Les blonds, les brunettes, noires et blanches ET bling - WOWZA!!

Blondes, brunettes, black & white, AND bling - WOWZA!!

BRENDA COX GIGUERE

Brenda Cox Giguere has two primary interests: design and writing. These activities have come together, and now her doll fashion projects often center around the life, times, and wardrobe of a fictional muse, the heiress Reverie Larke. This multimedia world includes everything from Brenda's suspense novel, Regarding Reverie, to that same glamorous character's fashions, accessories, and furnishings.

 Brenda's work has been seen in Barbie Bazaar, Fashion Doll Quarterly, and Doll Reader. She occasionally sells ultra limited edition and one-of-a-kind pieces, and regularly contributes her dolls and accessories to a variety of charitable venues.  Outside of her longtime work in media production, Brenda's other interests are numerous, and include creating original paper dolls; collecting midcentury costume jewelry; moderating several hobby groups online, and designing art jewelry.

Recently she was invited by the Oakland Museum of California to design and create a diorama for their new permanent installation, “Forces of Change: 1960-1975,” one of only twenty-four people given this honor.  Her diorama features many pieces of personal ephemera of the period, as well as her original artwork, arranged to create an evocative narrative.

Brenda’s Natalia is a striking platinum blonde via a permanently-fixed high quality Japanese wig. Her makeup has been given an entirely different look, including vastly altered eye shadow, new brows, aqua eyes, new liner, and retouched lip color. Her long golden earrings are from Integrity.  This unique doll comes with an entire Mix and Match Resort Wardrobe for a glamorous weekend at Monte Carlo. These pieces can be infinitely combined and recombined for the ultimate in high fashion creative fun.  Included: a long slim silk skirt in dramatic color bands in hot colors; a silk mini in multicolored stripes; a deep navy glittery knit halter; white glazed cotton Capri slacks; a strapless top in fine gauge gold silk; metallic gold shawl; red silk midriff top with back bow interest, and an easy gold knit jacket that can be dressed up or down.

 This original wardrobe combines East Indian exoticism with an easy Mediterranean flair. Included are several of Brenda’s signature handbags: the amazingly detailed striped overnighter and handbag set with leather and 14K gold trim (as seen in Doll Reader); an oversized red beach tote (stuffed with tiny bathing shorts!); a gold mesh tote; and a furry faux leopard clutch.  A chain belt is included, and can be worn at the waist, hips, or as a necklace. Dark glasses complete the wardrobe.

 For more information, including more photographs of these striking outfits, please see the designer’s website.  And get to know the artist at her Arts and Letters blog.

PAMELA SYDOW

Natalia Fatale, "Midnight Moon," is made over as a vision in black. She has had a repaint, and a lovely removable wig has been added. The evening dress is made of silk with tulle of black, grey and white on the bottom, and features snap closures at the back The tulle and armlets have swarovski rhinestones, and the jewelry is made of swarovski crystals. The hat, along with the dress, have free style crystals that match the cut on the bottom of the tulle. Her shoes are ooak white platforms with black and crystal rhinestones. She is ready for her midnight date.

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Pamela Sydow created this "Midnight Moon" Natalia OOAK for the 2010 IFDC. She started working on dolls eight years ago, and has had a great time working on them and learning new things. As a hobby, it is fun. Pam enjoys everything - styling the hair, repainting their faces, designing the outfits, and just creating a new "look" for each doll. She really never knows what one of her creations will become when she starts out. They just come together as each stage is completed. She hopes you like "Midnight Moon". You can email Pam of Doll Jazz directly if you are interested in her dolls

KAREN KOLKMAN

Karen's Natalia Fatale, "Defiance," is turning heads in a smoky blue metallic fabric gown. Original face paint is untouched.  Her hair was trimmed into a  ragged, wispy cut - the perfect “defiant” look. She is wearing a paneled, ruched, halter  style gown with a single snap closure at the back of the neck It features dangling glass beads, and the gown panels open up with revealing slits to show her lovely legs. Open toe, decorated heels, and a headband complete the outfit.

Karen has been sewing and designing doll fashions for the past nine years under the name of Kolkman Kreations.   She started sewing Barbie clothes from patterns for her step daughter who is now past playing with Barbies while Karen is definitely not! She learned how to cut her own patterns and designs, and continues her love of sewing part time while being a stay at home mom. She moved quickly from Barbie to Fashion Royalty.  In the last two years she has added 16" dolls to her collection and designs. She also enjoys photography, and in her endeavor to create the perfect background, has a huge collection of diorama items. And her designs also include some doll furniture along with sewing bed linens. Her sales room and pictures of past designs can be found on her website.

BONNIE ELLISTON

Bonnie is from Boulder, CO, and is new to fashion dolls, but definitely not new to dolls. She has done porcelain dolls for over 20 years. But one day she just got tired of making babies and children. She loves her dolls to be dressed up, and found it fun to design for such a pretty doll as Natalia Fatale.

Bonnie was in a contest called Project Dollway II where she had fun, and plans on continuing with the fashionable lady dolls. She doesn't have a website, but should you care to talk dolls with Bonnie, send her an email.

Les fleurs et la frange - une combinaison de réussite!

Flowers and fringe - a winning combination!

De Vinyl

Natalia Fatalé is specially created as Aidoru* concept and OOAK doll for the IFDC. Following all the recent drama, the “La Fatalé” travelled to Paris in 2010 and met a famous artist (only known as “DeVinyl”) at a cocktail party and allowed him to create a new “look” for her. Inspired by opera, The Mikado, “La Fatalé” was transformed by DeVinyl  into a modern, East-West fusion of a fashion étoile and a Japanese “aidoru” for the “brand new look and a brand new attitude” campaign of the "Fatalé Cosmetics".

