Terrace on the Park is a very impressive location. The food was good, too! Delicious hot hors d'ouvres were served during the cocktail hour. At that time we got to see the centerpiece Evangeline. She is called Star Dust. She's all silvery with a flowing gown and lots of jewelry. She has glitter on her eyelids and incredibly long platinum hair. The centerpiece base was used previously for a display at a Tonner convention. That one was sparkly gold. This one is silver.
I have not removed my doll from the box completely but I've been told that she is wigged and that her hands and feet are removable! This Evangeline has the newly engineered, more poseable body.
She is quite a beautiful doll.
The image above shows she with her hair still encased in plastic and without her headpiece.
Tonner had a small but delightful display of Wilde Imagination dolls.
The club itself had an interesting display of artifacts from their 75 year history. They also had a great display of Worlds Fair memorabilia.
Joe was caught enjoying the food and Jack shows off his new iPhone gadget which reads credit cards. It was really cool. After a payment is purchased, the buyer signs her name by finger! No more machines. They make it so easy to spend, spend, spend. Michelle got a lot of practice with my credit card.
At first I was surprised that it wasn't more but in reality, the attendees were not solely Wilde Imagination collectors. At my table only two other people besides myself had Wilde Imagination dolls.
Speaking of people at my table, this punk Ellowyne accompanied it's creator, Jane Bielak.
The highlight of the program was Robert Tonner's talk on the history of the fashion doll. It was really interesting and I couldn't help but think that it would make a great piece in FDQ. I could hear him well but the table at which I was seated was quite far from the podium and I could barely see the projection screen behind him.
The event souvenir doll was a stunning raven-haired Ellowyne with inset eyes. She is wearing a white lace dress with lacey tights and silver shoes. She is adorned with lots of baubles. She even comes with a rhinestone embellished crown!
Her name - Baubles, Bangles and Blues. What else?
I wonder if her right eyebrow is raised in a quizzical fashion intentionally. I love it. It gives her more personality and character.
Attendees also received a silver wrapped box which contained an Ellowyne fashion item.
Also in the souvenir bags were catalogs and an assortment of little goodies.
The club did a fabulous job putting on this event! Congratulations.
Be careful with those glasses. They break very easily... don't ask me how I know.
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ReplyDeleteWish I could have attended this as I would have enjoyed it very much. Unfortunately, I had to go to a family event on the same day.
Love seeing your photos! Was at the Terrace on the Park several years ago for dinner and it was so lovely and the food was delicious.
The Ellowyne looks amazing and I am so sorry I missed this wonderful event. I love hearing about the history of dolls! Glad you had a nice time.
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I'm not real impressed with the direction they are taking Evangeline, it appears from the pics I've seen of the new ones ( your pics here included) that the new plastic is changing her face and she is loosing the charming Evangeline Gothic look I like so well. I have recently been buying older ones for this very reason- if her face changes and she just becomes a pretty face doll in beautiful outfits I won't be buying any of the new ones. I prefer the bit of scary graveyard look of the older ones. That redhead in the cream outfit ( a new doll to line -Parmilla ,I forget her exact name) looks like some old Hollywood star who has had too much plastic surgery. ..ditto the one in the light blue/sliver dress w/flowers in her hair.
ReplyDeleteI do not see a big difference. But, as you surely know, as a doll evolves the look evolves along with her. The body has improved 100% over the original. It's fantastic! My pictures may not show EG in the best light - especially the ones taken at the event. I was using a crummy p&s. Don't give up hope.
DeleteI had the same concern, Terry, after seeing the new mold at IDEX & Paris Fashion Doll Festival but my understanding from WI is that they we will be tweaking the mold to bring back some of EG's "muchness". I do like the new EG mold but don't want to lose the original EG look. It would be nice if the new EG were introduced as a cousin or long lost sister.
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If you sell this Ellowyne think of me:)
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