PROM NIGHT

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PROM NIGHT.

Oh the 1980's! Such a mish-mash of styles and colors. If I hadn't lived and worked during that period I probably wouldn't believe the way we all dressed back then. This set reminds me of those teen movies like PRETTY IN PINK and SIXTEEN CANDLES. I actually made some dresses very similar to these as a costumer back then and wore suits with the wide lapels. Memories....

I've added a bi-fold background to pose these dolls in front of just in case you too want to do the stroll down memory lane too.

 

ANNETTE GOES WEST

ANNETTE GOES WEST.

It's mash-up time again and here is another version of Annette Funicello, this time on a trip out west, where she samples the culture and wardrobe from the part of the world that I live in. The clothes will fit both dolls of course.

There is a lot of Annette all over this site and her dolls seem just as popular now as they were back in the 1960's.

 For more check out:

ANNETTE  Sept. 24, 2023

ANNETTE 1960  Feb. 22, 2024

ANNETTE 1961  Mar. 12, 2024

HAYLEY & ANNETTE ON VACATION  May 16, 2024

ANNETTE GOES HAWAIIAN  Jul. 22, 2024

and

ANNETTE 1962  Jan. 20, 2026

 

VERA ELLEN - FILM FASHIONS

VERA ELLEN - FILM FASHIONS.

There was hardly a film musical of the 1950's that didn't feature lovely Vera Ellen dancing. Whether with Gene Kelly in ON THE TOWN, Donald O'Conner in CALL ME MADAM or Danny Kaye in WHITE CHRISTMAS, she was always a stand out performer. Here are some of her signature film fashions along with other outfits to grace her perfect figure. 

 

MARSHA HUNT

MARSHA HUNT.

She was what was referred to as a "B" movie actress during her Hollywood career, appearing as the female lead beside John Wayne in westerns and occasionally taking supporting parts in A list pictures like PRIDE AND PREJUDICE with Greer Garson and Lawrence Olivier before eventually transitioning into television. Her performing career spanned 80 years and she lived to be 104!

 

JEAN ARTHUR

JEAN ARTHUR.

She was a popular leading lady in films of the 1930's, 40's and 50's best remembered for MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON and SHANE. Here she sports some lovely fashions from her heyday.

 

JUDY HOLLIDAY

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JUDY HOLLIDAY.

One of my favorite actresses. An Oscar winner for the film BORN YESTERDAY and Tony winner for the Broadway musical BELLS ARE RINGING, she exuded bubbly "dumb blonde" charm. In fact she was exceptionally intelligent and a shrewd businesswomen.

This is a set that I made up myself and I think it is superior to the reprint versions of her original set that are currently hard to find. Since all of my postings this week have featured bi-fold backgrounds I thought I would give Judy one too and what better than a classic Hollywood postcard, the town she took by storm.

More fun paper doll sets will be posting next week so stay tuned!