Doll News #63 is out!

Doll News #63 is out on slideshare, downloadable for free. In its paper version, it will be handed out to DCCI members during Calenzano "Burlesque" contest/ convention on November 25th. This issue is all about the sense of proportions. And by that, I'm not only talking about the body of the dolls. Please, browse and enjoy.

La Doll News #63 è su slideshare, scaricabile gratis. In versione cartacea, sarà distribuita ai soci DCCI durante il contest/convention "Burlesque" a Calenzano (FI) il 25 novembre. queto numero ha come leit-motiv il senso della misura. E con ciò, non sto parlando solo del corpo delle bambole. Sfogliate e godete, prego.


 

Rimini sneak peeks

A Vinyl Love Story – Barbie and Ken through the latest 50 years: 100% vintage couples from Antonio Russo private collection. It’s a special full colour feature coming with Doll News #60 for Doll Collectors’ Club Italia members in Rimini. You’ll see it for free on slideshare next week, or directly shipped at home if DCCI member.

My muse new issue is ready! #3 if we count officially, #4 if we count #0. Printed on demand or digital? It's up to you.

See you in Rimini at Marinella’s!
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A Vinyl Love Story – Barbie and Ken through the latest 50 years: coppie 100% vintage dalla collezione privata di Antonio Russo. È un inserto speciale a colori abbinato alla Doll News #60 distribuita ai soci Doll Collectors’ Club Italia a Rimini. Gratis online su slideshare la prox settimana, o direttamente a casa per gli altri soci DCCI.

È pronto il nuovo numero di My muse! È il #3 if del conteggio ufficiale, ma il quarto considerando il bellissimo #0. Averlo di carta o in formato digitale, dipende da te.

Arrivederci a Rimini da Marinella!

Doll News #58 cover preview!

Here it is! Featuring a close-up of Neige, a stunning OOAK doll by... you'll know just reading! All DCCI members will get Doll News #58 next Sunday in Calenzano, during the DCCI National Convention and the event METAMORFOSI. Other club members will receive it in their mailbox at home. Everybody will download it for free in a few days, too. Stay tuned!
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Eccola. Con un primo piano di Neige, speciale OOAK di... lo scoprirete solo leggendo! Tutti i soci DCCI avranno la loro Doll News #58 domenica prox a Calenzano, duranta la DCCI National Convention e l'evento METAMORFOSI. Gli altri soci la riceveranno a casa. Cmq tutti potrete scaricare gratis la News tra pochi giorni. Rimaniamo in contatto!

Doll-load

Doll-load, Ok, a neologism... i.e. Doll News #56 for download - easy, free, immediate, from the slideshare area on this page. Just scroll down, down to find it. Back soon with today's club meeting pics.
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Doll-load, va beh neologismo... ovvero Doll News #56 in download - facile, gratis, immediato, dal rettangolo slideshare su qsta pagina. Scendete giù giù per trovarlo. A presto con immagini del club meeting di oggi.

pics by Mood4mod, here.

Doll News cover preview

Here it is, as a cover preview. There will it be as a paper issue: in the hands of Doll Collectors' Club Italia members, next Sunday in Milan; and at the same time on slideshare, for you to download it ad libitum. Mind the headline "SONO UN OGGETTO?" (i.e. "Am I an object?") because it includes future initiatives.
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E' qui come anteprima cover. E sarà là in versione cartacea: nelle mani dei soci Collectors' Club Italia, domenica prox a Milano; allo stesso tempo, sarà anche in donwload gratuito a piacere per voi su slideshare. Occhio all'headline "SONO UN OGGETTO?" perché include future iniziative.

Doll News Preview

Didn't want to wait and make doll collectors or dollcurious people wait. So I uploaded online the finally ready Doll News #55 which will be handed out at bambolearoma! Download yr free preview from the Slideshare black rectangle (scroll down, look left).
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Non volevo aspettare e far aspettare i doll collectors o dollcuriosi. Così ho caricato online la Doll News #55 finalmente (da un pezzo) pronta, che sarà distribuita a bambolearoma! Fatevi pure il download della vs anteprima gratis dal rettangolo nero Slideshare (scrollare giù, guardare a sx).

999 > 1000

waiting for the 1000th downloader on my Slideshare link...
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in attesa del millesimo che fa download dal mio link Slideshare...

Doll News #53... finally online!

Late, but with love... Doll News #53 is ready. You can download it for free from slideshare (check the black rectangle in this page, left frame below), while Doll Collectors' Club Italia members who opted for the paper version will receive it at their home soon. This issue is particularly dedicated to, and somehow about Mauro Agnolini. He was important to all of us and deserves being lovingly remembered. Thx to Emma, Antonio, and everybody who contributed in making it!
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Tardi, ma con amore... la Doll News #53 è pronta. Potete scaricarla gratis da slideshare (v. rettangolo nero in qsta pagina, colonna di sx in basso), mentre i soci di Doll Collectors' Club Italia che hanno optato per la versione cartacea la riceveranno a casa presto. Questo numero è particolarmente dedicato a, e parla di, Mauro Agnolini - una persona importante per noi, che merita un caro ricordo. Grazie ad Emma, Antonio, e a tutti coloro che hanno dato il loro contributo per far ciò!

(ph Marco Banfi, outfit Mauro Agnolini)

Doll News #52 on slideshare!

