My Top 15 Designs From 1950 By Other Designers

I couldn't narrow this collection down to 10, so in no particular order, here are my favorite 15 designs by Gres, Desses, Griffe, Piguet, Schiaparelli, Lanvin, Ricci, Montaigne, Rochas, Patou, Heim, and Paquin.

I love the cut-out front of this jacket.

I love the fur trim on both of these outfits, especially the fur on the bottom of the skirts.

 Of course what's not to love about a beautiful lace dress?

This dress is very similar to a Dior dress from the same year.

Love the collar and the length of this jacket/coat.

Pleats!!!!!

 Buttons and lambswool!

I really need to find a source for some faux lambswool that would work for the dolls.

I don't know how Desses made this suit with the rounded stripes, but it is awesome!

You can add hip bows to my list of things that I have a "thing" for.

and of course I can't get enough of leopard fur.  LOVE!!!!!!

My Top 10 Christobal Balenciaga Favorites From 1950

Since I am in the middle of another big batch of outfits, I am taking a break to share my favorite fashions by Christobal Balenciaga.

This jacket is stunning!  I was able to see it with my own eyes a few years ago in San Francisco.

Sandra Stillwell created a version of this jacket for her "Golden Gate Glamour" convention in 2011. The jacket was part of a huge collection of  separates called the "Cristobal Collection".  It is reversible, with a black side. I need to play around with this jacket more.

I love this look.

Sandra Stillwell also included this green wrap and red velvet hat in her "Cristobal Collection"

Photo by Lori Richards

I am running out of words to describe all these wonderful outfits.

 

This gown was also recreated for the 2011 convention.  I wish I had had the $$$$$ to buy it and the doll.

Balenciaga was having a big puffy sleeve moment in 1950 because I found three designs with them.

I love them too.

If I could find the right fabric, I would love to make this gown.  It would probably have to be custom made. I really need to learn how to use the embroidery part of my sewing machine.

LOVE!

The bodice detail in this dress is beautiful.

And of course there is this design.  I just finished a batch of these suits earlier this year.  What a job!

My Top 10 Pierre Balmain Favorites From 1950

I am in the middle of another big batch of outfits right now.  I feel like I will be working on this batch forever.  This project involves a miniature tassel maker and over 300 tassels.  I will share the details as soon as I can.

So since one of my biggest talents is procrastination, I would like to share some more favorite designs, this time from Pierre Balmain.

I have decided I need to take some French lessons, not only are the magazines that I like to collect my pictures from in French, but I don't want to sound like an idiot when I say "Balmain", "Givenchy", "Heim", "Griffe", etc.  I can pronounce German and Pacific Northwest American English, but not French.

I have made several Balmain inspired outfits for Gene from different years.  Balmain has some great designs.  So in no particular order, here they are:

 I love the puffy sleeves on both of these suits.

What's not to love about paisley brocade?

The fur is so fluffy!

 Love the lambswool fur trim and muff.

 I have the perfect fabric for this coat, plus it has a muff.

More lambswool and muffs!

Very beautiful, and another muff.

I am planning on making this outfit this year.  I love leopard, and a leopard muff!

Pleats!

My Top 10 Christian Dior Favorites From 1950

About a month ago I wrote a post about my favorite fashions by Fath from 1950, so now I am sharing my favorite Dior designs from that same year.

It was harder for me to find 10 favorite Dior designs than I though it would be.  I guess 1950 isn't my favorite year for Dior. 

I am constantly adding pictures to my files, and have many on Pinterest by Dior that I haven't gotten around to transferring over to my computer.  I am sure I will find more Dior creations from 1950 later.

I am already regretting that I didn't start posting about my designer favorites in 1947 when Dior launched "The New Look", but I will do that later.

So in no particular order, here they are.  I would love to make all of these outfits for Gene.

 The velvet gold coat over the slim black skirt is great.

Here is another stunning coat over a slim skirt.  Love the color.

 

I really appreciate seeing the fashions in colored photos because if I hadn't seen the first photo of this coat, I would have assumed that it was grey and not that lovely melon color. 

 I want to try making my own lace fabric by sewing lace trim on fabric.  It looks like I would need 2-3 different widths of the same style of lace to make this dress.  I doubt I would make more than a couple of these.

Love everything about this dress; the fabric, the over dress, the underskirt, etc.

 

 

Two more photos of this lovely dress

I have a thing for full skirts over slim underskirts and brocade, so this is a winner in my book.  I also love the bodice darts.

 Big dramatic collars rock!

 Beautiful!

 

 

I tried to make this dress for Gene years ago, it was a fail.  But now that I have seen the back of the dress, I may attempt it again someday.

 I love suits with trim.

 

 

I saved my favorite for last, love this low neckline with the white pleated blouse underneath.