Magnificent collection of 3 dolls — including Worth's favorite model, his wife Marie Vernet — and 18 gorgeous costumes by one of the Victorian era's premier couturiers and fashion innovators. Wardrobes include elegant ball gowns, exquisitely tailored "at home" and "visiting" outfits, and lovely dresses displaying the bustle.
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A Wonderful Chronicle of 19th Century Fasion,
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This review is from: Worth Fashion Review Paper Dolls (Paperback)
Charles Frederick Worth was one of the finest fashion designers of the 1800s. (Kind of like a Dior of the Victorian Era.) This collection includes three dolls (one of Worth, his wife, and a female model). C.F. Worth's doll only has one extra outfit, but the women have about eight to nine outfits each. The styles span the era from 1845 to 1900. The plates detail Worth's pioneering of bustle-type gowns. Day dresses, ball gowns, walking outfits, and several other dresses fill the book. The colors are varied and bright, while Tierney's drawings look well-finished. The dolls are printed on medium card-stock, which will stand up to moderate abuse. This book is a wonderful addition to anyone's collection.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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The First Modern Fashion Designer,
This review is from: Worth Fashion Review Paper Dolls (Paperback)
Tom Tierney pays tribute to the first modern fashion designer: Charles Frederick Worth. The illustrations are colorful and detailed, and the portrayal of Worth himself is excellent.
One of the dolls is Worth's wife (and first model), Marie Vernet, which was a lovely gesture. The dolls are accompanied by a variety of supporting garments (mainly bustles), which were needed to achieve the changing silhouettes of the late nineteenth century. The selection of costumes is good but a little haphazard. I would have preferred the inclusion of one design for every year or two so as to ensure a smoother chronological flow. Also, not enough credit is given in the text to Worth's succesor, his son Jean-Philippe who started designing for the house in 1874. Well before Charles Frederick died in 1895, it was Jean-Philippe who designed the bulk of the collections.
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This review is from: Worth Fashion Review Paper Dolls (Paperback)
I like these paper dolls a lot. The colors are rich and the outfits fit the dolls (unlike some of Tierney's newer paper doll books). I would recommend these to any paper doll collector!
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