Kathi scanned her Galoob "Rose" doll for us. These dolls are scarcer than hen's teeth now. They are approximately 12" tall, so you can just imagine the miniature scale of all this beadwork! Kathi writes that the overskirt doesn't actually look grey in person--the scanner just lightened it up a lot. Be sure to see Kathi's darling online "dolls," including historically costumed ones, on her site. Thanks for sharing, Kathi!

Thank you to Sarah for sharing these delightful pictures of her Franklin Mint "Rose" doll in the new Dinner dress. It's just beautiful! I love the way the sequins and beads catch the light!

Jenny-Rose has posted a full set of detailed pictures of the Franklin Mint "promenade" dress on her site. This one is just a sneak peek! Be sure to go to her site for more yummy pictures!

Linda Schuck of Scotti's Fancies is doing breathtaking work on costumes for 16" fashion dolls like "Gene." Here are her versions of Rose's tea gown and jump dress! Simply stunning!

Jenny-Rose has shared photos of her Franklin Mint "Rose" doll in the "swim" dress. So far, this is the least accurate of the gown reproductions. Still, it is pretty good for a doll-sized dress! Here are Jenny-Rose's notes: "The sleeves are not set-in but rather in the Kimono style. The lace and purple "v" on the bodice are added to the bodice, the purple going only to the side seams, the lace going all the way around. The sash is of pink and white variegated ribbon. One piece is pleated then tacked onto the waist. The ribbon is then folded in half width wise, folded in half length wise and tacked the waist (trailing down, a bit of the top gathered for decoration.) This copy has four skirt layers, a white satin-backed-crepe-type material (dull side showing) for the under layer, then pink chiffon and then white chiffon and then finally another layer of white chiffon. The bottom two chiffon layers have a slight bridal-sweep train in the back. The white layer (bottom) was looped up, creating a bustle. It is taken at the hem looped under then tacked about the lower back. The white layer (top) consists on two panels. The only about 2/3 of each panel is sewn into the waist band, the back being allowed to lie (drape) right above the bustle."

Sarah has once again shared photographs of her Franklin Mint "Rose" doll. This time we get to see the new "Promenade" dress. Thank you, Sarah!

Claudia makes outfits for Franklin Mint "Rose" dolls and has done a beautiful job with the tea gown, breakfast gown and "swim" dress. It is difficult to carry off such great detail in miniature. Bravo! Claudia sells her creations on eBay under the username *titanic*.

WOW! Chrissy Stewart of JaC Designs made this stunning reproduction of Rose's tea dress for Robert Tonner's "Tyler" doll. Here are Chrissy's comments: "I have admired your site for the past two+ years and have gotten so many helpful solutions to my dressmaking because of this wonderful site. I just wanted to share a dress I finally made--a Tyler Wentworth doll is a 16" doll put out by Robert Tonner. My sister and I customize Gene Dolls (Mel Odem, availible through Ashton Drake) and Tyler dolls. We do all sorts of costuming. My sister Jen repaints the face and does the hair (perming and styling), and I make the costumes and jewelry. Most are not done to history but are historically inspired and imaginative. We will be making the dinner dress Rose's mother wore in the movie and also Mrs. Astor's dress for these dolls." Fantastic! If you'd like to contact Chrissy, you can reach her at LUCKYLUCIANO1@email.msn.com.

Sarah graciously shared these photographs of her Franklin Mint "Rose" doll with three of the outfits. The new "swim" dress is lovely!

Jenny-Rose has once again shared pictures of the latest Franklin Mint "Rose" outfit--the "flying" dress. Beautifully done! If you are interested in ordering either the vinyl or the porcelain "Rose" doll with outfits, click on the links at the top of the page to go to Franklin Mint's listings for these beautiful dolls. :-)

Photos courtesy of E.M. and S. Callacher.

Emma Callacher of England is making these beautiful reproduction gowns for Barbie-sized dolls! The detailing is incredible. If you are interested in purchasing an outfit, you can contact Emma at EMMA_M_C@hotmail.com. Emma also hopes to have a website up and running soon!

Jenny-Rose has been kind enough to photograph the latest Franklin Mint "Rose" outfit on her doll and share with us! Here are her comments:

Here is the description from the Franklin Mint: "The ensemble includes a white blazer and matching skirt with navy pinstripes woven into the fabric and navy fabric buttons. Underneath the blazer is a white cotton vestee with a lace trimmed collar, navy blue tie, a golden and enameled amethyst brooch and to complete the ensemble, a matching hat, parasol and gloves and amethyst colored earrings." Of course the original had a full blouse underneath, but FM had to reduce bulk on the doll. The gloves are not pictured. They were made out of a silky fabric and were poorly made. I thought them very ugly and detracting from the outfit. Interesting that the fabric is described as "white with navy pinstripes woven into the fabric". The J Peterman version was described as "cream wool with contrasting purple velvet trim." If the original had the stripes added it would have certainly eliminated any bias problems when the fabric was cut. Interesting idea...I called FM the other day and was told that the ensembles would be coming out every 3 months (not every other). It's disappointing. Patience is not one of those virtues I am consistent about but to be honest it's good news for my checkbook. The outfits were described over the phone as: The boarding suit; the flying dress; the dinner dress; the white dress; the yellow and gold dress. This is a more complete list than before. I assume the "white dress" is the swimming. The yellow and gold must be either the yellow dressing gown or the yellow Chinese silk day dress. My sis and I believe it to be the day dress, although the dressing gown is one of my favorites. The rep didn't know which dress was next but that it would be shipped on the 15th of September.

Thank you, Jenny-Rose! We'll look forward to more peeks at the other outfits as they come out!

Jenny-Rose shared these terrific photos of her "Rose" doll, now available through the Franklin Mint. This is the doll in the "jump" dress. An entire "Titanic" wardrobe will be offered for the doll, including the "flying" dress, dinner dress, boarding suit and more--all in a beautiful steamer trunk! Below are Jenny-Rose's comments on the photographs:

In the close-up of the front, you can see the two rhinestone buttons in front. They stick up and to the side rather badly on this version because of the hook & eye placement in front. On the close-up of the back, again, you can see the back does not meet well because of the hook & eye placement there. You can also see clearly the pretty butterfly hair stick she comes with. The skirt flounces at the bottom look funny in the pictures because they are wired (a fairly small gauge), and I didn't tweak them very well for the photo shoot. The shot of the doll in just the underdress shows just how fitted the silk underdress really is. There is very little ease in the bodice and hips. Note the hook & eyes down the back (on the doll they go down to her lower back). The netting over-skirt is simply cut away in the back, there are no hooks and eyes on it. Nor is it hemmed. You can also plainly see the necklace's clasp. (This detailing really impressed me.) Both the necklace and earrings come off with ease. Each new ensemble should include its own jewelry. Might one hope to see a miniature Coeur de la Mer?! he over-bodice fastens in both the front and back as seen here. You can also see, at the fullest part of the back and short, black running stitch. This keeps the fullness to the back. I don't know if the original had this or not. Finally, there are two shots of the overdress on the floor. These show more of the detailing and beautiful beadwork. The fringe and bodice are beaded with glass beads, and the bodice has the most lovely weight to it. I can't imagine how wonderful a full-size bodice must feel!. You can also see the bodice is trimmed with sequins, although my understanding is that the original had no sequins on the bodice. Note the back simply opens up with no fastening on the actual point d'esprit (nor any hemming, again). One more note: the overskirt is pleated, not gathered, on this version. I assume the original was also gathered.

Check out Sandi's doll-sized "Titanic" costume re-creations! I can't download her photos to share here, but see her beautiful photo gallery!

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