Paris Collection French Doll Fashions & Accessories by Sylvia Mac Neil (2000, Hardcover)

Fast delivery, well packed. This book has it all from history to patterns to pictures. Lots of information and patterns can be adjusted to fit your doll depending on the size. Great reading. This book will be well used in my household.

I am so glad I bought myself this book! It mixes French and Victorian history to explain the explosion of fashion during that time period. Incorporated into the center of these fashions, the artfully created and wonderfully accessorized fashion doll is described and photographed.
I was a little disappointed that the only fashions that are reviewed and provided for in pattern form are the dresses on the five dolls this book describes so well. I also think it would have been helpful to have had a step-by-step approach given for creating these beautiful dresses. Even as an experienced seamstress, I am sure that I will struggle with some of the tucks and linings. Still, it is a lovely resource and I will spend many hours perusing the pages...

Well worth getting for the french fashion enthusiest. the book has beautiful pictures of french fashion dolls. the patterns for the outfits are included and are well drawn and look easy to assemble. the author has the dolls posing in various spots around paris, the backgrounds really add to the ambiance of the dolls.