This was an "artsy" toy from the eighties. By using several thin plates (which you aligned on a board and colored/traced over with colored pencils) you could create an woman with interchangable fashionable outfits.
Go to Hasbro Game and Toy Instructions and if you scroll down there's some .pdf files showing how they're designed--would be pretty easy to duplicate if they're not still selling them, though I think used ones can be found online. Another variation on that which is currently in production is:
Hello Kitty Fashion Tracing Plates
Then Crayola's got these: