T: THE NEW YORK TIMES STYLE MAGAZINE: PAPER DOLLS
T: THE NEW YORK TIMES STYLE MAGAZINE: PAPER DOLLS
Eighteenth-century iterations of paper dolls — hand-painted figures marketed to wealthy Europeans — were nearly as rarefied as the real-life versions of the towering headdresses and ruffled gowns they wore. By the next century, advancements in printing technologies allowed for paper dolls to go mainstream as toys for children. And while these toys reinforced often limited notions of what a person (usually a woman) ought to be, they also acknowledged the multiplicity of selves that live within us all, and provided an affordable way for children to use fashion to experiment and escape (paper dolls were especially popular during the Great Depression).
For this project, T asked a handful of illustrators, artists and designers to dream up paper-doll outfits of their own — for figures created by Ilya Milstein — and the results feel anything but predictable. HOUSE OF CHOW were challenged to bring these outfits and paper dolls to life through stop motion animation and stills.
Eighteenth-century iterations of paper dolls — hand-painted figures marketed to wealthy Europeans — were nearly as rarefied as the real-life versions of the towering headdresses and ruffled gowns they wore. By the next century, advancements in printing technologies allowed for paper dolls to go mainstream as toys for children. And while these toys reinforced often limited notions of what a person (usually a woman) ought to be, they also acknowledged the multiplicity of selves that live within us all, and provided an affordable way for children to use fashion to experiment and escape (paper dolls were especially popular during the Great Depression).
For this project, T asked a handful of illustrators, artists and designers to dream up paper-doll outfits of their own — for figures created by Ilya Milstein — and the results feel anything but predictable. HOUSE OF CHOW were challenged to bring these outfits and paper dolls to life through stop motion animation and stills.
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HOUSE OF CHOW is the creative partnership of Photographer, David Chow and Creative Director, Haruko Hayakawa. We specialize in photography, content creation, 3D product visualization and branding. Want to chat about a project? Shoot us an email.