Donde esta mi chico latino

 

 Take me back to my sweet lavida
Find my love my dolce vita
Show me where I need to go
Donde esta mi chico latino
La la la la

I don't know what to say about this paper doll... It has a Latin look. I just like him and his outfits!

Paper doll by Jim Faraone, 1999

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Não sei o que dizer dessa paper doll... Tem um ar latino. Eu apenas gosto dele e de suas roupas!

Fatal dance

 

 Margaretha Gertruida Zelle (Leeuwarden, Netherlands, August 7, 1876 – Vincennes, France, October 15, 1917) known as Mata Hari, a Malay word meaning "Sun", but literally translated means "Eye of the day", lived as a famous exotic dancer, she invented and lived out different personalities to impress those around her and to survive a violent past and frequent the Parisian social scene.

 Mata Hari has become a beauty and fashion icon appreciated and desired by all. After years of success and full-house shows, when success began to fade, Mata Hari was preparing to return to the stage with a show about a priest who fell in love with a goddess, when the first world war broke out and boycotted the your plans.

  Her frequent travels around Europe put her under the scrutiny of the authorities and suspicions arise about the possibility that she is a spy. The German and French war archives keep Mata Hari's personal documents, now made public, which give us an idea of her personality, her contacts and the seventeen interrogations that led to her execution before the French platoon as a spy with the codename H- 21. 

 

 

 The real facts of her passionate and mysterious life, guided by glamour, alone would be enough to inspire the various film adaptations, documentaries and biographies that have been produced, dispensing with every part of the legend.  

George Fitzmaurice's Mata Hari (1931) a fictionalized movie of the life of Mata Hari with Greta Garbo

Josef von Sternberg's Dishonored (1932) with Marlene Dietrich playing the role of a spy inspired on Mata Hari

Jean-Louis Richard's Mata Hari, agent H21(1964) with Jeanne Moureau

Mata Hari continues to fill the collective imagination and also serves as inspiration for paper dolls.

 

Mata Hari by Jim Faraone from Infamous Women (1982)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From Tom Tierney's Greta Garbo: paper dolls in full color, 1985

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Greta Garbo Paper Dolls (2009) by Norma Lu Meehan with costumes from film Mata Hari

  See you soon!

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Margaretha Gertruida Zelle (Leeuwarden, Holanda, 7 de agosto de 1876 – Vincennes, França, 15 de outubro de 1917) conhecida como Mata Hari, uma palavra malaia que significa "Sol", mas traduzida literalmente significa "Olho do dia", viveu como uma famosa dançarina exótica, inventou e viveu diferentes personalidades para impressionar os que a rodeavam e para sobreviver a um passado violento e frequentar a cena social parisiense. Mata Hari tornou-se um ícone de beleza e moda apreciada e desejada por todos. Depois de anos de sucesso e shows de casa cheia, quando o sucesso começou a esmorecer, Mata Hari preparava-se para voltar aos palcos com um show sobre um padre que se apaixonou por uma deusa, quando estourou a primeira guerra mundial e o boicotou os seus planos. As suas frequentes viagens pela Europa colocam-n sob o escrutínio das autoridades e surgem suspeitas sobre a possibilidade de ser uma espiã. Os arquivos de guerra alemães e franceses guardam documentos pessoais de Mata Hari, agora tornados públicos, que nos dão uma ideia da sua personalidade, dos seus contactos e dos dezassete interrogatórios que levaram à sua execução diante do pelotão frances como espiã com o codinome H-21. Os fatos reais da  sua vida apaixonante e misteriosa, pautada pelo glamour, por si só já seriam suficientes para inspirar as diversas adaptações cinematográficas, documentários e biografias que foram produzidos, dispensando toda parte da lenda. Mata Hari continua preenchendo o imaginário coletivo e servindo de inspiração também para bonecas de papel.

A new star is born

... he is Lil Naxs in a amazing paper doll form by Helen Green published in W magazine. 😍 

A picture says more than a thousand words.

Lil Nas X Paper doll by Helen Green

 

 

Lil Naxs and Harry Styles Paper doll by Helen Green

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... ele é Lil Naxs em forma de boneca de papel por Helen Green. Uma imagem fala por mil palavras.

