World of Wonder" -- Historical Fashion Paper Doll Newspaper Series Educating Western Audiences About the Diverse History of Fashion and Costume

Newark, New Jersey: The Star-Ledger, 2007. Very good to near-fine. Horizontal folds.. Complete uncut set of the four-part "World of Wonder" historical fashion paper doll series published in four subsequent issues of New Jersey's "The Star-Ledger" newspaper in February 2007. The series included male and female paper dolls with tabbed colorful outfits and accessories to cut out for the following time periods/places in fashion history: Ancient Egypt, Assyria, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome (Part 1); Turkey, Iran (Persia), India, and China (Part 2); Germany, Italy, France, and 20th century Western Dress (Part 3); indigenous peoples of the Far North, North America, Central America, and South America (Part 4). Highlights fashion and cultural customs that would not be familiar to readers of the paper, such as traditional foot binding in China. Note the inclusion of "20th century Western Dress", which encourages readers to analyze themselves through an anthropological/ethnographic lens. Interestingly, despite the series' clear commitment to diversity, it lacks any representation of peoples from Oceania (indigenous or otherwise). Each newspaper section is approx. 12 pp, and measures approx. 22" by 12.75". There are four sections total.