Disney Characters Get A Serious Slim-Down For Barneys Holiday Campaign Ads

Disney on a fashion diet.

First, Disney gave "The Little Mermaid" some plastic surgery, then they made a light-haired, blue-eyed Latina princess, and now, three vital Disney characters have been placed on a serious diet in the name of fashion.

Minnie Mouse, Daffy Duck and Goofy have been elongated and slimmed down for a new Barneys campaign called "Electric Holiday," featuring a 3-D film with the iconic characters as supermodels.

But casting and creating Disney models was no easy fete.

Barneys Creative Director Dennis Freedman explained to Women's Wear Daily: