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Stepping Out: Blythe Feet and Other Matters

28/2/2020

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I realised I hadn’t done a doll-related post for way too long, so this is for anyone one who has ever wondered about the size of Neo Blythe doll and Middie Blythe doll feet!  Oddly their feet are very similar sizes – both are approximately 7.5mm wide; Neo’s are about 2.1cm long, and Middie’s are about 1.8cm long.
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Neo Blythe foot length
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Middie Blythe foot length
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Blythe foot width
While I’m on the subject of measurements, Neo Blythe is about 28cm tall, with a head circumference of 26.7cm give or take a millimetre.  Middie Blythe is about 20.3cm tall with a head circumference of 19.5cm.  (Measurements are as accurate as I could make them, but there are things like hair thickness and the fact that Blythe feet aren’t flat to take into account).
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I know stock Blythe doll bodies have limited movement, but what I love is that they are pretty robust, and (unlike with Pullip) I don’t have to worry about a limb falling off randomly!  Speaking of limbs, Middies’ knees don’t bend.
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Neo Blythe head with pull cord and Middie Blythe head with wheel
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Neo Blythe and Middie Blythe
When I bought my Middie I’d forgotten that they only have one set of eyes – so no pull cord - with a wheel at the back of the head that moves them from side to side.  It was actually quite a relief to only buy one new set of eye chips (not yet installed, because the stock ones are VERY firmly glued in).  I would love it if Neo heads could tilt like Middies (and if Middies could swivel at the hips like their big sisters), but there are pros and cons to everything, and that includes dolls!
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My models for this are Alice, who is a custom Simply Love Me (Radiance), and Mia, who is a custom Dainty Meadow.  Alice’s underwear is Decopatch paper (so it’s permanent); Mia is yet to get hers done.

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Roses at Alexander McQueen - Part 3: Flower Power

6/2/2020

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More from McQueen Roses on the second floor of the Old Bond street shop.  As with parts one and two I’ve mostly just included the descriptions on the labels, because you can see for yourselves how stunning they are.
https://www.alexandermcqueen.com/experience/en/alexander-mcqueen-roses/
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​Hessian dresses, possibly AW03 Scanners, Look 21 and SS99 #13, Look 61 (but I got a little muddled with photos of the labels…).  Shown with pieces and samples inspired by them.
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‘SS18 Look 45 [& 46]
Hand-dyed layerings of petal pink silk tulle, net and washed taffeta strewn with garlands of 3D [poppies] constructed in free-hanging appliques and satin stitch embroidery.’

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‘AW12, Look 32
An ice pink exploded flower dress made from multiple layers of silk organza, pleated and shredded by hand, a technique which inspired two pieces in the SS20 collection.’

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‘SS20 Toile, Look 37
A toile for the hand-pleated, hand-cut, spiked flower dress in degradé
 flax flower blue silk gauze organza which recalls the pleated and shredded organza pieces from AW12.’
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I very deliberately finished with the looks that reminded me of feathers, because my next blog post will be a long overdue one on Swan Lake.
 
As before, if this has left you wanting more McQueen here are some links for you:
https://www.alexandermcqueen.com/experience/en/
https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2019-ready-to-wear/alexander-mcqueen
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Roses at Alexander McQueen - Part 2: Tell it to the Bees

6/2/2020

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More from McQueen Roses, and (aside from descriptions given on the labels) I’m letting the garments speak for themselves.
https://www.alexandermcqueen.com/experience/en/alexander-mcqueen-roses/
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‘SS13, Look 26 [and 25]
Silk organza black [and pale yellow] hive jacquard dress[es], hand-smocked in a honeycomb pattern over a silk tulle and net corset are bee appliqued in a mix of goldwork embroidery techniques’.
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‘SS13, Look 28
Golden Queen Bee corseted tulle dress with an embroidered cage adorned with goldwork honeycomb techniques, 3D flower applique, gold thread and beadwork.’  Plus samples of embroidery techniques.


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As before, if this has left you wanting more McQueen, there’s part three of the blog post, and here are a couple of links for you:
https://www.alexandermcqueen.com/experience/en/
https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/fall-2019-ready-to-wear/alexander-mcqueen

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