Friday, February 7, 2014

                             "Au Courant" Ysla

Ysla has finally taken off the white wig that she spottend and grabbed for hersef and no one else and now she has put on the wig and outfit that were designed just for her.
This is just a great oufit and each item offers playability on its own.  The white shirt is sleevless and is made on the 'body suit' style so that it will stay in place and the sleevless option makes it very easy to go under jackets/sweaters with no added bulk.

The skirt has a perfectly scaled herringbone texture and fits like a dream.  Hose, shoes and wig are all topnotch and fit perfectlyl.  

Thursday, January 30, 2014

   Meet Ysla Larsen ... An Urban® Vita "Au Courant" Doll


Ysla Larsen, Oslo, Norway 

Hello.  Hallo.  Jeg heter Ysla Larsen.  Ett sprÃ¥k er aldri nok.

  My name is Ysla Larsen and  I live now in Oslo, Norway and do my work for a very specialized branch of the government.  This job isn't classified, so I can talk about it, but it is to some degree 'secret' as it is better if our faces are not widely known.  Our branch of the intelligence community is commonly known as "the Protectors" because that is a very accurate description of what my job entails.  I protect my client against any unpleasantness or agression during their stay here.  If a 'visible target' is on a visit to Norway, someone who might be in danger due to their position in the world, they are assigned a 'protector' while they are here.  In America, I guess you would call us 'bodyguards' or maybe 'secret service'.  So.  That is what I do for my living. I am very proud of my job, and it is an honor to be chosen.  I study many forms of defense to be prepared to protect my client against any agressive attentions. In Norway, there is even a TV show called "The Protectors" and this called much attention and even admiration down on those of us who are doing this job for real.

In my life away from my work, my favorite hobby is to knit.  It gives me a wonderful way to relax.  I am a fan of all the fabric arts and also do quilting and embroidery and applique.  My love is to combine all these skills into decorative pieces of art.  So that is very different from Kung Fu and shooting, isn't it?  Along with my art work, I enjoy sewing for myself and sometimes even try designing my own clothing. 

So this is a bit about me.  I hope to see you again soon.

                                    MissyBelle Goes 

                                 To The Hairdresser

Oh, my lawdy mercy!  You humans may think it takes a lot for you to get your hair done, but what if you were me?  We little faux femmes have saran fiber instead of hair, and it takes a whole different method to change our hairstyles.

Listen here to what I have to go through.  First the beads which you see in the photo below were removed and my hair was cut to shoulder length. So far that was a piece of cake.  Then it was set on a combination of pipe cleaners and very small perm rods.  Still didn't require anything of me but sitting there, and I do that well.


Next came what is known in the fashion doll world as a 'boil perm'.  O.U.C.H. If you are squimish you should stop reading here!  Seriously!  Even the name should warn you ... Boil Perm?   This basically means my head was put into boiling water for a couple of minutes and then dunked into ice water!  Now I ask you, is that kind?   Next, I just relax for a day or two while the hair dries.  A comb-out, and voila!  Here I am with the more 50's style which I think suits my personality to a T.