A New Look at Paper Dolls

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikxGij6FWEpLTVKiTX3IyCwXIMhiqkdZWAXu9O7edEzBgv3hC3EsmzV-dbvp6pmWaAkqmxC8h0bYD-NJcwhBE-fonxKa5VZWFwaUQciOPNw3swu_OaLA8Huo8xA-hXgyMVLJ91-DviHDtZ/s1600/Vionnet+paper+dolls.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikxGij6FWEpLTVKiTX3IyCwXIMhiqkdZWAXu9O7edEzBgv3hC3EsmzV-dbvp6pmWaAkqmxC8h0bYD-NJcwhBE-fonxKa5VZWFwaUQciOPNw3swu_OaLA8Huo8xA-hXgyMVLJ91-DviHDtZ/s400/Vionnet+paper+dolls.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br><br>Some of the best times that I spent during summer vacations growing up was cutting out paper dolls. Eventually we would draw our own using crude crayons to create simple, but original fashion designs. <br><br>I still love looking at paper dolls and wonder if you too have noticed the current trend in new paper dolls? Some of the nicest are drawn by Danielle Meder and posted on her <a href="http://finalfashion.ca/category/paper-dolls/">blog</a>. She has a gorgeous set of Vionnet designs there if fashion history is your thing. <br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_CMViYOrKA0kHZi07xE1LQS-meDbapxo0QeMOqj2MdgiTZiOgqAGDEqLTEY6lI3KMK5DNOHkqyrQnMhwU-HtDhc3QWoPpbCZ7Vedqj3sAgG_98c5pJ_Uoq5XXj3VIa9miYGFpibRFIcSC/s1600/Paperdoll.Naomi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_CMViYOrKA0kHZi07xE1LQS-meDbapxo0QeMOqj2MdgiTZiOgqAGDEqLTEY6lI3KMK5DNOHkqyrQnMhwU-HtDhc3QWoPpbCZ7Vedqj3sAgG_98c5pJ_Uoq5XXj3VIa9miYGFpibRFIcSC/s400/Paperdoll.Naomi.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br><br>If you're looking for current fashion trends, check out: <a href="http://finalfashion.ca/paper-doll-naomi-campbell/">final fashion.ca</a> to see more of this Naomi Campbell set.

A New Look at Paper Dolls

Some of the best times that I spent during summer vacations growing up was cutting out paper dolls. Eventually we would draw our own using ...

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Kim Brecklein: Illustrator of Vintage Fashion

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVF47jtt37KpUtkhjFxGOSEKMaEYtPmPEbgIMbTZuZyhIzN0izrRkt8VCPCNW04ng3iDaCv0w8azvy1WLYbPZP6J3FwoA2i42RvmwjWHJr9T2awZ5p-QP6k7EVCFeF2pcYe5kkHd2Z402g/s1600/kim+brocklein.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711302297905045954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVF47jtt37KpUtkhjFxGOSEKMaEYtPmPEbgIMbTZuZyhIzN0izrRkt8VCPCNW04ng3iDaCv0w8azvy1WLYbPZP6J3FwoA2i42RvmwjWHJr9T2awZ5p-QP6k7EVCFeF2pcYe5kkHd2Z402g/s400/kim+brocklein.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 450px; height: 600px;" /></a>Are you familiar with the wonderful vintage fashion illustrations from Kim Brocklein? She can be easily overlooked, since her illustration niche is paper dolls. But anyone with an historical costume bent will be pleased and charmed by the intimate and accurate details in her the fashion drawings of paper dolls that span centuries.<br /><br />Her paper doll books are available on her website, with a larege selection to choose from.<br /><br />When you explore her great web site, don't miss the fashion dictionary. This details descriptions of apparel terms and each term is illustrated with a drawing from her archive.<br /><br />The illustration shown above is the cover for "Jazz Age Sisters". These are two paper dolls with ample wardrobes to keep any lover of 1920's fashion enthralled.<br /><br />The Kim Brecklein website is <a href=" http://www.kbreckpaperdoll.com/index.html">HERE</a>.<br />Her books are available on Lulu.com <a href=" http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/kmbreck">HERE</a>.<br />Find the THE DICTIONARY OF FASHION TERMS <a href=" http://www.kbreckpaperdoll.com/costume-dictionary-home.html">HERE</a>.

Kim Brecklein: Illustrator of Vintage Fashion

Are you familiar with the wonderful vintage fashion illustrations from Kim Brocklein? She can be easily overlooked, since her illustration ...

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