Further proof that Sweden produces the most fantastic things.
I got Twitter-friended the other day by Blogue & clawmoney* and went to go check out their latest. Am super into the Blogue posts... same kind of schizophrenic fashion interests and penchant for amusement as mine... plus treasures like these FANTASTIC 1960's SWEDISH PAPER DOLLS. omg. I'm convinced that Sweden is the coolest country around, producing only the very most stylish and badass people (except me, I'm only half Swede. Damn shame.), fashion, art and Vikings. These prove my point. Tom Tierney, reigning American (English?) paperdoll king of the 20th century, whose dollies I had a zillion of as a child, somehow manages to make all his dolls reek of stuffiness. I doubt he ever did anyone particularly cool (though I did get his Obama family as a gift last month...). Sweden, on the other hand, churned out paper dolls of Brigitte Bardot, Twiggy, CHER...along with some pretty bangin' outfits. I would happily take mini Brigitte's outfits, above, any day.
*(clawmoney = cute streetwearish brand with the most amaaaazing peacock feather earrings in silver and gold. I die.)
**anyone know what DE UNGAS SIDOR means?
8 comments:
Agreed. Would move there if it wasn't THAT cold.
Maybe you should check out this book of Tom Tierney's... I've never seen it, though, so maybe it's stuffy on the inside too :) Great paper doll find though!
liana-
WHOA. WHOAWHOAWHOA. My mind is blown. So much more amazing than I ever guessed Tom Tierney to be. How did you find this? CRAZY!
[Amazon Product Description for yall:
You'll love this new deluxe edition of an underground classic. Meet 37 outrageous, sexy, glamorous swinging singles and socialites at a fabulous Manhattan cocktail party hosted by "Aunt Mary." A parade of gay and lesbian stereotypes are trotted out in paper doll form for perusal in this reprint of the iconic, highly collectible Attitudes book first released by renown paper doll artist Tom Tierney in 1979. This new volume has been recreated, now in full color and with six new characters, to commemorate one of the early books in a long series of paper doll books for which Tierney has become famous. Enjoy hairdressers, movie stars, millionaires, models, drag queens, and others, each nearly naked in seductive loungerie, and with character appropriate clothing.]
totally agree with you! I'd love to visit Sweden and be as stylish as most swedish bloggers.
Ahh, you MUST visit Vienna:) I wasn't born here but it feels exactly like home. LOVE it.
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That's one very chic paper doll! I'd love to visit Sweden one day.
i loved those paper dolls as a child. it is cool. and im always jealous of sweden.
i love your blog girl, ive just revamped my site and collecting cool blogs for my link list, your my first us blog.
hope you can link me back :)
Y'all, my sweet and world-traveling stepmom just provided the translation for us: "de ungas sidor" means "The Children's Pages."
A ha! So wait, this means that everyday Swedish kids were clipping Twiggy dolls out of the newspaper while Americans were stuck with "Junior Jumble"? JEEEEZ.
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