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| years_active = c.1974—
| years_active = c.1974—
| citizenship = Switzerland
| citizenship = Switzerland
| spouse = [[Jean Pierre Lestrade]] ("Lala", 2012–)<ref name="rts-union">{{cite news|url=http://www.estrepublicain.fr/actualite/2012/05/27/d-amour-et-d-art|title=D’amour et d’art|work=L'Est Républicain|date=27 May 2012|accessdate=20 October 2015|quote=6 février 2012 : l’union de BillyBoy* et Lala est célébrée à l’hôtel de ville de Délémont.}}</ref>
| spouse = Husband !! [[Jean Pierre Lestrade]] ("Lala", 2012–)<ref name="rts-union">{{cite news|url=http://www.estrepublicain.fr/actualite/2012/05/27/d-amour-et-d-art|title=D’amour et d’art|work=L'Est Républicain|date=27 May 2012|accessdate=20 October 2015|quote=6 février 2012 : l’union de BillyBoy* et Lala est célébrée à l’hôtel de ville de Délémont.}}</ref>
| organization = Surreal Couture, [[Mdvanii]], Surreal Bijoux, Foundation Tanagra
| organization = Surreal Couture, [[Mdvanii]], Surreal Bijoux, Foundation Tanagra
| residence = [[Delémont]]<ref>*{{cite web|url=http://www.rts.ch/play/tv/couleurs-locales/video/ju-rencontre-a-delemont-avec-billyboy-et-lala-un-couple-dartistes-pour-le-moins-hors-norme?id=3664799|title=JU: rencontre à Delémont avec BillyBoy et Lala, un couple d'artistes pour le moins hors norme|language=fr|date=<!--18:55 -->20 December 2011|work=[[Radio Télévision Suisse]]|accessdate=20 October 2015}}</ref>
| residence = [[Delémont]]<ref>*{{cite web|url=http://www.rts.ch/play/tv/couleurs-locales/video/ju-rencontre-a-delemont-avec-billyboy-et-lala-un-couple-dartistes-pour-le-moins-hors-norme?id=3664799|title=JU: rencontre à Delémont avec BillyBoy et Lala, un couple d'artistes pour le moins hors norme|language=fr|date=<!--18:55 -->20 December 2011|work=[[Radio Télévision Suisse]]|accessdate=20 October 2015}}</ref>

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BillyBoy*
Born1960 (age 63–64)[1]
Vienna
CitizenshipSwitzerland
Occupation(s)socialite , fashion designer , costume jewelry designer
Years activec.1974—
Organization(s)Surreal Couture, Mdvanii, Surreal Bijoux, Foundation Tanagra
Notable workBarbie: Her Life and Times[2]
Spouse(s)Husband !! Jean Pierre Lestrade ("Lala", 2012–)[3]

BillyBoy* (born 1960)[1] is an artist, costume jewellery and fashion designer and was a muse of Andy Warhol.[2][3][5] Born in Vienna, he was adopted by a Russian couple who moved to New York City when he was four.

In 1979 BillyBoy* began to manufacture custom jewellery under the label Surreal Bijoux in Paris.[6] A bracelet made by BillyBoy* and owned by Elizabeth Taylor was sold at auction in 2011 for $6,875.[7]

BillyBoy* had a collection of over 11,000 Barbie dolls and 3,000 Ken dolls, and in 1987 authored the book Barbie: Her Life and Times.[2] During 1984–1990 Mattel sponsored two tours called Le nouveau théâtre de la mode (New Theatre of Fashion) curated by Boy. Like the original 1945-Théâtre de la Mode the exhibitions consisted of hundreds of dolls—in this case Barbie dolls—wearing miniature outfits made by Yves Saint Laurent and other prominent fashion designers.[8][9] The exhibition toured France on-board a TGV-train entitled Le Train magique des jouets Mattel..[9] Boy designed two Barbie dolls for Mattel, "Le Nouveau Théâtre de la mode" in 1984 and "Feelin' Groovy" in 1986.[10] In 1989 Boy and his partner released the Mdvanii fashion doll.

