French Fashion Designers Paper Dolls: 1900-1950
- ISBN13: 9780486423920
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Product Description
Experience the excitement of high fashion with the costumes on display in this carefully researched and expertly rendered paper doll collection. Three dolls model clothing created by fashion giants during the first half of the twentieth century–from ostentatious gowns of the early 1900s featuring the hourglass look by Callot Soeurs, to Jacques Fath’s feminine evening dresses of the 1950s. Also included: haute couture apparel by Schiaparelli, Paquin, Poiret, Lanvin, Patou, Worth, Lelong, Chanel, Grès, Ricci, Balenciaga, Dior, and 18 other great designers. Descriptive notes accompany a costume extravaganza that will delight paper doll fans, collectors, and fashion designers. 32 costumes. Notes.
French Fashion Designers Paper Dolls: 1900-1950
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Nevada Snow
September 24, 2010 at 2:51 am
This book provides a glance at the work of some famous as well some largely forgotten French designers. It’s wonderful of Tom Tierney to honor more obscure couturiers like Mad Carpentier, Cheruit, Drecoll, etc.
The costumes chosen trace the changes in fashion from 1900 to 1950. Some are absolutely divine, like the dresses by Doucet, Lelong, Dior and the pants and jacket by Rochas.
Aesthetically, the plate with the dolls is too cramped and I’ve always preferred Tom Tierney’s work when the figures are slightly smaller in scale ( eg “Great Fashion Designs of the Fifties Paper Dolls”).
I look forward to the next installment (ie 1950 to 2000).
Rating: 4 / 5
D. Hobbs
September 24, 2010 at 5:48 am
Grown-up, little girls, can relive their childhood now, because paperdolls are again available. For many years they seemed to be obselete or, at best, very hard to find. These paperdolls are a little more sophisticated, and much more expensive, but they’re very nice.
Rating: 5 / 5