All Time Great Fashion Icons Of The 20th Century Paper Dolls And Commentary By David Wolfe

Fashion expert, David Wolfe, has created a gorgeous paper doll wardrobe representing twenty-five movie costumes that influenced fashion during Hollywood's Golden Era for three classic fashion figures. David also offers commentary on the fashions, designers, stars and movie studios of these three important decades in movie history.

Truly one of the greatest icons in Hollywood history, Marlene Dietrich is an exceptional subject as the star of a fabulous new paper doll book. Artist David Wolfe, who is also a respected fashion authority, has carefully researched the great star's fascinating fashion image, both on the screen and in her personal life. He says, "Creating this book was a thrill because it was challenged to capture the extravagant, exotic glamour of this truly unique star." The book features a trio of Dietrich dolls on the covers, representing the legendary exotic beauty at three periods in her life; the '30s, '40s and '50s. More than 20 outfits are beautifully rendered in the eight pages that include the early spectacular designs of Travis Banton and continue throughout her career to the astonishing bejewelled and feathered costumes she wore in her mythic concert appearances. This authorized book is sure to be treasured by paper doll collectors, cinema buffs and fashionistas.

A beautiful book celebrating creations by eight great fashion designers who helped to put New York on the same global trend-setting plateau as Paris, Milan and London. Meticulously rendered high fashions in luxurious fabrics and gorgeous colors featured on eight pages of great expressions of All-American style and taste. Designer credits are a Who's of American genius: Calvin Klein, Bill Blass, Geoffrey Beene, Donna Karan, Oscar de la Renta, Halston, Diane von Furstenberg and Ralph Lauren. Illustrated by Norma Lu Meehan with commentary by fashion authority David Wolfe.

Queen Elizabeth I was one of history's most fascinating, powerful and brilliant characters. England enjoyed a golden age during her long and turbulent reign. Her life has inspired many screen treatments, movies and television, and this book showcases the queen as portrayed Bette Davis, Cate Blanchett, Vanessa Redgrave, Judi Dench, Helen Mirren and Glenda Jackon. Costumes from many of the successful motion picture and television versions of the life and loves of the Virgin Queen including The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex, The Virgin Queen, Elizabeth, Elizabeth R and Shakespeare in Love. Part of a new series by artist and Hollywood fashion historian David Wolfe, this is a super-sized book with six star paper dolls on a cardstock centerfold plus ten pages of clothes!

Famed fashion illustrator turned paper doll artist, Jim Howard, continues his series of high fashion paper doll books that define style, decade by decade. His elegant freestyle artwork perfectly captures the essence of each decade. This new eight page volume represents the extreme fashion swings of the turbulent 1920s when style went from post-war romanticism to streamlined Art Deco. Every page is a work of art with the paper fashions depicted in a moody background, a sketch in Jim Howard's instantly recognizable art style. Included in the book are chic creations for daytime and evening by famous designers such as Chanel, Lucile, Doucet, Molyneux, Lanvin and Patou. A trio of mannequin paper dolls reflects the mood swing of the Roaring Twenties, the emergence of the flapper and the lavish luxury of French haute couture. Add this new 1920s book to the collection of COUTURE paper dolls, a body of work by one of the truly great fashion illustrators of the 20th Century. Previously published volumes still available: COUTURE: Alluring Feminine Fashions of the 1930s and COUTURE: Sublime Fashions of the 1950s.

David Wolfe's Fashions that Rocked and Wrecked the Red Carpet is a paper doll book for collectors, movie fans and awards show viewers. In it, the artist and fashion authority has chosen his own winners and losers seen on the red carpet over the years. Included are infamous fashion flops worn by Bjork and Cher, gorgeous gowns seen on Gwyneth Paltrow and Jennifer Lawrence, sexy sensations on Halle Berry and Eva Longoria. Four glamour girl paper dolls wear the 23 fashions, stylish winners that rocked it and even more fun, the flops that wrecked it. Included is an essay explaining the red carpet's history and its importance for fashion today.

"Classic Drama Queens" pays tribute to stars and costume designs as seen on the screen in the '30s, '40s and '50s...Hollywood's Historic Golden Age. The first volume of a super-sized new series, "David Wolfe's History of Hollywood Fashions," provides 6 paper dolls and 10 pages of costumes by famous designers for silver screen star, plus authoritative commentary by David Wolfe, the popular artist and Hollywood fashion historian. Classic Drama Queens features Joan Crawford, Greta Garbo, Bette Davis, Irene Dunne, Greer Garson and Loretta Young, famous leading ladies from Hollywood's Golden Age. They starred in many important dramatic films, always dressed in beautiful costumes that added to their star quality. This new book, the first in a projected on-going series, spotlights 33 creative costume designs executed by talented designers including Adrian, Edith Head, Robert Kalloch, Bonnie Cashin and Orry-Kelly, among others from any of Hollywood's greatest hits including Now, Voyager, Mildred Pierce, Mrs. Miniver, The Women, Queen Christina, Camille and Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?

Mix and match fashions to your heart's content! Just like a real stylist, you can create your own looks, pulling pieces from eight different trends: Romantic, Sporty, Uniform, Futuristic, Minimal, Exotic, Gypsy, Nostalgic. Pop Trends Paper Dolls features three dolls with the same body so they can wear each other's clothes. And what a wardrobe of interchangeable garments they have! Artist and former fashion trend forecaster David Wolfe designed 90 fashion items and accessories representing timeless trends for endless opportunities of creating your own custom looks. Mix a sporty top with exotic pants or a uniform jacket with a nostalgic plaid skirt. Have fun mixing and matching dresses, coats and jackets, shirts, skirts and blouses, accessories¿ and more! Plus a fun pop trivia quiz and fashion trend essay.