Empire Fashions

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Summary: ALL OF TOM TIERNEY'S PAPERDOLL COLLECTION
Review: I HIGHLY RECOMMEND TOM TIERNEY'S ENTIRE PAPERDOLL COLLECTION. THE AGE LIMITS YOU HAVE SET ARE FAR TOO RESTRICTIVE. ONLY WE ANCIENTS HAVE A BETTER APPRECIATION OF HIS WORK. I AM A COSTUME DESIGNER, AND OWN A COSTUME SHOP, AND EVEN THOUGH I HAVE VOLUMES OF BOOKS ABOUT HISTORY AND COSTUMING IN MY PERSONAL LIBRARY, I KEEP MR. TIERNEY'S PAPERDOLL BOOKS IN MY SHOP, NOT FOR SALE, BUT FOR INSTANT RESEARCH FOR MY CUSTOMERS WHO MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH THE ERA THEY NEED FOR THEIR COSTUME. NOT ONLY ARE HIS DRAWINGS WONDERFUL, AND I AM VERY JEALOUS OF HIS DRAWING ABILITY, BUT HIS CHRONOLOGY IS ACCURATE, ALONG WITH THE BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION HE GIVES OF THE PERSONALITY AND OR GARMENT HE HAS RENDERED. I FIND HIS WORK INVALUEABLE IN MY BUSINESS. THEN AGAIN I HAVE NOT GROWN UP YET, AND REFUSE TO DO SO, AND JUST LIKE TO CUT SOME OF THEM OUT, AND USE THEM FOR DISPLAY PURPOSES, ALWAYS GIVING MR TIERNEY FULL CREDIT, AND NEW FANS FOR HIM.

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Summary: Good
Review: I own four of Tierney's coloring books. The Empire Fashions book is well drawn in terms of the clothing, but the people's proportions, especially the women, seem a bit off. I like the addition of pages of hairstyles and accessories, and the two page spread with the drawing of Napoleon crowning Josephine is good as it gives historical perspective to the book.