Love, love, LOVE this! Elegant and regal, fitting for a queen but still has a touch of her snow magic in it. I have long been of the opinion that once Elsa rejoined the kingdom and took up her duties, she would go back to more traditional clothing.



I get the animator's thinking behind the ice dress: clothing is SO hard to animate digitally due to all the folds and creases and requisite shading that goes along with that. In a movie that was already very expensive (they had to create a whole new particle system just to do Elsa's magic) cutting corners on the clothing made sense, and it's easier to animate Elsa in clothes that fit tight and close to the body.



All that said, it's just too "modern" a look in comparison to what everyone else is wearing. So your version is fantastic! Thanks for posting this.