Download or read book Contemporary Fashion Dolls written by Beth Owens and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title looks at why fashion dolls such as Gene, Tyler, Wentworth, Willow and Daisy have become popular. It also looks at the backgrounds of the creative people who developed them and is a view of fashions and collectors' changing tastes in the new millennium.
Download or read book The Fashion Doll written by Juliette Peers and published by Berg. This book was released on 2004-06 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Feminists have argued that the Barbie doll perpetuates unrealistic standards of feminine beauty and undermines the credibility of women. Yet, for every mother who disapproves of Barbie, there is a young daughter who adores her. Barbie has enjoyed a prosperous and important history in Western culture, but she is simply the most high-profile of a series of iconic dolls produced in the past 150 years. For the first time, this history is explored to reveal how intimately connected dolls have been to fashion and culture, from their early history right up to the present day. The prominence of haute couture in popular culture suggests that the link between fashion marketing and dolls should be an obvious one. Yet to date this connection has not been adequately interrogated. Peers' original and shrewd analysis fills a major gap in cultural studies by examining the doll's associations with concepts of femininity and fashionability."--Publisher.
Download or read book Fabulous Fashion Doll Clothing You Can Make written by Tina Casey and published by Northlight. This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You'll discover ingenious ways to turn socks, shirt sleeves, neckties, napkins, dish towels, handkerchiefs, scarves, doilies and other easy-to-find items into a stunning wardrobe.
Download or read book I Can Make Dolls Clothes written by Louise Scott-Smith and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An accessible guide to creating and sewing doll's clothes for budding designers and crafty kids
Download or read book Famous Couples written by Hazel McMahon and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A second volume of splendid outfits to dress Tyler, Alex, Gene and Trent fashion dolls. Sewers can re-create 20 outfits, complete with accessories for couples such as Cleopatra and Marc Anthony; Romeo and Juliet; Mr D'Arcy and Miss Elizabeth Bennet (Pride and Prejudice); Charles II and Barbara Villiers, Lady Castelmaine; Sir Percy Blakeney aka The Scarlet Pimpernel and wife Marguerite St Just; and a Young Queen Victoria and her Prince Albert. Famous couples from the present century are; Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart; Rose and Jack from 'Titanic'; Edward and Mrs Simpson; Valentino and Vilma Banky 'Son of the Shiek'. Colour photos throughout of work-in-progress will help you to bring these characters to life, displayed through your contemporary Fashion Dolls. Basic sewers need not be intimidated as each pattern is rated according to difficulty, with directions given for the more accomplished to adapt, embellish and enrich each outfit.
Download or read book French Fashion Doll s Wardrobe Patterns 1864 1874 written by Louise Hedrick and published by Reverie Publishing. This book was released on 2010-07 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, highly recognised doll costumer Louise Hedrick offers a collection of 56 patterns, authentically adapted from those presented in La Poupée Modèle between 1864 and 1874, for creating an entire wardrobe to fit both the classic 18-inch and 12-inch dolls of the period, and todays popular 18-inch and 12-inch reproduction French fashion dolls. From whitework undergarments and nightwear to dresses, headwear and outerwear, the 28 ensembles in this book encompass a complete wardrobe for a fashionable doll. By making slight variations in the patterns, fabrics and trims, a seamstress can enlarge this comprehensive wardrobe even further.
Download or read book Fashion Dolls Exclusively International written by Bob Gardner and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A treasure trove of Barbie RM, Sindy and other International dolls! While the similarities of these international dolls to the American Barbie RM doll are great, the differences are phenomenal! Wilder hair, more elaborate facial features, unique costumes! Identifying aides include complete descriptions of the costumes, years produced and series numbers. 380 color photos.
Download or read book Doll Fashion Studio written by Joan Hinds and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2012-12-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Make adorable outfits for an entire year of fun adventures and special occasions! • 20 fully illustrated seasonal outfits with easy-to-follow instructions. • 3 pattern sheets featuring 100 full-size patterns. • Bonus! 8 simple accessory projects for young beginners. • Tips from the author for making simple pattern alterations.
Download or read book Period Contemporary Patterns for Fashion Dolls written by Hazel McMahon and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accessories patterns include purses, stockings, and wrist, gauntlet, and opera gloves.
Download or read book Ultimate Fashion Doll Makeovers written by Jim Faraone and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With this book, you can transform the ordinary fashion doll or too much loved fashion doll into an object of beauty and style! This new and exciting book from noted author Jim Faraone is filled with hundreds of tips from professional fashion doll makeover artists. This useful and clever book is compiled from the thousands of tips and suggestions gathered by the author in his around-the-world research via the Internet. The author makes tips easy to execute with step-by-step instructions and photographs of sample creations. Jim Faraone, the author of four best-selling books on fashion doll makeovers, lets you in on all the secrets of making over fashion dolls.
