Bernadette is a Bleuette doll marked 6/0. I could spend hours discussing the history of Bleuette, but since this is Bernadette’s official entry to the blog, I’ll refer you to several outside sources instead. You can find links to those over HERE.
Bernadette came to me with a deteriorated wig, so that has been replaced. She also snuck a large collection of Le Petit Journal newspapers into the house when I wasn’t looking. As you can see below, they’re not even close to being suitable for children. So I confiscated the whole lot and gave her some issues of La Semaine de Suzette to read instead.
The slip Bernadette is wearing is one of the early ready-made pieces of clothing from GL. She has a few other things, which I’ll post in more detail later. Meanwhile, we’ll start choosing some things to sew for her. Since her mold was manufactured from 1905-1915, she’ll be comfortable in anything up to 1918-1919.
I’ll be keeping a close eye on this one.
I think she’s going to be quite a handful. . .