White and Winter Wear on Kingdom Dolls

 One of the themes for my Facebook board, Fans of Kingdom, Kinsman and Monarch Dolls, this month is the color white and or winter wear. 

So, the other day I went into all the drawers and boxes stored in my doll room and pulled out white garments. How did I get 6 pairs of white pants???? 

Anyway, I've redressed some of my dolls for the theme and I want to show the results here.

Morgana

Queenie

Rafaella

It's hard to believe how long it takes to redress one doll!

Belle

Deteriorating Shoes

 I have been trying to redress my older Tonner dolls. The clothes are still in fine condition but the shoes…ugh. I have (had) a fairly large collection of shoes to fit Tyler and Co. What I’m finding are limp straps, most of which have cracking and peeling. I’m also finding many detached heels. They glue together OK but the shoes are weakened. 

Most of these are unworn shoes! 

The same can be said for every fashion doll company that produced vinyl shoes. 

It's not just shoes that are peeling, it's belts and any clothing item made of vinyl. 

Disappointing.