Couture Alien - emiliacouture commission for Sybarite

I wanted to play with different textures and materials with the monochromatic black outfit.

The OOAK fashion consists of rouched leatherette shorts, thigh high snake leatherette boots with lacing, a tailored double collar wool coat with tulle ruffle detailing, and a Philip Treacy meets HR Giger's alien hardened netting hat.

The outfit is modelled by and tailored to Sybarite Inque. The hard cap wig by Ilaria aka Time of Doll.

More photos at flickr.

I also have some very exiting news: my own 16" fashion BJD line will be unveiled in the Haute Doll magazines October issue!

White Walker Elise - emiliacouture commission

This commission was inspired by an odd medley that I'd describe as Lady Gaga makes a guest appearance as an anime gunslinger in the TV series Game of Thrones. LOL

The OOAK outfit consists of a double breasted suede coat with old brass buttons,  over knee boots of white leatherette with matching buttons, leggings and a faux fur shoulder wrap.

FR2 Elise has been fully repainted with ice blue eyes with fierce smoky shadow, nude pale lips and white eyebrows. She also got a body blushing to better match her head and body skin tone together. Her hair was boild permend and cut to a swept cascade of curls.

More photos on flickr.

And for those who have been wondering why I've gone practically underground: it's because I've been working non stop in creating my own 16" resin BJD. The prototype is now ready and I'm hoping the factory can live up to my high exprectations. If everything goes well the first LE40 emiliacouture doll might be out this year! I will give you sneakpeeks soon! :)

Highlander - emiliacouture commission for Numina Devon

Highlander, a OOAK fashion tailored for Numina Devon, combines tartan and crocheted lace into a modern Alexander McQueen inspired kilt cocktail dress. The outfit is accessorised by grey wool leggings and a vintage fur sporran (Scottish purse worn with a kilt).

*The Ninjetee hard cap wig is by Michael in Hawaii and the shoes are from Sybarite Toxica.

More photos at flickr.

The Guillotines - Pair of Dressed OOAK dolls

This commission order was to make two interpretations of Marie Antoinette theme using FR Agnes dolls.

The Brunette has edgy make up of purple smoky eyes and nude lips with a heart shaped beauty mark upon her right cheek. Her hair is a wild mountain of curls with one sensual corkscrew caressing her neck. She wears a modern interpretation of the Marie Antoinette silhouette gown in checked silk dupion and a black tulle veil.

The Blond has a soft make up with rosy lips and light lashes, and carries a heart shaped beauty mark upon her blushed cheek. Her hair is a pompadour and she wears a classic Robe a la Françoise in silk brocade and chiffon.

For more photos see the flickr set

Quetzalcoatl - emiliacouture commission

Emiliacouture presents: Quetzalcoatl the feathered serpent. This dressed Sybarite repaint was named after a Mesoamerican deity and commission inspiration was to create a "couture dinosaur".

The doll is Sybarite Ivory and she has received a full repaint with pulpy green lips, baby blue eyes with eye shadow in warm shades of brown and applied double lashes with gradient dye from black to titian.  

She wears an OOAK emiliacouture creation in dark shades of green, blue, gold and salmon. The snake skin leatherette outfit consists of a Mugler inspired armour dress with a removable feathered trail, a huge ruffle of iridescent feathers, bondage cuffs and a pair of shoes with a new snake motif design.

 For more photos see flickr.

Bride of Frankenstein - dressed OOAK doll

It's the Paris Fashion Doll Festival this weekend and I'm sure I'm not alone wishing I could be there. I made a dressed OOAK doll for the PFDF charity auction, but as promised I have made another doll to console those who can't be there in person. So, without further ado, emiliacouture presents the Bride of Frankenstein! It's alive!!!

This doll's inspiration was a cross between early silent films and Marvel superheros. The gown is an ethereal and sensual nightgown with daring lace garters showing from thigh high slits in the heavy flowing skirt of white and grey. The grey shoes share the art nouveau inspired heel sculpt with the LA Belle Epoque doll I made for PFDF. The doll is repainted Brides of Dracula Lucy, hair restyled in a partial updo, greying body blushing with darkened veins and a autopsy scar echoing the one on Shame from my 2010 Until Death Do Us Part collection.

*Note: In some photos the shoes are white, but those were there only so that I could do the main photoshoot while the grey shoes especially made for the outfit were still in the making.

 

For more photos see flickr.

La Belle Epoque - PFDF 2012

 

 I created this OOAK lingerie doll for the La Belle Epoque theme of Paris Fashion Doll Festival (PFDF) 2012. I was inspired by the decorative style of the time, Art Nouveau and by the it's father Alphonse Mucha.

The doll is a customised Integrity Toys Lana from the Hollywood Royalty line. The doll has been rerooted with a fiery 3-tone Saran mix and given a complete repaint. I added super long lashes and gave them a gradient dye from black roots to titian tips. She also got a new Nu.Face body with blushing and Art Nouveau inspired snake tattoos.

