Vera Bradley bags coming soon to Disney parks

Any confirmed Disney World shopaholic is used to seeing leather Dooney & Bourke bags lining the walls of Disney shops. Well, soon they'll have to make room for some serious competition: A line of Disney-inspired bags from Vera Bradley is coming to Disney parks this fall, the Disney Parks Blog reported this morning.

From a distance, the Disney designs look like any Vera Bradley bag -- bright and flowery, made of quilted cotton. But look closer and you'll see Mickey and Minnie frolicking among the flowers.

Two new designs -- one pink, one black -- will be used on duffel bags, totes and cosmetic bags, among other items.

It feels right that Disney made the announcement today, on the opening day of the Epcot Flower & Garden Festival. If you're going to the festival, the bags will be on display -- but not on sale -- at the Festival Center.

Don't worry, you won't have to go back to Epcot to get a bag of your own once they are on sale. They will also be sold online.

Interested in what you can buy at the Flower & Garden Festival? The Disney Parks Blog also has a look at this year's merchandise today.

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Smile of The Day: Mickey and Minnie on parade

There's nothing like being at a Disney park and seeing Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse go by on a float. Here they are at The Magic Kingdom in Disney World.

Photo by Steven Liebman

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Smile of The Day: Mickey Mouse surprise

It's always fun to have your photo taken with Mickey Mouse and at times he comes up with a surprise gesture.

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Gerlan Jeans creates new Minnie Mouse fashion line

Minnie Mouse is yet again going to be featured on a new line of clothes.

She is going to get the Gerlan Jeans treatment with prints that showcase Minnie's many moods and then sets her signature bow free to fly, according to a Gerlan Jeans press release.

As part of the Spring/Summer 2013 runway show, Gerlan Jeans is presenting the Minnie Mouse collection. "Minnie Mouse is a fashion icon that transcends time," Stephanie Kraus, vice president of global product development and softlines for Disney Consumer Products, said in a news release. "Our collaboration with Gerlan Jeans brings to life Minnie's flirty vitality and introduces her to a new generation of young women who will be inspired to infuse their fashion with fun."

The signature "Minnie Bow" will be seen throughout the collection as a symbol of empowerment, the release says.

MORE DISNEY FASHION NEWS

• Disney and Barneys New York team up for a new Holiday window display 
• New high-end Minnie Mouse collection
• DSW has a new line of Cinderella inspired shoes
• Christian Louboutin remakes  Cinderella's glass slippers,
• Ashdon Inc. creates Disney-inspired  prom dresses

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Disney and Barneys New York team up for a new Holiday window display

Disney's high fashion push continues as the windows for Barneys New York will will be dressed for Christmas with a Disney fantasy Paris runway show.

Disney already has partnered this year with DSW for a new line of Cinderella inspired shoes, Christian Louboutin and his remake of Cinderella's glass slippers, Ashdon Inc. for prom dresses and other renowned designers for a high-end Minnie Mouse collection.

Photo from Barneys New York.

Now with Barneys, a Disney model will be dressed in a one-of a-kind exclusive look created by some of the most influential fashion designers in the world, including: Nicholas Ghesquiere for Balenciaga, Oliver Rousteing for Balmain, Dolce & Gabbana, Alber Elbaz for Lanvin, Peter Copping for Nina Ricci, Proenza Schouler, and Rick Owen, according to a Disney news release.

On Nov. 14, the windows outside Barneys New York on Madison Avenue will be unveiled to show the 2012 Electric Holiday campaign. Oscar-winning composer Michael Giacchino is creating an original score for the display, the released stated.

"The legendary characters and world created by Disney live in the active mind and memory of virtually every citizen of the world," said Mark Lee, Barneys New York CEO, in the release.

"The Electric Holiday moving art will feature models inspired by Minnie Mouse and Mickey Mouse as well as other iconic Disney characters as they star in a fantasy Paris runway show, capturing the essence of the high-fashion world along with the electrically-charged colors and brilliant lights of the magical world of Disney. Minnie and Mickey are transported into a fantasy world where they are transformed from their traditional Disney form into dream-like fashion-forward runway models, and are joined on the Paris runway by five other models evocative of other iconic Disney personalities: Goofy, Daisy Duck, Snow White, Princess Tiana, and Cruella de Vil," the news release touts.

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Disney launches special Minnie Mouse fashion line

                   Top Photo ©Steven Liebman; Bottom ©Disney

Only one mouse can pull off the full red-with-white-polka-dot dress -- that, of course, is Minnie Mouse.

This fashion diva is known to have more than 200 outfits in her closet, everything from formal evening wear to a cheerleader costume -- plus the matching shoes and bows.

So it is no wonder that a number of international designers will create some "Minnie Mouse Must Haves," one-off garments and accessories, to be unveiled at London Fashion Week and auctioned together with eBay to support the BFC/Bazaar Fashion Arts Foundation, according to Disney.

Renowned designers including Giles, Michael van der Ham, Richard Nicoll, Piers Atkinson, Bunney, Husam el Odeh in collaboration with Luke Hersheson, Katie Hillier, Lulu Guinness, Tatty Devine and Terry de Havilland will interpret her signature bows and trademark polka dots, according to a news release.

“Minnie Mouse and her unique style continue to inspire fans across the world," said Marc Low, vice president of Fashion and Home for The Walt Disney Company EMEA. “London Fashion Week is the perfect stage for Disney, one of the world’s largest apparel brands, to put a spotlight on Minnie Mouse.”

The "Minnie Mouse Must Haves" will be showcased to international buyers and media at London Fashion Week and then will be available at an exclusive auction on eBay. The proceeds from the auction will be donated by Disney to support the BFC/Bazaar Fashion Arts Foundation, a British Fashion Council initiative to nurture relationships between the creative industries and maintain a reputation for fashion innovation

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