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An elegant party dress in sophisticated shades of black and midnight blue.  The strapless dropped waist bodice is made of black silk with a band of midnight blue at the top.  The full skirt is made from black tulle embroidered in gold and midnight blue.  The flowers have been meticulously hand beaded to add sparkle and shine.  Layers of black tulle alternating with midnight blue glitter tulle give fullness and sparkle to the skirt.  A large midnight blue silk bow sits on the hip.

This fashion fits Silkstone Barbie, Poppy Parker, Nu Face, and FR2 dolls

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A brilliant pop of bright green makes this suit something special for spring.  The sheath has a boat neck and slim skirt.  The bodice is made from Liberty of London cotton lawn in Flora.  A matching band at the waist marks the transition to the skirt made of green silk noil.  The accompanying loose smock jacket is made of green silk noil, fully lined in the Flora cotton print.  A print stand up collar turns into a scarf that knots at the neck and is held in place by a green enamel daisy brooch.

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Poppy is ready for a night on the town in this whimsical and brightly colored bubble dress.  Juno’s Garden is based on a scarf print from the 1940s that was printed at Liberty’s Merton print works. This timeless print features regal peacocks and butterflies mingling on a bed of florals.  The brilliant colors include turquoise, navy, orange, lime, and bright pink.  The strapless, dropped waist bodice has a band and bow of lime green silk at the top.  This is echoed by the bow belt at the waist.  The voluminous bubble skirt is as light as air.

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A beautiful vintage pattern of impressionistic roses in shades of purple on a tea stained ground.  The bodice has a boat neck, and sash and bow detail in dusky amethyst silk.  The skirt is given fullness from layers of purple tulle.

This fashion fits Silkstone Barbie, Victoire Roux, and FR2

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Based on a classic Liberty floral design from the 1930s, the D’Anjo fabric is a lovely color palette for Spring.  The classic swing coat is made from rose pink cotton pique and fully lined in the D’Anjo fabric.  Pale pink pearls serve as buttons and a silver flower brooch shines on the collar.  The accompanying dress is made from the Liberty fabric, which includes shades of rose pink, pale green, dark pink, and coral.  Pale pink tulle gives fullness to the skirt.  A thin band of pink silk with a large pink rose is a flirtatious fascinator. 

This fashion fits Silkstone Barbie, Poppy Parker, Victoire Roux, and FR2 dolls

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Playful Japanese kittens play with red and white balls and take naps on a navy blue ground.  The colors are French blue, dark red, cream, and golden yellow.  The sweetheart bodice has a pleated band that stretches under the bust and over the shoulders as straps.

This fashion fits Silkstone Barbie, Victoire Roux, and FR2

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A form fitting strapless sheath with chiffon petal jacket.  The sheath is made of pale pink silk suiting with white chiffon rose trim at the top of the sheath, embroidered with tiny pearls and beads.  The cropped jacket in white chiffon roses is lined in white organza and has small pink pearls as buttons.

This fashion fits Silkstone Barbie, Poppy Parker, Nu Face, and FR2

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A charming print based on characters from Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, elegant ladies in Regency dress walk in a park setting.  Peacocks, hawks, rabbits, and deer interact with the ladies.  Colors include coral, turquoise, jade, brown, hot pink, and yellow.  The strapless, dropped waist bodice has a band and bow of iridescent turquoise silk at the top.  It is mirrored by the bow belt at the waist.

This fashion fits Silkstone Barbie, Victoire Roux, Poppy Parker, and FR2

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Juno’s Garden is based on a scarf print from the 1940s that was printed at Liberty’s Merton print works. This timeless print features regal peacocks and butterflies mingling on a bed of florals in vivid shades of red, gold, orange, blue.  In Roman mythology, the peacock was the symbol Juno, queen of the gods and consort of Jupiter.

The classic swing coat is made from red silk noil and is fully lined in the peacock print.  Dark red pearls serve as buttons and a navy blue enamel daisy brooch sparkles on the collar.  The accompanying dress is made from the peacock print.  Bright yellow tulle gives fullness to the skirt.

The fashion fits Silkstone Barbie, Victoire Roux, and FR2 dolls

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Elise is ready for some tea for two in this charming print from Liberty of London’s Pictures and Conversations collection inspired by Alice in Wonderland and celebrating the 150th anniversary of the book’s publication.  The fabric depicts whimsical teapots, teacups, and other accessories on a dark pink ground.  Additional colors include white, purple, gold, and orange.  The off the shoulder, dropped waist bodice has a ruched bust embroidered with tiny pink and orange beads.  A large bow in iridescent orange silk woven with dark pink sits on the hip of the voluminous bubble skirt.

This fashion fits Silkstone Barbie, Victoire Roux, and FR2 dolls

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