of canes, parasols and umbrellas. Monsieur and Madame Farge became inspired to use their skills to develop scaled items perfect for the wonderful poupée Enfantine (young lady doll) that Huret created. All manner of other craftsmen, artisans and manufacturers soon followed suit, creating every necessity and luxury imaginable and often priced the same or higher than their life-size counterparts. Many dollmakers began to adopt the wise marketing strategy Huret used for sizing her doll to a standard of 17.7-18-inches. This became the ideal size of most fashion dolls and allowed these magical furnishings to be used for most poupées or lady dolls. The poupée had grand selections of everything required to be properly groomed, attired and amused in the manner of a Parisian lady. Layers of undergarments gave the desired shape and contours to a multitude of gowns for every occasion. From heels to boots, her feet were well clad. Short gloves for daytime or sophisticated, long gloves for an evening soiree were a must, along with delicate fans, fringed parasols to shade the sun, sturdy umbrellas to ward off the 120 FALL 2019