More 1940s Outfits!

Hello again! We are continuing with our 1940s theme -- and hopefully this serves as a reminder to vote in our Time Warp Photo Contest... hint, hint. Today is the last day for voting. ;-)

http://thedollwardrobe.blogspot.com/2011/10/time-warp-photo-contest-entries-vote.html

Today we have three of the '40s girls showcasing handmade outfits. Linda is wearing a sweater (we think we've shown you before) from Dynamite Threads, and a skirt from Terri's Touch. Molly's fantastic blue wool hooded coat and tam are from AG Seamstress. They are based on the 1986 "Molly's Surprise" illustrations. Check out this link to compare ye olde illustrations with ye new illustrations to see her two different winter "looks"-- http://e.joz3d.net/pages/MollyBooks3.html. Molly's red plaid jumper is from Doll Clothes by Evie. Meanwhile Emily is wearing a green striped tee and shorts set from Terri's Touch.

Here they are looking adorable...

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And for today's fun 1940s fashion facts from the "Molly's World" book...

1) Saddle shoes were popular in the 1920s as golf shoes. By the '40s, girls and boys wore them for both work and play. Classic story of sportswear being brought into the everyday fashion world.

2) Before the war, Girl Scout uniforms had long zippers down the front. Since metal was needed for the war effort, the uniform was redesigned with buttons. So we rarely see zippers in 1940s fashion, for uniforms or coats or jackets or dresses -- it was buttons all the way!

3) Notice that some skirts are short and others are longer? Hems were let down as many times as possible for skirts and dresses in order to lengthen their "lifetime" of use. A law was actually passed to limit the amount of fabric that could be used in sleeves and hems. Eventually skirts just got shorter in order to conserve fabric!

4) Not that these shorts are pants... but they'll do for us to work in this factoid: Women started wearing pants at their factory jobs during the war. Soon they became acceptable fashion outside of work, and even glamorous everyday wear. Actresses started wearing high-waisted, wide-legged "sailor" pants in movies and this helped popularize them.

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The Other Fantastic Four and a Reminder

Sup! Today we wanted to remind you that our Time Warp Photos are due tomorrow -- Monday October 10th. We have a handful now -- so that is good news. But we'd like more if you guys are thinking about sending one in. We are looking for dolls in historical dioramas or rooms, dolls in historical clothing, dolls in events from history, and so on. If you aren't sure your picture applies to the contest, send it in anyways with an explanation. We look forward to getting your entry!

And of course, the winner of the Time Warp Photo Contest gets a $20 AG gift card.

Twenty. Dollars.

Hopefully there will be a free shipping code soon too....

Anyways, we probably made our point by now. *Wink.

Also up for today's post is an introduction to all of the 1940s girls here at Badger's Wood -- We call them "The Other Fantastic Four."

Penny grew up with a Molly doll and read her collection of books -- which feature her best friends Susan and Linda prominently. When we got the opportunity to make those dolls we did -- Susan is a custom MyAG #23 and Linda is just Chrissa renamed. Convenient! And of course, Emily is Emily since AG made her. Haha.

Then this year we ordered a new Mattel Molly -- our Pleasant Company Molly is very old. She has different coloring, a pudgier body, and she can't stand up anymore on her own (she needs restrung, but we'll never do that for nostalgia's sake - poor girl, haha).

Our new Molly looks more like the other three girls and is happily at home with us now. She is pictured today wearing her Meet Outfit. Meanwhile Linda is wearing a dark navy corduroy jumper from Terri's Touch and a white shirt from Doll Clothes by Evie. Susan is modeling a white shirt and reddish-brown plaid jumper also from Terri's Touch. And finally, Emily is sporting a blue and off-white dress from... you guessed it, Terri's Touch! Terri is our go-to-girl for 1940s wear, but we do have items from a variety of sellers for these girls.

Enjoy these pics and stay tuned for more 1940s clothing and historical info in the coming weeks. We are going to try to do another "Historical Theme Week." We did one last year for the colonial time period. It lasted about two to three weeks and involved a lot of work. We meant to do one every couple months, but it has become an annual thing instead (unfortunately). But we'll keep chipping away at that long list of stuff we want to post about. *Chip, chip, chip. :-)

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Arty shots!

And remember: Send in your Time Warp Photo Contest entries before Tuesday October 11th! :-)

Doll Closet Polka Dot Dress

Goodbye 2009. And Goodbye Chrissa, GOTY.

Yes, in amongst the fits of Lanie excitement we must remember that Chrissa and her friends are on their way out of the AG "building." :(

So here is another Linda/Chrissa post with her modeling a polka dot dress from Etsy seller Doll Closet. The crocheted white hat was included with the dress, but we added the white belt ourselves to make a high waist for the dress, instead of an A-line dress. Linda stole Sundari's (fka Sonali) Meet shoes to go with the dress.