Rebel rebel

"There was a boy

A very strange enchanted boy
They say he wandered very far, very far
Over land and sea
A little shy and sad of eye
But very wise was he..."

 

Nature boy by Nat King Cole

Time May Change Me (Jan 2015)by Helen Green

 

I didn't grow up listening to David Bowie (b.8 January 1947 – d.10 January 2016)... I only heard a few songs on the radio. I am therefore not a connoisseur of Bowie's music. But I admired a lot to see how this man changed his look in a chameleon way, changed his persona and how he became an icon admired and followed by millions. A megastar! 

 

After seeing the film Velvet Goldmine by Todd Haynes, which was inspired by Bowie's universe, my curiosity for him increased. It was during the research I was doing to find his looks that I saw that not even the world of paper dolls was indifferent to him. There are loads of Bowie-inspired paper dolls. I share here some that I found.

 

Paper doll by Mel Elliot

Paper Doll Bowie by Mel Elliot

Paper doll by Paula Carrasco Cano

Published in Året Runt magazine

Published in Året Runt magazine

Paper doll by Claudia Varosio

Thin White Paper Doll Cutout by Heather Collett

Paper Ziggy by Kat Francis E

Amazing 70’s Bowie Paper Doll by Vodka Caramel

Paper doll by Electric sorbet

Paper doll by Serge Baeken

Paper doll fridge pin, unknown artist

 

 

 

 

Artwork by Amy Pearson

 

 

 

Bowies by Helen Green

 

I suggest you visit this page! See you to the next!

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Eu não cresci a ouvir David Bowie... ouvia apenas algumas músicas na rádio . Não sou por isso um conhecedor da música de Bowie. Mas admiro muito ao ver como este homem mudava de visual de forma camaleónica, mudava de personna e como se tornou um ícone admirado e seguido por milhões. Uma megastar!Depois de ver o filme Velvet Goldmine de Todd Haynes que se inspirava no universo de Bowie a minha curiosidade por ele aumentou. Foi durante as pesquisas que fazia para encontrar os visuais dele que vi que nem o mundo das paper dolls lhe ficou indiferente. Há imensos paper dolls com inspiração em Bowie.Partilho aqui algumas que fui encontrando.Até à proxima!

I knew I'd never see you again...

 

I started listening to Orville Peck at the beginning of the pandemic... his voice captivated me... like the siren song seduced the sailors of Ulysses. I traveled for hours listening him. To my surprise, he also appeared in a paper doll form, by Ívan García who reproduces his wonderful costumes in a cowboy chic aesthetic. 

This weekend listen to Orville Peck, visit Ívan García's website and play with paper dolls. 😍 

To the next!

 

 

Orville Peck paper doll by Iván García

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Comecei a ouvir Orville Peck no início da pandemia... a voz dele cativou-me...como o canto da sereia seduziu os marinheiros de Ulisses. Viajei durante horas a ouvi-lo. Para minha surpresa também apareceu em paper doll, pela mão de Ívan García que reproduz os seus maravilhosos outfits numa estética de cowboy chic. 

Este fim de semana ouçam Orville Peck, visitem o site de Ívan García e brinquem com paper dolls. 😍 

Até à próxima!

 

 

Happy new year to you all!

It's been a while since I've shared any content with you. This past year has left me in my tracks. Several events in my personal and professional life affected my willingness to update this blog. As I continue to have many visits to the blog, thanks to all visitors, I will look for new content and continue to share with you my creations and those I find from other artists and collectors.

I hope you had a happy holiday season and I hope this year brings you lots of good things, especially health and also lots of news in the world of paper dolls!

To the next!

Paper Patty a paper doll by Ash/Tenderhimbo, available on Etsy

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Já passou algum tempo que eu não partilho nenhum conteúdo convosco. Este ano que passou deixou-me de rastos. Vários acontecimentos na minha vida pessoal e profissional afetaram a minha disponibilidade para atualizar este blogue. Como continuo a ter muitas visitas no blogue, obrigado a todos os visitantes, vou procurar novos conteúdos e continuar a partilhar convosco as minhas criações e as que vou encontrando de outros artistas e colecionadores.

Espero que tenham tido umas boas festas e desejo que este ano vos traga muita coisa boa, principalmente saúde e também muitas novidades no mundo das paper dolls!

Até à próxima!