Lilli Lalka's Lazy Afternoon

We all need, here and there, a break from the mad rush. And sometimes, in summer, a veritable paresse overcomes our most focused intentions and the magic of repose takes place. 

Dolldom is delighted to celebrate summer with the radiance of Julian Kalinowski's Lilli Lalka doll. For this exclusive entry, Lilli Lalka epitomizes sunshine with styles perfect for, well, spending a very lazy afternoon. With color saturated fabrics by David Rose Designs and straw hats by London milliner Waka Murai, this will be one après-midi of luxuriating relaxation.

Lilli Lalka herself requested that this entry be accompanied by Marlene Dietrich singing (like nobody else could) "Lazy Afternoon" by Jerome Moross and John La Touche.

It's a lazy afternoon
And the beetle bugs are zoomin'
And the tulip trees are bloomin'
And there's not another human in view

But us two.

It's a lazy afternoon
And the farmer leaves his reapin'
In the meadow cows are sleepin'
And the speckled trout stop leapin' up stream
As we dream.

A fat pink cloud hangs over the hill
Unfoldin' like a rose
If you hold my hand and sit real still
You can hear the grass as it grows.

It's a hazy afternoon
And I know a place that's quiet, 'cept for daisies running riot
And there's no one passing by it to see
Come spend this lazy afternoon with me.

Lilli Lalka by Julian Kalinowski

The Company You Keep

Lilli Lalka is enjoying her return in the company of David Rose, textile designer extraordinaire, who has collaborated with doll maker Julian Kalinowski in the creation of prints that take us back, as if by time machine, to the world of mother lode of all fashion dolls in the 1:6 scale. Also collaborating in this project is legendary milliner Waka Murai, whose straw hats add texture and saturated color to Lilli Lalka's wardrobe.

In such great company, Kalinowski's Lilli Lalka is bound to make spring flowers swoon! 

"Pet Smart"
In comfy knits and a warm and fuzzy coat, Lilli Lalka walks the pooches.

"In and Out"

Prints by David Rose for coming and going in style!

"Always on Sunday"

Lilli's tennis dress stands in a blouse along with a full A-line skirt in a David Rose design. 

"Cuando calienta el sol"

When it gets warmer, Lilli Lalka will pull out her cuffed short and a cool gauze blouse. The straw hat by Waka Murai imparts even more punch to this casual look.