YSL Barbie

Today Mattel released he new YSL Barbies and they are so cute !!!

Mattel Designer Linda Kyaw did an amazing job recreating these 3 iconic looks.

YSL Safari Jacket 1968

Yves Saint Laurent first introduced the safari jacket in his 1967 runway shows. However, it was a one-off design created for a photo-essay for Vogue (Paris) the following year that made the design famous and quickly turned it into a classic.

With the safari jacket, Saint Laurent continued to define his style, which borrowed from male codes of dress to revolutionize women’s fashion. He was inspired by both the uniforms worn by the Afrika Korps and, more broadly, the outfits worn by Occidental men in Africa. Made of cotton gabardine, the safari jacket was a comfortable piece suitable for hot summers. It perfectly embodied the spirit of freedom sparked by the 1960s as well as a new form of seduction. As early as 1969, the safari jacket was also available in a ready-to-wear version at the SAINT LAURENT rive gauche boutique. It was an immediate success.

YSL Mondrian Dress 1965

Yves Saint Laurent’s passion for painting led him and Pierre Bergé to assemble a truly incredible art collection. The couturier also expressed his admiration for painters through the various garments he designed to honor the artists he loved. Saint Laurent maintained this “dialogue with art” all throughout his career, beginning with a series of dresses paying tribute to Piet Mondrian for the Autumn-Winter 1965 collection. Wool jersey was inlaid with no visible seams, allowing Saint Laurent to create a textile rendition of the Dutch artist’s paintings and channel Mondrian’s sense of geometry.

For this collection, Saint Laurent sketched a series of shoes that were made by the designer Rogier Vivier: black pumps decorated with a large square buckle in gold or silver metal. The heroine of Belle de Jour, played by Catherine Deneuve, chose to wear them in the film. This design proved so successful that it ended up being named after the movie.

The international press was dazzled by Saint Laurent’s moving works of art. Diana Vreeland raved about them in the New York Times, deeming this “the best collection,”while Women’s Wear Daily called Saint Laurent the “king of Paris.”

YSL black velvet sheath dress with large pink satin bow

For the Autumn-Winter 1983 collection, Saint Laurent created a design named “Paris,” a black velvet sheath dress with a “Paris pink” satin knot.

I Love the box these dolls are coming in.

The price of the dolls is 150$ and they are Platinum Label (less than 5,000 worldwide).

Now available at http://www.barbie.mattel.com

IDC 2016–Cocktails and Barbie for President Gala

After the amazing fashion show, it was time for cocktails, nibbles and a really amazing dinner and convention doll reveal. 

 

Once Cocktail hour was over, it was time to go to the Gala dinner.

The amazing Monica Nuñez del Castillo!

And our fabulous table host Rogier and OOAK artist and table hostess Corinne Thorner.

It sounds like the evening was a huge success with lots of money raised for charity…approximately 20,000 Euros!!

The end of the evening brought the anticipated convention doll reveal!  Many were thinking it was time for a brunette articulated silkstone…and they were proven correct.

Photos below are courtesy of Jim Taylor {Hugs}.  Thank  you for letting us use these photos!

Scrumptious!! 

Last but certainly not least…our Rogier received an award tonight from the IDC!!!  A well deserved recognition for his efforts and work in the collecting community. Congratulations Rogier and Dutch Barbie World!!!  ** Thanks to Jim Taylor again for this photo!!**

Happy, Happy Mothers Day!!  Sales room photos will be coming your way soon!

–Rebecca

Presentation Luncheon

Miss Classic Black Dress joined Rogier for the luncheon in Paris today.

The schedule today at the Paris Fashion Doll Festival started with the silent auction.  It would appear that the big ticket item was a prototype of Water Sprite Barbie® Doll from Mattel

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Upon entering the dining room, a few gifts were set on the table.

The Barbie Collector catalog had some interesting pages with new promo shots!

They say “coming soon” and “discover other partnerships in spring of 2016”…hope they mean that!  Would love to get my hands on these silkies this Spring.

After lunch it was time for a fashion show and doll presentation.  Had to share this one from the show…. Cinderella and her prince!  How adorable is that?!!

Lot’s of creative people showing their talents in Paris for this luncheon.  But wait….who is that lady on the left…with the white collar??

But wait….who is that lady on the left…with the white collar??

The convention doll was introduced in a fun and new way this year!  She walked out in the fashion show.  Too fun!

It’s the flaming redhead for Paris.  J’adore!!!!  I know a number of us collectors were hoping that this hair color was going to be produced after seeing the photo earlier this year in a Wall Street Journal article

A nice touch they have added this year to the convention dolls are boxes that specify these are platinum dolls.

That wraps it up from the Paris Fashion Doll Festival today.  Tomorrow it concludes with the salesroom.  I am sure Rogier will have photos and stories for us on this tomorrow. 

–Rebecca