Over the years, I have done a fair number of steampunk or neo-victorian inspired sets of paper doll clothing. I’d name them all, but I really don’t feel like digging through the blog’s massive archives to track them all down.
Generally, I see the whole steampunk thing as an version of the Arts and Crafts movement of the 19th century. A sort of call back to a fantasy of an analog time while ignoring major issues of the actual 19th century like lack of labor protection, colonization, and treatment of the mentally ill (to name a few), just as the Arts and Craft movement exalted the medieval and gothic periods while ignoring the plague. Within reason, I don’t find this troubling though sometimes I do worry that when we exalt certain periods of history, than it is far to easy to ignore their horrors.
And every period of history, including our own, has a few horrors.
Still, I have always found alternative fashion movement fascinating, be it goth, punk, steampunk or the dress reform movement and therefore have every intention of continuing to draw neo-victorian clothing for the blog.
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Somehow today’s set got awfully Christmas looking with the red and the green color scheme. I was thinking more burgundy and olive while I started, but it came out a bit brighter than I’d intended it to be. Despite the small number of pieces in this set, there’s actually 18 outfit options and more if you include the shoes each of the Ms. mannequin paper dolls come with.
Okay, quick question to my readers. I’m debating working on Flock stuff this coming weekend or working on Pixies. Anyone want to express a preference?
This is gorgeous! I love the colors and didn’t think about Christmas at all when I saw this.
Yeah, I didn’t until someone else pointed it out and then it was all I could see. Still, I try to stretch my color combos and I do love olive green.
Hi!
I just wanted to say, thank you thank you thank you for the Marisole dolls! I homeschool my daughter and we are taking a virtual trip to Mexico. Today we learned about the quinceanera tradition and being a fashion nut, she went crazy for the gorgeous princess-like gowns the girls wear.
I looked and looked online for some sort of coloring project to let her explore it a bit more but had no luck until I found your blog. Voila, Marisole to the rescue! I printed up three sheets (at the gala, yellow princess and vintage gowns) and now my little fashionista is happily coloring away so that she can put on a quinceanera fashion show starring Marisole.
Muchas gracias:)
You’re very welcome. I’m so glad you enjoyed the paper dolls.
These dolls are lovely! I don’t think it’s too christmasy colored.
I would really like to see more Flock dolls. Although I’m happy with whatever you post.
Flock need some love. They’re on my list. Somehow (I don’t know how…) they always seem to take a long time. It’s inexplicable.
I love both, but I’d really like to see more Flock dolls. I love all the Victorian and variations. They’re probably my favorite styles, though sometimes it changes with my mood! 😉
I have always and I think I will always love certain periods of Victorian clothing.