Click here to visit the Doll Closet Etsy shop.

Please enjoy the photos!

All three Doll Closet/Christmas-y outfits from this week...

Byebye Chrissa.

We are very happy that you joined our "little" family. :)

Linda's Nayasdesigns Blue Dress

Another Linda/Chrissa post!

This dress pictured below may look familiar to The Doll Wardrobe readers because Susan Shapiro has this same 1940s dress from Etsy seller Nayasdesigns in green! Yes, now they have two dresses that are matchy-matchy. It is a pretty dress pattern (with the combo of ruffles and short sleeves, the buttons down the front, and the full skirt) and it came with a headband, and the white tights. Again, this is a great color with Linda's blue eyes. And once more, a puppy makes an appearance to enhance the cuteness level of this post.

Super-thanks to Nayasdesigns for another great dress!
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Like this dress?

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Liberty Jane Code Red

Another Linda/Chrissa post!

Yes, I'm swarming you with them this month.... heehee. Here is our Liberty Jane "Monday" for this week... which is of course, actually a Liberty Jane Wednesday.....

Our main outfit for today's post is the Fall Line 2009 Code Red outfit, and it has been mashed up with the Fall Line 2009 Green Peace outfit you saw on Emily in her blue wig awhile ago. The Code Red outfit came with 5 pieces: periwinkle(ish) jeans, sparkly converse sneakers, black vest, white tank top, and patterned tee shirt. Our mix-and-match outfit features the sneaks, jeans, and vest combined with the black and white shirt from Green Peace. The vest and shirt combo kinda looks like a black jacket!

Linda is a big fan of the sparkly converse sneaks since they match her favorite Christmas tree ornament--- the sparkly silver reindeer we got from Target 400 years ago. Okay, it was just four years ago. But it feels like longer than that..... So say hello to our awesome silver reindeer-- Dancer! Yeah, we aren't very creative with our reindeer names around here...

So here is Code Red....

And here is the Mix-and-Match outfit!

Yay! We managed to create a Liberty Jane post this week! Yippee!

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Linda's Dollies Dressmaker Frock

As promised, we have more posts on Linda/Chrissa!

Here is a striped 1940s dress from The Dollies' Dressmaker that is based off of a dress shown in a 1947 Sears catalog.

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What's so awesome about this dress? Well the fabric for one thing. It is vibrant and fun and looks great on Linda. Second, the crissy-crossy-stripy effect created by the changes in direction of the fabric. Third, the little floral applique on the bodice that corresponds with the pocket on the skirt that has another applique! So cute! And fourth, those who have been reading the blog know that Susan Shapiro already owns the brown version of this dress. This way the girls can be matchy-matchy when they go to school! And of course, we just had to throw in one of our puppies to increase the cuteness factor a bit more. ;)

Want a dress like this for your dolly? The Dollies' Dressmaker is actually carrying one like it right now. Look below for a picture and click here to check it out online.


So you probably noticed that our Liberty Jane Monday didn't happen yet this week... but we will try and get one in before the week is gone. December will probably be a month of us posting a whole bunch of random stuff sporadically. Eek! But we only have fourteen more days until we leave again on a jet plane. 14 Days! Yikes... and we just got back...

And we'll be going to American Girl Place in New York City in mid-January! We'll be sure to take some photos of the new GOTY 2010 display and goodies. So that's another thing to add to our "Post About This Eventually" List... ;)

Keepers Dolly Duds 1940s Plaid Dress for Linda

Waaachaaaa! Sneaky sneak sneak attack!

Back on September 3rd one of our readers- Avery V. - noticed Chrissa in the guest review of the VintiqueDesigns56 Work-A-Day set. She was surprised to see her since we had never announced owning Chrissa. This was in fact Adventures in AG's Chrissa.

But indeed, we actually did already have Chrissa here in Badger's Wood. Yes, with the subtle moves of a highly-trained ninja we acquired ourselves a "Linda Rinaldi" doll to complete our 1940s four-pack of friends. We just wanted to wait until December 2009 to show her off. "Why?," I hear you ask....

Well because Linda, fka Chrissa, is the Girl of the Year 2009 and December will be the last month to buy her from AG. So this is going to be our little farewell tribute month for Chrissa. We will try and post about Linda/Chrissa several more times in the coming weeks.

First off for our Chrissa tribute we have Linda modeling a Keepers Dolly Duds plaid 1940s dress which is ideal for school-day attire. We just love this dress with its two-fabric design and the little buttons and bow on the front under the collar. And the light blue in the plaid fabric looks pretty neat with Linda's eye coloring. To top it all off, Linda is sporting some mighty fine pigtails to complement her new Keepers frock.

She is quite a pretty doll and we are lucky
to have her here in Badger's Wood.

Stay tuned to The Doll Wardrobe for more
Linda/Chrissa posts this month! Yay for 1940s clothing!
And yay for GOTY dolls!