Charity Auction of Vintage Cissy on Her Trip to New York

Charles James Fashion Retrospective Monday, September 17, 1956

Produced by Vogue Magazine and Held at Saks Fifth Avenue

issy attends the Vogue Retrospective at Saks dressed in her favorite Dior ensemble. She is eager to see again the incredible works of art that sprang from the mind and workshop of the talented, but sadly bankrupt, premier designer Charles James, America’s ﬁrst couturier. Since seeing the exquisite black velvet torso gown, she can’t help but believe the Alexander Doll Company was inﬂuenced by Charles James’ designs to create this work just for her.

Charity Auction of Vintage Cissy on Her Trip to New York

Published on Nov 6, 2013

Debbie Foster

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This is a story of Twisted Cissters, an online “doll group” whose extremely talented members sew & create for the doll they love to collect. This doll, Cissy, is the vintage 20" adult-figured, high-heeled fashion doll created by Madame Alexander, and introduced to the doll buying public in 1955. In a venture outside of their normally small creative circle, Twisted Cissters took on an ambitious project for a very worthwhile cause. The group envisioned and brought to life a scenario which originally began with a Cissy doll and some beautifully crafted clothing, and soon evolved into an entire Trunk Set - a throwback to the like sets designed and made by Alexander in the 1950’s – complete, in story, with a jaunt to New York for this fabulous fashion doll! From the time Cissy arrives at Central Station, she begins a whirlwind sightseeing adventure, including everything from a visit to The Russian Tea Room to a night on Broadway…and lots of surprises in between.

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