The Prince and the Dressmaker is a fairy tale graphic novel written and illustrated by Jen Wang and released in 2018 by First Second Books.

They meet Peter Trippley, who seeks to emulate Crystallia's fashions at his father's new department store, and considers hiring Frances.

[1] Her initial inspiration for the book came from overlapping interests in writing a contemporary Disney-style fairytale with developing a story about a superhero who could create clothes that transform those who wore them.

Her intention with the outfits was not to mimic historically accurate fashions but for her designs to "feel fairytale-like and contemporary", for which her research provided her context.

Mindy Rhiger, writing for The Comics Journal, described elements of transformation as being present in both stories, and noted that both begin with an invitation to a prince's ball.

[5] In the School Library Journal, J. Caleb Mozzacco described the story as a fairytale that rarely feels like one until its happily ever after ending which he described as "about as electric and triumphant a moment in a comic book that I can remember".

[4] J. Shapiro of the New York Public Library wrote that the book does not have any explicitly trans characters, but that the need for self-expression by Sebastian might be relatable to those who worry that the world would "shun who they are.

"[6] Caitlin Chappell of CBR said that the graphic novel captured the romance, scale, and style of Disney films like Beauty and the Beast and Cinderella but had a "queer twist."

[8] It also won Best Children or Young Adult Book at the 2018 Harvey Awards, along with Kay O'Neill's The Tea Dragon Society.

[9] Film rights to The Prince and the Dressmaker were purchased in April 2018 by Universal Pictures and Marc Platt after what Deadline reported as a "competitive bidding situation".

[10] Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, and Amy Herzog are attached to adapt the story into a movie musical.