Anouk's new vintage film

My new promo film for series 3 Anouk by the talented Cristian Gradín is finally ready. You can view it by copy and pasting the link below into your browser. Or search YouTube for "Anouk doll":

https://youtu.be/5Jv0tfWhwsA

Here are some production stills and the storyboards:

Credits:
Concept and direction: Cristian Gradin & Navdeep Sikand
Wardrobe: Rosina Haskell, Debbie Farne Sang, Dal Lowenbein, and Sal Penney
Stands by: Jouon Fili
Living room by: Kimberly Bengali
Music: " Vacances" by Georges Delerue from Jules et Jim (1962)

A very big thank you to Cristian Gradin, who worked so hard and over and above what I expected. The charm of this little film is entirely due to his diligence.❤️

Anouk series 3 is now on sale. Please contact Nav at navsikand@aol.com for all enquiries.

The Anouk Atelier

Sun hats for Anouk's "Pique-nique" #0039 get their red ribbon ties sewn in

Production is now in full swing on Series 3 Anouk "En Vacances" The Sal Penney and Rosina Haskell are feverishly sewing away, and carefully producing beautifully detailed outfits for our pleasure! Here is a glimpse of what is going on:

Cherbourg #0037

Double stitching belts

Dresses get lined

Lovely double breasted coats take shape

Frissons de Moscou #0038

Lycée de Londres #0041

Vacances #0042

Cocktail #0046

Finally, the exquisite little accessories that will be part of series 3. A wine bottle and glass, sun glasses, purses, hats, pendants, binoculars, cameras, passports and more!

Influences on Anouk , Series 3

With Series 3 well into production, I thought I would give some glimpses into the things that have influenced the collection. There are some quintessential looks from the 60s, quite iconic. The outfits will range from formal, evening wear, cocktail dresses and casual, play wear. Sweaters, hats, socks, galmorous to casual, it will feature it all:

And here are my design sketches for the final collection. I'm sure you can see elements of all the images above. A nice wide range of outfits. The theme is Anouk " En Vacances" A high school French teenager, studying in London, on her summer holidays, travelling around Europe. Having fun sightseeing, boating and attending some of her first formal parties and nightclubs in exciting European capitals!

left: "Cherbourg" , and on the right "Frissons de Moscou"

left to right: "Pique-nique", "Helsinki", "Lycee a Londres", and "Vacances"

left to right:, "Berlin", "Rome", "Sortie", and "Cocktail"

Some dolls will be transitional dolls with a few outfits from series one and two. I have managed to source some exquisite little accessories for series 3 also.

Anouk Series 3 Booklet art

I have been working on the series 3 booklet. It will be a combination of drawings and photos this time. Here is a little preview of two of the pages, and the process of creating it.

I will post more updates next week on series 3 progress.