Belle's yellow ballgown was inspired by a similar costume Hepburn wore in the film "Roman Holiday "(1953). Hahn and a team of male filmmakers designed the ballgown while consuming pizza and alcohol. Originally, the marketing department ordered that Belles' dress be pink to cater to the female audience, but art director Brian McEntee convinced studio to make the dress gold in order to make her to distinguish her from other Disney Princess, specifically Aurora's from "Sleeping Beauty" (1959). Art director Brian McEntee suggested that Belle be the only character in her village to wear blue in order emphasize the fact that she is different and an outcast. The colors Belle wears also mimic her emotions, blue being associated with sadness and loneliness. Blue was also used to symbolize good, while Gaston's red represented evil. According to the "Directory of World Cinema: American Hollywood "by Lincoln Geraghty, Belle was inspired by actress Judy Garland's role as Dorothy Gale in "The Wizard of Oz" (1939) and Julie Andrews' performance as Maria von Trapp in "The Sound of Music" (1965).