2015's Cinderella feels like the only recent live action adaptation that actually had heart behind it. Given that Cinderella is my favorite Disney princess, I really appreciate it.

learning cinderella’s actual dress was silver caught me off guard

the part about lily's dress thats the best is that it outlines the unrealistic way dresses flow in cartoon, and actually made it real. the dress flows so easily and magically and its color and the way at certain angles it look silver makes it even better.

Every costume in 3 Hazelnuts is pure gold. Particularly the step mother's hat.

How could they get Cinderella’s dress so right and Belle’s dress so wrong

The butterflies are on the Disney LA dress because of Ella’s connection and scene with her father in the beginning of the film with a butterfly. So in a way, with the butterflies and the dress having been her mother’s, she is bringing her parents to the ball with her. I find it so sweet.

People from Europe definitely love the Czech version. Libuse Safrankova is the most beatiful Cinderella, even the Disney one actress could not compare. Iconic.

Ever After did what no other Cinderella ever could. Capturing magic, without it ever using magic in the movie. This movie is so dear to my heart and I think it's one of the best movies ever.

So when she talks about “Into the woods” Cinderella. That movie is based off of the original Brothers Grimm version of Cinderella, and in the story she says “Shake and quiver, little tree, Throw gold and silver down to me.” She wears a gold and silver dress and her shoes are embroidered with silk and silver. So the dress wasn’t supposed so be like the Disney version, but the original telling of the story.

Lily James' dress was stunning. she also did a great job at portraying Cinderella.

Here in Czech Tree nuts is a christmas classic. I love this version for being feminst movie while Cinderella is not waiting for being rescued by prince charming but she is very capable to take care of herself. Also Libuška was (she died for lung cancer recently) one of the nation's sweatheart and very deserved because she was an exceptional actress. She will never be forgotten.

lily james' dress literally make me gasp the moment i saw it, it's simple yet so beautiful and elegant. don't forget her pretty glass shoes as well✨

The Live action Disney Cinderella makes me want to cry. It’s the color of blue morpho butterfly wings and spins with the same joy as a carousel at the fair. Yet Lily James still stands out and looks gorgeous. She’s not washed out by the dress. And that’s really what matters.

Lily James had the best dress...I lost count of how many times I've watched the ball part just for her dress...

In the czech version of the film it is mentioned, that cinderellas mother wanted to sew a ball gown for her for her first ball, coming together with a cloak and pink shoes, which resembles the dress she actually wears at the ball. I think that is a very important detail that connects the dress with the storyline of the film. Just wanted to say this because the Czech version is actually my favourite. I watch it every year around Christmas together with my father which is a really important tradition for me

i actually think that bird on Cinderella's dress in Three hazelnuts for Cinderella is a phoenix - she is always mentioned to be dirty from cleaning ashes, so it seems quite meaningful, as she rises from ashes to better life.

I love the butterflies as she was robbed of her childhood when her mother died, and her childhood was the best time of her life with both her parents, so the butterflies making the dress ‘childish’ makes it even more magical.

The reason the dress in “Into the woods” is gold, is because it is based on the “original” fairytale and not the disney movie. In the original story, cinderellas dress and shoes are gold. And she doesn’t lose the shoe accidently, the prince puts tar on the steps to stop her from running 😊

Lily James’ dress is my favorite; the color/s are beautiful and the butterflies are whimsical. But I’ve always really like Brandy’s too. They did a good job copying the animated dress. Cinderella’s dress in the animated version is a one reason she’s my favorite Disney princess.

I'm from Czech republic and I was *raised* on three nuts for Cinderella, no other adaptation of the fairy tale could ever be better in my eyes.

The 1950s Disney Cinderella is without a doubt one of my favourite animated dresses of all time

In the Grimm version, Cinderella goes to the ball 3 times. She wears a silver gown, then a gold gown. On the last night, she wears as dress of Crystal's and the prince tars the stairs, hoping to stop her from running off at midnight as usual. Instead, she leaves her shoe behind in the tar.

No other Cinderella's ball gown could beat Drew Barrymore's breathtakingly and dreamy gown. It has its realistic style that fits the era/theme of the movie. And the wings made the gown unique, not too flashy and not too over the top, just the right addition to standout in the crowd. She looks so fairytaley 😍

I totally agree Disney’s cinderella 2015 had the best dress. It was so magical it actually looks like it came from a fairy god mother. The sewn swarovski crystals shows the attention to detail the dress creators had. Truly the best one ever worn by a cinderella character

Drew Barrymore and Lily James versions had the best costumes, ballgown dress, and storylines in my opinion. They still take my breath away and make me with I was there, just stunning

Lily’s dress is one of the most beautiful dresses ever made, LIKE EVER

“Into the Woods” was actually the most accurate of them all. They focused on the Grimm's original Cinderella tale. In the tale, the ball lasted 3 nights, and in each she received a different dress. The golden is very accurate considering the old illustration books. The Into the Woods version is more accurate than Disney version and all of them. (also, the stepsisters cut their toes to fit the crystal shoe, which actually happens in the original tale.)

