Showing posts with label Jo Stockton. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jo Stockton. Show all posts

3/02/2013

Seeing Multiples

Winged Victory of Samothrace circa 220-185 BCE


Audrey Hepburn channels The Winged Victory of Samothrace  in the movie Funny Face, 1957.
 
 Designed by Marirose for the 2008 National Barbie Doll Collectors Convention, Joie de Vivre™ 
Brunette and African American 
 Madame Alexander 2009 :This Funny Face features Alexandra Fairchild Ford as Jo Stockton in fashions from Paramount Pictures Studios 'Funny Face.' Set includes 16" dressed doll in black turtleneck, pants and ballet flats. Also includes red gown, shawl, matching shoes and panties. 

 Integrity Toys 2013: Funny Face "Take the Picture"



If you know of any other dolls made from this movie, please let me know.

2/18/2013

Funny Face "Let's Kiss and Make Up Gift Set"

I was very happy to be able to purchase this gift set which features the second version of the Vanessa sculpt on a Poppy Parker body. The doll is the prettiest of all the Funny Face dolls in my opinion. Sadly, she was given the awkward Poppy body with the awkward Poppy ankles.

Because I basically cut the lower legs out of the picture, all you see is a beautiful doll in the next two pictures.

Compare this one which shows both ankles and feet.  She will be getting a different body.
Anyway, this outfit is a lovely, well fitting dress. It's so cute that the hat has flowers inside. I did not spend any time trying to get the leatherette pot holder gloves on. Such a shame, really, as a nicely made stretchy glove would have enhanced the fashion.

In the promotional photos, the dress/coat ensemble is pretty well hidden by the mini-wookie dog and the coat the doll is holding. Sadly, without any cover-up, the outfit is ill-fitting. The sheath isn't too bad on it's own.
But the coat is pretty horrendous. I know how to dress my dolls and I could not get this coat to lay properly.

Speaking of the "dog,"
I think it was run over. Poor thing. It has no depth! How strange.

I may be using the third outfit in a photo shoot elsewhere so I'm not going to show it in it's entirety here. It looks pretty much as it appears in the promotional photos. The hat is different but it's cute.

The faux mink can be seen in the prior post. The Think Pink doll is wearing it. I like the coat. It fits well.

I'm disappointed that all the gloves and Poppy shoes will go unused by me.

Funny Face "Take the Picture"

Today I began to photograph the dolls I purchased from the new Funny Face line.
First, "Take the Picture." This doll has the original Vanessa sculpt and uses the Poppy Parker body

 The construction of the doll's fashion is very good.
Her necklace is a very nice, intricate piece of doll jewelry.
They made Vanessa look like some other character with the way she is screened. That doesn't please me but she is worth keeping. I may have her eyes repainted.

I detest the Poppy Parker leg. The ankle looks deformed. There is no way to make the Poppy leg look graceful. She is always pigeon-toed and flat-footed looking. It's not cute.



Coming: Reviews of "Think Pink" and the "Let's Kiss and Make Up" Gift Set.