Fashion History

Wouldn’t you like to study fashion history and have your very own comprehensive collection of clothes and accessories plus a lot of beautiful friends to act as models? Paper dolls are perfect little mannequins ready to be dressed in fabulous fashions. There are paper doll books devoted to historic, antique and vintage styles as well as contemporary creations. Period pieces from centuries past. Costumes from Hollywood's Golden Age. Tributes to talented designers. Many of the paper dolls have been created by well-known fashion illustrators. These books are designed to delight paper doll collectors and also to provide interactive studies of fashion history.

For a wealth of information about fashion history, visit The Ultimate Fashion History Youtube Channel.
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(image for) Barbara Lamarr by Brenda Sneathen Mattox
Barbara Lamarr by Brenda Sneathen Mattox
The silent screen star known as “The Girl Who Was Too Beautiful” with her raven hair and violet eyes, Barbara Lamarr had quite a career as...
$18.00
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(image for) Beauty on a Budget
Beauty on a Budget
RKO star Marilyn Maxwell promotes Quadriga Cloth, “the cotton fabric all America knows,” in this marvelous retro paper doll ad from 1948. 1...
$2.50
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(image for) Belle of the Ball by David Wolfe
Belle of the Ball by David Wolfe
Grand balls hold a special place in history—and fashion history. David Wolfe explores three centuries of gowns and their designers including Worth...
$13.95
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(image for) Betty Bonnet Shops Early
Betty Bonnet Shops Early
After Christmas shopping in her fine fashions, Betty Bonnet comes home to 3 dollies! The Ladies’ Home Journal , December 1917. One 8.5 x 11 inch...
$2.50
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(image for) Carmen Dell'Orefice by Jim Howard
Carmen Dell'Orefice by Jim Howard
A beautiful paper doll tribute to the legendary model, Carmen Dell'Orefice, by renowned fashion illustrator, Jim Howard. The set includes the salmon...
$15.00
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(image for) Changing Shape of Fashion Paper Dolls by Brenda Sneathen Mattox
Changing Shape of Fashion Paper Dolls by Brenda Sneathen Mattox
From farthingales to empire waistlines to hoopskirts to bustles to hobble skirts to streamlined shifts, the fashion silhouette is ever changing....
$12.95
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(image for) Christian Dior Paper Dolls by Tom Tierney
Christian Dior Paper Dolls by Tom Tierney
A paper doll fashion parade of 24 ensembles by the innovative style setter who created the "New Look" -- ankle-length hemlines, pillbox hats,...
$11.99
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(image for) Cinderella Paper Dolls & 17th Century Costumes by Brenda Mattox
Cinderella Paper Dolls & 17th Century Costumes by Brenda Mattox
Expert vintage fashion illustrator, Brenda Sneathen Mattox, brings her favorite storybook to life! She has given this Cinderella paper doll book a...
$12.95
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(image for) Collector's Pack - 1960s Style - 4 books for $24
Collector's Pack - 1960s Style - 4 books for $24
Step into the '60s with this fabulous set of books representing the decade's dramatic trends, from tailored suits to micro minis to flower power...
$24.00
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(image for) Collector's Pack - David Wolfe's Hollywood - 4 books for $24
Collector's Pack - David Wolfe's Hollywood - 4 books for $24
Create your own Hollywood costume collection with this set of books by David Wolfe! Referencing dozens of memorable classic films, David depicts...
$24.00
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(image for) Comics Cuties Fashions for All Seasons Paper Dolls
Comics Cuties Fashions for All Seasons Paper Dolls
This fun book brings back the days of the 1930s and '40s when newspapers would include a paper doll as part of a comic strip. Artist Ted Menten,...
$7.95
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(image for) COUTURE: Alluring Feminine Fashions of the 1930s
COUTURE: Alluring Feminine Fashions of the 1930s
The second paper doll book in a series of Couture fashions by acclaimed artist, Jim Howard, this book turns the spotlight on the 1930s, a decade of...
$12.00
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