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Something Unexpected

1/14/2020

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Okay, with it being Bianca's birthday later this week, I got an idea for a little story.  I don't normally do birthdays for the adults, but with Baron and Monica off to the spa, I suddenly had an interesting idea, and when inspiration hits, it's always best to just go with it.  

The story requires Rex and Bianca to be a modern couple in contemporary clothes - which is also something brand new that I've never done before.  Not a single one of my Fashion dolls has ever been in regular everyday, modern clothes, so what could they wear?   Well, since Steve and Iris were still back in Victorian times, their modern clothes seemed the best bet. They might be JID clothes and probably a little too short, but I didn't have much other choice.

​So Rex and Bianca tried them on, and posed for a family portrait with their cat...
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Rags was rather distracting....
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After some more formal shots, I thought we'd try some more relaxed poses....
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They still had their tree up, since Bianca likes to keep it up until her birthday.
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7 Comments
Donna
1/14/2020 02:56:48 pm

They are such an attractive couple. They look great in any era!

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Martha
1/14/2020 03:01:34 pm

I never thought I'd be dressing them like this, but I actually like it.

Maybe I need to knit a sweater with longer arms for Rex, and make an outfit with proper length leggings for Bianca. Like I don't already have way too much to do.

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Donna
1/14/2020 03:06:18 pm

That's what you get for having such an active imagination!!
:o)

Martha
1/14/2020 03:27:35 pm

It's actually nice to be getting ideas again.

Dorothy
1/14/2020 06:42:22 pm

They look nice in their outfits. I still have up my tree. It's just a teeny thing on the table but I like the soft blinking lights. I think Bianca likes hers too.

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Cathryn
12/18/2020 04:18:12 pm

I love this modern story, too. I enjoy studying the many wonderful and realistic details in your pictures. Did you make those lovely (needlepoint?) pillows? Does the yarn you use for these great sweaters come in variegated colors? Rex is so handsome, he melts my heart in that wig. I want b to see/know more about this beautiful couple!

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Martha
12/18/2020 04:28:11 pm

Thank you. Rex's sweater was knit from variegated sock yarn. Well, it's actually not his, he's just borrowing it. These dolls are never a modern couple - just this one time.

My sister and I made those needlepoint pillows in the winter of 2019.

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