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Victorian Style Clothing The Dolls' Clothes Collection: Complete Outfits for You to Make by Christina Harris, Learn how to re-create dolls' clothes of the most popular fashion styles including those from the Victorian and Edwardian periods. Whether looking for an everyday outfit or a really special ensemble in which to display their favorite doll, every doll enthusiast will find plenty of choice inside this book. There are designs for dolls sized from 14 to 24 inches, both adult and child styles, in all of the most popular period fashions such as the Victorian and Edwardian eras, along with twentieth-century fashions from the 1920's through the 1950's. All of the designs are versatile and come with guidance on adapting and altering patterns, along with advice on suitable fabric and basic dressmaking techniques. A chapter on making clothes for storybook characters such as Scarlett O'Hara, Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz and Rapunzel is also included.
Clothes of the Modern World by Christine Hatt, Today, as in the earliest times, people wear clothes not only for warmth and comfort, but also to show their position in society or simply to look good and attract a partner. "Clothes of the Modern World looks at how fashions have changed in the last 200 years, as increasing industrialization has brought a greater range of garments and new fabrics, and traces the development of both "haute couture" and street style. Stunning detailed artwork on every page recreates clothes from Victorian crinolines and frock coats to miniskirts and sportswear.
Neo-Victorian - Neo-Victorian is an aesthetic movement which amalgamates Victorian and Edwardian aesthetic sensibilities with modern principles and technologies, originating in and still centered in Japan. Examples of this would include push-button cordless telephones made to look like antique wall-mounted phones, CD players resembling old time radios, Victorianesque furniture, and Victorian-style clothing with Goth, Punk and Rivet accents. Gothic Lolita - Gothic Lolita or "GothLoli" (ゴスロリ, gosurori; sometimes alternatively "Loli-Goth") is a youth fashion among Japanese teenagers and young women. It emphasizes Victorian-style girl's clothing and often aims to imitate the look of Victorian porcelain dolls. Bloomers (clothing) - Bloomers are an article of clothing invented by Amelia Bloomer to change the way women dressed. The earliest known bloomers were like baggy pants (worn below a skirt), to preserve Victorian decency while being less of a hindrance to women's activities than the long full skirts of the period (see Victorian dress reform). Japanese clothing - This article is about traditional clothing in Japan. In addition to the traditional clothing described below, western-style clothing is commonly worn by both sexes. victorianstyleclothing |
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