Audrey Hepburn was the inspiration for Aurora

The animators first took inspiration from Audrey Hepburn when developing the princess. However, as the creation went on, the character had to be changed to fit the film’s aesthetic. Animator Ron Dias said: "Eyvind redesigned her. She became very angular, moving with more fluidity and elegance, but her design had a harder line. The edges of her dress became squarer, pointed even, and the back of her head came almost to a point rather than round and cuddly like the other Disney girls. It had to be done to complement the background.”