
it's a doll's house and we're living in it (with Dr. Jillian Hernandez)
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The History of Paper Dolls
Paper dolls are two-dimensional figures and they could represent a vast variety of subjects such as people animals or object. They were also mostly used as toys for both adults and children however early dress makers also used a version of a paper doll eight inches tall with joints made of thread she designed and model clothing. Many of these dolls had permanently printed costumes because of how fast you could print paper paper dolls became a favorite medium for spreading information about fashion trends in the early 19th century. After world war two france's fashion industry was basically moot and that's because of the war it was hard to build back any industry. In the post war era we also got a lot of fashion dolls that were
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