Is anyone still playing with Gene? I have a few sitting around my house. She still appeals to my inner starlet.
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| Gene in Mai Tai, an OOAK design for the 21st birthday of the ACFDC |
The Alameda County Fashion Doll Club turns 21 next month. And to celebrate, our esteemed members have created cocktail-themed OOAK dolls and fashions for the raffle. I made two dresses for Gene. A 50s Tiki dress and bolero named
Mai Tai (the pun is "my tie" for the faux wrap design). And
Seabreeze: a striped, chiffon dress, and silk/cotton blend circle slip from a Randall Craig pattern published in Haute Doll Magazine, June 2009. This dress is accessorized with a glass pearl choker and white sun hat.
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| Seabreeze: an OOAK dress based on a Randall Craig design |
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I decided to post the pattern for the bolero here, for those who are still playing with Gene. I suppose it will fit other 16 inch dolls, like Tyler or Ellowyne, maybe. But I'm not too up on that, so cross-reference your measurements to be sure. Here's a closer look at the little jacket.
You can see that it has a mandarin collar and is lined. I used a Japanese cotton with silk charmeuse for the lining. To dress it up, I added tiny, gold, glass beads before completing the lining. This is a fairly easy project, and it can really look good with a simple sheath dress. Gene's 50s Tiki dress is a sheath dress with a off the shoulder princess neckline and a faux wrap and tie on the side. It is made of matching red and gold Japanese cotton and lined with a very fine white cotton to protect the doll (though this fabric did not evidence any bleeding). Accessories include: Gene's own pearls, a red hair ribbon and tropical flower, and red mules.
The pattern for the jacket is on Scribd:
A Bolero for Gene. I hope that it is easy to download in the right scale that way. I did include a guide line for you to make sure it is the correct scale.
Happy Sewing!
As a parting note, I'm including shots of more OOAK designs by some of our talented members.
Happy 21st Birthday ACFDC!!!
