Lammily Redress Update for Vanessa

Lammily Photographer (Jeanne) in 'Rosie the Riveter' fashion

In her comment to my previous post about Jeanne's two fashion redresses, Vanessa wrote:

I would have like to see the jean outfit from the front, and perhaps with the belt from the first outfit.

Initially, I was going to update the original post with the additional photos taken of Jeanne in the 'Rosie the Riveter' fashion from the front and with the brown belt from the Crisp Fall fashion.  I decided, instead, to create a separate post.

Jeanne poses from the front in the complete 'Rosie the Riveter' fashion.

Here, she let her hair down, changed her earrings, belted the jumper with the brown belt, and put on brown sandals (borrowed from a male action figure).

Jeanne decided to use the scarf from the Crisp Fall fashion as a belt with the jumper and now wears it with the shoes that came with the jumper minus the red socks.  Note that the mock laces in her shoes are actually pink and not red as I wrote in the original post.  The pink laces coordinate well with the pinks in the scarf.  For this look, she changed her hair once again, pulling it up and to the side with a rubber band.

Thanks for allowing me to see outside the fashion packs, Vanessa.  Mixing and matching create fashion versatility.


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This One Took Forever to Arrive!

9-inch oil-painted cloth doll by Sue Sizemore, made in 2004

Even though her hair looked a disheveled mess, as illustrated in the above photo, taken by the seller, I wanted this 9-inch oil-painted cloth doll because she is an early Sue Sizemore. Without double-checking to ensure the site from which I ordered had my current PO box mailing address, the order was placed and unfortunately shipped to my former PO box.   Because the forwarding service from the old PO box to the new expired several months earlier, the post office returned the doll to the seller! From the date of purchase until the seller resent the package to the correct address, a total of 17 days elapsed.  I had been in communication with the seller throughout this time.  Thanks to her generosity, I was only charged half the cost of the return postage.

Getting her hair coiffed

After the little dear arrived to her new home, I immediately gave her wool hair some much needed attention by glueing it in place in a couple of areas.  Next, I wrapped a ribbon around her head to hold the glued hair down.  After a few hours, the ribbon was removed and she was ready to pose for additional photos.

Her hair looks much better now that it no longer looks windblown.

Painted-on black books have white painted-on buttons.

Dressed in pink and tan gingham dress and off-white pantaloons (both are sewn on), she has painted-on black boots with painted buttons.  On her back she bears the artist's signature with '04, representing 2004, written below the signature.

Her attached hang tag contains the artist's 2004 contact information on front.  The back contains the doll's handwritten description:  "Primitive doll/wool hair/homespun/pink dress/Sue Sizemore."

She appears more comfortable in the seated position, but with the aid of a doll stand or if propped against something, she can stand, too.  I initially was going to use her as a doll for my larger Sue Sizemore doll, Maya.  Because she has such a mature face and has white strands of wool that streak her brown hair, I think I would rather Maya hold a baby doll instead.


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Lammily Redress x2

'Rosie the Riveter' and Crisp Fall Lammily fashions

The two Lammily fashions shown above, 'Rosie the Riveter' and Crisp Fall, were purchased last year.  With extra time on my hands, Jeanne (the name I gave my Photographer Lammily doll) was able to model both as shown in the photos below:

Knowing she would want to continue wearing the 'Rosie the Riveter' fashion, Jeanne tried on the Crisp Fall fashion first.  It includes a pink tunic, white textured stretch pants, brown faux-leather belt, and multicolored scarf.  Shoes were not included.  Jeanne wears Hip Hoodie's original white shoes.  We both thought she looked rather nice in this fashion with the scarf tied around the neck and...

...with the scarf used as a headband.  

Jeanne shows us how the outfit looks from the back with the scarf still used as a headband.  

In the 'Rosie the Riveter' fashion, Jeanne flexes her muscles and asserts that she has the stamina, skills, and know-how to do jobs that were typically reserved for men as did many women during World War II when male enlistment in the Army created a shortage in the workforce.* This fashion includes red and white polka dot bandana, blue denim one-piece jumper, red socks, and black slip-on shoes with pink (not read as I originally thought) mock laces.

I like her in both, but as she desired, she continues to wear the 'Rosie the Riveter' fashion.

Below, watch a video of the brief history of the *'Rosie the Riveter' icon.


Do note that the absence of African American women in the video cannot discount the fact that, they, too, were among the labor force and armed forces during WWII, performing jobs that were typically reserved for white males as documented here and in the photograph from the National Archives below.

Luedell Mitchell and Lavada Cherry are shown in the El Segundo Plant of the Douglas Aircraft Company. (Photo from the National Archives)

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