I'm glad that you mentioned the problem about the corset. Honestly, you can see in the movie how much James struggled to breathe 😳

I didn’t realise Ella Enchanted was supposed to be “Cinderella”...interesting

Into the Woods' is based on the original version of fairy tales, where Cinderella's dress is meant to be silver and gold. Maybe the gold was to distance this version from Disney's original Cinderella, idk

Hi, I'm from the Czech Republic. Our Cinderella, which you finally rated as sixth in the ranking, is based on period drawings. The dress is from the Gothic period, so the 12th to 15th century. She has her hair uncovered because she's not married, but once she gets married, she'll have to wear her hair under a bonnet.

The Czech version was and probably is one of the best Christmas movies to this day, well at least in France and Europe. Trois noisettes pour Cendrillon, the movie, the music...so moving and captivating.

In the “three nuts to Cinderella” the bird on the back of her dress is a Phoenix- symbolizing her rising from the ashes :)

The animated dress does look a bit blue when they’re dancing. It’s not blue but it kinda has a blueish hue specially in the dark.

the Lilly James gown hands down. Also all of Cate Blanchett's costuming throughout the entire film. The costume designer on that film should have won every award and some that weren't invented yet!

There's just something about Brandy's dress that is unforgettable for me. I loved that movie so much even getting it on VHS as a kid and now owning it on DVD. That dress says Cinderella to me even more than the original Disney version.

I’m so happy that she included the Czech version, it’s a tradition to watch it every Christmas😁 I love the movie so so much

The 2015 Cinderella film had the BEST costumes. I especially loved Cinderella’s ballgown, and all of the stepmother’s outfits😂🤷🏾‍♀️

I know the Czeck Version looks unusual at first, but believe me, it really grows on you! Especially in combination with her pink coat. I admit it can't beat Lily James gown, but it's definitely in second place for me.

When I saw Drew Berrymore in that dress when I was a child it may have been the first time I fell (or almost) in love with someone. She looked like a goddess to me, I couldn't believe how pretty she looked

"The butterflies comes off as a bit too childish for me" i- it's a kid's movie

Disney animated one (silver white not blue!, that’s only in shadows Disney marketing) is my favorite. I didn’t like it that much as a kid since it’s not colorful and very simple. But now O like the simple timelessness.

3 nuts for cinderella is my childhood! we watch it every christmas morning (the 24th) Now it's being reenacted by astrid S, an artist from Norway

Lily James, dress is honestly amazing and love it. She did such a good job acting.

As much as Lily's version of the dress is amazing the fact that she went on a liquid diet to fit it always made me feel uncomfortable about it

Ever After is honestly just perfect. The reworking of the story into renaissance social justice Cinderella? Actual relationship development between the girl and the prince, and giving the prince a personality? The gorgeous costumes and sets? The music? FAIRY GODMOTHER LEONARDO DA VINCI? It’s all just beautiful and that scene of Danielle arriving at the ball in her wings dress has been imprinted on my soul since I was like, 6.

I personally love the butterflies in the 2015 Cinderella dress. Butterflies represent trasformation and innocence, so I see it like a representation of Cinderella's purity coming out with the fairy godmother's magic making the dress as beautiful as she is on the inside.

I love Ever After so much and don’t care a bit about all the historical inaccuracies! It’s a wonderful version and so unique!!!

I screamed of joy when “three nuts for Cinderella” came up. No Christmas without it

"Cinderella, this is probably the one you came for" little did she know that I actually came for the Czech-East German adaptation.

0:00 - intro 0:51 - Ella Enchanted 3:15 - Cinderella 3:22 - Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella 6:48 - Cinderella (2015) 9:08 - Ever after 11:11 - The Slipper and the Rose 12:56 - Three Nuts for Cinderella 14:27 - The glass slipper 15:32 - A Cinderella story 17:00 - into the woods 18:18 - Rankings

I was surprised not to see Leslie Ann Warren's Cinderella dress (1965) on the list. As a child, seeing that version of Cinderella, I wanted that dress.

