More Supermodels

I ordered the doll on the left above that has ear-length straight hair because I found the hairstyle appealing. Unfortunately, the China-based seller shipped the doll on the right, which is a duplicate of a doll I already own. It took several days for the return to be approved. The incorrect doll has been returned and a refund was issued after the post office scanned in the package. If I reorder the doll, it will be from a different seller on this China-based site.

With this mishap aside...

A Poppy Parker knockoff and a matching body

...in the same order (from a different seller on that site), I ordered a supermodel fashion doll head and a body to match it, which was properly sent. Other collectors refer to this sculpt as a Poppy Parker knockoff. I already have three versions of this doll with different hair colors, but the new head has bangs. The other dolls do not. 

This doll has below-the-waist length straight auburn hair with bangs, hazel eyes, and has extra articulation underneath the breasts, at the elbows, wrists, and knees.

I tried several different fashions on PPK (Poppy Parker knockoff) before settling on one that suits her best.

She kept having a malfunction in this one-shoulder black dress, as illustrated in this photo.

The malfunction has been corrected in this photo, but it kept happening. So this dress was out. Besides, I had no idea what the lace ribbon was for (a headband, maybe?), and the red stockings are a no-no with a black dress in my opinion.

Because the doll has stiletto nails that easily snag the inside of long sleeves, I wrapped the hands in Saran Wrap to prevent fabric snagging while inserting the arms into a sweater that she tried on.

Next, she tried on Defa Lucy Studio doll's yellow sweater and shorts.

The shorts are too big for PPK, and shorts are not a good match for her pencil-thin, shapeless legs. For these reasons, this fashion was also eliminated. 

We thought we had a winner with this vintage Barbie Evening Splendor fashion paired with gold high heels. Unfortunately, the skirt of the brocade dress is too tight, limiting PPK's leg movement and mobility.

Just for kicks, she tried on the fur-trimmed matching coat, and she does look stunning.

Finally, she added the fashion's olive corduroy clutch after I confirmed that it is part of the original 1959 Evening Splendor fashion.

After realizing the Barbie fashion was from 1959, I certainly didn't want PPK's wide hips to ruin it, so I re-stored it with other vintage Barbie fashions that a friend gave me a few years ago. (I checked the current beginning bids on eBay for this fashion and was wowed!)

I looked through recently purchased fashions and found a dress that looked suitable. Piper Parker--that's a good name for her--modeled that dress next.

The dress has a shimmery gold bodice with a small cutout below the neck. Faux pearls and lace adorn the waist. The peach three-tiered high-low skirt is shorter in the front. She paired the dress with gold angel-wing shoes.

 

The color scheme of the dress matches her skin tone and coral lip color.

I'll paint the yellow beads on these earrings gold later.

Who's going to know that the beads are yellow? asks Piper.

Piper posed once more because...

...this dress works well for now.

Epilogue

I colorized the yellow beads on the earrings with a copper marker.

She's totally coordinated now and among new friends.

 

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