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Today’s Printable Paper Doll Inspirations: 12 Century Clothing Like Bliauts
I had originally intended for this to be the first Teresa doll, but I decided I’d done a lot of fantasy stuff so I wanted to change of pace.
As some of you know, the Sprites are a later adaption of a series of paper dolls called the Pixie & Puck. I created a Pixie in 2013 named Phillipa with a similar hairstyle to this one. Pixie dolls and Sprites can’t share clothing, just FYI.
Today’s Teresa paper doll owes something to the 12th century. Her dress is a fantasy version of a bliaut. What, you might ask, is a bliaut?
Well, when you picture medieval dresses with those crazy long bell-sleeves that drape to the floor? That’s a bliaut. It’s a style the seems to have been born in France and spread to England after the Norman invasion in 1066.
Of course, today’s dress isn’t a historically accurate bliaut. I won’t call anything historical unless I can point you all to my detailed sources, but it is a bliaut inspired look. Her hair is also a nod to the 12th century when super long braids were very much in vogue.
The two pairs of shoes were my attempt at fairly flexible fantasy shoes, so she could wear them with a variety of the fantasy outfits I’ve created for the Sprites thus far, personally I think she’d look nice in this one or this one.
Tomorrow, there will be a Xavier paper doll with some medieval fantasy inspired clothing as well.
Looking for something else for today’s Sprite paper doll to wear? Pick out some clothing here.
Her hair is fantastic! She needs to borrow the Norse/Viking set, I think.
And thanks for the new work. I had no idea there was a word for this type of dress.
Love those fantasy works!
her braids are the best! love the alternate shoes too! : D