Hollywood Style Of The 30s 40s And 50s Paper Dolls

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.

Fabulous, familiar fashions from 3 decades of favorite films worn by stars such as Audrey Hepburn, Faye Dunaway and Meryl Streep. Featuring 3 beautiful dolls and 25 outfits from 25 fashionable films like Breakfast at Tiffany¿s, Love Story, Taxi Driver, The Birds, Annie Hall, Doctor Zhivago and others. Companion to David Wolfe's Hollywood Style of the 30s, 40s and 50s and Hollywood Confections.

Artist and movie buff, David Wolfe, turns back the cinematic clock to the 1940s and 50s for a paper doll book dedicated to the glamorous and often lethal leading ladies of Film Noir. The dark and sinister movies popular after WWII starred tough guy anti-heroes who were always entangled with dangerous dames portrayed by stars like Lauren Bacall, Joan Bennett, Rita Hayworth and Barbara Stanwyck. This sophisticated new book presents four femme fatale paper dolls who look sexy and chic in dozens of fashions from films such as Double Indemnity, The Maltese Falcon and The Lady from Shanghai. Included are seductive gowns, smartly tailored suits, playwear with pizzazz and sensational accessories. An essay by David explains the Film Noir genre and its fascination with fabulous '40s and '50s fashions.

"24 great actresses of the '40s, '50s, and '60s with costumes from their films"--Cover

Ava Gardner was a great star, a breathtaking beauty and famed celebrity, yet she came from humble beginnings and became a glamorous sophisticate. Artist David Wolfe has captured Ava Gardner's special allure in a new paper doll book for Paper Studio Press. A seductive portrait and a trio of Ava dolls grace the cover, designed to emulate the lush style of paper doll books of the 1950s. The carefully researched and beautifully rendered costumes include such hits as Show Boat, Mogambo, The Barefoot Contessa, One Touch of Venus and many more. The fashions in the book chart Ava Gardner's long career from her first film in 1941 through the following decades. They include both contemporary styles and period pieces. This new star vehicle paper doll is a must for movie fans and collectors of David Wolfe's inimitable artistic flair.

Sixteen movie stars, each with a glittering costume, include Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo, Jean Harlow, Rita Hayworth, Brigitte Bardot, Audrey Hepburn, Sophia Loren, Grace Kelly, Marilyn Monroe, and Elizabeth Taylor.

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.

Before she became a TV icon as Donna Stone in the long-running series, The Donna Reed Show, the beauteous star from Iowa had a very successful career as an top MGM contract player. She graced the silver screen in many hit films including The Portrait of Dorian Gray, Green Dolphin Street , The Human Comedy and The Last Time I Saw Paris. Her most famous role was that of Mary Bailey in the Frank Capra Christmas classic, It¿s a Wonderful Life. She won the 1953 Academy Award as Best Supporting Actress for From Here to Eternity. This new authorized paper doll book created by David Wolfe features two Donna Reed dolls and eight pages of costumes from many of her MGM films, from the early Shadow of the Thin Man in 1941 to The Benny Goodman Story in 1956, encompassing the very different fashion styles prevalent in two decades.