March 2017 Purse of the Month Club

This month Diana and Janet are offering two adorable Swan Bags ala Kate Spade and a Kate Spade Tote set. Handbags can be made to suit either 12" or 16" dolls.

Each Swan Bag is made of a leather color combination:  White and champagne, and Black leather and black suede.  Each features the layered design front and back so it looks good from every angle!  36.00 + shipping

The Kate Spade Tote set is so sweet!  The front features a Mother swan and her little ones, with the Kate Spade logo above, and includes a long black and white scarf.  30.00  And, you can add an adorable Swan Mink Pompom keychain for 5.00 extra.  It's detachable, and a tribute to the real thing!  Please be sure to mention if you want the key chain add-on.

They have built this month's entire collection around these bags which you can see at the links below.

The Separates this month include a fitted print top with detached black belt, -- 35.00 -- and a matching skirt -- 30.00.  Both items are fully lined and available in Teal or Tan print.
To view the Handbags, Tote and separates, click here: 

http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/24570917

 The Elite Ensembles give you great options this month.  Created in either the Teal or Tan Option, each includes a long knit jacket banded with black, and with a black back-belt.  You can choose the fitted top and skirt underneath, or swap it for a matching turtleneck bodysuit.  Just ask!  Also included are the Tote Set, shoes, earrings and your choice of handbag.

To view the Elite Ensembles, click here:

http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/24760636
Your girls will swim into spring, with the Kate Spade tribute collection from La Boutique.

Please send all orders to: dianawieler@hotmail.com.

"Pindot" A Collection of Dresses from Superdoll

I have a feeling that this little collection will not sell out for quite a while. I'll leave it at that.

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PINDOT - SYB/REV01

Gorgeous set of three all in one dresses. Pure cotton collars. Lined organza 3/4 length sleeved tops with front placket button detail and a high waisted pleat front skirt with white 'patent' belt.

Colours are fuschia, sky and black.

Great with coats and jackets!

Perfectly Prim and Proper.

Doll shown for display purposes only.

In stock and ready to be delivered.

Price: £149.00 (Excluding VAT at 20%)

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FYI

149 British Pounds = $186.17 US or 175.87 Euro

Christian Dior's "New Look" Interpreted by Tom Logan from California

On February 12, 1947 Christian Dior had his first show.

The ultimate destination for a late-afternoon drink, the bar of the Hôtel Plaza Athénée inspires Christian Dior to design what would become his first show’s statement suit. Among the ninety looks in this audacious collection, the Bar has been the most adulated and reproduced in the fashion press since 1947. In a duo of sober colors, its architectural silhouette sets itself out as the New Look emblem, perfectly combining all the features of the new Corolle and En Huit lines. The construction of its ivory silk shantung jacket, with its snug collar and rounded peplums, is entrusted to Pierre Cardin, then premier of the atelier tailleur. He cuts with an almost mathematical rigor, with a multitude of darts and cutouts. Because what Christian Dior is seeking is to “slim down the body without losing the waist.” 

But during the first fittings on the model Tania, the peplums lie flat on her narrow hips. Some padding is necessary... The young tailor then has the brilliant idea of going to the local pharmacy to buy surgical cotton wool that he folds like an accordion to create the desired volume. And it works! The black pleated wool skirt requires almost twelve meters of fabric, not counting the tulle petticoats. And to give the design even more refinement Christian Dior revives a forgotten tradition by giving it a lining of three meters of percale and taffeta. After a hundred and fifty hours of work, the Bar is born. 

Having become a House reference, this legendary suit lends itself to endless reinterpretation. In all the other Christian Dior collections, one comes across the subtle curves of its silhouette, which affirms itself as the identifier of the Dior allure. The couturier’s successors have endlessly reinterpreted it, right up to Maria Grazia Chiuri, who revisits it seventy years later with a transparent skirt and a message t-shirt in her ready-to-wear spring-summer 2017 show. 

Bar Suit reproduction by Chris Stoeckel. 

Hat by Don Philipott. 

Enjoy! 

Tom in CA