Polina Doll

This one requires an explanation!

I spent my Fall semester of last year in Argentina. Since it's on the other side of the planet, their seasons are the opposite of what we have in the U.S.; as such, my semester started in mid-July. I decided to spend my shortened summer break hanging out with friends and family and preparing for the five months I'd soon be spending in South America. This was all well and good, but come July I started feeling extremely unproductive, which started driving me insane. So I came up with a little project for myself: I made Polina Doll.

I had just started following a bunch of fashion blogs, and I was intrigued (and frankly quite disturbed) by how doll-like some of the bloggers presented themselves to be, especially on sites like LOOKBOOK. As a protest to my troubling urge to lose 40 pounds and begin wearing rompers and butt-grazing ruffles, I sought out blogs that were truer to my style, and I created a doll who can wear anything.

Polina and all of her clothes are hand-sewn by me out of cloth scraps from my collection at home. This was all last July.

Reversible tunic, made from a pillowcase.

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Party dress with a bubble hem.

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Maybe I'll make something new for her before I take off for my next trip. It's a great hobby for sitting outside in the sun or inside half-watching TV!