Showing posts with label Jamieshow. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jamieshow. Show all posts

4/30/2021

Debut JAMIEshow MUSE, Lilly

 JAMIEshow Doll debuted a collection of five 12" resin ball-jointed dolls. This is a promotional description of the one I purchased:

Designed by our new designer OWENSU, Lilly Basic Premier doll is a 12" (1/6 Scale) Resin Ball Jointed Fashion Doll.  
With 17 points of articulation and made of JAMIEshow J Resin.
Basic Dolls will come as nude dolls; however, the Premiere dolls will include a Corset and Panties Lingerie Set, Earrings, Shoes and a rooted Wig Cap. 
Doll stand and dressing ball hands are included with all basic dolls.
JAMIEshow Muses Basic Dolls are proportioned so they can wear most 
other 12" doll clothes including Barbie, IT  and other similarly sized dolls .
JAMIEshow Photo


I find the range of motion very good but I think I will wire my doll as holding the pose will be better.  

JAMIEshow Photo


Lilly in her default outfit and shoes.


 Lilly wears a size 4 wig. This is the same size as Dominion Doll, Superdoll's House of Zenith, Kingdom Doll's Monarchs, Fashion Royalty and other 12" dolls in my collection. 

 In the photo below, she is wearing "Late Night Dream," a gown made for IT's Victoire Roux.

Wig by Julia Leroy

Wig by Ilaria

 

The surface finish on the resin is matte. The body blushing is conservative and appropriate. Her face-up is pleasant. 

The earring holes are placed properly. The stand is a miniature version of the 16" JAMIEshow stands. They're the best in the industry.

I'm not the biggest fan of the rooted wig caps but hers fits very well. The Muses come with a bald head cap for those who wish to use wigs (like me.)

The pre-order price was $425. plus postage. Buyers were offered a 3-payment option. 

I ordered a set of flat feet for $35. as well.

There were many (16) outfits available to purchase but I have a ton of 12" doll fashions so I decided to forego that opportunity. 

These were favorites: 

The sleeve puffs and bow come off leaving a strapless top. So cute!


All dolls, fashions and accessories have been sold out. If you wish to see what was available, you can go to this link:  https://www.jamieshow.us/jamieshow-muses.html

 

8/23/2017

Gene Marshall Doll to Retire for the Third Time

It has been announced that the current Gene Marshall line, produced by Jamieshow, will be retired in 6 months at the 2018 Jamieshow Palm Springs Convention. The event is being called "A Fashion Retrospective & Farewell to Gene" and takes place February 16-18th at the Riviera Palm Springs Resort & Spa.

                                     



Here is the link to the announcement. Note: if the link goes nowhere, just copy it and paste it in your browser address window. Blogger is not working properly for me for some reason.

http://mailchi.mp/jamieshow/jamieshow-news-updates-2018-convention-news?e=[UNIQID]

7/12/2017

Gene Marshall Doll Line History

I have seen Anne Monday's preliminary pages of this book and you are going to want it! 




Gene: Dolls, Outfits & Accessories, 1995-2017
By Anne Monday | Foreword by Mel Odom
In 1995 Gene Marshall burst into the doll collecting world. She stood a glamorous 15 ½ inches tall at a time dominated by the 11 ½ inch Barbie. Created by artist Mel Odom, Gene was presented as a doll for the adult collector, to be redressed and played with by her owners. Gene was so successful that within five years many manufacturers copied her size, launching the era of the 16-inch fashion doll.
Gene is a Hollywood star whose career ran from the 1940s until her retirement in 1961. As such, her wardrobe is replete with outfits from such highly recognized designers as Dior, Charles James, and Valentino as well as costumes from her movie roles, both contemporary and historic, complete with coordinated hats, shoes, gloves, purses, jewelry, and more.
This volume presents a year-by-year photographic chronicle of every Gene release from her debut in 1995 with Ashton-Drake Galleries through JAMIEshow’s latest incarnations in the first half of 2017. In these pages, you will find photos of:
-- Every dressed doll depicting Gene and her friends, from the major editions numbering in the thousands to special limited editions of as little as five dolls.
-- Every outfit and accessory released separately, including closeups of smaller items such as shoes and jewelry.
-- More than 470 pages of full-color photos make this the most comprehensive guide to Gene ever made — an ideal guide for collectors!


This book is on pre-order through September 15. 
ALL PREORDERS will receive a BOOK SIGNED BY MEL ODOM.

  • Free Shipping during the Preorder (U.S. only, and for this item only)
  • Please order this book by itself, since it has to be shipped later. Purchase other items in a separate transaction
  • This book will be printed and shipped in late November or early December (in time for Christmas). The preorder sales will determine the print run.
  • Order here: http://shop.dollsmagazine.com/gene-marshall-fashion-dolls-book.html


The cover:

6/28/2017

East Meets West Madra and Kingdom Doll Chaucer Exchange Fashions

The first photo shows Madra in her original fashion. I have changed the jewelry. 


