Customer Reviews

Russian Imperial Costume Paper Dolls

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The dolls are beautifull but I thought one generic face for the women was sad. My only BIG complaint is that Empress Marie WAS NOT of Hess-Darmstdt! Before marrying Alexander 2nd she was Princess Dagmar of Denmark. Only after converting to Orthidoxy did she become Marie Fedorevna

The splendor of Imperial Russia is summarized well by Tom Tierney. Costumes show the abrupt changes in dress when Peter the Great introduced westernization to his realm. There is also a fine selection of gowns from Catherine the Great's time (including her magnificent coronation robes).
It's a pity there were no costumes worn by Elizabeth II, who was famous for her love of clothes. I also think that the sources for all of the costumes (ie who wore them or on whose painting the costume is based) should have been mentioned in the text, not just descriptions of the fabrics.

Was looking for imperial costume of Ivan the Terrible and couldn't find any info on Internet until I found the Russian Imperial Costume Paper Dolls. Now my dad can paint his model. Thanks!

wouldn't it be nice if you bought a whole lotta the same sort of items that you could just write one gang review? Man, I am tired of these paper doll reviews! I bought so many of them for my daughter and granddaughter. If I had known they were going to make me write all the reviews separately, I wouldn't have bought them! LOL Anyway, for all the boring "beautiful item" reviews I wrote...it's because I just copied and pasted. This Tom Tierney guy is a wizard and everything he does is absolutely amazing...go ahead and buy it. You won't be disappointed.