New Releases by Tom Tierney

This tribute to the beloved pontiff features paper dolls with a full array of papal attire, from the ordination robe to the mitre and crosier. Includes captions and biographical notes.

The History of Swimwear Paper Dolls make a Big Splash! The late Tom Tierney''s prolific body of work and phenomenal success made him "The King of Paper Dolls." Before his passing, the talented artist created works yet to be published by Paper Studio Press. The History of Swimwear was one piece of that legacy. It is a paper doll book in the polished style of Tom, based on careful research and a keen appreciation of fashion history. The book contains four dolls (three females and one male), who wear the eight pages of swimwear, beginning with ancient Grecian styles and ending with today''s abbreviated bikinis. It shows swimwear through the years, from the totally enclothed 19th century, through the modest Gay ''90s and on to tanks and stockings of the ''20s, maillot suits of the ''30s, midriff styles of the ''40s, the cabana look and bikinis of the ''50s, surfer trunks of the ''70s and on up to the sexy swimsuits of today. Included is Tom''s own essay charting the fascinating fashion and social attitudes reflected in swimwear.

Two dolls with 30 costumes model the aristocratic American styles worn by the Vanderbilts, Astors, Belmonts, and other patrician ladies from the 1870s through the early 1900s. Notes.

Ann Sheridan, Rita Hayworth, Lana Turner, Hedy Lamarr, Dorothy Lamour, Veronica Lake, Gene Tierney, and Maria Montez in gowns by Adrian, Travis Banton, Jean Louis, Edith Head, Oleg Cassini, Vera West, and other top Hollywood designers. A must for paper doll fans and lovers of costume design and film history. 16 plates.

Wedding and coronation gowns, casual wear, dress uniforms and suits for Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Prince Charles and his two brothers, Princess Diana, the royal children, and more. 26 dolls.

Carefully researched, accurately detailed collection captures the spirit of the decade after World War II. 10 dolls depict 3 generations of a family whose wardrobe includes beach wear, lounging outfits, dress suits for the men and women and formal wear. Also: a hula hoop and a Davy Crockett coonskin hat. 31 costumes. Notes.

10 dolls, 30 costumes: single-breasted suits, cuffed slacks, tuxedos for men; ankle-length dresses, casual skirts, jacket, bobby socks, and saddle shoes for the ladies. Notes. 16 plates.

"See-through" dress, miniskirts, bold bright colors, "kooky" accessories, and more for two dolls. Spectacular apparel by Mary Quant, Paco Rabanne, Oscar de la Renta, and others. Captions. 32 costumes.

Practical archive of 67 crisp business and office-related subjects: secretaries taking dictation, clerks filing, conferences, typewriters, desk-top computers, floppy disks, coffee mugs, many more. Each in 3 sizes to eliminate need for statting.

Detailed, accurate renderings of 2 dolls, 28 costumes — Queen Victoria''s wedding gown, evening dress by Worth, Dolly Varden walking suit, more.

Considering the frequency with which illustrators, artists, and commercial designers need a "pretty face" ? an attractive, appealing portrait of a woman ? it is surprising a book of this kind has only appeared. At last, here it is ? a handy gallery of women''s heads, smoothly drafted in various poses and activities, all ready-to-use and royalty-free. Noted commercial and fashion artist Tom Tierney offers new designs in sharp black-and-white printed on one side of a page: feminine heads looking, laughing, talking, working, making up, playing, and just being contemporary. The cross-section of types, ages, and styles add to the effectiveness of this collection, as do the numerous frames and borders, the mirror-image repetition of most designs, and the same design repeated in different sizes. Use these profiles, three-quarter, and full faces to advertise, decorate, and embellish, or to stand as complete designs themselves.

3 paper dolls of Miss Garland -- as teenager, adult, and older woman -- and 30 gorgeous costumes highlighting memorable career.

Pavlova...Nijinsky...the Russian dance virtuosi who created the ballet superstar. Here they are elegantly captured in the form of 2 paper dolls with 30 costumes from their roles. Paper dolls faithful facsimiles; costumes rendered from Benois, Bakst, Paquin originals. Dances, dates, full-color delight for collector, dance lover.

8 lovely female superstars, each with 4 accurately rendered costumes from her films: Julia Roberts (Pretty Woman), Gwyneth Paltrow (Shakespeare in Love), Catherine Zeta-Jones (Entrapment), Halle Berry (Introducing Dorothy Dandridge), Jodie Foster (Anna and the King), Meg Ryan (When Harry Met Sally), Drew Barrymore (Never Been Kissed), and Nicole Kidman (Moulin Rouge).

Clothing styles from all classes during the Byzantine Empire are depicted here in more than 80 drawings. Included are examples of royal wedding garb, a shepherd in a short tunic, a court dancer, a court dignitary, a merchant, a naval officer, body armor of Roman warriors, a priest, and the robes of the Emperor Constantine. Captions accompany the illustrations.

The ill-fated French Queen became the fashion paragon of the 18th century, thanks to the able assistance of her dressmaker, Rose Bertin. This lavish paper doll collection features 2 figures portraying the Queen and her stylist, accompanied by 15 sumptuous costumes. Meticulous, accurate notes provide detailed descriptions for the dazzling array of apparel.

Costumes for the American civil rights leader and his wife: wedding attire, casual wear, dress suits worn during the Selma-to-Montgomery march and the "I have a dream" speech, Mrs. King's black suit worn at her husband's funeral, and more. Also includes outfits for the couple's 4 children. 6 dolls and 19 costumes.

French fashions reigned supreme during the first half of the 20th century - from ostentatious gowns featuring the hourglass look by Callot Soeurs, to feminine evening dresses of the Fifties by Jacques Fath. In between came the "boyish" tubular look of the Twenties; suits and dresses that were wide at the shoulders and slim at the hips during the Thirties, and a "New Look" dependent on the lavish use of fabric during the Forties. Tom Tierney's carefully researched and expertly rendered collection featuring 50 years of French high fashion includes three dolls modeling haut couture apparel by Schiaparelli, Paquin, Poiret, Lanvin, Patou, Worth, Lelong, Chanel, Grés, Ricci, Balenciaga, Dior, and 18 other fashion giants. Descriptive notes accompany a costume extravaganza that will delight paper doll fans, collectors, and fashion designers alike. 3 dolls and 32 full-color costumes.