Black Lipstick Part III

Three more outfits of mine modeled by my "Black Lipstick" Gene.

 

I bought this awesome suit at Sandra Stillwell's "Toast of Manhattan" 2014 convention.  It has pockets.

 

 

Inspiration photo, circa 1956.  Suit was designed by Ben Zuckerman.

 

I took a bunch of photos of this suit before consulting the inspiration photo and discovered that I had put the broach in the wrong place.

That meant retaking the photos, ugh.

 

 Did I mention that I love the pockets?

This suit is fabulous!

I made this 2-piece dress in 2004.

 

I'm not good at naming my outfits, but I felt this outfit needed a name.  I asked my Gene friends on The Studio Commissary for suggestions and Jason in KY's "Sterling Society was my favorite.  Thank you Jason!

The outfit was inspired by a 1954 Vogue pattern.

I made this dress to go with the fabulous silver hat and purse set.

 

In 2000, Ashton Drake created four different boxed sets of hats and purses.  Of course I had to have all four sets, which means 12 incredible sets.

The silver hat and purse were from set #1

What good is a hat and purse set if there isn't an outfit to go with it?

Like many of my early outfits, I do plan on making a pattern of this to sell.

 

Close-ups of the hat and purse.

 

They really are incredible!

 

 

Last but not least, this beautiful cocktail dress.

 

 

This dress is from my most recent batch of outfits. 

It is made of satin and organza.  The lace was clipped off a larger piece of lace and hand sewn onto the dress.

The hard cap wig is by Ilaria, and is called "The Italian Cut"  I LOVE it.

 

I was tempted to keep this dress for myself, but I sold it to a very nice customer.

 

I need more Ilaria wigs.

I Might Need More Dolls Part I

Between my last two sewing projects I sorted through my massive doll clothes collection.  My dolls dress a million times better than I do!  I decided that I had too much of everything.  Even though I have over 100 fashion dolls displayed in my sewing room, my dresser is stuffed with doll clothes.  I pulled out quite a few outfits that I thought I didn't love and made the decision to part with them.

But, to sell these outfits, I felt I need good pictures of them.  I did my best to gather up all the pieces of each outfit.  The jewelry was mixed up with all the other jewelry, the shoes were somewhere else.  I had to use the pamphlets that came with each outfit for information and I also had to Google many of the Ashton Drake and Integrity outfits to see good photos of the originals.

I chose the dolls that I thought would be the best models for each outfit, and the best backdrops that I owned.  After my photo shoot, I may have changed my mind about selling a few of these outfits.

WARNING!  There are a lot of pictures in this post.

 

 

Blossoms in the Snow

JAMIEshow's "Phoenix" Gene is modeling this outfit.  The backdrop was sent to me by mistake, but I think it is perfect for this gown.

I love the brunette wigcap with this outfit.  I don't love the ribbon flowers though.  I think I may replace them with white silk flowers.

Though I am not usually a big gown fan, this outfit is staying in my collection.

Somewhere Summer

 



This dress is adorable.

My model is a restyled "Suited for Fur" Gene.

The sleeves are especially nice.

Heart of Hollywood

 



I have a new appreciation for this outfit.  It is stunning!  The coat fabric is stiff, but the gown underneath the doll is wonderful.

The coat has a split back so the bow on the back of the gown can be displayed.  I love this!

I don't think I am going to change her clothes for a while.

Possible inspiration picture

 

 

So many details

 

 

This outfit will be a keeper too.

 

On the Veranda

 



This beautiful dress is modeled by my JAMIEshow "Le Jazz Hot" Oona

Promenade

 

"Candied Lavender" is my model for this suit.

 

Kiss Me Gene

 



My JAMIEshow "Satin Violet" is modeling this lovely gown.  I like this color on her.

I love this doll!

 

 

I'm keeping this gown too.

 

Midnight Romance

 



My JAMIEshow "J'Adore" is modeling this fabulous gown.

Her hard wigcap is by Ilaria Mazzoni.  This is my first Ilaria wig, but not my last!

I might already have two more Ilaria wigs.

 

One of my favorite backdrops!

 

Sigh, another big poufy gown to keep!

Safari

My JAMIEshow "Spotted in Manhattan" Madra is ready to go on a Safari.  I'm not sure how far she is going in those shoes though.

I love the pith helmut and scarf.

 

Of the eight outfits that I photographed, I'm going to keep the four big poufy gowns.  Maybe I will buy more dolls to model all my clothes instead of downsizing my doll wardrobe.