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Sometimes people ask me, “Where do you get ideas for paper dolls?”
And in the old days (like a decade ago), I would always say fashion magazines. Fashion magazines, however, are getting thinner and thinner on the ground. I really miss them! So, instead, I am reduced to searching the internet to try to find fashion trends I want to turn into paper doll sets like today’s delightful minimalist fashion paper doll.
Last time I did this, one of the trends I saw for Summer 2025 was minimalism, according to Marie Claire. Also, Bermuda length shorts. Color trends, I also looked up, but honestly I didn’t love any of them, so this set didn’t get colored in wispy pink or tangerine. Another set someday, perhaps. I don’t hate any of those colors, but I didn’t love any of them either, so here we are.
Style-wise, this paper doll owes a lot to the Summer 2025 collection from Massimo Dutt, a Spanish premium clothing retailer. (For a long time I thought Massimo Dutti was a single designer, but it’s actually a brand. Now I know!) The company started in 1985 focusing on menswear, and expanded into womenswear in 1995. I really loved their summer collection. It’s not the kind of clothing I’d usually wear myself, but I loved how draped and elegant it felt.
(Also, my computer keeps trying to autocorrect womenswear to women swear and honestly… I feel that in my bones.)
If you’re enjoying my printable paper dolls, you might also like my published paper doll books or the exclusive designs I share on Patreon. You can also find unique sets in my Etsy store. Each is another way to support my work and keep the dolls coming.