Everything has already been written on Mily, the 60s fashion doll by Gégé.. about her story, her amazing clothes, her marvelous life at the top (1964-1976... Dolls often have to retire early...).
So we have decided to have fun and focus on one aspect - maybe overlooked so far - which might have contributed to her image and perhaps her success : the furniture used in the leaflets and magazine ad photos to create contemporary surroundings and enhance Mily's modern image of hip girl...
In short : How and with what did Gégé set the Scene ?
First, some French garden furniture...
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| If you want to know more about Mily's lovely dress, see here : Pink Gingham |
A fresh spring/summer setting for a Mily holiday in the south of France ? How more French could that be ?! And this furniture wouldn't have looked out of place on any terrace of a café in one of those fashionable fishing villages found along the coast...
Hang on a second, I suddenly realize that I have nearly everything
to try and recreate this scene,
so let's play...
If you want to do the same, here is what you'll need : ...
... A Peynet table & chair set (1964) + 1 Cailsheimer blue tea-set (1963) + 1 child size Gégé transparent dish (1959)
Et voilà ! If I may say so...
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| PS : Mily was busy today so Miss Twist does a stand in as it is just a rehearsal... |
I am not going to get this lucky at finding the right props among my collection every time,
so I'll let you have a go now...
For this scene, for example, and for the killer detail a quick pop to the supermarket should do the trick...
I imagine it is still possible to buy these crackers nowadays... The baguettes work especially well for a picnic scene with dolls in this 1/6 scale, don't you think ?...
Then a cosy French PVC Bedroom...
Mily looks like a busy mum here...
The bedroom is signed in 1966 by the French firm Depreux, studied in depth by my colleague Stylb...
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| More pictures & info on the Depreux firm here (in French) |
However, Gégé didn't only find their inspiration in France... As they attended the big European Toy Fairs, they might have picked up some foreign-made pieces... Like these ones in the early 60s at the Nüremberg Fair maybe...
A few German pieces...
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| Doc Die Puppenstubensammlerin |
Mily and a 1/12th scale Häfner & Krullmann armchair (1957).
I suppose it got picked despite its small size
for its great design...
The table brand is unknown to me... It came with a matching stool (see behind Jacky)... It's hard to tell what they really look like as a fake wood adhesive plastic cover might have been added on the tops just for a better photo effect...A busy Mily career girl surrounded by the latest Designs... and a 60s Modella telephone...
Rococo Galore...
A bit later, Gégé brought the Szalasi furniture in... Tradition and aristocracy... Mily is a middle class lady too - tea parties in Paris, winter at the ski resort and summer on the beach... A jet-set Mily ?
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| The Szalasi armchairs are perfect for the 1/6 scale... |
60s Plastic bedroom...
A more modern and younger touch in the bedroom thanks to a Modella set (1963-1965)... I love the pink and cream combination of this bedroom and it matches Mily's outfit well... If you want to see / know more on Modella, it's this way on Astrid's Flickr stream...
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| Doc Astrid |
Now more German pieces... but we are still a bit hazy regarding which brand they are...
A Vanity table...
Is this 60s Bodo Hennig ?
The base is curved
and there is a support behind the mirror
But the 60s Bodo Hennig vanity table doesn't really come with this shape of mirror, right ?
Who made them ?
We don't know the makers of these pieces... Would you know ?
German maker (same mirror as on the vanity table so just put there for a good effect ?)
Does anybody recognize the red stool (on the left) ?
A mystery radio and record player (radiogram)... I have looked in vain for a similar model online to try to identify it and put a brand name to it...
Maybe it's easier to find out with a close-up ? (21/06/013 Here are some fresh news on this Radiogram, here...)
Would you know the maker of any of these very distinctive pieces above (including the piano) ?
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| Coffee table is by Häfner & Krullmann too... |
A table also exists with that set... This style of woven plastic on metal frame chairs was a frequent design in the 60s...
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| A life-size Designer chair |
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| Doc Billyboy (Fondation Tanagra) |
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| Doc Astrid |
There might be an obvious reason for the use of furniture in the leaflets...
Sitting Mily down for a publicity shoot must have been a relief for the photographer (less risk of seeing the doll hitting the carpet or the ground just as he tried to immortalize it...).
Shooting a standing doll must have been quite a job...
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| A girl's balancing act... |
Look closely at her feet... They are clearly heading West, with a dangerous twist at the hip... A real balancing act for the doll and the photographer... much easier with furniture then... ?
Docs : Stylb (unless specified otherwise)
Photos : Ysé & Stylb
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