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Designer Aurora - final 01
Out of frustration as to the way Disney designed and executed the Designer Doll for Princess Aurora, I took it upon myself to reimagine her design with my own two hands. Although the original gown design was pretty, I was not fond of them giving Aurora an updo -- for me, Aurora has the prettiest hairstyle of all of the Disney princesses, with her flowing golden sytlized curls. Then the doll was revealed, and they not only gave her a bad version of the updo (her bangs are very strange and the updo looks nothing like the design), but they changed the upper part of the skirt by turning it into a lace belt with gems and pearls... sloppy choice. I still am one of the lucky ones who was able to get a Designer Aurora doll from the Disney Store website on that fateful and crazy release day, but even though she is a pretty doll, she was not what I wanted for Designer Aurora.
I have designed a few non-Disney OOAK (one-of-a-kind) dolls for my own doll collection, but actually commissioned through an amazing doll artist friend of mine. For my OOAK Designer Aurora, I finally took the plunge and made her gown by myself, picking up the most rudimentary of sewing and garment construction as I was going along. It was something I always wanted to do, but never built enough nerve to actually start. Prior to taking this on, I had never used a sewing machine or made a garment. Since this is my first solo project, it took a long time for me to draft the patterns, make a muslin prototype, piece together the parts of the final version in satin and chiffon, sew it together, and decorate it with the trims and gems.
Hard work and determination paid off, and here is the result! I am much happier with my version of Designer Aurora standing on my dresser with my other top favorites from the Designer Princess collection: Designer Snow White, Designer Rapunzel, and Designer Cinderella.
My "official" Disney Store version of Designer Aurora is still proudly displayed in her case with the other 6 dolls from the collection on my book case in the living room. She is still part of the legend of the 2011 Designer Princess Dolls.
Designer Aurora - final 01
Out of frustration as to the way Disney designed and executed the Designer Doll for Princess Aurora, I took it upon myself to reimagine her design with my own two hands. Although the original gown design was pretty, I was not fond of them giving Aurora an updo -- for me, Aurora has the prettiest hairstyle of all of the Disney princesses, with her flowing golden sytlized curls. Then the doll was revealed, and they not only gave her a bad version of the updo (her bangs are very strange and the updo looks nothing like the design), but they changed the upper part of the skirt by turning it into a lace belt with gems and pearls... sloppy choice. I still am one of the lucky ones who was able to get a Designer Aurora doll from the Disney Store website on that fateful and crazy release day, but even though she is a pretty doll, she was not what I wanted for Designer Aurora.
I have designed a few non-Disney OOAK (one-of-a-kind) dolls for my own doll collection, but actually commissioned through an amazing doll artist friend of mine. For my OOAK Designer Aurora, I finally took the plunge and made her gown by myself, picking up the most rudimentary of sewing and garment construction as I was going along. It was something I always wanted to do, but never built enough nerve to actually start. Prior to taking this on, I had never used a sewing machine or made a garment. Since this is my first solo project, it took a long time for me to draft the patterns, make a muslin prototype, piece together the parts of the final version in satin and chiffon, sew it together, and decorate it with the trims and gems.
Hard work and determination paid off, and here is the result! I am much happier with my version of Designer Aurora standing on my dresser with my other top favorites from the Designer Princess collection: Designer Snow White, Designer Rapunzel, and Designer Cinderella.
My "official" Disney Store version of Designer Aurora is still proudly displayed in her case with the other 6 dolls from the collection on my book case in the living room. She is still part of the legend of the 2011 Designer Princess Dolls.