OOAK Doll Festival–Friday Dinner
After the sales room frenzy of Friday afternoon, many attendees headed to Mood Fabric in the garment district and if they had time, stopped off at M&J Trimming. I did not attend that outing but many did and had a marvelous time.
The evening event was the Platinum Party Dinner where we all paid tribute to the amazing and creative talents of Gianni Grossi and Mario Paglino who make up the stellar team of Magia 2000. Here they are with Rocky Schmidt the fabulous organizer of this truly one of a kind festival.
There was a table centerpiece…which all of us wanted but only 10 lucky ducks won. Yours truly and her blogging cohort Rogier…were not lucky ducks this evening
There was also a collection of Magia 2000 creations that were brought and shared by various attendees. It was such a treat to see so many beautiful creations from Magia 2000 past collections. Wish I had time to photograph all of them in the studio!
Once you stopped salivating over the Magia’s…it was time to vote on your favorite “unconventional material” OOAK dolls. Each attendee was given a ticket to vote on their favorite Magia and their favorite unconventional material doll.
There were many creative entries for unconventional materials. In the end…Rogier was 2nd runner up for his masterful concoction. The winner of the competition was an adorable whimsical design and excellent use of pastel confetti material!
The winner of the favorite collector Magia 2000 was this one. Breathtaking!
After a lovely dinner, it was time to unveil the Magia 2000 official convention doll. Each attendee received one! She was an instant favorite. Her name is Manhattan Premiere.
Oh….My….Word!!!!
Here is a sketch that Mario and Gianni share with Rogier and I.
Rocky received a OOAK version of this beauty. A beautiful OOAK lady for a gentleman that put so much time and effort into making this festival happen. You deserve this and so much more for all your work Rocky. We love you!!
Saturday’s events posts coming up..
-Rogier and Rebecca
This entry was posted on February 24, 2017 by raberry65. It was filed under Convention, ooak doll festival and was tagged with 1/6 doll, doll collecting, doll convention, Gianni Grossi, Magia 2000, Magia 2000 OOAK Barbie, Mario Paglino, OOAK Barbie, ooak doll, ooak doll collection, OOAK doll couture, ooak doll festival, Rocky Schmidt.
Great work both, thank you. Some lovely dolls. Definitely some WOW moments
February 24, 2017 at 12:31 pm
Thank you so much Penny. Thank you as always for your support and comments. I am glad you enjoyed the posts. 🙂
March 17, 2017 at 8:37 am
Thank you for sharing, stunning.
March 2, 2017 at 2:59 am
You are very welcome Karen. I am glad you enjoyed the reports. 🙂
March 17, 2017 at 8:11 am