Cinderella (2015) It was still Cinderella's late mother's old dress, but it is Cinderella herself who alters it this time, with some help from her good mice friends.

But, the gown always expressed as the transformation of Cinderella. The transformation represented that Cinderella changes from rags girl to beautiful woman. The transformation also brings another representation, which is double identity.

Cinderella's dress is actually fairly historical (for a Disney princess that is). Disney has the habit of heavily modernizing all the clothes, so her dress is a 50s version of a Victorian dress, which works surprisingly well, since 50s fashion already was inspired by Victorian fashion.

Cinderella teaches the morals of kindness towards all, forgiving others for doing wrong, and never letting bad things ruin your heart. The themes of the story are good versus evil and luck changing your life.

The tale's origins appear to date back to a Chinese story from the ninth century, “Yeh-Shen.” Almost every culture seems to have its own version, and every storyteller his or her tale. Charles Perrault is believed to be the author, in the 1690s, of our “modern” 300-year-old Cinderella, the French Cendrillon.

Forget everything you've ever known about fairy tales: Rhodopis, the first version of Cinderella, actually originated in first century BC/AD (and, is also believed to be loosely based on a real person).

The European version of the story originated in the 17th century. In total, more than 500 versions of the Cinderella story have been found just in Europe, and the Cinderella we know best comes from there (France, specifically).

Cinderella's blue dress represents her kind-hearted nature and her desire to remain true to herself, even when faced with adversity. Pink is a symbol of femininity, innocence, and love. Princess Aurora, the Sleeping Beauty, wears a pink dress, representing her gentle and romantic nature.

What You Need To Know: A CINDERELLA STORY is a story of doing the right thing, counting your blessings, and finding the true rewards of doing so. It's a modern re-telling of the Cinderella fairy tale, starring Hilary Duff as Samantha Montgomery, a high school student who meets who Prince Charming online.

What is the moral of the Cinderella story? The moral, lesson, or theme of the story "Cinderella" is that kindness will be rewarded, whereas selfishness will not. Throughout the story, Cinderella is bullied by her stepsisters, yet she remains kind and good despite hardships.

The Cinderella that English speakers know and love can be traced to the French story Cendrillon, first published in 1697 by Charles Perrault, though Chinese and Greek versions of this classic tale go back to the 9th century CE and 6th century BCE, respectively.

Cinderella's mother dies and then her father marries her evil stepmother, adding her and Cinderella's evil stepsisters to the family. Lucky for Cinderella, her father doesn't die. Instead, he helps embarrass Cinderella along with her stepmother and stepsisters.