"This authority of the princess is probably best described in DreamWork's Shrek" (Wasko). This is because Fiona has the power to decide what is acceptable and what is not in not only her future husband, but in her own identity.Princess Fiona is a very complex character visually speaking. She is very happy being a 'princess', and believes that a Princess should look and be treated in the socially recognized manner that society is most accustomed to. However, that being said, Fiona looks like a stereotypical Princess whenver she is a human. She is beautiful, slender, and wears a crown at certain points in the movie. It is interesting to note, that whenever Fiona is a human, she does not always wear her crown, where as whenever she is an ogre she does. This is because she does not need as many visual reinforcers that she a Princess whenever she is a human; instead, she already looks like one. Her clothes also matches whomever she is with whenever she is a human princess. She is refined and lady-like, characteristics that slightly changed whenever she becomes an ogress.

After Fiona changes into an ogre, taking on the form of her true love, she does not look like the stereotypical Princess we met at the beginning of the film. She is now curvy and much shorter. She is still well-groomed (hence the perfectly manicured eyebrows) and has impeccable posture, reinforcing that although she is also an ogre, she is first and foremost a Princess, and with that role comes high standards. She also still wears nice looking, expensive clothing, unlike her husband, Shrek. She still has beauty supplements like jewelry, make-up, matching accessories, clothes and shoes, and a crown. This makes her appearance vastly different compared to that of her husband's. It does not matter that she loves him and accepts him for who he is, as an audience, we are still supposed to recognize some sort of superiority in her because she is a princess. The crown is one of the most important aspects of her visual appearance as an ogre. She always has it on, no matter what it is they are doing together. Princess Fiona still maintains a dainty disposition, despite being an ogre.