In doing my research for this set of evening gowns I went to a few bridal websites and pinned to my Pinterest boards wedding dresses I liked and bridesmaid’s dresses that I liked.
Now Pinterest thinks I am getting married and keeps suggesting pins to be about wedding planning, budgeting and seating arrangements. There needs to be a “Nope, not interested” button on Pinterest. Since I am not getting married, I just like to look a pretty dresses.
Speaking of pretty dresses, today we have two evening gowns and two cocktail dresses. I’ve never done evening gowns for the Ms. Mannequin dolls before. I actually hadn’t realized that until I prepped and posted these.
I wanted to do a range of styles in one sheet. There are gloves, because I think gloves are always elegant- even if I never wear them. There are two cocktail length dresses and then two full length dresses. I suppose these could be for prom or something, but I always think of the Ms. Mannequin dolls as being older. Maybe a red carpet event? Or a formal wedding in the evening?
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As I write all this stuff about weddings, it occurs to me I haven’t really done a wedding paper doll set. That’s odd considering there is a long history of weddings as a paper doll theme. Maybe my inability to draw men has stifled my wedding plans. Of course, it could also be that I am scared of drawing lace. Lace is a wedding dress sorta thing. I mean Greta has a wedding dress in her Steampunk Trousseau, but none of the other paper dolls have wedding gowns.
Plus, I was never one of those kids who “dreamed” of my wedding day. I do remember playing with a golden book Bride and Groom paper doll. Mostly, what I recall is thinking the Maid of Honor was prettier than the bride. I think she usually ended up running off with the Groom. 🙂
So, weddings. Worth doing? Best ignoring? What do y’all think?
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These are very pretty. I like the purple dress quite a bit!
I remember going to school with an aspiring fashion designer who had a subscription to several wedding magazines even though she was all of 16! I imagine she’s now a Pinterest fan.
I love wedding dresses & wedding paper dolls (despite having little to no interest in my own wedding dress…figure that out…). I say, go for it.
One more thing. As much as I love the Ms Mannequin dolls, I have to say I really love the silhouette. It’s very sophisticated and I like how it shows off the beautiful fashions.
I just noticed your Patreon link isn’t working…..
That’s odd, it seems to work for me. Other folks having problems?
i love the purple dress too ~ yes: more gowns!
and i think brides and bridesmaids would be fun ~ do a whole wedding!
p.s. it drives me crazy when the internet tries to think for you and market junk to your “tastes”. i get so many annoying (and sometimes disturbing) recommendations based on the things i research. ugh.
p.p.s. the link works fine for me.
Yeah, for years I worked at a place where we collected extremist lit for the library collection. As the person who did the ordering, I sometimes wonder if my name is on some odd lists. 🙂
I thought you did wedding gowns for Florence and Flora?
Anyway, I’d love to see wedding sets, maybe for Marisole or Pixie, since you’ve already drawn guys for those series. A flower girl outfit for the Poppet gang would be pretty cute, too. ^.^
You’re right I did. I totally forgot about those. It’s amazing how 5 years of paper dolls can all flow together after a while. 🙂
Thanks Ladybug, I have an idea! And Rachel–don’t be surprised about my muse!