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Tom Tierney
Complete with faithfully re-created costumes – yellow benzhida hat, puja worship shirt, and 20 more – this collection features 7 costumed dolls of the revered Buddhist leader and his parents…
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Men of note who hail from Texas are featured, with full-body representation and three carefully researched costumes. Figures shown include key politcal leaders like Sam Houston, Stephen F. Austin, and…
Paper doll artist Tom Tierney turns his attention to his home state, dishing up a dose of history along with his fashionably accurate dolls. Texas is loaded with women who’ve…
Youll love this new deluxe edition of an underground classic. Meet 37 outrageous, sexy, glamorous swinging singles and socialites at a fabulous Manhattan cocktail party hosted by Aunt Mary. A…
Paper dolls and accurate costume details help take you inside the world of Marie Laveau (1794 -1881) New Orleans’ powerful voodoo queen. Laveau was both widely respected as a healer…
2 dolls and 24 costumes re-create the turn-of-the-century charm of the Gibson Girl. For doll collectors and fashion historians.
Ann Sheridan, Rita Hayworth, Lana Turner, Hedy Lamarr, Dorothy Lamour, Veronica Lake, Gene Tierney and Maria Montez in gowns by Adrian, Orry-Kelly, Travis Banton, Jean Louis, Edith Head, and other…
One doll and 8 costumes for the Lilac Fairy and the Fairy of the Crystal Fountain in The Sleeping Beauty, for Titania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and 5 other…
Forty-five finely detailed, ready-to colour illustrations depict an Italian peasant couple in wedding dress, children of a German royal family garbed in velvet, an English lord and lady in riding…
Two dolls, 30 detailed period costumes from Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Othello, The Tempest, The Merchant of Venice, Macbeth, Henry V, Richard III, and 7 other great plays.
Rich assortment of clothing styles - from garments worn by the nobility of Crete (2000-1200 BC) to the apparel of a Roman senator and his family in the late Imperial…
illustrations of authentic costumes, as depicted in ancient mosaics and sculpture, display attire of all classes–from simple tunics of early Christian commoners and body armor of Roman warriors to a…
Forty-five ready-to-color illustrations document over 4,000 years of Celtic costume history – from cloaks of European Celts circa 2000 BC to the elaborately embroidered costume of a 20th-century Irish step…
French fashions from 1640-1775, depicted in 45 full-page black-and-white illustrations. Portraits of farmers, street vendors, and aristocrats, all with informative captions.
Carefully researched collection of 44 ready-to-colour illustrations spotlights more than five centuries of fashions from India’s colourful past, among them the sari, a long, gracefully draped gown worn by women…
Who were the Cavaliers? Did 17th-century Puritans wear only simple outfits? Coloring book fans find out with the help of this educational, accurately rendered fashion survey of the period. 45…
Sixteen lovely legends, among them Brigitte Bardot, Juliette Binoche, Leslie Caron, Danielle Darrieux, and Catherine Deneuve. Biographical notes; costume descriptions.
Attractive couples model fashionable apparel worn from the 1860s through 1910: frock coats, trousers, top hats for the men; gowns with hoop skirts, softly draped bustles, and bloomers for the…
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Shimmering inaugural gowns, classic day wear, and casual outfits for everyone - from Mamie Eisenhower and Jackie Kennedy to Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama. 11 dolls, 32 costumes.
From 1931’s The Public Enemy, starring James Cagney and Jean Harlow, to Johnny Depp’s 2009 portrayal of John Dillinger in Public Enemies, here are enough dolls and costumes to create…
Alexander McQueen made headlines as Kate Middleton wore a gown designed by the House of McQueen for her royal wedding. This paper doll tribute to the late fashion superstar includes…
This paper doll tribute features more than 30 historically accurate and meticulously re-created outfits for Mandela and his wives, from khaki prison uniforms to colorful Indonesian batik shirts and tribal…
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This collection features 3 dolls and 28 authentic costumes, including the essential little black dress, Chanel suits, and other chic, classic styles by the legendary designer who sparked a fashion…
"See-through" dress, miniskirts, bold bright colours, "kooky" accessories, and more for two dolls. Spectacular apparel by Mary Quant, Paco Rabanne, Oscar de la Renta, and others. Captions. 32 costumes.
This tribute to the beloved pontiff features a full array of papal attire, from the ordination robe to the mitre and crozier. Includes biographical notes.
Ten poems. Ten poets. Ten eerie apparitions recalled.
Jeff Tierney (Jeff Tierney),Erin Green (Erin Green),Tom Dowd (Tom Dowd),Kat McGrady (Kat McGrady)
The 196 social and life skills showcased in this fourth edition will empower young people to have greater success in school, at home, on the job, and in their relationships…
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For colorists of all ages – 45 striking illustrations of officers in handsome military outfits, ladies in elegant daytime and evening dresses and children in apparel mirroring adult fashions. Captions.
Forty-five authentic illustrations of clothing from the 5th through mid-15th centuries, from the simple aprons, kirtles, and tunics of peasants to the bejeweled and fur-trimmed attire of the nobility. Introduction…
Coloring book panorama of late-18th-, early-19th-century French fashions. Detailed, accurate images of frock coats for the well-dressed man, pantaloons and shorter skirts for working classes, promenade gowns for ladies, plus…
This collection of 29 carefully researched illustrations include evening gowns, morning and afternoon dresses, and wedding apparel for women, as well as suits, vests, trousers, and handsome military uniforms.
Thirty pages of fashion highlight the distinctive, daring styles of the Jazz Age. Full-page images model sporty and casual outfits as well as formal wear trimmed with fringe, beading, and…
The full-skirted, narrow-waisted styles of the Victorian society appear in a lavish collection of 45 ready-to-colour line drawings. Lovingly adapted from vintage fashion magazines of the era. Captions.
Forty-five accurate depictions of 17th-century Puritans, an indentured servant, an English officer and his lady, pirates, a colonial merchant’s family of the mid-1700s, more. Descriptive captions.
