Growing up, my idea of a good time involved strapping my brother’s plastic toy traffic cones to my head, throwing a sheet over them and calling myself Maid Marian. I glued things together and painted on the walls, played piano poorly and used refrigerator boxes for impromptu puppet show theaters. The one thing I never did was play with dolls—until now.

Between living in Manhattan, being a Store Adorer and going to Parsons, I’ve become my own doll, a template for extravagant games of dress-up and whimsical fantasies played out through various getups and constantly changing style. And this season I’ve noticed, as ultra-femininity maintains its hold on boutique fashion, that designers are trotting out garments bringing to mind the tea parties and porcelain lips, lace crinoline and rosy cheeks of childhood playthings.

This frothy white Phillip Lim shirtdress evokes the nighties and frilly underskirts of antique porcelain figures. I can just see it sitting on a glass shelf, arranged around tiny muslin legs. Luckily, it’s our size ($595 at Aloha Rag).

For the modern doll, this Doucette Duvall retro shift is prim and proper with an edge. The side buttons and slightly belled sleeves make this dress part Jackie-O, part Audrey Hepburn, and all picture-perfect. ($390 at Kaight, made from all recycled vintage materials.)

Barbara Feinman Millinery is an altar to girlhood in its own right, bringing us back to the future of hats—no longer an outdated extravagance, toppers like these are incredible scene-stealers. This gunmetal taffeta bow cocktail hat ($225) and the everyday “ginormous rose” beret ($110) both look like they walked onto 9th Street off an art-deco figurine.

Doll collectors know the feeling of peeling back a doll’s skirts and looking at her perfectly molded feet, often tucked inside little booties. The booties looked exactly like these LAMB button heels, perfectly updated for us with their round toes and stunning stilettos ($520 at Shopbop.)