And so the story end - the story of a marvelous, over the top week of May the 9th - full of dolls and weak will;-) Devil is throwing these dolls at my legs, and I bid and i win.. but it is still a little bit my fault...
After Livs, more Livs and Kaylas I stumbled upon AA doll which was unusual! 16" already sounded tempting and desirable to me (#too many doll blogs) and this one was 'ethnic', boxed, dressed and only £9.99... the auction was ending just before 3 o'clock / school pick up time on Wednesday or something... I was the only one taking part, which i still consider a bit strange and on the edge with a destiny thing:-P
Madame Alexander, Paris Williams 'Dinner for two' was to become my AA 16"!
She looked like that in her (unusual for me) formal clothes:
I didn't know what to expect from her body so I did a little research beforehand.
Paris Williams has always the same face mold but different fashions and editions...
4 points of articulation on arms....
/no, mine didn't have underwear underneath the suit/
also articulated waist, knees, ankles...
quite a spectacular line of high fashion dolls not for children (which still confuses me)
I remember being totaly impressed but also overwhelmed by the box,and paper, and bows... a product that makes you feel feelings essp if you grab it for 9.99....
impressive suede jacket
fully lined and numbered... its gonna be super fun and a challenge to sew for this one... but i love the scale..so much more comfortable and handy than 11"...
her throusers are no less impressive:
with a great finish and a mini zip...
lacy blouse:
shoes, not pictured are sand / camel leather flips on heals - nicely glued and finished...
the doll has nail polish on hands and toes...
and an extra articulation point for high heels...
belly button and the most impressive 'chest':
and a numbered, not so for children bum...
her calm and regular face is not less impressive...
I knew immediately - I don't want to go in this direction at all... they are not fun, they are not innocent... very powerful, overwhelming and over all terribly expensive which is disgusting - just as the idea of collectable toys for adults...
I love her but she will be the only one.
I have hard time doing stuff with her - still no custom roro fashion...
(also...her body is actually much worse quality than hear - you can see plastic edges and its too shiny... knees are a bit 'blocked' and do bend or rotate... she is completely stiff at her neck - basically only turns her head around... - its a bit confusing)
...so I am ending the year with a memory of a very bad taste in my mouth and the feeling that i have reached the top /shelf/ and the bottom /fall/ of my doll collecting...
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