Download it! Happy Easter... * Scaricatela! Buona Pasqua...

Doll News #52 is ready!

... soon on slideshare for yr downloads, or in DCCI members' hands in Rome next week (or later in their mailbox). Thx so much to all of you, friends and contributors *,"making it" every time! This banner is for whoever wants to link it to my blog or to the DCCI slideshare page here below. Thx!
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... presto su slideshare per il vs download, o nelle mani dei soci DCCI a Roma la prox settimana (o poco dopo nella posta). Mille grazie e tutti voi, amici e collaboratori*, che ogni volta "ce la fate"! Questo banner invece è per chiunque voglia linkarlo al mio blog o alla pagina slideshare del DCCI. Thx!

* Antonio, Emma, Marco, Laura, Antonella, Gabriella, Nicole, Azzurra, Sonya, Eric, Nati...

A cover to discover… Doll News #51

And this is for all of you, Doll Collectors’ Club Italia members, to anticipate the pleasure of receiving the newest Doll News issue, online or in yr hands, around December 7th, when we’ll meet in Calenzano, Florence. (want to subscrive? pls email me)
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E qsta è un’anticipazione per voi, soci Doll Collectors’ Club Italia, nell’attesa di ricevere il nuovo numero della vostra Doll News, online o nelle vostre mani, intorno al 7 Dicembre, quando ci troveremo a Calenzano (FI). (volete iscrivervi? scrivetemi, grazie!)

Doll News turns… #50

Cover preview! Doll News is the quarterly newsletter created by (and for) Doll Collectors’ Club Italia members. Reaching the 50th issue is exciting, but we don’t celebrate - it’s just fun, no money > no frills. Each Doll News issue, in Italian, features 28 pages filled with (mostly) exclusive contents. Daniela Ferrando (editor), Emma Gilardi (art director) Antonio Russo (DCCI President), Marco Banfi, Barbara De Carli, Cinzia Gai, Laura Ostinelli, Sonya Lanfranchi, Nicoletta Ruta + many other collectors and guests are the happy team behind it.
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Anteprima copertina! Doll News è la newsletter trimestrale creata dai/per i soci di Doll Collectors’ Club Italia. Raggiungere il #50 è emozionante, ma non stiamo a festeggiare – niente soldi > niente fronzoli, è già divertente così. Ogni numero della news, in italiano, ha 28 pagine fitte di contenuti (perlopiù) esclusivi. Daniela Ferrando (editor), Emma Gilardi (art director) Antonio Russo (Presidente DCCI), Marco Banfi, Barbara De Carli, Cinzia Gai, Laura Ostinelli, Sonya Lanfranchi, Nicoletta Ruta + molti altri collezionisti e ospiti sono la squadra creativa.

cover ph credits: Francesca Pigliapoco

“out of the frame” doll convention and contest English version

Let’s help them leave their paintings: Mona Lisa, la Maya desnuda, Venus by Botticelli, Raphael’s Madonna of the Goldfinch, the Girl with the pearl earring…
Anyone else? Oh, let’s take out of their frame Henry VIII, Bacchus by Caravaggio, the Money-Changer, a cherub, The Kiss by Klimt… and may they all become dolls!

“out of the frame” is both contest theme and event title for the 11th National Doll Convention by Doll Collectors’ Club Italia, to be held in Calenzano (Florence, Italy) on December, 7th 2008.

Therefore, Doll Collectors’ Club Italia invites all of you collectors and you creative, curious, talented people to choose a famous painting and create your unique doll based on it. You’ve the entire universal art history to inspire your work.

“out of the frame” is a creative contest - open to everybody and voted by the public, in the middle of a very popular doll convention. Calenzano is, in fact, an important yearly showcase, a meeting and a marketplace much awaited by Italian and international dealers, collectors and onlookers, also thanks to the Christmas season.

You can find a lot of vintage toys, there. Expect to meet Barbie PLUS any possible, poseable, sexy, chaste, exotic, minimalist, giant, micro, vintage, new, collectible or OOAK fashion doll. Expect to find Dolls4children, also a special area devoted to donated dolls + an online auction on Ebay to raise funds for Telefono Azzurro, a non profit organisation assisting abused children.

Doll Collectors’ Club Italia, who promotes this event every year in Calenzano, is an independent and very active club gathering adult collectors and connaisseurs who agree that a doll is not only a vinyl item, a fashion icon or an adorable fetish, but a witness of changes and a bearer of memories.
So, why not an art interpreter? An idea shared and promoted by DCCI president Antonio Russo, MD in his private life, collector of rare and vintage dolls. His contribution to the fashion doll culture in Italy are considerable and recognized.

Founded in 1995 as Barbie® Collectors’ Club Italia, Doll Collectors’ Club Italia promotes fashion doll culture by means of meetings, doll exchanges and fleamarkets, internet, charity events, and mainly publishes “Doll News”, the only quarterly newsletter in Italian specialised in Barbie® and fashion dolls. Such newsletter is not for sale – it’s a club members’ privilege, directly handed out or sent to their homes.

join us at “out of the frame” National Doll Convention on December, 7th 2008 c/o Borsa Scambio del Giocattolo, Hotel Delta Florence - Calenzano, Florence, Italy
infoline: Daniela Ferrando - df(at)danielaferrando.com