1875-80 Robe à la Polonaise/ Part 2

Marie Antoinette vous embrasse!

 So the Polonaise Gown is finished! I already showed you some pics i made in my last post, when the gown was still not pulled into the polonaise. Also i choose to do a more natural hairstyle for the first part.

 I got a lot of nice feedback on my account on flickr  from you, my readers and i´m very happy about it! I see that there are so many talented people out there in the doll-world!

Now for Part 2 Marie Antoinette is back in all her high-hair Rococo Glory! I added ruffles on the bottom and i had to play around a bit with the polonaise. Since everything is so much smaller in this scale the fabric moves different. But i´m happy with the outcome.
She wears the bumroll (to which i already gave the pattern out) and a very simple underskirt. There is a Corset worked into the Bodice with steel-boning. I find this to be necessary to keep the skirt into palce and the waist slim. Also it gives the gown a more realistic `Rococo`- look with a flat chest.


Enjoy!



Listening to: `The Key` - George Fenton (Dangerous Liaisons Soundtrack)

 The pics are taken with Hipastamatic in my little doll-foto-studio, which is basicly just a light box made out of cardboard. I got the floor and the wallpaper-pattern somewhere on the net and just printed it out. I used Barbie Basics Model Nr. 01.

So i don`t know when i will be back! My holiday is almost over and i have a lot of work to do.
Also i am into BJD-research right now (it`s like sience!)! I never wanted to get into it because i really expensive and i adore Barbie but when i did research about doll costumes on the Internet all the gowns and pics i liked where on BJD`s! I think i´m ready for the next scale...

So if any BJD addict is reading this: I would be very happy about a contact into this world! I have so many questions!


Be kind to one another....


Axel

1875-80 Robe à la Polonaise/Robe a l'anglaise/ Part 1

Marie Antoinette vous embrasse!


I finally finished the Rococo Gown!

Rococo is very hard to do. With the boning and double skirts and everything.... But the reason it took so long is because i could not find the right light-blue fabric for the petticoat. There where moments when i was so pissed off that i wanted to give up working on it.
Then, a person i admire very much, said `Don`t let your hobby stress you. You should celbrate finding the right material!` So i did and went to a fabric store where i never was before, but always wanted to go. I got in and saw light blue silk right in front of me. And i knew it would work.

So this is a dress that is inspired by a Gown from JanetArnold- Patterns of fashion 1. It always was my favourite dress and i am very happy with how it turned out.  It reminds me of Marie Antoinette right before the revolution so i made Barbie this kind of more natural hairstyle.

Since i have holidays this week i have more time to go out to take pics. Because i like the dress down, i mean without it pulled into a polonaise, i decided to do also a post like this. So for the first part, the dress is more like a Robe a l'anglaise. But there is more to come these days!


Enjoy...


Listening to:  Concerto in G - Vivaldi (Marie Antoinette Soundtrack)

The pics are taken in the castle in Halbturn/Austria(www.schlosshalbturn.com/), which belonged to Marie Theresia, mother of Marie Antoinette. I used Renaissance Fair Barbie and Hipstamatic on Iphone.


Enoy summer, go and have an adveture!


Be kind to one another...


Axel

Underwater Floating

Drowning.

I remember, when i was a child, i loved to play with Barbie in water. We have a huge garden where i grew up. There was a big conatiner with rainwater in the back. My parents used to water the flowers with it. I always used to play Barbie there. I can`t really remember what Storys i made up. Maybe she was on a desert Island or living underwater, like Arielle. But i remember that she always had to wear  flowy Gowns. I loved the way her hair and the Gowns moved...

I also want this Blogg to be about my Barbie-Fashion Photography and Inspiration for you, my Reader. As you already know, if you follow my posts,  I acctually still love to play with my Barbies. Just in more grown up way. Babie is the ultimate Fashion Model and she does not complain at all. You can do whatever you want with her. So this time, i was creative with water and tulle, to pay tribute, to my inner child..... Enjoy!


Listening to:  Abel Korzeniowski - `Drowning`(A single man Soundtrack)

 

 

I used, again, Renaissance Fair Barbie and Barbie Basics 002 Model Nr. 14. All pics are taken with my Hipstamatic-App on the I-phone! Fashion is a mix of Old&New, Playline and Collector-Line!

Hope you have a great summer so far!

Be kind to one another...


Axel

Summer-Fashion Editorial

Dress: FleaMarket-Find, Hat: from some Ken-Fashion that is out right now, Shoes and Glasses: Barbie Basics 002/Look Nr 002

 

Summer is Back!

Since my Rococo-Dress takes more time than I thought, I decided to give my Barbie`s a Holiday in summer 2012 and do a Fashion Editorial. I have a lot of Barbie-Clothes at home. From Flea Market,  my Childhood. Also new Stuff.
I played Stylist and Photographer, took my Renaissance Fair Barbie and Barbie Basics Model Nr. 14 and went out. Enjoy...


Listening to: Mazzy Star- `Fade into you`

Top: From Barbie Basics 002, Model Nr 07, Skirt: A Holiday find from Thailand/From Jenny Doll, Shoes and Belt: Basics Red/Look 02

Dress: 80Ies Best buy Fashion from my Childhood, Jewellery: Barbie Basic Looks

Dress: Bridal dress from the 80ies, I guess...Maybe you can tell me. I don`t know where this is from.

Jeans: On Location: Barcelona Barbie, Top: Flea Market

Skirt: 80ies Best-buy Look from my childhood, Hat: Ken fashion from now, Accessoires: Barbie Basics Looks

I`m soon back to show off my rococo gown!

Have a nice summer, be kind to one another!



Axel



Ps: Still working on the `Follower-Thing`. Be patient please, somethings really messed up there.