The second photo shows Chaucer in Madra's suit. In my eyes, it's a tie as to who wears it better. 


This Asian inspired gown from Rudi Teruel RND Designs is spectacular on Chaucer. Unfortunately my photo does not show that. (Hey, I'm not done learning.)  


On Madra, it is perfect. First of all, the photo is more alive and second, she's got the face and hairstyle to suit the fashion. Madra wins.



Who do you think wears each fashion better?

6/26/2017

Jamieshow Convention "East Meets West"

I attended a fun, three day event in Chicago at the Jamieshow/Gene Convention this past weekend.
Although I don't actually collect JS or Gene any longer, I wanted to spend time with friends and go back to Chicago which I loved the first time I was there. 

I'll describe the worst part of the trip first.

You may agree that flying and airports are not fun anymore. The plane rides were smooth and thankfully uneventful. In spite of the size of the seat, it's enough room for me as I always get an aisle seat and pay for the extra inch or two of leg room up front when I buy my ticket. And I am small.
Philadelphia airport is not too bad. They seem to have done a lot of modernizing. But American Airlines does this thing called priority boarding. Either you have a first class ticket or you pay to board first. No to both. So I was in group 6 out of 9 in spite of the fact that my seat was in row 8. Everybody's in such a hurry to get on the plane to stuff up the overhead bins with items they're not supposed to put there. I saw child-sized carry-ons taking up the room of an adult sized carry-on. Those items are supposed to be placed under the seats. Luckily no one was dragged off the plane broken and bleeding.  
Chicago's O'Hare is a real nightmare. It reminds me of what the traffic pattern in India looks like. You can't see more than a few feet ahead of you when you're as short as I am. The human mass of which I was part, was directed to walk an alternative route to baggage claim. (I racked up a load of steps that day on my Fitbit.)  Some jerk left a vehicle unattended outside the terminal and officials shut down an entire area, diverting all traffic elsewhere. I had no idea how to get to the shuttle. While waiting for someone to tell me how to get there, the emergency was lifted and the shuttles were once again allowed to enter the area. Goody.
Returning to Philadelphia was a bucket of fun, too. For some reason the x-ray machine detected something in my left hip area. I have no implants, neither did I have coins or a metal belt on my person. So along comes a lady with her blue plastic feel-your-junk gloves. However, she was very professional and nice and I was not uncomfortable. 
To make up for that,  O'Hare is a gigantic food court. The choices are dizzying. I had the most tasty deep dish cheesy pizza ever. Score 1 point for Mr. Edward Henry "Butch" O'Hare.

I spent Thursday walking and shopping. My favorite shop in Chicago is the Museum of Contemporary Art Store. You MUST go there. I can spend 2 hours browsing, touching and deciding what to buy. Their products range from the sublime to the ridiculous and everywhere in between.  I have provided a link to their store but the shop has more than they have listed and is much more fun.

A cocktail party was held on Friday evening accompanied by a band with a collection preview afterward. 

On Saturday there was a buffet breakfast followed by two workshops - shoe making by Juli Riedel and wig cap styling by Joseph Novak. After a short break, Pat Henry gave a talk accompanied by a slide show on the basics of photography. She included tips on taking better iPhone photos along with suggestions for photo editing apps.
The salesroom opened at 2:00 PM. It was very busy with lines snaking through an adjoining room for several hours. The companion dolls such as Trent created quite a stir as did Madra. 
Saturday evening was the main dinner at which Mel Odom gave a talk. He is always entertaining. We were gifted with a set of flat feet for Jamieshow gals and some other little goodies.
Sunday morning was the farewell breakfast buffet. 

Here are my mostly unedited (iPhone) photos from the event. I will let them speak for themselves. You can click to enlarge.

The Dolls:


 Six New Basic Dolls. Everyone loved the Anna Wintour type. 
I want the wig cap Lee is wearing for my Alejandro.


 Ten New Fashions



Correction: There were 12 new outfits. Kay Stemnock sent the additional photo above, right.


 Gene


 Trent- San  (I added the San.)



Ling Lang


The gorgeous convention souvenir doll Luna Li.


 Madra





Also offered in the shop were loads of wig caps, posing hands, doll stands and a very few dolls from last year's convention. 

Attendees:













Workshop kibbitzers. This was the most fun of the weekend.












Out of the Hotel


Great architecture old and new and gazillions of shops.  I have to admit that I'm spoiled living in Pennsylvania. We have no sales tax on clothing and I live less than 30 minutes from the largest mall in the eastern US. As my real estate agent says, "Shopping is a sport here."


 Above: Outside the Lego and American Girl stores.

Old Firehouse

 The new American Girl hotel accessory, front and back.










Great view from my window looking north on Michigan Ave to the Lake.

The best part of the event for me was sharing with friends old and new. I enjoy conventions of this size as one can really talk to everyone. The dolls were so beautiful that I just had to buy one and that was Madra. She is waiting (patiently) for a photo shoot in my studio.