honestly the BEST!!
Now that you have the basic ideas, have a go! Look in your wardrobe and see what you’ve got. It can super simple or as complex as you want to make it! Check https://disneybound.co and the #disneybound hashtag on Instagram for inspiration and give it a go for your next trip to a Disney Park!
