Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Grace Kelly’s Black Print Dress


Sharing another commission with you all.


Grace Kelly Black Print Dress 1


This is the dress that Grace Kelly wore when she met her future husband Prince Rainier III in 1955.


Grace Kelly Black Print Dress 2


My client sent me a photo of his fabric with a photo of the original dress. I wasn’t sure about his fabric choice at first. It was an almost perfect match for Grace’s original dress, but the scale of the print was too big for a doll in my opinion.


Grace Kelly Black Print Dress 3


Photo by Richard Burrows



I regret that I neglected to take better pictures of the finished outfits before I sent them.


Grace Kelly Black Print Dress 4


Luckily for me, Richard sent me some photos of the dress on an actual Grace Kelly doll. We were both very happy with how the dress turned out and Grace looks beautiful in it. Sometimes a larger print can work for doll clothes.


Grace Kelly Black Print Dress 5


Photo by Richard Burrows



Grace Kelly Black Print Dress 6



Grace Kelly Black Print Dress 7


Photo by Richard Burrows



Grace Kelly Black Print Dress 8


Photo by Richard Burrows



Grace Kelly Black Print Dress 9


Photo by Richard Burrows


I have decided that I need to start looking for a Grace Kelly doll for myself.


Grace Kelly Black Print Dress 10


Grace Kelly Black Print Dress 11


Photo by Richard Burrows



Grace Kelly Black Print Dress 12


Photo by Richard Burrows



I plan on making more Grace Kelly dresses and I’m always looking for the fabrics to make them.

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Jean Patou

I’m procrastinating a trip to the post office, so I decided to share some pretty for your enjoyment.


I have a thing for red suits and I think Jean Patou did too. I don’t know much about the designer yet, but I have a growing file of his work.


These are from L’ Officiel, you can find the archives of this wonderful magazine here. Man I wish I could read French sometimes!



circa 1955


1955 1 Patau


Circa 1955


1955 90


circa 1956


1956 1 Patau


circa 1957


1957 1 Patau


circa 1957


1957 2 Patau



Which one is your favorite? I can’t decide, though I am drawn to both the red with the leopard fur ensembles.