Paper Doll Fashions

Looking for a vintage wardrobe from Christian Dior? How about some elegant, antique ball gowns? Curious about fashion from the sixties or Marie Antoinette’s wardrobe? You are in the right place!

From the chic creations of Dior and other fashionistas, to the Marie Antoinette’s wardrobe, these collections have been accurately recreated. Plus, they're also great to look at and fun to play with. And the subjects range far and wide. Great for adding to art projects or as a personal treasure chest, and are just plain fun to have around as conversation pieces, paper dolls offer something for everyone. High fashion at an affordable price!

“Marie Antoinette Paper Dolls”
by Tom Tierney

The ill-fated French Queen became the fashion paragon of the 18th century, thanks to the able assistance of her dressmaker, Rose Bertin. This lavish paper doll collection features two figures portraying the Queen and her stylist, accompanied by 15 sumptuous costumes. Meticulous, accurate notes provide detailed descriptions for the dazzling array of apparel.

Marie Antoinette Paper Dolls
by Tom Tierney
9 1/4" x 12 1/2"
Price: $8.95
SKU: 5DP-MARIE
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“Classic Fashions of Christian Dior”
by Tom Tierney

A fashion parade of 25 ensembles by the innovative style setter who created the "New Look" — ankle-length hemlines, pillbox hats, elbow-length gloves, A-line dresses, and extravagant evening gowns with crinolines — that made him the undisputed fashion leader of the post-World War II era. Also includes two dolls, introduction and notes.

Classic Fashions of Christian Dior
by Tom Tierney
9 1/4" x 12 1/2"
Price: $8.95
SKU: 5DP-DIOR
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Paper Dolls -
French Fashion Designers

During the first half of the twentieth century, Paris was the center of the fashion world. Tom Tierney's carefully researched and expertly rendered collection spotlighting fifty years of French high fashion includes three dolls modeling 32 full-color haute couture costumes. (9 1/4" x 12 1/4") Be inspired by the imagery to create your own art doll costumes or embellish and use the paper outfits to create fashionable cards and journals!

Price: $8.95
SKU: 5DPFRENCH
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“Great Fashion Designs of the Sixties”
by Tom Tierney

Bold bright colors, miniskirts, a "see-through" dress, an innovative pants suit, and "kooky" accessories typify wardrobes of two dolls in this extensively researched and painstakingly rendered collection. Spectacular apparel by Mary Quant, Paco Rabanne, Oscar de la Renta, and others. Also includes introduction, notes, captions and 16 plates.

Great Fashion Designs of the Sixties
by Tom Tierney
9 1/4" x 12 1/2"
Price: $8.95
SKU: 5DP-SIXTIES
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“Antique Fashion Designs of the 1890s”
From the Collection of the Boston Children's Museum

This volume reproduces in full-color two historic cut-out paper dolls and 30 exquisite costumes originally published in the Boston Herald's Sunday supplements during 1895–96.

Antique Fashion Designs of the 1890s
As featured in the Boston Herald
9 1/4" x 12 1/2"
Price: $8.95
SKU: 5DP-ANTIQUE
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Start with a paper mache book (5DCBOOKLG). Paint the cover, bind and inside with white acrylic paint (5MA-23751). While the paint is still slightly wet use some tape adhesive to glue a piece of scrap paper onto the front of the book. After a few hours peel the scrap piece of paper off. This should give the cover a “peeled paint” look.

Paint the three outside edges with a light brown acrylic paint (5MA-23751). Use a light brown ink pad (5VS-000-154) to lightly ink the edges of the book and the six lines on the binding.

Tear the pink paper with the circle pattern from the Modern Romance kit (5DD-5506) and glue to the front of the book. Add the blue tag from the modern romance kit to the middle of the circle.

Cut out the Marie image from the cover of the Marie Antoinette paper doll book (5DP-MARIE). At the bottom of her skirt use a wide piece of pink lace. Gather it and attach to underneath the skirt using glue dots (5JV-MINI). Glue the Marie image onto the front with pop dots (5JV-12296) to give it dimension. Spray the outside and the inside very lightly with Red Velvet Glimmer Mist (5TA-REDVEL).

Carefully cut out the Marie doll and outfits with a Kushgrip snip scissors (5TO-817). Inside the book add some shredded paper or as an alternative some fabric so you can store your delicate paper dolls!

Glue a sheet of newsprint onto a 10" x 10" canvas or piece of heavy-duty cardboard. Once dry, cover lightly with diluted Gesso (5GO-3550).

Allow to dry thoroughly, and then apply a scalloped edge to the border using Painterly Pink acrylic paint from the Claudine Hellmuth Studio line (5HSP24835).

After the paint has dried, apply additional layers of diluted Gesso until the desired effect is achieved. Use a thin-tipped black marker to draw messy outlines along and add dots to the centers of the scallops.

Cut out the two dolls and two outfits from the Classic Fashions of Christian Dior book (5DP-DIOR). Put the outfits onto the dolls, and use tape to lightly secure the tabs (so that the dolls can be redressed with other outfits in the future, if so desired).

Glue together two buttons to create a spacer, and repeat to make four spacers. Affix two spacers onto the back of each doll and glue the dolls onto the decorated canvas.

Use embroidery floss to create four strands between the dolls and glue in place.

Attach notes or memorabilia using clips from the Can o' Clips (5CPCANOCLIPS).