Offered here as one lot are Doll Costuming magazines issued in 2001 (5 issues). This is the the first year of publication of the magazine and includes the PREMIERE COLLECTOR’s edition of January 2001. Only 5 magazines are published in Volume 1 (2001): January, April, July, September, and November. All are in excellent condition - nothing missing, no folds or tears. Inserts are all attached.
Doll Costuming magazine premiered with this collection. Every issue includes a ready-to-use pullout pattern, complete costuming projects (from historical period pieces to modern masterpieces), instructions to create perfect accessories, profiles of the worlds foremost doll costumers and collectors, expert answers to your questions, and thought-provoking guest editorials.
Issues from 2001 include Pattern Drafting 101, Edwardian Elegance, Custom Doll Shoes (January); Elegant Beaded Bags, Oriental Costume, Worth Evening Gown (April); Doll Jewelry, Tropical Wedding Gown (July); Corset and Stockings, Gloves, Gibson Girl (September); Russian Costuming, Reception Gown, creating your own matching purse and slippers (November). Also included are some great fashion history: Edwardian, Gibson Girl, the elaborate dresses of Empress Eugenie, and the radical departure in fashionable modes led by the American teenage girl Irene Castle.
It’s a great, high quality, doll collector magazine. Articles are researched with much care and presented with descriptions, quality photographs, and visual assistance for undertaking and completing any included projects. It is definitely a valued addition to any serious doll collector’s collection. And, fun to scroll through and see what other people of like minds think, say, and do.
Again, condition of the magazines is excellent!