I've been thinking a lot about showing some love to my MM girls, expecially to Carla and Valeria, who are simply beautiful. At first I simply thought of finding inspiration in some of Robert Best's fashions for silkstone, in particular I adore Market Day Barbie
Then I decided that sewing some floral dresses and photoghraph them wouldn't do them justice. Ok, they are not poseable but they sure can strike that ONE pose....again Silkstone was a great source. As Mattel's latest campaing for silkstone is set in Rome, and I love Rome, I decided to make an exercise in photomontages.
But, at least in my mind, Rome+lovely girls=Roman Holidays!!!!
I must add that sometime ago I found on e-bay a wonderful blue Barbie Vespa for a nice price.
Mix everything together with my Redheaded Dolls Obsession, and you have "The Redhead Connection"!!!
But I can tell you Rome is a very special place. Each time I go there, even for a few hours for a meeting I feel elated, there's something in the air.
These are the dresses I sew for Valeria and Carla, they are now ready to see some wonderful places and meet interesting people......
Let me introduce you to Orso Maria. He and Carla are in front of the Coloseum, Orso Maria is one of the new guys and soon you shall see him in all his glory, all the girls here are crazy about him. He's wearing a black tailored suit (D&G style, at least that's what I was trying to do) and a piquet white shirt
Borgo Pio is a lovely neighborood on the outskirts of Vatican City
Valeria and Giacomo visiting the Caracalla's Thermae. Giacomo is wearing a nice blue sweater I made out of a sock, and a pair of simple jeans. So far I can tell you he is Samuele little brother. More about him soon!
And before leaving Giacomo shows Valeria around Rome by night. This is Piazza di Spagna, the atmosphere is pure magic!
Don't know yet if this is going to be the first of a series, but it was real fun!!! Possibly the Redhead Connection should present the "grand tour of Italy": Cinqueterre, Florence, Rome and Venice, let's see if I can keep up with my sewing and photomontages and all the projects around here!!! Maybe a "yearly instalment" LOL....hope you'll be patient enough....
As it took me ages to prepare this, our soundtrack shall be: Morcheeba "Rome wasn't built in a Day"
See you soon
Kisses, Billa
The dresses are lovely and a great photo montage! I have never been to Italy, so it is nice of you to share your pictures. As alway, it is great how you combine your dolls with scenery from your travels.
ReplyDeleteThank you Phyllis, this way even MM are not too boring! I love sharing pictures of places I love. This blog is becoming a way to put together all my diverse interests, and putting together different things is real fun, I'm really happy you enjoyed this one!
DeleteThis is a great post Billa! I enjoyed it very much :-). The poster you made is lovely, like a real movie poster. Lovely pictures, lovely dolls, I'm in a vacation mood now :-)! xx
ReplyDeleteThank you Night Owl, I'm very happy you're in a vacation mood. Actually I do these posts to get myself in a vacation mood.....it has been raining for weeks now, at least the girls are having fun in sunny places (Odette and Carlo are in Oman and they will post soon some pics!)
DeleteBilla, I love still love (and use) my Barbies because, as you said, they take that one perfect pose! Everything about this post was beautiful and VERY "Roman Holiday!" And, my dear, we have the same tastes! I was very tempted to buy a Vespa for my dolls after seeing it in a local miniatures shop here in Paris! Big hugs!!
ReplyDeleteHi April, as far as MM goes, it is just a matter to try to use creative angles to make them look different, and I love to mix them with the poseable boys and girls.
DeleteI know there are some beautiful 1/6 scale "lambretta" available, and I'm resisting to buy one, as everybody here is mad about this vespa!
Kisses
Hello from Spain: I do not know Rome. Your mounts are fabulous. Stunning floral dresses. Great dolls. Your photos are works of art. Keep in touch
ReplyDeleteHi Marta, work of art is a bit too much! Girls, Boys and me are flattered.
DeleteKisses Billa
How lucky are you to get to visit Rome twice a year! Just curious, what do you do? All of the fashions are very nice. Love Borg's suit.
ReplyDeleteHi Vanessa! I'm director for financial risks insurance for a major insurance broker. it's a bit of a stressful job (you can imagine since the worldwide financial crisis of 2008)....this is the reason why I try to keep my mental sanity travelling as often as I can (for fun) and sew tons of doll's dresses in my spare time! But it is a job that allows me to be in Rome twice a year and in Florence twice a month, so I really can't complain! LOL
DeleteSuits for guys are my new obsession: I've sewn five of them already. But I'm not yet completely satisfied with the fitting of the jacket, in time you'll see all of them