Great Fashion Designs Of The Forties Paper Dolls: 32 Haute Couture Costumes By Hattie Carnegie, Adrian, Dior And Others (Dover Paper Dolls)
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Fashions from the 1940s rank among the most popular and most influential in modern times. In vogue again today, these classic designs — characterized by wide, padded shoulders and slim silhouettes — were born, largely, from the need to conserve materials during World War II. With the war's end, designers rejected the austere conditions imposed on them earlier in the decade and the New Look was inaugurated — an ultra-feminine line that displayed close-fitting bodices and long, full skirts.For this modestly priced paper doll collection, noted illustrator and fashion authority Tom Tierney has painstakingly researched and meticulously re-created in full color the trend-setting styles of the 1940s. Two dolls and 32 lavish outfits for evening and day wear include Schiaparelli's dark blue wool suit accented with large gold buttons; an Adrian cocktail dress in crepe, with a hand-painted golden-rope motif; a four-tiered wool dress by Germaine Monteil; an elegant wedding gown of starched white muslin and white eyelet embroidery from Henri Bendel; Hattie Carnegie's dinner pajamas — a bespangled floral print accented with a wide sash in violent pink; and a magnificent black taffeta evening coat worn over a short lace evening dress — both by Balenciaga. Also shown are stunning designs by Jo Copeland, Jeanne Lanvin, Mainbocher, Dior, Norman Norell, Adele Simpson, Mollie Parnis, Muriel King, Pierre Balmain, Maurice Rentner, Edward Molyneux, Omar Kiam, Robert Piguet, and Jacques Fath. Descriptions are included for the outfits, while notes offer background information on the designers and their creations.A unique collection that paper doll fanciers will find especially captivating, Great Fashion Designs of the Forties Paper Dolls will also appeal to designers, nostalgia buffs, costume historians, and anyone interested in the timeless fashions of a memorable decade.

Series: Dover Paper Dolls

Paperback: 32 pages

Publisher: Dover Publications (June 1, 1987)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0486253864

ISBN-13: 978-0486253862

Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 0.2 x 11 inches

Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

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Age Range: 12 and up

Grade Level: 3 and up

I like paper dolls. I discoveried these books recently and I like it a lot. Im remembering my childhood. I like also the clothes design through the years.

Love the paper dolls. It is in good condition. It gets 5 stars...I received the book of paper dolls when it got here...A good addition to my collection of paperdolls,

Awesome fast delivery very pleased

Love it Thank you

Very helpful for teaching fashion history to my fashion classes.

This a gift to my friend going to a fashion school and she love it.

I ORDERED SEVERAL BOOKS OF PAPER DOLLS FOR MY COLLECTIONS. IT WAS SO GOOD TO RECEIVE THEM AND FIND THEM SO INTERESTING AND BEAUTIFUL. GIVES THE BEST SERVICE. THEY HAVE GREAT SELECTIONS AND MAKE IT EASY TO ORDER.

One of the fun things I am doing as a senior is finding all the paper dolls I played with as a child. Clothes were more beautiful then.

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