Fashion History
Debbie Lake
The other day when I was in the bookstore I spotted some wonderful paper
dolls published by Dover and I just had to have them. I've always been a
paper doll afficionado but these are extra special. The dolls and their
accompanying fashions represent various fashion style throughout the
years. So far I've collected the following: Fashions of the Middle
Ages, the Victorian Era, the Gilded Age (1880-1910), La Belle Epoque
(1890-1919), the Gibson Girl, Great Fashions of the 30s, the 40s,
Glamourous Movie Stars of the 40s and last but not least paper dolls
based on fashions by Chanel and Schiaparelli. All of the books cost
about $4 and they have brief descriptions of the period and the different
fashions. If anyone else out there is a fashion history buff then check
these paper dolls out. I think they're great.
Deb
Lalia
I have some of these paper dolls, too. I found mine in an art
supply store. Fabulous!
Cynthia B. Horen
Those Dover paper dolls are wonderful; I know a Lit. professor who uses
them to teach feminism & economics--Mme. Bovary, all the Victorian novels,
etc. Just looking at waistlines & underwear in terms of who could take
deep breaths and how much time & maintenance (laundry) were required shows
a lot about western culture--notice how loose clothing & eras of female
creativity seem correlated: Empire=Mary Shelley, Jane Austen, 20's=V.
Woolf, G. Stein, etc.
Nik...@ltec.net
>The other day when I was in the bookstore I spotted some wonderful paper
>dolls published by Dover and I just had to have them. I've always been a
>paper doll afficionado but these are extra special.
Deb
They're not paper dolls- but you might be interested in a book called:
The Ultimate Costume Sticker Book.
It covers a whole variety of time periods/styles and you are supposed
to take the stickers out and put the where they belong next to their
descriptions in the book. I suppose you could apply them to some
stiff cardboard and make your own paper dolls.
The publisher is Dorling Kinsley. The cost is $6.95.
Nike
Debbie Lake
Nik...@ltec.net wrote:
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>They're not paper dolls- but you might be interested in a book called:
>The Ultimate Costume Sticker Book.
>It covers a whole variety of time periods/styles and you are supposed
>to take the stickers out and put the where they belong next to their
>descriptions in the book. I suppose you could apply them to some
>stiff cardboard and make your own paper dolls.
>The publisher is Dorling Kinsley. The cost is $6.95.
>Nike
Thanks for the info. I'll have to check it out. It doesn't matter that
it's not a paper doll book. I wouldn't cut out the dolls in the ones I
have anyway (perish the thought). I just like to look at them.
Deb