Apres Ski Gene Doll

What luck! While on location in Italy, work on the film "Montage" was going so well that the producer declared a week-long break. And Gene was ebullient! And after a quick spin through the fashionable boutiques (and the good sporting good shops), Gene was ready to hit the slopes. So off she went to St. Moritz...

After finding lodging in a quaint little chalet, Gene devoted her days to the local ski runs. Then, refreshed and exhausted, she would return to the chalet, enjoying steaming mugs of hot chocolate with the sweet Swiss couple who ran the little bed and breakfast.

One evening, warm from her bath, her hair tucked into a turban and dressed in a new ensemble just made for the fireside, she made her way to the chalet's common room, with its roaring fire in the fireplace and the comfortable couches. But when she reached the foot of the staircase, her hostess was there, waiting for her with a huge smile.

"Ach, Fraulein Marshall! Du bist sehr schoen! I mean, oh, so lovely are you. You must know that your guest has arrived..."

Gene looked puzzled. "My guest?" And she followed her hostess's gaze to the couch nearest the fire, where the back of a familiar head—blond, but familiar—was comfortably nestled on a pillow. Mustering her best exasperated tone, Gene sighed, "Trent! How ever did you find me here...?

• Apres Ski is a beautiful ensemble, just made for an evening in front of the fire, circa 1948.
• Gene lounges in a persimmon wool bolero jacket with "suede" lapels and trim. Underneath, she wears a matching long-sleeved blouse with a gathered front; below, a luxurious full-length skirt of cream wool with a satin trim; above, a stylish cream silk turban.
• Comes with earrings, open-toed cream shoes—and sleek short hair-do unlike anything Gene has ever had before!
• The costume for the Apres Ski Gene doll was created by designer favorite Tim Kennedy.

Each doll and costume in the 2004 Gene Marshall Collection comes with specially-designed Memories Collection "scrapbook" pages to fill your scrapbook (excludes "Mel Loves Marsha").