The fashion consists of a burgundy tulle blouse embellished with silk ribbons; a corset made of orange vintage lace with Art Nouveau patterns, lined with yellow silk, adorned with ribbons and 8 garters with golden buckles; yellow silk panties; a pair of teal green net stockings; burgundy gradient effect shoes with hand carved Art Nouveau inspired heels; and as a cherry on the top a huge La Belle Epoque style hat of burgundy silk and tulle, adorned with teal green net strips and feathers.

The doll will be sold on a silent charity auction of PFDF  2012- The auction takes place at the  Mezzanine of the hotel NOVOTEL on Saturday, March 10th at 11.00am. The proceeds of the auction will be donated to the charity REVES (French version of Grant a Wish).

P.S. For those of you who cannot be there at PFDF to see this doll in person I  have another doll that I will reveal during the festival weekend. Keep posted! :)

THIS PHOTO HAS BEEN PRINTED OUT AS A SOUVENIR CARD (LE50) AND IS AVAILABLE AT THE AUCTION.

 

For more photo see the flickr set.

Flickr photo contest - win a OOAK emiliacouture fashion!

I have just announced a flickr photo contest and wanted to remind you to participate. So if you haven't opened a flickr account yet now is a great time to start! The contest will close on 16th of March and I will announce the winners on 18th!

The idea is that you take a doll box, your favourite doll and build your dream giftset. Then post the photo in the new emiliacouture flickr group with "emiliacouture contest" written clearly in the title. The doll you use can be any size or brand. I will pick the winner who will receive the Ants outfit and will raffle another surprise price among all the contestants!

The Antz outfit consists of black net stockings, white sating corset and skirt smudged with black paint and stencil painted ants.
*The doll, gasmask and shoes are not included.

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE DETAILED CONTEST INFO AND THE RULES.

The Virgin Queen - emiliacouture commission for Sybarite

Here is the blog post of the year presenting my newest OOAK fashion "The Virgin Queen". If you are wondering what I've been upto until now I can reveal to you that I have been working on a wax prototype of my own 16" fashion BJD. I won't share photos of it yet, but if everything goes well I might have the first OOAK dolls out by the end of this year.

I love styling mix-and-match clothes and think you can never have enough of them. So, when I was asked to turn a period Reneissance gown into edgy fashion my first thought was to used all the wrong materials (leather and modern prints) to make it edgy, and the second though to take it apart. Instead of a one piece gown this outfit has separate neck and wrist ruffles made of fine lace, an overskirt and bolero of printed chiffon, a huge pleat petticoat, Elizabethan corset, panties and thigh high garter boots made of decoratively stitched leatherette. And as I wanted to give the outfit a kinky little twist, I sculpted a little padlock and turned the panties into a chastity belt. And I just had to name the outfit after my idol and inspiration: Elizabeth I.

 

For more photos see the flickr set.

Mother Eath - commission piece for Sybarite

Emiliacouture proudly presents: Mother Earth, a OOAK fashion tailored for old Sybarite body.

This OOAK fashion consists of a hand painted sequin gown that can be altered to be worn either long with a cascading silk chiffon shirt or as an edgy short dress; either nesting a leaf gold "egg" at the model's tummy making the wearer pregnant or without it. 

The sequins are layered is sculpted from that resembles a feathery armour and under the hand painted copper exterior of the sequins movement reveals crevasses of deepest black. 

The gown's 2-tone silk hem is cut short from the front to reveal a pair of Alexander McQueen inspired platform sandals. These sandals use my Hokusai heel and are covered all over in leaf gold and decorated with golden straps with butterflies. 

The outfit is crowned by an Isis inspired hand sculpted helmet, which is also covered in leaf gold. 

The model is a Sybarite Raja repaint by me and the wig she wears in some of the photos is from Ilaria (Time of Doll). 

 

For more photos see my flickr set.

Torn collection by emiliacouture

Torn is a new casual knitwear collection by emiliacouture. The outfits are young edgy street fashions made for Numina Devon but fit other 16-17" fashion dolls as well. These fashions are extremely limited to LE5 wordwide. The outfits consist of a knit top and faux leather stockings and, if pictured, a faux leather belt. 

Moro photos at flickr

The Horned Bride - commission piece for Numina Devon

I was asked to create an edgy bridal gown for Numina Devon, which brought me to my roots as a fashion designer as I use to make bridal gowns to support my studies when I was still in an university in early 2000.

The Horned Bride is named so after the curious horned tiara of the veil, but you may interpret the name as you like, LOL. The outfit consists of a white halterneck gown with asymmetrical hem of cascading pleats, subtle beading and dramatic pleated collar; the previously mentioned horned net veil; lace gloves and a pair of lace shoes without heels that leave the poor bride fairly unstable.

The model is a OOAK Numina Devon (face up by me) in all her bald glory. Paul Pham's sculpting on her is so lovely she looks divine without a wig too.

More photos at flickr