Snip, snip, snip with scissors; around the base, along the curves and, finally, the last snipe. Dolls dressed in colorful swimsuits are standing nearby, waiting for the final cut of the wardrobe. The watches embedded in their story were knocked out and small fingers bent to change the outfit.
Are you old enough to remember the joy of paper dolls? If not, all is not lost, paper dolls are still on the shelves of bookstores and supercenters or are accessible via the Internet. Although their numbers are not as large as in the era of the puppet industry. They are still around. Many people appreciate their playfulness associated with childhood, but as the most desirable collection on the planet. Assembling a paper doll requires very little storage space, which is maintained only when assembling stamps for minimal space. Dolls are an inexpensive pleasure that is not a lost art. Some publishing companies even attempted to replicate older dolls due to lack of time, making it possible to own even some of the most dated dolls.
Two-dimensional figures, accompanied by the best wardrobe over a period of time, were a significant luxury during the 1700s. Many of the finished dolls were designed for adult entertainment with included stages. By the mid-1800s, paper dolls were made in Europe and the United States, but were still considered a luxury until paper became more accessible and accessible. Magazines even offered paper dolls on their pages. This practice appeared quite recently, like the 1990s, when Sue Shanahan created a new, modern version of the beloved and wildly popular Betsy McCall.
The popularity of paper dolls was not lost in the marketing industries in several industries in the 1930-1940s and 1950s. Some of the product leaders of the time who took advantage of this phenomenon were Pillsbury, Baker (chocolate), Singer (sewing machines), Clark (threads), Lyon and McLaughlin (both coffees). Later advertisements in magazines in which the dolls will be used include the sale of clothes for children, fabrics, cars, nail polish and soap.
These fabulous pieces of paper were not always colorful and not always human. Some dolls required the addition of a picture, due to which many children are busy designing their own fashion. The dolls included inanimate objects and animals. Popular dolls that have been available for the last two hundred years included royalty, public leaders, movie stars, fantastic fairy-tale characters, family groups, stuffed animals, and even cherubs.
In the 1940s and 1950s, a new kind of marketing appeared in the comic industry. Publishers took advantage of the love of paper dolls and created free dolls for some comics. The appeal went beyond the new client base - girls. Publishers encouraged people to submit original designs for clothing / costumes for comic characters. Comics will display the designer's name with each equipment selected. This ingenious strategy appears in books through the 1950s.
Popularity weakened in the 1960s with the growth of the three-dimensional industry of fashion dolls, but this did not prevent many people from creating and collecting paper dolls. A quick online auction search will prove this fact. Dig a little deeper and search at http://www.google.com, http://www.yahoo.com or http://www.msn.com and you will find many very talented artists still creating beautiful pieces art. The search will even provide you with many free resources to start assembling a paper doll.
