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This week we have Faye dressed up in some fantasy clothes.
Some paper dolls are easier to write about than others. Often this has to do with how long ago I drew the paper doll and how much I remember about the original conception. I confess I try to make notes, but I don’t often succeed at that.
I seem to remember thinking of Little Red Ridinghood when I designed these garments, but really it could have been any maiden in the woods. It seems to me there’s always in fairy tales, a young woman who lives in the woods and then there’s a woodcutter or something else.
Often there’s an evil stepmother eventually who sends the maiden out to find something and we all know how that goes. Or she is kind to an old woman and then gets something like gems every time she speaks.
I think a bit part of the pleasure of black and white paper dolls is coloring them in. I wasn’t much into coloring books as a child, but I liked details when I did color. In these costumes, I tried to add details that a person would like to color.
Plus, I’ve always loved how lavished embroidered folk costumes looked.
I kind of want that outfit in my wardrobe 🙂
Folk embroidery is so beautiful. I can’t even image the kind of time it would take to do something like that!
I’m not much into coloring, either, but every time I see your black & white dolls, I think I should give it a go!!
I love this blouse! Gorgeous! Can’t wait to see the rest of the week’s clothes.