Favorite Shirts (and Slacks)

It's still summer and it's still hot - so let the T-shirt reign supreme.  LizRetros creates a series specially for the NumniaDoll male dolls and compliments them with comfortable pants.









Wigs by NuminaDoll and Chewin Doll. Hakama by JAMIEshow Doll. T-shirts and other pants by LizRetros.

A Style of Character

As diversity and inclusion become the norm in the world of fashion, character takes center stage. Crumbling canons of beauty make way for the emergence of the soulful attitude.

Dolldom is proud to introduce Otto, a NuminaDoll Aurum cast in pale resin. Inspired by models Leo Jonah and Shaun Ross and created by sculptor extraordinaire Paul Pham, Otto is a perfect example of the power of character. Strong, unique, spirited, all that Otto needs is a pair of faded jeans (also by NuminaDoll) to create images of elevated style.

A Brave, New, Non-Toxic World: The Numina's Argent

Last September 2018, The Numina's Discophelia event bore a rich harvest of photos on social media. Among the many reveals at the annual event, hosted by sculptor Paul Pham, were two new characters, the artist's first venture into the world of the doll-coded-as-male. And Dolldom took note. In fact, Dolldom went on high alert as it was - even in photos - palpable that the artist was not only making the ultimate accessory for his uniquely gorgeous and racially diverse female counterparts; these personnages, Aurum and Argent, were coming to life at a time when masculinity and femininity are being redefined by non-patriarchal standards and in the same way that gender binarism is no longer the norm.

And what are these new standards? We hope that any new standard is applicable to all human beings: empathy, patience, nurturing, attention to detail, spirituality. At the very least, these are the qualities with which The Numina's Argent is being gifted as he is welcomed to Dolldom. His face and body - his outward appearance - and what we as dollectors code by our own set of standards, will be perceived differently - just like beauty is the eye of the beholder. But as we continue to examine and explore the new options Argent will be our guide.

Argent's face (he identifies as male and his pronouns are he/him/his) has a special quality, perhaps what Susan Sontag calls "the haunting androgynous vacancy behind the perfect beauty of Greta Garbo." Depending on the angle, the identity reveals itself: deep in thought, solemn, intense. Argent has a mission and the agency to undertake a plan. His body is a sensitive examination of sinuous musculature developed via physical activity: "mens sana in corpore sano".

In this first feature, Argent takes the time to play basketball, to wear a skirt (a kilt is nothing but), and to show off the beauty of garments that have become part of the lexicon of universal fashion: classics that anyone can (and in Dolldom's view should) wear.










Track shorts and tank by The Numina/Dollcis. Wig by Chewin.






Kilt by Ayal Armon Doll Couture. Shirt by Tonner Doll. Wig by Chewin.




Hooded knit by Tonner Doll. Pants by Esefdoll on Etsy.






Coat and slacks by Tonner Doll. Turtleneck by Dollsviewpoint on Etsy.




Cap by Petit Tricotage.

Much gratitude to Paul Pham and Dollcis/The Numina for creating new opportunities to explore the world via dolls.

Visions of Sugar Plum

 While visions of sugar plum couture dance in our heads...








Démuse Doll Nichole by Nigel Chia wears her debut dress and nothing else. A new Sugar Plum Fairy. Minimal. Exquisite.  

Happy holidays to all!

Evocations

What if travel back in time were possible? Triumphant voyagers would visit any selected moment in the past and partake of its zeitgeist, maybe even going along (very much tongue-in-cheek) with the rules and mores, knowing too well how society will change for the best or maybe how it will devolve for the worst. But then again, it's nothing but a séjour, one from which it's possible to return.

Fashion, in its constant push to renovate and reinvent, is always in movement, revisiting past decades (rather anachronistically) with its poetic evocations of time, place, and mind space. For what was exquisite in the 1920s is still today - infused with current dreams, hopes and fears.

Accompanied by V.Jhon's unique Nightingale Molly Hayward, Dolldom embarks on an exploration of fashions past and present. Bon voyage, chers lecteurs!



Back in May 1927, Paris was in love with these evening designs by Vionnet, Lanvin and Chanel.


V.Jhon's revision, called Nightingale, maintains the essence of languid sophistication.


Chanel's 2018 Fall/Winter Haute Couture, designed by Karl Lagerfeld.


Time moves on....


Actress Wendy Barrie in a 1937 photo by George Hurrell. It's all about draping the fabric. And the unfortunate use of animal fur.


V'Jhon's Molly Hayward updates the style in an Ilaria Mazzoni wig for Time of Doll, an Integrity Toy's dress for Mel Odom's Rich Girl Madra Lord, and a faux fur jacket by the now defunct RDGdoll.


Actress Ann Sheridan in another photo by the grand George Hurrell, circa 1947.




Forging on...


Black and white?


Lingerie time! Mid-century bondage in cotton or silk covered Lastex!


Molly models LizRetros' interpretation of bullet bra and girdle. Hair by Ilaria Mazzoni.


Beehive, do we see?


Mid-century fantasy. For the cover of her album, singer Julie London goes all out in a poured-on-her-body baby blue number.


LizRetro's revision boasts elaborate beading with jet stones and the unforgettable pointed bosom. Hair by Ilaria Mazzoni.


But, when are we now?

We're in 1975. And it's all about Yves Saint Laurent, French Vogue, and Rue Aubriot in Paris.  Helmut Newton takes the photo and the worlds of art and fashion will never be the same.


Molly melds the essence of both models by donning a pair of tuxedo pants and a lace dickey with matching poignets. Top hat by Peggy Feltrope.


Time does not stop...


An open palm helps one take cover. A paparazzo is on the prowl. The cult of celebrity is in full force.


David Bowie and Kate Moss ham it up  for Ellen von Unwerth's camera in this photo for the October 2003 issue of Q magazine.


Molly, JAMIEshow's Lee and RDGdoll's Lucien (face-up and tattoo by Rim Doll) follow suit in this Dolldom tribute. Fashion by Joshard. Hair by Monique Wigs. Male dolls dressed and wigged by Chewin.


In Christopher Kane's Fall 2017 show, large scale sequins and appliqués rule the runway.


V.Jhon's 2017 version for his muse Molly Hayward mirrors the current trend but on a well-fitted black silk jumpsuit.


This version by Gucci dates to 2012.


V.Jhon is a master - the minimal meets the maximal. Exquisite pairing of extremes. Hair by Chewin.


For more on V.Jhon's couture and exclusive models, visit his exciting boutique.