9.18.2015

A New Soul: Aurelia

Hello! First and foremost: I've been out of town the whole week (in Milan) and I'll be in Rome next week and in Florence the following one. So I want to apologize to all of you for not being able to comment on any blog. I've been reading you while commuting in between meetings, but it's very unlikely I'll be able to comment until the first week of october.

I'm going to keep up posting as I planned ahead the posts.  Sometimes life (work) gets in the way of dolls, this is very annoying but unavoidable!

As promised, in early June "Rare Appearance Dania Zarr" arrived home.
Everybody has already seen tons of pictures of this doll, as she was a huge success. I've been waiting for a FR2 Dania of my liking for  a while, and I admit I was stunned by her.
She's a perfect doll, nice dress, great accessories, and a wonderful screening. People said she looks like a cross between Jaqueline Kennedy and young Elizabeth Taylor. I can understand them as she has the elegance of Jaqueline and her colours are very much Liz.

To me, she looks like an Aurelia!

In order not to show you the deboxing pictures of this doll for the umpteenth time, Aurelia is going to go lead us for  a shopping walk in Osaka and Kyoto (pictures by Sasha).
Osaka isn't exactly a beautiful city, compared to the other Japanese towns is too dirty. But the Dotonbori district, famous for his trading centers and nightlife. It is nearly 300 meters long and it is filled with restaurants and shops.
Here Sasha tasted the renowed Takoyaki (Osaka's octous balls), but in spite of his love for Japanese cuisine (we've been eating tons of sushi since his return) he was not impressed, but they are worth trying anyway.









Even if her dress is beautiful, I redressed her. I wanted a more modern look for her. I had this fashion ready, and I think that it is very much in her style.


entrance to the Dotonbori district (alongside the Dotonbori canal)





These pictures are from Kyoto, these are the wonderful restaurants you can find near the train station.

Kyoto

Kyoto

Kyoto has been the capital of Japan for more of a thousand years, and it's a beautiful and elegant city, filled with tipical discricts, faboulous temples and sanctuaries (you can see some of them here)...stay tuned for more about  Japan!

22 comments:

  1. Your Aurelia looks like she was made to live in a bustling big city like Kyoto.

    I hope that you have a good trip! And that you get lots of pictures.

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    1. Hi Barb, I believe Osaka was the perfect backdrop for her!
      I don't think I'll have any time for pictures, but I'll try!

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  2. Great photos and a beautiful doll. My eldest daughter was in Kyoto a little over a year and a half ago now. She took some beautiful pictures too. Have a wonderful trip!

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    1. Hi Phyllis, thank you! From what Sasha told me your daughter mus have had a great time!

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  3. Aurelia is very beautiful and stylish, a classic beauty, she does have the allure of a movie star like Liz Taylor. Love the dress you made her! The photographs are great! Have good work trips, and I hope you will get some time to relax a bit :-).

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    1. Hi Linda, luckily I'm going to Rome and Rome is a city that I really love, working trips are not the thing I like best, as I usually have a super tight schedule!
      I think Aurelia is one of the best dolls IT released in these last two years, I'm very happy with her!

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  4. I love Osaka, I used to have an apartment there, it's my most favourite city ever and I find it perfectly beautiful :) Amazing city and amazing people! Great pictures of Osaka, I recognize almost every place. Aurelia has very beautiful dresses, fits to her style perfectly! Especially dark one is very interesting.

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    1. Wow Jewel, you had an apartment in Osaka, lucky you! The light dress is her orginal dress by IT, I made the dark one from a Comptoir des Cottonier tank that got ripped, it's silk and it's a wonderful fabric

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  5. Aurelia looks beautiful and elegant. Congratulations on getting her ;-)

    Thanks for sharing the photos of the Japanese cities. I have never been there so I have a double treat - seeing a lovely doll and lovely cities!

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    1. More Japanese themed posts are in the can, Sasha took a ton of pictures!
      I'm so happy with Aurelia, I dreamed for a Dania Zarr doll with the right "treatment", and finally here she is!

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  6. Amazing photos of a beautiful city and doll. I love the dress you made her as well! She looks perfectly placed amongst the hustle and bustle. I would love to visit this city one day! Have fun in you travels. xo

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    1. Hi Farrah, Aurelia is a shoppingaholic and Dodombori district was the perfect place for her! I'll try to have fun with my travels, in between meetings at least I'm sure I'm going to eat some glorious food in Rome!

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  7. She looks so cool and polished amidst the street chaos! Great doll.

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    1. Hi Smaller Places, that is exactly the point! Aurelia is another of my unruffable dolls!

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  8. Hi Billa. I totally agree with you. Aurelia IS the perfect model. Not only is she beautiful but she has a beautiful body and takes lovely poses. You did such a great job at redressing her and as usual, I love Sasha's beautiful photos. It's as if we're all there with Aurelia!

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    1. Hi April, this is one of the rare "perfect dolls", there's nothing one would change about her. I'm planning the right wardrobe for her!

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  9. Hello from Spain: fabulous travel and awesome looks. She is very pretty. Aurelia is a top model. Very, very pretty and glamurous. Keep in touch

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  10. Hi Billa
    Thanks for the lovely post about Japan,i want so much to meet this country
    Aurelia are beautiful doll your dress style looks more simple and elegant on her.
    Hope you have fun visiting Italy
    Ciao

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    1. Hi, I'm right back from my business trip....it was tough, but it was ok. Now I'm going to relax for a couple of days!
      Aurelia is a great doll, I love most of IT dolls but this one is perfect! She's really versatile! Sasha says that Japan is a wonderful country and he's hot easily satisfied, I hope you'lle be able to go there!
      Kisses Billa

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  11. Had a big smile on my face the whole while I viewed the photos. You are very good at what you do.

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    1. I believe the credit goes to Sasha's pictures, photomontage is just a matter of patience, but I'm so happy to have made you smile Muff!
      Thank you!

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