The base doll had a face-paint makeover and has been dressed in an authentic, handmade, 1/6-scaled modern Japanese kimono. This is DeVinyl’s first OOAK attempt. *In Japanese  culture, idols or “aidorus” are (usually female) media personalities who regularly appear in the mass media (e.g. as singers, bit-part actors, TV personalities, models in photo spreads published in magazines, advertisements, etc). The idol phenomenon began during the early seventies, reflecting a boom in Japan for the musician Sylvie Vartan in the French film “Cherchez l'idole” in 1963.

DeVinyl is a finance analyst by day and a wannabe “graphic artist” by night.   He collects fabulous dolls, and hopes to one day quit his day job to work with his fairy godfather Alain Tremblay of Integrity Toys.  To learn more about DeVinyl and his other projects, you can follow him on Twitter (crypto2000) or view his works, including Aidoru Natalia, on Flickr (DeVinyl2000).

Mary Ann Daughdrill

Mary Ann is best known in the doll world as MAD.  She has been collecting since 1996, and began with Vintage Barbie.   As soon as the Silkstone Barbie was released she was hooked!  Since then she has branched out into Fashion Royalty and really love them most because of the articulation -but admits vintage Barbie  will always have her heart. 

She began MAD Doll Stands because she couldn't stand "normal" doll stands messing up the clothes or just plain being in the way.  Read all about thse stands here:  www.madaboutb.com

Mary Ann loves OOAK dolls, and is finding it amazing to see the different things people arfe doing with the same doll.  She thinks this was a GREAT idea for IFDC, and is so glad she got to be a part of it!

Un diva peut quelquefois utiliser un compagnon

A diva can sometimes use a companion

Kerri Pajutee

This is my first time doing a makeover in 1:6 scale, as I usually work in 1:12 dollhouse miniature scale.  My expertise is in OOAK animal sculpture, which I add realistic fur coats to.  Lately, I have branched out to 1:6 scale animals and wanted to give this Natalia a big furbaby companion -- a Cheetah.  The cheetah was created by hand in polymer clay over wire armature, then fired in the oven, painted with acrylics and finally a fiber coat was applied using natural alpaca flocking. His spots are detailed in Fabrico fabric inks.

I love the features on this doll and wanted to keep her as simple as possible, showing off her natural beauty.  I gave her a relax boil perm with conditioner and a bit of a trim to her hair. Her gown was fashioned in an Egyptian-inspired, sheer, off-white fabric, set off with a black shawl and gold earrings.

I do have a website - but most of it is dedicated to my scale miniature animals. I do own a few Fashion Royalty dolls and a half dozen BJDs live in my private collection, and I have lots of fun 'playing with my girls' when I get a chance to make a new outfit or pet for them.

Un peu de thé; un petit rodéo! ?!

A little tea; a little rodeo!?!

Kelsie Aman & Dawn Anderson

"Late for Tea" is an OOAK collaborative creation by fashion artist, Kelsie Aman and doll artist, Dawn Anderson. Natalia Fatale first took a trip to Dawn’s studio where she received a full facial repaint with quality acrylics and sealers. Working with just an idea of what the finished doll would look like, Dawn used a subtle, more serene palette with a range of colors that would give a softer, more innocent look while still retaining this doll’s natural smoldering beauty. When Dawn finished the doll she now had blue eyes and lips of raspberry sorbet; lips that were lifted in a slightly mysterious smile. Soft wisps of hair were added at the existing hairline, and all features were sealed for longevity.

Natalia then flew to the Kelsie’s fashion studio where she was fitted from head to toe for an amazing OOAK fantasy costume. Her full mane of black hair was styled into an intricate Marie Antoinette type coif and adorned with whimsical pieces straight from a garden tea party! Kelsie's inspiration definitely came from her love of tea parties and from her being a big fan of the story of Alice in Wonderland. She sees this Avant Garde gown as being her interpretation of Mrs. Lovett (Sweeney Todd) meeting the Mad Hatter. Its deeper jewel tones are interesting; not at all the softer pastels most people would associate with a garden tea party – but that’s the way Tim Burton-like characters often develop! These jewel tones speak to the night rather than the day – thus explaining her “Late for Tea” title!

Kelsie’s fashions are sold under the name of Mutant Goldfish Designs and doll artist, Dawn Anderson is available at One Sixth Sense aka OSS. A full color OSS/MGD certificate of authenticity will accompany this OOAK work of doll art. Both Kelsie and Dawn wanted to say “Thank you, Jim, for allowing both OSS and MGD to take part in this delightful project for IFDC's charity auction!” Be sure to check out their websites for additional pictures of their reimagined Natalia as well as their other delightful offerings.


Vicky Lujan-Gibbs

Vicky is a beginner designer. She has learned a lot from many wonderful designers, and is still learning. She currently is "in training" to make her own patterns. A country girl at heart, Vicky loves the rodeo and Professional Bull Riding. It isn't a surprise then that she loves to make jeans for all her dolls. But for IFDC she thought jeans may not be appropriate, so she decided to make Natalia a nice pair of slacks with a top. To make the doll unique, she took all her hair out, and replaced it with wigs. I say wigS because along with the wig cap, two wigs will accompany Natalia when she goes home - one in black and one in carrot red. Vicky wants to thank Jim for letting her do this as a beginner, and hopes whoever bids on her will enjoy her. Be sure to visit Vicky's website for more of her creations.