Maleficent, Ursula, Cruella and Evil Queen enter Angie Schlegel’s world in a handcrafted Peruvian fashion collection where all becomes luxury

Some fashion collaborations are designed to catch your attention. Others are created to make you stop scrolling and enter an entirely different world. Disney Villains x Angie Schlegel: Beauty in the Dark belongs firmly to the second category.

The collection brings four of Disney’s most iconic villains — Maleficent, Ursula, Cruella and Evil Queen — into the creative universe of designer Angie Schlegel, transforming their personalities, symbols and unmistakable aesthetics into fashion and statement accessories.

And yes, in this particular fairytale, the protagonists are not the princesses.

As a Peruvian lifestyle blog, there is another reason why this collaboration feels especially exciting to us. Behind the international Disney universe is a story deeply connected to Peru, craftsmanship and the extraordinary talent of artisans whose work deserves to be seen around the world.

Angie Schlegel has built a distinctive creative language around color, texture, embroidery, embellishment and handcrafted details. Her work brings together fashion and craftsmanship in a way that feels sophisticated, playful and unmistakably personal.

Beauty in the Dark takes the power and attitude of Disney’s most memorable villains and turns them into wearable pieces. Instead of softening their personalities, Angie embraces what makes each character unforgettable: Maleficent’s mystery, Ursula’s theatrical attitude, Cruella’s obsession with fashion and Evil Queen’s unapologetic elegance.

Because, honestly, there are days when every woman needs a little bit of her inner villain.

Maleficent: Power, Mystery and a Dragon Stealing the Spotlight

Maleficent needs very little introduction. Her horns, dramatic silhouette, dark cape and connection to the dragon have created one of Disney’s most recognizable visual identities.

In Angie Schlegel’s interpretation, that dark fantasy becomes sophisticated fashion through a palette of purple, green and black. The result feels mysterious, powerful and beautifully dramatic.

One of the standout pieces is the Maleficent Canvas Crossbody, where the dragon becomes the star through a completely hand-embroidered application featuring beads and embellishments in different tones and textures.

The piece combines printed canvas, leather details and a gold-tone metal chain, creating an accessory that feels practical enough for everyday styling but magical enough to look as though it escaped from a secret enchanted wardrobe.

That is what makes Angie’s interpretation of Maleficent so compelling. This is not simply a Disney character printed onto a handbag. Her personality has been translated into texture, color and craftsmanship.

The result is dark, elegant and powerful — the kind of accessory for someone who walks into a room without asking for permission.

Ursula: Maximalism, Attitude and a Little Bit of Danger

If Maleficent represents mystery, Ursula represents attitude.

The villain from The Little Mermaid has always had something wonderfully theatrical about her: confidence, humor, dramatic gestures, tentacles and an unmistakable love of spectacle.

Angie Schlegel translates that personality into pieces that bring Ursula’s visual universe into contemporary fashion. The collection includes the Ursula Maxi Scarf, Ursula Bomber, canvas and leather crossbody bags and a maxi tote.

Suddenly, the sea witch is no longer simply living under the ocean. She has arrived in the city.

The Ursula bomber feels like the kind of statement piece a fashion lover could wear with jeans, boots and the very clear message that today is not the day to negotiate.

That playful attitude is part of what makes the Disney Villains collaboration so appealing. Characters many of us grew up watching become modern fashion codes that feel bold, urban and surprisingly wearable.

Cruella: When Black and White Become a Fashion Statement

Cruella plays a completely different game.

Her visual identity is almost impossible to miss: dramatic black-and-white hair, unapologetic glamour and an obsession with fashion that is central to her personality.

Angie Schlegel understands that DNA perfectly.

The collection features a Cruella Trench, along with charms, a maxi scarf, canvas crossbody, leather crossbody, clutch and maxi tote. Cruella is not treated as a decorative character. She becomes a fashion personality in her own right.

The trench is particularly fitting because Cruella has never been someone who simply enters a room. She makes an entrance.

A coat inspired by her should therefore never behave quietly.

There is something wonderfully mischievous about imagining Cruella through contemporary Latin American fashion. Less fairytale villain, more woman who knows exactly what she wants to wear before she leaves the house.

Call it fashion villain energy — with a Peruvian handcrafted twist.

Evil Queen: The Queen Who Turned the Mirror Into a Fashion Accessory

Then comes Evil Queen, perhaps the most aristocratic of the four.

Her world is built around royalty, vanity, power and, of course, the famous mirror that turned one simple question into one of Disney’s most memorable moments.

Angie Schlegel translates that energy into an extensive selection within the collection, including the Poisoned Evil Queen, charm, maxi scarf, canvas and leather crossbody bags and maxi tote.

Even the names of the pieces carry a playful wink toward the character’s universe.

The Poisoned Evil Queen bag perfectly captures the idea behind the collection: take something associated with danger, temptation and fantasy and turn it into an object of desire.

It is a very fashion-forward concept.

What once came with the warning “do not go near it” can suddenly become exactly what we want to carry.

From Disney to Lima: When Fantasy Is Made by Peruvian Hands

What makes this collaboration especially meaningful is what exists behind the global Disney universe: a creative process connected to Lima and Peruvian craftsmanship.

Angie Schlegel has developed her creative language through an atelier deeply connected to artisanal work, making embroidery, embellishment, texture and hand-finished details an essential part of her aesthetic.

Within the Disney Villains collection, that craftsmanship becomes particularly visible.

Beading, embroidery, crystals, textures and applications encourage you to look closer. In the Maleficent pieces, for example, the dragon embroidery is handcrafted, while the pieces are produced artisanally in Peru.

And this deserves attention.

When we talk about contemporary luxury, we often think immediately of Paris, Milan, New York or London. But there is another kind of luxury — one that comes from human hands, time, patience and techniques that cannot simply be replicated by pressing a button.

That is where the collection becomes more than a Disney fashion collaboration.

It becomes a celebration of Latin American creativity.

Angie Schlegel represents a fascinating meeting of worlds: an Argentine-born designer whose creative journey has been built in Lima, a Latin American sensibility, Peruvian craftsmanship and one of the most recognizable entertainment universes in the world.

Four Villains, Four Personalities and a New Way to Wear Fantasy

The beauty of Beauty in the Dark is that none of these four villains needs to resemble the others.

Maleficent represents power and mystery.

Ursula brings theatricality and attitude.

Cruella embodies contrast, fashion and provocation.

Evil Queen represents elegance, vanity and just enough danger to make everything more interesting.

Together, they create a collection that reflects something increasingly relevant in contemporary fashion: femininity does not always have to be sweet to be beautiful, sophisticated or aspirational.

We can wear drama.

We can wear character.

We can wear irony.

And we can absolutely wear our more rebellious side.

Perhaps that is why Beauty in the Dark feels so compelling. The collection does not try to turn these villains into princesses. It allows them to remain villains while proving that darkness can also be beautiful, luxurious, playful and exquisitely handcrafted.

And as a Peruvian lifestyle publication, we especially love seeing a global fantasy reinterpreted through our own creative landscape.

Disney brings the characters. Angie Schlegel brings her artistic language. And Peruvian artisan hands transform that fantasy into something tangible.

Porque algunas villanas quieren el reino. Otras quieren tu voz. Cruella quiere tu armario. Evil Queen quiere ser la más bella. Pero esta vez todas tienen algo en común: han encontrado en Angie (talento peruano) una nueva manera de brillar.

Credits Angie Schegel / Disney