Fashion Face Off

Published January 13, 2018 Updated June 08, 2022

“Fashion Face Off” card game illustrated by Erin Petson for Laurence King Publishing, c.2011.

2011 United Kingdom Erin Petson Art & Design Fashion & Costume

“Fashion Face Off” is a card game illustrated by Erin Petson and published by Magma for Laurence King Publishing, c.2011. Showcasing creativity in female attire, women will always seek to find their identity through fashion. The cards include some heavenly and empowering designs although others are less than practical for day-to-day wear. The game is played similar to Top Trumps. See the Instructions and Credits

“Fashion Face Off” card game illustrated by Erin Petson, published by Magma for Laurence King, London, c.2011
“Fashion Face Off” card game illustrated by Erin Petson, published by Magma for Laurence King, London, c.2011

Above: “Fashion Face Off” card game illustrated by Erin Petson with research by Maia Adams, published by Magma for Laurence King, London, c.2011.

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By Matt Probert

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I have adored playing cards since before I was seven years old, and was brought up on packs of Waddington's No 1. As a child I was fascinated by the pictures of the court cards.

Over the next fifty years I was seduced by the artwork in Piatnik's packs and became a collector of playing cards.

Seeking more information about various unidentified packs I discovered the World of Playing Cards website and became an enthusiastic contributor researching and documenting different packs of cards.

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