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Today’s Printable Paper Doll Inspirations: Um… Not Suew What to Put Here
I’m not entirely sure how to describe today’s paper doll outfit. It’s a fantasy outfit, but it is not really a princess theme. I tend to think of princesses as being more formal. This is less princess and more something a charming milk maid wears in an opera.
Opera costumes are on the list of things I’ve never drawn, but kinda want to draw someday.
Anyway, I’d love to say something deep and meaning full about this one, but I really don’t have anything. I don’t even remember if there was a specific inspiration.
I’d love to say it was operatic milk maids, but it wasn’t.
(Also, is it just me or would Operatic Milk Maids be a pretty good name for some sort of feminist punk band? Sort of Emilie Autumn, but with more cows.)
Anyway, the top is kinda 18th century-ish. The skirt is sort of 1980s. The stockings and shoes have a vague 19th century thing going on. Mostly with the garters, as elasticized garters with metal fasteners were a thing in the 1890s.
Elastic is actually much older than most people think. It was invented in the 1820s for fastening gloves and such.
Oh, before I forget, there’s a second version of today’s design on the Patreon page for my Patrons.
By the way, this week is a themed week. I really enjoy sorting things and organizing them into themes. (Yeah, not really shocking given that I’m a professional librarian.) This week’s theme is fantasy and especially different styles of fantasy. So, today we have a fantasy peasant dress, tomorrow there will be an entry into the B&B Sorceress series and on Friday a medieval fantasy set for the Sprites.
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So pretty! I definitely love the idea of opera costumes since they are so over the top. Fantasy is also one of my fav genres.
The two tiered skirt is very nice! I love the embroidery on the stockings, too.
I could totally see this as a milk maiden costume in an opera. You know, right before it’s found out she is secretly a princess that was kidnapped or something else dramatic.