[Directors] Byron and Nathan weren’t looking at classical sources, so much as they were looking at this story being a Disney fairy tale. Their basis for the art approach became other Disney fairy tales – they really wanted to tap into that Disney feel and look.  –ROY CONLI, PRODUCER

(Credit: The Smokin’ Smolder)

At Disney, you’re constantly referencing or furthering an idea generation to generation. We are … a Disney film being influenced by previous films.   –DOUG ROGERS, PRODUCTION DESIGNER 

Detail of Rapunzel’s dress:
(a) bodice
(b) skirt
(c) petticoat
(d) sleeve
(e) chemise

Abandoned concept art for the tower.

King and Queen sketches by Jin Kim.

Rapunzel sketches by Glen Keane.

His Hotness, by the brilliant Jin Kim.

My best attempt to place the fashions in “Tangled” into certain eras. I did the same for the Palace Guards a while ago. Special thanks to The Story of a Seamstress for her help!