Help!!! My 1st grader has brought home a paper doll we need to decorate in a traditional Christmas outfit from another country he wants to do Mexico or Italy. (no clue why) I have searched the web for 2 days and I cannot find anything usable I am a very visual person and have to see a picture. I am hoping you all are better googlers than me. Any suggestions will be very appreciated.
Thank you all so much for your help. My son found a picture that he liked and we made it. It turned out very cute. I want to give a special thanks to Denise Marie who also gave us a cake recipe and was lots of help. With her help she made my Son's project very special.
They wore the same things they did everyday. Just do a google image search for "traditional italian clothing" and use festive holiday colors and some sparkle. You could even make a gondolier with a Santa hat and red scarf. Same thing if you want to to do Mexican - think sombrero. I hope this helps :}
There's a website makingfriends.com that has some paper doll outfits you can look at to get some ideas.
I found this for traditional Italian Christmas clothing...
"Their traditional Christmas outfits for men are white long sleeve shirts with collars. On top of that shirt they wear a knitted brown vest with ragged lines on them. They top the final layer with a long, brown plaid coat."
There wasn't a picture but it seems pretty simple especially since it's a boy. Good luck! :)
Hi.
The santa claus in Italy is actually a woman that is in search of Jesus. Her name is Befana. Good Luck!
Hope this helps,
~K.
Here is a link for authentic mexican costumes there are several: http://www.costumzee.com/tag/mexican/
This link is for mens authentic Italliam costumes for men:
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?_adv_prop=im...
Didn't find anyting for women at the Italy site
http://www.feliznavidadsedona.com/Images/Fig-MexicanSanta...
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://p.images.bl... - starting about 29 seconds in you see a lot of great outfits.
Tons and tons! Just hit "pause" when you see something you want to make.
L.
A.,
Wow...I considered this a personal challenge just to see what I could find on the net for you! LOL! I struck out in Italy. Sorry. Mexico was much easier.
Here are some websites for you to get some visuals:
http://www.mymercadomexicanimports.com/index.cfm/fa/subca...
This one shows a beautiful, embroidered, white dress that is traditional for the celebration of a Mexican Fiesta, church Kernez or December 12 - the Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Here's a cheater thought for you....could you put the doll in a sleigh with a Santa? Kinda like a Dora's Christmas video?
I found this site informative (with pictures!):
http://www.facts-about-mexico.com/mexican-clothing.html
I liked this picture, too! Very holiday-ish looking:
http://www.bronners.com/1124706.html If you cannot see this pic, I went to http://www.shopzilla.com/mexican-holiday-clothing/search and I clicked on the Mexican Girl Glass Ornament.
Best of luck!
L.