Warhol's last work Barbie, Portrait of BillyBoy* was a painting of BillyBoy* depicted as a Barbie Doll.[5] In 2014 the painting sold at the auction house Christie's for £722,500 ($1,161,780).[11]

Works

BillyBoy* (2000) Bleuette , la petite fille modèle de la collection BillyBoy*
  • BillyBoy* (1988). Barbie: Her Life and Times. Outlet Book Company. ISBN 0517671751.
  • BillyBoy*; Lestrade, Jean-Pierre (10 August 2007). Ewing, William (ed.). Mdvanii; ceci n'est pas une poupée (in French). Infolio. ISBN 978-2884740173.
  • BillyBoy*; Druesedow, Jean (17 March 2015). Frocking Life: Searching for Elsa Schiaparelli (Biography of Elsa Schiaparelli). Rizzoli International. pp. 1–472. ISBN 9780847843862.

References

  1. ^ a b Axe, John (1986). "Billy Boy and Barbie" (PDF). Doll Reader. pp. 176–182. French-based American-born designer Billy Boy … he was born in 1960 and that the name on this document is Billy Boy.
  2. ^ a b c Cross, Mary (2013). "Ruth Handler and the Barbie Doll". One Hundred People who Changed 20th-century America. ABC-CLIO. p. 337. ISBN 9781610690850. Billy Boy, a jewelry designer who also wrote a book about Barbie: Her Life and Times, describing her history and his collection of more than 11,000 Barbies and 3,000 Ken dolls.
  3. ^ a b "D'amour et d'art". L'Est Républicain. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2015. 6 février 2012 : l'union de BillyBoy* et Lala est célébrée à l'hôtel de ville de Délémont.
  4. ^ *"JU: rencontre à Delémont avec BillyBoy et Lala, un couple d'artistes pour le moins hors norme". Radio Télévision Suisse (in French). 20 December 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  5. ^ a b Moore, Hannah. "Why Warhol painted Barbie". BBC News Online. Andy Warhol made his name creating images of iconic American names and brands … The last of these works, painted in the year before he died, was a portrait of his muse, a 23-year-old jewellery designer called BillyBoy* - in the form of a Barbie doll.
  6. ^ White, Edmund (1989). "The Jewelry Designer's Crush on Schiaparelli‒and Barbie". Architectural Digest. 46. Conde Nast: 94. Billy Boy, who owns Surreal Bijoux, for which be designs charming, eccentric pieces of custome jewelry, has been in Paris since 1979, though he was born in Austria and grew up in New York. He first become famous for his jewelry in New York, thanks to a highly successful show at Bendel's.
  7. ^ "A Rare Bracelet with Skulls, by Billy Boy". Christie's website. New York, Rockefeller Plaza. 15 December 2011. Price Realized $6,875 … gilt-metal bracelet designed as a band of skulls with rhinestone eyes, … Signed Billy Boy Surreal Bijoux
  8. ^ Warhol, Andy; Hackett, Pat. Andy Warhol's party book. p. 70. BillyBoy*: BarbieBoy. BillyBoy* has the world's largest collection of Barbie dolls. Mattel sponsored a tour of America and Europe for a show Billy created
  9. ^ a b Haxaire, Laurence (22 December 2010). "Haute-Couture Barbie (A French story)". A Woman's Paris in Style. Between 1984 and 1990, BillyBoy* organized with MattelFrance the exhibition of the "New Theater of Fashion" featuring his collection of vintage Barbie dolls … dressed by French, British, Italian and American couturiers and designers. … toured the main cities of France in a "Train à Grande Vitesse," a high-speed train baptized "Le Train magique des jouets Mattel."
  10. ^ Herlocher, Dawn (2005). 200 Years of Dolls: Identification and Price Guide. Krause Publications. p. 86. ISBN 9780896891678. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  11. ^ "Andy Warhol (1928-1987) Barbie, Portrait of BillyBoy*". Retrieved 1 October 2015. Price Realized £722,500 ($1,161,780) … Sale Information … 17 October 2014

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