Love of Lace Paper Dolls: 2 dolls and 15 Lacy Fashions from 1840 To 1956

Lace, the most romantic material ever created is the inspiration for this exquisite new paper doll book by Brenda Sneathen Mattox, the talented artist and fashion historian. This lovely new book portrays the popularity of delicate lace fashions through the decades. Two old-fashioned paper dolls have been created to become the perfect models to wear the lacy fashions so beautifully rendered in meticulous detail. From the grand lace extravagances of the Belle Epoch though the subsequent years, the history of lace in fashion is a sweet story charmingly told in eight pages of changing fashion that includes many kinds of lace; Chantilly, guipure, Nottingham, crochet and more. Fashions from 1840 to 1950 are represented including Queen Victoria's Honiton Lace Wedding Gown. Love of Lace  is a book that will delight paper doll collectors, fashion historians and everyone who loves a romance.