A new Paper Studio Press book takes a turnabout look at eight decades of fashion. Historian and artist Brenda Sneathen Mattox has created this new view of paper dolls from the back, focusing on fashion's shifting shape from bustles in the 1880s to the extremes of the 1950s. Included also are hourglass gowns from the 1950s, flapper frocks from the 1920s, slinky barebacks of the 1930 and more. This collectible new book is sure to please fans of antique and vintage fashion. Two classic models turn their backs on Grand Entrances and instead make Grand Exits with 16 gowns that show how backwards glances reveal beautiful details, artfully rendered by the popular artist.

This stunning collectible features four costumed dolls and more than two dozen richly detailed original outfits inspired by the House of Worth and other preeminent designers of luxury clothing during the Gilded Age. The costumes accurately depict the lavish dresses and suits worn throughout this glamorous period, which dates from the late 1860s to the late 1890s. Includes a full-color scene on the inside covers.

Zelda and Scott Fitzgerald...the "Lost Generation."..illustrations by John Held, Jr....the "It" girl...Lucky Linda...Louise Brooks...prosperity, seemingly endless, and the inevitable crash. The Twenties loom large in the American imagination as a decade unto itself, a brief span of years, but with a style all its own.

Two lifelike paper dolls and 30 haute couture outfits by Chanel, Paquin, Jacques Heim, Mainbocher, Pauline Trigere, Givenchy, Cardin, Norell, other greats. Full Color. Publisher's Note. Captions.

3 dolls model 32 costumes created by fashion giants during the first half of the 20th century -- from ostentatious gowns of the early 1900s featuring the hourglass look by Callot Soeurs, to Jacques Fath's feminine evening dresses of the 1950s. Also apparel by Schiaparelli, Paquin, Poiret, and 27 other great designers.

Three dolls, 28 costumes capture the highlights of St. Laurent's distinguished career: a Mondrian-inspired dress, a satin-trimmed tuxedo, a day dress in the "trapeze" style, and much more.