From scraps to riches...

Part II

(Read Part I here)

Collection Ysé

So the trio composed of Ruth Handler, Elliot Handler and Harold Matson found itself starting from scratch all over again...

It always starts in a shack...

Part I

First, let's talk about the two first enterprises created by Elliot and Ruth Handler before Mattel in 1945 : Elliot Handler Plastics (1939-1942) and Elzac (1941-1947)...

Pink-Gingham (English version)

Pour la version française, voir article suivant...

When you hear Pink-Gingham... what does it make you think of ? 

In France, it immediately evokes Brigitte Bardot and the little dresses that she contributed to make fashionable in the 1950s... (Hang-on, you are thinking right now, this is not a blog about celebrity, isn't it ? Or even about fashion ? And if you do, you would be right, just read on and you’ll see...)

Vichy-Rose (Version française)

For the English version, please see post above...

Que vous évoque le Vichy-Rose... ? 

Ce tissu évoque presqu'immédiatement, en France, Brigitte Bardot et les petites robes qu'elle a contribué à mettre en vogue dans les années 50 ("Non mais attends", vous vous dites, "je croyais que c'était un blog sur les jouets vintage pour filles ?!"... Mais si si, c'est bien ça, vous allez voir...)