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Just some old photos of Violaine 💜 during our last trip to #valledaosta #leverogne #arvier #dollsinnature #travelphotography #travelingwithdolls #mountainlandscape #mountaintourism #dollstourism #travellingwithsmartdoll #travellingwithsmartdolls #smartdollchallenge #smartdoll #smartdolls #dannychoosmartdoll #culturejapan #sewingfordolls #sewingforsmartdolls #dollseamstress (presso Leverogne) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqBcP2XDIds/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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It’s definitely time that for my #smartdollchallenge to have an Ig account on her own so…that’s also time to reveal the name I’ve chosen! Violaine 💜 I will be really happy if you want to follow her account too! #smartdoll #smartdolls #dannychoo #culturejapan #bjd #bjddoll #smartdollslover #smartdollslovergroup #balljointeddoll #vinyldoll #smartdollitalia #smartdollitaly #travellingsmartdoll #travellingwithsmartdoll #travellingwithdoll #dollclothes #handmadedollclothes #handmadesmartdollclothes #sewingfordolls #sewingforbjd #sewingforsmartdoll #bjdseamstress #smartdollseamstress #dollseamstress #dollfashiondesigner #stregacorvina (presso Penia Di Canazei) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeysoUjL2sT/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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My first Smart Doll!

Meet Challenge 💜

I discovered Smart Doll during the end of Summer 2020 when we had the first lockdown here in Italy.

For those who don’t know, Smart Dolls are a brand of dolls created in Japan by Danny Choo, the son of the famous shoes designer Jimmy Choo. These dolls are handmade by small teams and everything is designed and assembled in Tokyo.

The “smart” feature of these dolls is that every part is detachable and can be replaced with something else, also these dolls can be assembled from scratch if you buy the single parts. Really amazing! They come in different skin colors (Challenge is in the color Cinnamon) realistic and not, the blue skin ones are quite popular.

Also Danny is trying to create an inclusive and friendly environment for these dolls creating also dolls with Vitiligo, burnt scars skin and aid accessories like asthma inhaler, hearing aids, crutches… and I’ve heard that the company gifts them to people that uses them in real life too when purchasing a doll!

There are a lot of different face molds every one of them with special features, all these dolls are really beautiful and their name reflect a different message that the creators are trying to convey. I immediately fell in love with Challenge, her face was stunning and also the concept behind her creation really resonated with me (here a few sentences from the Smart Doll website)

“…. Each time we avoid change, each time we step away from a challenge, we end up strengthening the default hardwired neural pathways - this is how we end up with a stubborn personality and stuck in a rut - you are not going to get to where you want without taking risks.

Challenge is a symbol and a reminder of why we are wired this way and that we have the ability to re-wire ourselves to take risks, embrace change and never fear failure. A “failure” is just another term for a step to success - without failure, there is no success.

Challenges not only involve change but also a risk of failure - a double whammy enough to keep most humans in their comfort zone….”

Unfortunately she was very expensive and at the time I wasn’t working very much so I couldn’t buy her right away 😩 but later every time I came back to the website she was always sold out so I thought it wasn’t destiny. 😭

But during a totally random day last month I checked one (the only?) of the European dealers for Smart Doll - Anime Sugoi - and there she was! In all her lilac glory 😂 So I decided that I wouldn’t let her go a second time!

And after a week, maybe less, of wait she is finally here in my arms 😍😍 I love her so much it’s really beautiful as I thought she will be, even more ❤️ I cannot wait to have some time do make her a lot of stylish clothes (as I don’t like very much the fit of the ones I made for my other BJDs)

Here she is with two of my other 1/3 Bjds (Morgana on the left and Meera on the right) as you can see it’s really noticeable the difference between the pink tone of Challenge’s vinyl skin and the yellow-ish resin of the other dolls (they have more than 15 years so be kind with them 😂) And you can see also that the shoulders of the shirt are totally out of place and that’s the major thing that throws me off 😡

I will post more and more about her in the next days and I really plan to come back to this blog and give it a new life as it’s been so long since a decent post! 😅

Until next time!

