Kenzo for Mafalda

I was looking for some "new" ideas and Kenzo came to my mind, so I've checked the collections from the last couple of years, andI found this great jumpsuit from Kenzo's 2013 spring collection (in fact I found several ideas that I'm going to pick from that collection).

I thought it was perfect for Agnese, who has been waiting for her magic moment for a long time now, but after sewing the dress (Odette is usually my mannequin) I tried to put it on Agnese and I made a very unpleasant surprise: no handspeak system on her!!! I checked on the web and found out this system was not yet in use when IT released London By Night Ayumi. I like her the same but it was a huge disappointment. So I tried the jump suit of the FR2 girls, and it fitted, then on Margherita (FR Tall body) and it looked ok.
But I was not pleased with how it looked with her huge bust, so I finally settled for Mafalda.
So she was off to the Riviera for this photosession. I picked Nice this time, and let me tell you, the colours of the Mediterraneum are really a threat!

Speaking of the Promenade des Anglais, pictured above, can you believe it inspired this picture to Edvard Munch?!?!?! Yes, Edvard Munch AKA "Mr The Scream" (actually he painted the scream two years after this on)! I saw this at an impressionist exposition a couple of years ago and I was flabbergasted:

Well, believe me, this is what the Riviera can do to you too!!

But, let's get back to Mafalda.

I'm very much into Urban Safari or Jungle themes lately, so you can be assured that more of these are to come! I used a Liberty Cotton fabric with a floral pattern, not very jungle but it's fitting enough, shoes are by Paul Zangby. I also made a matching shoulder purse.

The colours of Nice's old town are a perfect backdrop to present this fashion.

It's started raining, so Mafalda has got to go and take cover.....

See you soon!
Billa

Little Black Dress 1:"1926 Coco Chanel - The Beginning" featuring Mafalda

The little black dress is something each woman, or fashion doll, must have in her closet. I like this quotation by Lagerfeld, because it is so true, one can never do wrong with a little black dress!

In the 20's women's fashions underwent a drastic revolution, but as it seems they were not at all so elegant. So Coco Chanel took a drastic decision: "really, they are so badly dressed, i will put them all in black to teach them good taste"

In 1926 the little black dress was born, and never went away. Even though  it made a brief disappearance in the  mid 50's, it  came back in a vengeance in the 60's and thank also to Hubert De Givenchy became a true icon.

 I've decided to make a brief history of the little black dress, and its various incarnations in the decades, and as you shall see  the little black dress is the Phoenix of Fashions!!!

Finally Mafalda got her well deserved redressing, she has just the right stile for this 1926 design, she's a bit of  a flapper girl with a Parisienne touch I love, and she's quite elgant:

For this dress I used jersey fabric, a bit thick but the original was wool so it seems to me it's fitting

Now I'm sure she won't try to get Giulia's dress!!!

On the next instalment: Madame Gres and the 30's

an editorial line for 2014

anfter two months of random blogging, I've finally set up my mind on the editorial line I wish to give this little brainchild of mine.
I know myself so I know I will not be able to a few selected topics, so random blogging shall continue, but as the travelling dolly project is now well on its way, I took some resolutions for this new year:

Travelling dolly shall continue, and I've planned monthly instalments, I have so much fun revisiting my travels with Odette and doing photomontages, and hope you will enjoy them too!
On this I should go on forever. I've got too many ideas and places, it was very hard to start just because the choice was so hard!

Furthermore, as all the girls love to travel, I've decided I shall do a couple of specials for them.

It seems that reproduction of haute couture designs is interesting (at least I have a passion for it). To begin with,  in the coming weeks I'll introduce a history of the little black dress with designs by Chanel, Madame Gres, Patou, Lagerfeld, Armani, Dior etc. I believe I shall manage monthly instalments for these too and started to work very hard on the dresses!

I've noticed I've been neglecting the Model Muse Barbies so I've got something in store for some of  them too.

Of course I'll keep on posting about the new addition to the collection, some infos and a selection of new fashions I shall sew and some classic hollywood repros.

Some words about the pictures, I'm pretty bored of the staging for the presentation of the models, so I haven't decided yet, but I'm going to set up some sort of permanent diorama or I'm going to do some massive photomontage work.....finally my beloved Nikon came back home from repairing last week, so you will notice an improvement in the quality of the pictures (hopefully).

this backdrop looks ok

Anyway I'll try to post a new entry each week....

See you all!

Billa

Mafalda: Monogram Dreamscape is home!!!

She was super fast! I didn't expect her until mid January (in fact I'm still waiting for two dolls I bought at the beginning of december...) so this morning this was a huge surprise!
Monogram Dreamscape wasn't originally on the wish list, I usually saw it listed on E-Bay without her wig so I didn't know that that wonderful Monogram doll with the bob hair was her! I even love her dress, so her first pictures won't be a redressing as it usually happens.

Her new name is Mafalda, I know she would like to try on Giulia's Flapper Dress, but I don't think Giulia is of the same idea, she waited almost a year to have it!!!

I'll have to come with something new for her:

Mafalda

She's gorgeous!!!