I admit that I didn't know the store called Jeffrey until Jason's Amanda LePore dolls were released. Guessing that I'm not the only challenged fashionista who collects fashion dolls, I will tell a little about Jeffrey's here. First of all it is located on the west side of Manhattan at 44 W. 14th St. near the Hudson River in what is known as the Meatpacking District. In 1900, Gansevoort Market, as it was called, was home to 250 slaughterhouses and packing plants.
Prior to the 1990's, the area contained an unsavory mix of sex clubs, drug dealers and prostitution. Many of the clubs are said to have been Mafia run.
Beginning in the late 1990's the Meatpacking District went through a transformation. High-end
boutiques such as
Diane von Furstenberg,
Christian Louboutin,
Alexander McQueen,
Stella McCartney,
Rubin Chapelle,
Scoop,
Theory,
Ed Hardy,
Puma Black Store,
Moschino, ADAM by
Adam Lippes,
Jeffrey New York, the
Apple Store, and CALYPSO by
Christiane Celle, custom home furnishing boutiques such as Establishment, restaurants such as
Pastis and
Buddha Bar, and
nightclubs such as
Tenjune,
One,
G-Spa,
Cielo,
APT,
Level V, and
Kiss and Fly, all have recently opened in order to cater to young professionals and
hipsters. In 2004,
New York magazine called the Meatpacking District "New York’s most fashionable neighborhood"
.[Wikipedia] In other words - trendy and very expensive.
Jeffrey's is celebrating it's 10th year in business. Here is a link to an article about the origins of the store and some information about Jeffrey Kalinsky himself:
Article from The New York Observer, April 4, 1999Kalinsky recently sponsored a
"fashion-in-miniature" project in which more than 50 designers participated. The dolls used were the Monogram sculpt. They were dressed by the designers and went on display last August. Bidding is going on until September 17th and the proceeds will go to charity.
Patriciann aka The Cottage Couturier, posted this picture of the doll she purchased at Jeffrey's on 9/11. It's a Jason Wu Monogram doll wearing a version of one of his designs. The doll is called Blue Chip.
It seems that the doll's dress could have used better detail in the area of the waistline. At $175 per doll...one expects details like that to be included. To date I think the only Monogram doll that nearly pulls off Jason's 'fashion from the runway look' is the first one that was done for Colette in Paris.
http://terrigoldphoto.blogspot.com/search?q=colette.
I have to admit that I ordered this one in spite of my initial feeling to let it go. I'm weak and easily enabled. Now you know.
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