The bird on the back of the dress is actually a phoenix, as ASCHENbrödel/ CINDERella is rising from the ashes.

They are all lovely but Lily James was the perfect Cinderella. That dress and shoes are everything.

The 2015 Cinderella live adaption was so good, I loved all of the costumes in that film, especially the blue dress.

Ever After... this movie still MOVES ME. Her dress was magical for its time. Realistic but breath taking. It was believable and I love it was a masquerade so they added the wings and face paint

I love how Brandy's moves like the original dress. The way it spins and even trails on the ground is so similar to the original and I love that.

The most significant thing about the dress of the Czech version of Cinderella is actually the cloak she arrives in - at least for me. The soft fabric and the sheer beauty of the actress, combined with the candle lights illuminating everything just make it very romantic and magical. But I do understand, why nostalgia would play a big role in the way one perceives the outfit

I am so happy you included three nuts for Cinderella!! This is the version I grew up with :))

Ever After is my favorite. I immerse myself way more in the story if they aren't wearing modern clothes. It also holds the most memories and significance. Other dresses were just... dresses.

The Grimm tale had Cinderella in a gold dress and ‘into the woods’ was more focused on the Grimm version of the tales instead of the more well known Disney version

Me: "20 minutes??? I'm not watching a 20 minute video about Cinderella's dresses!" Me, 20 mins later: "what a great video. I loved this."

I love all the gowns for different reasons - the Czech gown for simple beauty, Drew Barrymore's for ethereal angelic quality, the Lily James gown for the color, & how it comes alive during the twirling waltz, and the iconic silver dress of the animated film.. But I will always love the glorious silvery white & satin, ermine trimmed ball gown Leslie Ann Warren wears in the 60s TV version of the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical Cinderella. Like the blue Lily James gown, it is fabulously showcased in the waltzing. And for me, it's the most regal gown. Watch this classic on You Tube - this is the classic Cinderella dress of my childhood, because for years, it was an annual event.

I think we associate with blue for the 1950 Cinderella dress because, during the "So This is Love" scene, we see her in blue due to the lighting of the setting being darker in the hallway/overhangs of the garden than how bright it was in the ballroom.

I've just never seen butterflies incorporated into any design scheme that didn't come off as juvenile.

I'm 15 seconds in, just saw czech cinderella, my life is complete.

Fun to see that "Ever After" starring Drew Barrymore made it near the top. I love the idea of a secular story and explanation for the legend. The dress was lovely and appropriate in the context, and the movie as a whole was well done.

Three nuts for Cinderella is and will always be my favorite childhood movie. Growing up in germany it’s like a christmas tradition but till now I’ve never seen anyone from the uk include this movie so I’m really glad you did!!

wait,,, you're telling me that "three nuts for cinderella" (or in german: "drei nüsse für aschenbrödel") isn't actually well-known outside of europe??🥺 it's so popular in germany lol it's literally on tv *16 times* this december cuz it's a tradition for many germans to watch it during christmas time 👉🏻👈🏻

I never noticed how much of a hot mess Hilary Duff's dress actually was...this feels like the Mandela effect because I literally don't remember the dress looking like that AT ALL. Maybe it's because I'm not immersed in the movie and actually looking at the dress more than her and focusing on the plot but wow...it's actually a really ugly bodice lol

Thank you for mentioning Brandy's dress from R&H in the 90s! It often gets left out of Cinderella discourse, which is a shame considering how much intentional effort went into gorgeous/textured adaptations of the original. My favorite (and Ever After, of course, lol).

Because of this I found three hazelnuts for Cinderella and it’s now my second favorite Cinderella film. Also a very entertaining video. Thanks!

I actually came for "Drei Haselnüsse für Aschenbrödel". This Movie was always there throughout my childhood. It's a total classic.

I'm surprised you included the Czech version, but it's iconic so I'm glad. The best part of that dress is a pink cape she takes off and the veil. I love how soft and delicate she looks in it, especially because up until then she is anything but.

brandys cinderella dress honestly still has my heart. That dress is the one i fell in love with as a little girl and brandy just looked so stunning in it. Def my fave

Lily James’s dress was the most breathtaking for me. The butterflies, the layers, the colours, the glitters on the dress 🤩🤩 I dream to wear a dress like that one day. Not only is the dress my fav dress out of all disney princess live action, but the movie was also the best!

Yassss. Lily James’ dress was and is the best ever live action gown.

I think that they used the butterflies on the dress as a reference to a scene with her father at the beginning of the movie. Although I still don’t really like the butterflies on the dress because I think they look quite tacky and childish, I like the connection it has with her father. So I think the butterflies look good on the shoes but like you said the dress probably would of looked nicer with gems and diamonds.

