Hi again,
Thanks for the link.
My mother told me when i was young about an exhibition she went to se where
french fashion designers, had made small scale models of historical
costumes. They were not exhibited on dolls, but on very elegantly made wire
foundations, where the body was made to a wire cage.
They were very very beautifull.
Unfortunately i was not born at that time :-)
I know i should have praktised a little more, but even i can embroider on a
long time projekt, my nerves cant hold to waite to make the dolls myself,
till they gets pretty enough for me. I am only human and i have many limits.
I had to give up knitting stockings for reenacting two, my fingers are two
clumsy. When i finally had made a nice work, i dropped a whole pin, and lots
of stitches..........sigh
This is why i ended up with having to cut out of flat material and sew my
stockings this way.
Bjarne
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From: "Katy Bishop" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006 4:55 PM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] fashion dolls again.
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
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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
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> Leif og Bjarne Drews
> www.my-drewscostumes.dk
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> http://home0.inet.tele.dk/drewscph/
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