Chiara (Stregacorvina)

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My first #smartdoll #smartdollchallenge is finally here ❤️❤️❤️ it was love at first sight more than a year ago and finally she’s mine 😍 I immediately felt in love with her #cuteface as well as the message behind her creation I probably will never own a pair of #jimmychoo but at least I’ve one of #dannychoo masterpiece 😂 #firstsmartdoll #unboxingsmartdoll #umboxingdoll #dollphotography #smartdollphotography #instadoll #dollsofinstagram #balljointeddoll #smartdollslover #smartdolls #bjddoll #animedoll #animesmartdoll #smartdollmodel (presso Magie di stoffa by StregaCorvina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcBUyg9r-j6/?utm_medium=tumblr

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My lilac supermodel 💜💜 Violaine #smartdoll #smartdollchallenge #smartdollchallengecinnamon #smartdollphotography #smartdollmodel #smartdollloversgroup #smartdolllovers #smartdollitaly #smartdollitalia #handmadedollclothes #handmadesmartdollclothes #sewingfordolls #dollsseamstress (presso Introd) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm9aGfeDInc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Definitely need to sew more winter ❄️ outfit! Traveling with #smartdoll #smartdollchallenge 💜 in #valledaosta #dollsinnature #dollshavingfun #travellingwithdolls #travellingwithsmartdolls #tourismwithdolls #tourismwithsmartdoll #smartdollitaly #smartdollitalia #smartdolls #dannychoo #culturejapan #smartdollslover #smartdollloversgroup #smartdollmodel #bjddolls #dollstagram #dollphoto #dollphotography #bjdstagram #vinyldoll #dollsofinstagram #bjdinstagram #smartdollphotography #dollsseamstress #sewingfordolls #handmadedollsclothes #stregacorvina (presso Rhêmes-Notre-Dame) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm7OyykDtXP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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HAPPY NEW YEAR 🎊 From a very very stylish Violaine 💜 May you have a very Smartdoll year! Clothes @stregacorvina Model: Violaine 💜 @stregacorvinadolls #smartdoll #smartdolls #dannychoo #smartdollchallenge #culturejapan #bjd #bjddoll #smartdollslover #smartdollslovergroup #balljointeddoll #vinyldoll #smartdollitalia #smartdollitaly #smartdollclothes #smartdollaccessories #smartdolljewelry #dollclothes #handmadedollclothes #handmadesmartdollclothes #sewingfordolls #sewingforbjd #sewingforsmartdoll #bjdseamstress #smartdollseamstress #dollseamstress #dollfashiondesigner #stregacorvina (presso Introd) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm2VcGCj6qI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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#topnine #topnine2022 #bestnine #bestnine2022 #dolls #dollstagram #smartdoll #smartdolllovers #smartdollloversgroup #smartdollitaly #smartdollitalia #smartdollchallenge #travellingwithsmartdolls #tourismwithdolls #travellingdoll #dollsseamstress #clothesfordolls #handmadeclothes #handmadedollclothes #stregacorvina (presso Magie di stoffa by StregaCorvina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmuEo9nDJoV/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Finally Violaine 💜 had the time to open all her presents 🎁 Will she share something with her sisters back in Milan?? Who knows… meanwhile let her enjoy her new friend 🐻 #smartdoll #smartdollchallenge #smartdollclothes #handmadedollclothes #smartdollloversgroup #smartdollitaly #smartdollitalia #christmastree #christmastime #familychristmas #christmasdoll #christmasdecor #christmasdecorations #christmaswithdolls #christmaswithsmartdoll #culturejapan #dannychoosmartdoll (presso Colleferro) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmo-C12rwDO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE ❤️❤️❤️ #smartdoll #smartdollchallenge #smartdollclothes #handmadedollclothes #smartdollloversgroup #smartdollitaly #smartdollitalia #christmastree #christmastime #familychristmas #christmasdoll #christmasdecor #christmasdecorations #christmaswithdolls #christmaswithsmartdoll #culturejapan #dannychoosmartdoll (presso Colleferro) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cml8C9xLU34/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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My #smartdollchallenge Violaine 💜 is helping my mum finishing our Christmas Tree 🎄 Merry Christmas Eve to everyone ❤️❤️ #smartdoll #christmastree #christmastime #familychristmas #christmasdoll #christmasdecor #christmasdecorations #christmaswithdolls #christmaswithsmartdoll #culturejapan #dannychoosmartdoll (presso Colleferro) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmj81aqrI0f/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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New eyes 💙 Violaine 💜 Meera and Morgana have definitely a new “look” 😂 #dollseyes #dollseye #newdollseyes #smartdoll #culturejapan #smartdollchallenge #bjd #1/3bjd #60cmdoll #gothicdoll #smartdollphotography #smartdollloversgroup #smartdollitalia #smartdollitaly (presso Magie di stoffa by StregaCorvina) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl9IeDFDHKt/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Relaxing and sewing week! I am trying to recharge my batteries sewing cute #pastelclothes for my #smartdollchallenge #bjd 💜 But tomorrow is already time to go back home and back to #cosplaycommission! #smartdoll #smartdolls #dannychoo #smartdollchallenge #culturejapan #bjd #bjddoll #smartdollslover #smartdollslovergroup #balljointeddoll #vinyldoll #smartdollitalia #smartdollitaly #smartdollclothes #dollclothes #handmadedollclothes #handmadesmartdollclothes #sewingfordolls #sewingforbjd #sewingforsmartdoll #bjdseamstress #smartdollseamstress #dollseamstress #dollfashiondesigner #stregacorvina (presso Colleferro) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfLgeLyLmZy/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Traveling with #smartdoll #smartdollchallenge 💜 part 14 Model @lilac_violaine #dollsinnature #dollshavingfun #travellingwithdolls #travellingwithsmartdolls #tourismwithdolls #tourismwithsmartdoll #trentinoaltoadige #turismotrentino #turismotrentinoaltoadige #valdifassa #smartdollitaly #smartdollitalia #smartdolls #dannychoo #culturejapan #smartdollslover #smartdollloversgroup #smartdollmodel #bjddolls #dollstagram #dollphoto #dollphotography #bjdstagram #vinyldoll #dollsofinstagram #bjdinstagram #instadoll #smartdollphotography (presso Sasso Pordoi) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce4ClyxLJ2p/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Traveling with #smartdoll #smartdollchallenge 💜 part 13 Model @lilac_violaine #dollsinnature #dollshavingfun #travellingwithdolls #travellingwithsmartdolls #tourismwithdolls #tourismwithsmartdoll #trentinoaltoadige #turismotrentino #turismotrentinoaltoadige #valdifassa #smartdollitaly #smartdollitalia #smartdolls #dannychoo #culturejapan #smartdollslover #smartdollloversgroup #smartdollmodel #bjddolls #dollstagram #dollphoto #dollphotography #bjdstagram #vinyldoll #dollsofinstagram #bjdinstagram #instadoll #smartdollphotography (presso Penia Di Canazei) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce1i8fcL6Vo/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Traveling with #smartdoll #smartdollchallenge 💜 part 10 #dollsinnature #dollshavingfun #travellingwithdolls #travellingwithsmartdolls #tourismwithdolls #tourismwithsmartdoll #trentinoaltoadige #turismotrentino #turismotrentinoaltoadige #passofedaia #marmolada #smartdolls #dannychoo #culturejapan #smartdollslover #smartdollmodel #bjddolls #dollstagram #dollphoto #dollphotography #bjdstagram #balljointeddoll #vinyldoll #dolls #dollsofinstagram #bjdinstagram #instadoll #smartdollphotography (presso Passo Fedaia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CetxWdFLCH0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=