The Ever After Cinderella dress will always be number 1 for me. It's one of my favourite movie dress of all time. It takes my breath away every time I see it.

I am literally so have you included the three nuts one. It's definitely one of my favorite fairytales of all time. The plotline is so much more interesting and I think the actress is really pretty.

not gonna lie, I'm here just for the Czech Cinderella

the BEST thing about Cinderella´s outfit in "3 Hazelnuts for Cinderella" is the COAT! the light pink coat with the big hood is still one of the most beautiful, magical winter outfits I´ve ever seen in film

Funny story about Cinderella's shoe: I was one of the Ugly Stepsisters in a Roger and Hammerstein production, and well, me, Cinderella, and the other stepsister had the exact same shoe size. We were trying so hard to make it look like it didn't fit.😅

Lily's dress- absolutely stunning and every little girl's dream to have a 'sticky out' dress you can twirl in.

Y'all sleeping on Brandy's Cinderella look- she was STUNNING💕💗

Three nuts to Cinderella is a must on Christmas here in Norway.

The 2015 dress is probably one of the most beautiful dresses Ive ever seen in a movie.

My favorite is the dress Lesley Ann Warren wore in the 60's version of R&H's Cinderella.

Honestly I appreciate Lily James being tightlaced into her dress. She’s familiar with costume dramas and anyone who can get down to 17 inches has to be comfortable on some level with that type of body modification (which it is, I feel like this should be mentioned more- tightlacing is body mod). Lily James is naturally thin, but you cannot just get down to 17 inches without knowing your way around a corset already. I feel like it made the difference. It made her look like a drawing, a fashion plate come to life. Yes, its unrealistic for the average person, but with the emphasis on the extraordinary? If they didn’t tightlace, it might have been a missed opportunity.

I think part of the reason people remember animated Cinderella's dress as being blue is because its tinted blue during the scenes where she is meant to be in shadow/dark. Like when she and the prince are alone before she runs off. But that is still my favorite dress. It has the advantage of being animated so you get all the sparkly elements every time she moves. I might have choosen the blue dress from the newer movie since they used CGI to replicate that effect but I HATE the butterflies. It just ruins the look for me.

the 2015 live actions' costuming is absolutely amazing, and even though the step-sister's costumes are suppose to be ugly, but I adore the costuming

You should analyze the outfits of Ever After. I’m watching it again (for like.... the 150th time 😂) and have always loved the style.

Drew Barrymore's Danielle/Cinderella was the most iconic I've ever seen, and she will forever be my favorite Cinderella. And her dress is gorgeous, while also being historically accurate.

My personal favorite is the Ever After dress, but the animated dress is the standard which everyone tries to mimic - it’s a standard for a reason.

Brandy and Hilary Duff's Cinderella dresses are absolutely perfect.

First: thank you for including three nuts for Cinderella! Here in Germany, it's a major success for decades and one of a few Christmas movies that's become tradition. Even newspapers regularly poke fun at the prospect at how many times the movie is shown every year. Through the whole of December, it's shown up to 30 or 40 times on tv on the different channels. I have to admit I also always loved the wedding gown much better^^. For me, Lily James' dress is a little too blue for me, and, yeah, the butterflies. At first, I thought the skirt was CGI because no way could a skirt move like that. I was very surprised to learn that it's real. I actually like the dress from the glass slipper (even if I've never heard of it before). The dress from ever after, although a fantastic movie, never really moved me that much, but it's been years since I've seen it, I think way before my studies as a historian. I'm sure I would see it with different eyes today.

I think they added butterflies to the dress of Cinderella (2015) because one of the gifts her father gave her that she keeps throughout the story is the paper butterfly. It's like a symbolic keepsake.

The thing about Three nuts for Cinderella is that I don't think the ballgown is supposed to be the best/grandest/prettiest one. That's the wedding dress at the end for the grand finale to complete her transformation into a princess. But the ballgown is still very pretty and flowy and is a great contrast to the lady of the house and her daughter, who are dressed in real tacky ensembles. The sheer layers then help to make her look like a ghost or mirage when she runs away, as if she was never real, while the prince goes bonkers trying to find her. Thinking about it, I haven't seen it in a while despite growing up with it. I should watch it this Christmas!

i really hope Im not the only one who had to watch Rodgers and Hammersteins cinderella in school. Personally, I like the fact that it seems like theyre aware the budget isnt ginormous, and have a lot of fun with the cosstumes.

Lily James version is best in my opinion. It’s gorgeous!