Friday kicked off with a breakfast that celebrated Dior and Yves St. Laurent at the Movies. The centerpiece doll outfit was title "Diamant Noir." Trent made an appearance in front of Sue Connor's diorama, holding the door open to the Dior salon in Paris. Always good to see Trent!
Two other favorite pre-order outfits that were unveiled included "In The Stars":
and "Ambassador's Daughter."
Our presentation was titled "Dior & The Stars":
Michael & Sandra: the amazing team that creates these unforgettable events:
After breakfast, attendees were whisked off the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts to see the Yves St. Laurent exhibit. Look at our girl Reba looking sassy, waiting for the bus:
And dig her purse!
Just one word to summarize this experience: INCREDIBLE! As you can see, Vera was very excited to enter the gallery!
Larry, Vera, and Wayne:
The gift shop window. I am sure a few purchases were made here!
Yves seemed a bit shy; I wonder if he knew Reba was coming?
And now without any interruption from the narrator, here is a random sprinkling of some of my favorite Yves St. Laurent creations from the exhibit:
Seeing the sketches and fabric swatches paired up was so interesting:
An interactive paper doll exhibit:
In this Warhol portrait, he just looks bored. Reba - come back!
I did take some time to check out the other galleries and found some items right up my alley:
And right next door to all this at the Virginia Historical Society was GUMBY!
Dinner back at the hotel celebrated Yves St. Laurent, with a centerpiece titled "Eternal Style." Recognize it from the exhibit?
Attendees brought their best-dressed dolls to pose with Sue's Dior diorama. Here are some of my favorites:
My tablemates:
Attendees received Lucie:
As if that weren't enough, the Friday Night Studio Commissary party followed, with lots more games and prizes and a showing of the Yves Saint Laurent documentary "YSL His Life and Times." The centerpiece featured Madra in "La Roue du Fortune."
Dolls were dressed in their evening attire:
Doll couture designer extraordinaire, Tom Courtney, showed up for Friday's festivities.
Some of the prizes for the evening included clunkers like Trent's underwear:
Some were AMAZING reveals, like the prototype for the new Gene that will be released after her upcoming "retirement" in February. This one is titled "Simply Essentially Basic Barebones Gene":
And the best prize was this Jamieshow Gene doll. WOW!
Is there more to come? YOU BETCHA'!
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Fantastic!
ReplyDeleteThanks Terri! It really was a blast; and the YSL exhibit was incredible!
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