Fashion Doll Quarterly Spring 08

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Maintheme for this issue is GOTHIC.

This is not to be confused with "Goth". It's not all black-lipped punk dolls wearing striped leggings. What we are looking at is high drama, crazed Victorian nannies wheeling black perambulators, virgin governesses throwing themselves off cliffs, sultry fortune tellers, ghosts, and well- yes, the occasional sexy vampire.The drama of life and death plays out for us every day. And that is what makes the fantasy of eternal life and eternal romance so very appealing. So many dolls in fact seem to channel this emotion. From Evangeline Ghastly and Agnes Dreary to Volks Super Dollfie and Fashion Boulevard's Felice La Rouch, there is a place for the edgy and extraordinary doll in ones' fashion doll collection today.

Black is the new black again on the runways, so this year's fashions will easily suit you if you have a deathly pallor and melancholy expression. Cemetery chic came to us in the form of Wilde Imagination's Evangeline and CED's "Black Roses" Cara (which had a touch of Cher's farewell tour thrown in for good measure), along with Tonner's "Dark Embrace" Sydney and the "Ghosts of Christmas Past".

Even Jason Wu's goddesses of glam, the Fashion Royalty girls, included a very gothic Agnes von Weis, decked out in a severe sheath of black satin that made us think of a catwalk model-as-stern-school mistress. With her stern expression and her huge leg o' mutton sleeves, Agnes seemed to challenge us to look her straight in her dark, smoky lidded eyes without getting slapped for bad behavior.
And so, in this issue, we will delve a bit deeper into this topic, as well as some tidbits on Toy Fair, upcoming events and those we participated in this past fall. Leeann Bernard talks to designer and FDQ contributor Sam Danson of Empire Clothing. Alexandra Forbes interviews the talented Isabelle of "Repaints by IsaBelle", and Jon Copeland takes us inside the OOAK Doll Divas customization project of "The Mayfair Witches", the proceeds of which have gone to Toys For Tots. Many of your favorite doll artists have recreated the characters from Anne Rice's epic 1990 novel, The Witching Hour (Lives of the Mayfair Witches), and we have them here, "captured" if you will, for all to see in print!

In our last issue, we introduced you to Evangeline Ghastly. Now, our cover girl Evangeline's designer, Joe Petrollese, shares a bit more about her story and tells us what's going on up in the attic in Ipswich. Contributor Angela Wade went wild for Wilde Imagination's EG, and has created an exclusive pattern for Evangeline to wear on her frequent forays into the local cemetery. No wonder she calls it, "Blood & Roses". What else would you wear in the cemetery alone at night?
For those of you squeamish types, we also have news on Metrodolls mini convention, the Jason Wu event, the Austin BJD convention and, of course, the Volks Halloween Party.

So, wrap yourself in a shroud, curl up in the attic and peruse the pages of FDQ. They are to die for!
GOTHIC issue will also include...
Entre Nous, Classified Ads, Horoscope, PatChat!, Project DollWay, Gotta Have It!, On The Links (by LeeAnn Bernard), Portfolios by Denise Jefferson and MORE!!!

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