Brenda Sneathen Mattox

With a nod (and a wink) to the calendar art of Gil Elvgren, Earl Moran, George Petty, and others, this tantalizing paper doll book salutes the seductive pin-up art of the 1940s and '50s. Whether dressed as a French maid or a cowgirl, ironing or taking a bubble bath, the dolls project a sexy self-confidence, suggested …

From farthingales to empire waistlines to hoopskirts to bustles to hobble skirts to streamlined shifts, the fashion silhouette is ever changing. Waistlines wander. Sleeves explode. Bosoms rise and fall. This new paper doll book by antique fashion expert and talented artist, Brenda Sneathen Mattox, explores the shape …