This talk of fashion dolls reminds me of a wonderful array of historically dressed dolls by John Burbidge, Les Petites Dames de Mode. Not sure if they have been brought up here before, but for anyone thinking about making period dressed dolls they are well worth a look.
He has made a collection of 29" high dolls dressed in period clothing, 19th and early 20th century. I believe that height was chosen to more easily drape the cloth in a convincing manner. They are phenomenal, if you have a chance to view them please do, the accuracy is amazing. I couldn't find his website in any google search, but it is: http://www.lespetitesdamesdemode.com/ Mr. Burbidge lives in my neck of the woods. A couple of years ago a dancing friend of mine wondered why another friend brought his grandfather to my Victorian tea. I explained to her that "He's John Burbidge, you know with the dolls....." And light dawned. I keep hoping he'll offer a hands -on workshop, or behind the scenes look. Katy On 1/21/06, Betsy Marshall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think they are designed by/for the same groups that appreciate 'anime'. > Mostly reminds me of the 60' big-eyed waifs on velvet stuff... > HTH! Betsy > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of WickedFrau > Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 6:09 PM > To: Historical Costume > Subject: Re: [h-cost] fashion dolls again. > > Those are such awesome dolls, can't wait to see your dolls dressed. > Some links that might interest you: > > Awesome faceups: > http://www.bellarepaints.com/enhancements-gallery.htm > > Not sure why these dolls appeal to me (other than the fact they are > jointed in 23 differnt places!) the are kind of odd. > They are very realistic and alien looking at the same time: > Here are some examples of Asian Ball Jointed Dolls > http://glassorion.main.jp/ > > > Bjarne og Leif Drews wrote: > > > Hi, > > I remember we disgussed this topic way back. I finally found a danish > > importer of the famous Tonner Dolls. I ordered 3 of these. > > Emme, American Beauty and Matt O'Neill. > > I was not happy about the horrible doll i made myself, it compleately > > stopped my wish to make small scale costumes :-) > > These dolls are fabulous, and i shall make a historical evolution of > > fashion at my webpage in the future..... > > Must keep this in mind every time i go fabric shopping, to look for > > something that drapes well in a small scale......... > > > > Bjarne > > > > > > > > > > > > Leif og Bjarne Drews > > www.my-drewscostumes.dk > > > > http://home0.inet.tele.dk/drewscph/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > h-costume mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > -- Katy Bishop, Vintage Victorian [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.VintageVictorian.com Custom reproduction gowns of the Victorian Era. Publisher of the Vintage Dress Series books. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
