Fashionable Hope!

Hello everyone!! Well, I have a new outfit to share, and this time I also took some close-up photos, because I really like this outfit. The coat is actually done in Liberty Fabric, and I think it's lovely, and very fashionable. The tood (of course) isn't proportional to her head so it can't be worn, but I found it was quite useful to hide the strings of her eye mechanisms, and it looked very neat.

I actually did two photo sessions with this, but I'm just picking the best photos and putting them here in a single one. I'll share some details below.

This one was quite a funny story. Australia is having the La Niña storm nearby, which means we are having unusual winds and very cold weather when it should be spring-summer. My problem with wind is that Hope *cannot* stand on its own, and the stands (even the head-locking one) are a bit flimsy in non-smooth floor.

So first, I had to wait for almost a month to get some photos. Whe I *finally* go out, I literally forgot the camera's battery, and had to rush back home. Gladly, it was mid-spring, and the dusk comes about ~7pm. So I rushed home, fetched the battery, and went to this little part between buildings--but the wind was so strong the loose leaves were coiling (!!) inside! Anyways, I did manage some photos:

Anyways, I was a bit upset because I had put so much work into that outfit, and the wind was so strong I couldn't get many photos that showcased the entire outfit. So I went back to my own balcony (which you have seen featured in several sets), and took a bunch more. Since it was a bit more "protected" from that ruthless wind, I managed to get some closeups on the details, courtesy of my vintage Vivitar 90mm 1:1 macro.

There is a lot of detail! That strap on the sleeve also has a button, the coat is fully lined, and every pocket, including in the pants, works. The shirt has a very nice neckline and that cut on the chest/shoulders that I think i lovely. I really wanted to share it!

Now, you see, the problem with that insane wind is that I couldn't balance the glasses on Hope and make them stay on; also, I didn't want to put blue tack on top of her faceup! So the photos on the bacldony show her with the glasses, because that extra cute factor is adorable!