Today’s printable paper doll has a retro flare- 1950s fashions abound. My goal was to make ten Buxom and Bodacious paper dolls before the end of 2015. I’m going to be honest, I don’t know right now if I’ll make it. My other goal was to have ten historical paper dolls by the end of 2015 and I have certainly made that goal, even if I count the massive 18th century Pixie paper doll set from August as one one set and not several.
Next week I’ll have a 1940s Poppet set up. It’s very cute and I’m very excited about it.
Actually, I’m very content with where I am in blogging and life at the moment. If I can just stop thinking of January as “a long way off.”
So, my sources for these 1950s paper doll dresses were this day dress from the V&A, this Dior suit from the Chicago history Museum. The cocktail dress comes from a site called Vintageous which sells vintage formal-wear. I couldn’t find the original cocktail dress, but you can see it on my 1950’s Fashion Pinterest board. My only major regret with these dresses is that I ended up with such a busy pattern on the day dress. It is reflect the original well, but I think it also obscures some of the details.
I choose to use mostly secondary colors in this set. Orange, green and purple with some dark navy and light blue thrown in for fun. I went with black for the accessories, since any well dressed lady of this era had shoes that matched her purse. I wish there was a way to fit more than one pair of shoes into these B&B sets, but alas… there really isn’t.
I was listening to West Side Story while I colored this paper doll set, so I based her skintone, hair color and eyes on a Puerto Rican friend I had in high-school.
I have a quick poll for my readers:
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6 thoughts on “A 1950s Paper Doll with Some Curves”
I remember playing with a pair of shoes just like that when I was little! lol Love this set!
The pattern is easily my favorite part. I like small, busy patterns and this one really works for me. The navy suit is super glamorous, too.
i think the pattern came out awesome! i was marveling at the intricacy of it before i saw that you weren’t happy with it. i think it works fabulously.
re: the poll ~ all the dolls can share clothes, right? so why not whole plates of shoes or handbags or dresses? if someone has downloaded one doll already you don’t need another necessarily!
I don’t necessarily think clothes are *better* than dolls, but extra clothes are always welcome; since dolls can share clothes, you could do sets of accessories or whatever you wanted. It’s all fun. For us, anyway, not sure about you, you have to do the work! Ha! I love the print on the dress, it looks very much as I remember dresses my mother making when I was very young. 🙂
Just noticed that last sentence doesn’t seem to be worded quite right. Hopefully the meaning is clear enough. 🙂
Today’s printable paper doll has a retro flare- 1950s fashions abound. My goal was to make ten Buxom and Bodacious paper dolls before the end of 2015. I’m going to be honest, I don’t know right now if I’ll make it. My other goal was to have ten historical paper dolls by the end of 2015 and I have certainly made that goal, even if I count the massive 18th century Pixie paper doll set from August as one one set and not several.
I remember playing with a pair of shoes just like that when I was little! lol Love this set!
The pattern is easily my favorite part. I like small, busy patterns and this one really works for me. The navy suit is super glamorous, too.
i think the pattern came out awesome! i was marveling at the intricacy of it before i saw that you weren’t happy with it. i think it works fabulously.
re: the poll ~ all the dolls can share clothes, right? so why not whole plates of shoes or handbags or dresses? if someone has downloaded one doll already you don’t need another necessarily!
I don’t necessarily think clothes are *better* than dolls, but extra clothes are always welcome; since dolls can share clothes, you could do sets of accessories or whatever you wanted. It’s all fun. For us, anyway, not sure about you, you have to do the work! Ha!
I love the print on the dress, it looks very much as I remember dresses my mother making when I was very young. 🙂
Just noticed that last sentence doesn’t seem to be worded quite right. Hopefully the meaning is clear enough. 🙂
So pretty.