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It's all Robyn's fault
I've admitted here that I have a terrible weakness for illustrations and illustrators, and now this: Robyn the Enabler sent me the link to The Gallery of Paper Dolls.
These are not playthings, please understand. The dolls are the work of the artist Donald Henricks, someone with a very long and impressive list of fashion credits to his name. Just look at his rendition of Captain Wentworth from Persuasion, and note the attention to detail. And the really tight breeches.
You know that I write historical fiction, and I put a lot of energy and effort into getting the details right. That includes clothing. Which means that I have an obligation to study some of Mr. Hendricks' designs, especially the ones of Austen's characters in stories set in the time period I'm writing about.
That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.
While you're over there, be sure to look at Nijinsky and at Alice and Wonderland and -- well, hell. Look at all of them.
August 28, 2005 09:14 PM
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Sorry, honey, but you know I can't help myself..
. Quote of the week (from Bookslut via Cassandra):
"If television's a babysitter, the internet is a drunk librarian who won't shut up."
Posted by: robyn at August 29, 2005 05:27 AM
That is one addictive site. I am partial to the Heathcliff one. Very handsome. Beautiful representations of some of my favorite fictional characters. Loved the Hiliary Clinton one, too. Thanks for sharing it Robyn and Sara.
Posted by: Susan at August 29, 2005 10:37 AM
Any site this well-researched just demands to be shared with someone who can appreciate Captain Tightpants, um, Wentworth. As Bookslut says (via Cassandra): "If television's a babysitter, then the internet is a drunken librarian who won't shut up."
Posted by: robyn at August 29, 2005 04:35 PM
I LOVE that site. A co-worker of mine directed me to it, and I bought a few of the paper dolls and framed and hung them. (Becky Sharp was a no-go, however. A good character you can see in your mind, and the Legacy Pride Becky was so not working for me.)
Posted by: Sarah at August 31, 2005 06:41 PM