2000-2004- My friend garde-robe : the evening dresses

The outfits are presented here by Gene Marshal (Mel Odom) both the brunet and the blond are Simply Gene

Here are the evening dresses

Time period: Calgary Ab. 1999-2007.

2000-2004 My friend Garde-robe: the sumer outfits and underwear

The outfits are presented here by Gene Marshal (Mel Odom) both the brunet and the blond are Simply Gene

Here are the underwear and summer outfits

Time period: Calgary Ab. 1999-2007.

2000-2004- My friend garde-robe : the day dresses

While living in Canada, I met  my best friend Anne, through the 15"dolls gathering/meeting.
she was (and still is)quite passionate about fashion dolls, she is mainly responsible, I should admit, for introducing me to the "Big girls".
I was, from our first meeting, fascinated by Gene Marshal (M. Odom) then later by Tyler Wentworth (R.Tonner) and Anne encouraged me to have at least one of them. Today some 10 years later I have more than 30 of those and keep counting (this is "My Gang")
I bought some of them in second hand (from Anne mostly) she offered me my first Brenda Starr (Effanbee) for my birthday (she became my Gang first character under the name Petunia Greenwood who is freelance journalist)

As Anne's collection of Gene dolls amplified, she asked me to make some outfits for her ladies.
She told me what she had in mind, and we roughly sketched her ideas. I remember  how we went through the big patterns catalog, I got from the fabric store (you know, those "after season" huge books we go through to choose our patterns)
She wanted me to use fabrics from dresses she had,  that just reminded her of found memories, or because she still loved, after all the years, the nice patterns that scaled well with a doll this size, and she bought brand new fabric from the store as well.

The outfits are presented here by Gene Marshal (Mel Odom) both the brunet and the blond are Simply Gene

After all those years in my photos album, I thought it would be nice to share this with you.

Here are the day dresses

Time period: Calgary Ab. 1999-2007.

2000, Oct 23, Gene Haloween party

We had at this time, regular meeting with Gene Marshall, Tyler Wentworth and other 16" fashion doll and we had lot of fun.  I had during this lovely time the opportunity to meet my best friend ever, Anne with whom the game begins!

On this day of October we joined all together at one of the member's house. Our friend bake a very appropriate cake to celebrate Halloween together.

We had plenty of gifts

A costume contest was organized

I do not remember today who won but I recall a lot of laughter

Our dolls were nicely displayed.

At this time they were not very numerous as we were just starting to know and own them.

As I was sewing, several of my friends asked me to make some costumes for their ladies,

those 2 "cat women" were some of them

Here they are, ready for the competition

 

I made  this fire-bird #7, as well as this leather kitty #8

My two entries, Gene Marshall in sorceress #3 and Elle in bird of paradise #4

The evening was full of surprises and joy we rediscovered the pleasure to play on a "sombre Halloween night"

Time period: Calgary Ab. 1999-2007