Download or read book Thirty Years of Mattel Fashion Dolls written by J. Michael Augustyniak and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 1,000 color photos showcase 600 dolls and 300 fashions and playsets, and numerous close-ups aid the collector in identifying out-of-box dolls. A unique three-decade overview of Barbie doll is included.
Download or read book Fashion Doll Clothing written by Rosemarie Ionker and published by Reverie Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dressing Barbie written by Carol Spencer and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2019-03-19 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A legendary fashion designer for Barbie shares the story of her adventures working behind-the-scenes at Mattel, and spotlights the creations that transformed the world’s most famous doll into a style icon in this beautifully designed book—published in commemoration of Barbie’s sixtieth anniversary—illustrated with 100 full-color photographs, including many never-before-seen images of rare and one-of-a-kind pieces from the author’s private archive. Dressing Barbie is a dazzling celebration of the clothes that made America’s favorite doll, and the incredible woman behind them. For thirty-five years, Carol Spencer enjoyed an unparalleled reign as a Barbie fashion designer, creating some of Barbie’s most iconic looks from the early 1960s until the late 1990s. Barbie’s wide-ranging wardrobe—including princess gowns and daisy-print rompers, flirty sundresses and smart pantsuits— combined fashion trends and haute couture with a liberal dose of fantasy. In Dressing Barbie, the successful and prolific designer reminisces about her time at Mattel working with legendary figures such as Ruth Handler, Barbie’s creator, and Charlotte Johnson, the original Barbie designer, and talks about her best and most beloved clothing designs from each decade. But Carol’s most impressive creation is her own life. As Handler famously said, “Barbie always represented the fact that a girl has choices”—a credo Carol epitomized. In Dressing Barbie, she talks candidly about how she broke free of the constraints of the late 1950s to pursue a dazzling career and an independent life for herself. Over the course of her successful and prolific career, Carol won many accolades. She was the first designer to have her signature on the doll, the first to go on a signing tour, the first to design a limited-edition Barbie Doll for collectors, and the designer of the biggest selling Barbie of all time. Now, Carol is the first member of the inner circle to take fans behind the pink curtain, revealing the fashion world of Barbie, the quintessential California girl, as never before.
Download or read book Fashion Doll Makeovers written by Jim Faraone and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the hottest trends in the doll world today is the making over -- from costumes, to hairstyles, to make-up of popular dolls. This volume, even better than the first one, demonstrates how a creative touch can transform an average-looking doll into a glamourous showgirl, a fashion statement, or even a whimsical creature of fantasy. Fifty artists from all over the world have sent examples of their latest work transforming BARBIE, Gene, Tiffany Taylor, Candi, Billy, Cissy and other popular dolls into one-of-a-kind works of art. The author has added a chapter 'How to Create Your Own Fashion Wonder', with 67 steps explaining how-to make recreations that will tempt even the least artistic doll lover to try!
Download or read book The Fashion Doll written by Juliette Peers and published by Berg Publishers. This book was released on 2004-06-01 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Feminists have argued that the Barbie doll perpetuates unrealistic standards of feminine beauty and undermines the credibility of women - that her long, slender plastic limbs and tiny waist fetishize the female body in unnatural ways and that her mature, overtly fashionable image promotes consumerism and superficiality over and above womens liberty and intellect. Depending on the viewer, Barbie is either a malign symbol of the strategies of the capitalist system or she is a symbol of glamour, high fashion and style, a fascinating indice of cultural change and nostalgic memory. Yet both Barbies fans and detractors assume that she stands alone.In reality she is the most high profile of a series of iconic dolls that over the past century and a half have been intimately connected to notions of fashionability. The prominence of haute couture in popular culture suggests that the link between fashion marketing and dolls should be an obvious one. Yet to date this connection has not been systematically explored. Doll collecting has been viewed as an enthusiasts or curatorial preserve, while the volumes these artefacts speak about culture and identity has not been adequately interrogated. Peers original and shrewd analysis fills a major gap in cultural studies by examining in depth the dolls associations with concepts of femininity and fashionability.
Download or read book Vintage Clothing for the Fashion Doll written by Mari DeWitt and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As legions of people collect vintage 111/2-inch fashion dolls, more and more people are looking and desiring to clothe their dolls in vintage costumes. Such original costumes can cost a fortune. Author Mari DeWitt has drafted patterns so that anyone who loves dolls, clothes, and self-expression can recreate a classic wardrobe for their 11 -inch fashion dolls. This book contains 14 full-sized pattern projects to create clothes and accessories for complete vintage ensembles. The author provides and shows the reader step-by-step sewing techniques and illustrations that will enable anyone to create these classic designs.
Download or read book The Fashion Doll written by Juliette Peers and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: