Let's Talk About Azone 1/3 Scale Shoes

So, recently Azone came out with some nice, simple, brown shoes
for their 1/3 scale girls,

and they were $15 a pair, so I ordered some.

When they arrived, I learned an important lesson,

which I will share with you today:

Azone 1/3 scale shoes DO NOT FIT
Volks Dollfie Dream (DD) 1/3 scale girls feet!

Now, while I knew that Azone 1/3 girls were 50cm,
to Volks' 60cm... I didn't expect such a huge difference in foot size!

Is this a tragedy?

No!

While Azone 1/3 scale shoes don't fit 1/3 scale DD girls,

they fit Mini Dollife Dream (MDD) girls fabulously!

MSD girls too!

Here are some pics of Speck,

my Volks MDD,

modeling some Azone 1/3 scale shoes!

Speck: I guess they're ok... but I hate breaking in new shoes!

Speck, pieced together, lol!

If you're interested in picking up some shoes for your MDD/MSD sized girls,

they have some fairly affordable ones still available, just click on the images below!

©Azone

©Azone

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[Such a Doll] Elvis Barbie Doll

You all hate me now, don't you?

:(

I can't help it, new girls just keep arriving!

It's my job to greet them!

I have to do my job!

So, today, meet:

Elvis® Barbie® doll

Twig: AHHH! Zombies are attacking her!!! ... ... ... oh... oh, wait. No, those aren't zombies. My mistake. I guess that's Elvis.

Some might say she's a hunk-uh-hunk-uh burnin' love,

but I don't know what that means, so...

I say she's a girl with a headache!

 Look at that hair! It's almost as tall as she is!

I asked her if she liked it, and she said no.

She also said to call her Elly, not Elvis.

I told her that I thought her name was Barbie,

but she said that would be like her telling me my name was Mamachapp.

Can't say I'd want to be named Mamachapp.

I don't even know what Mamachapp means.

She originally cost about $35, but I found her on sale for $18 at Walmart.

Anyhow, she was very easy to take out of her box.

I used an Exacto knife to cut the tape and pull her cardboard backing out.

Elly: Oh boy, I hope she knows what she's doing with that thing...

She was entirely held in by ties like these:

Here's a quick shot of the back of her box, where they'd hidden her stand, and her Pink Label Barbie certificate.

Twig: Here's the back of Elly's box... with that zombie guy on it again.

and her hair was held down by a little string.

The back of her head had those plastic tags in them, like all Barbies seem to these days,

but instead of being attached to the box, they were attached to this plastic mold, and when you pulled the plastic mold from her, it took those little tags with it! That was the first time I didn't still have dumb plastic tags stuck in a Barbie's head!!

The first thing I did was take her hair out of the rubberband that was holding it.

The rubber band came out smoothly, without taking any hair with it, and Elly has very lovely, silky hair that is soft and smooth.

Next I flipped her hair up to see how in the world they had made that huge bump in her hairdo,

and I found this! Foam!

I removed that, and found it was held in place by another plastic tag, so I ripped that out too.

Then I gave her hair a good brush...

Elly: Ahh, that's better already...

and put it back in a ponytail. She already looks and feels much better!

There's not much more I can do, though, until I get her home for further styling.

Her outfit is a sparkly, metallic silver and gold suit jacket, shirt and pants.

(interesting, but probably not something she'll stay in)

She also has some pretty darn cute shoes!

Hmm, I wonder if these fit Mamachapp and Pure Neemo?

and funky earrings that seem a bit bulky for the new hair style she'll be getting.

They look like they weigh a ton!

Twig: Elly, are you hiding something in there?

She's just so pretty, though, with big soulful eyes, and jet black hair, and a fully articulated body... I just know with a little work, she could shake her goofy attire and hairdo, and become quite the beautiful girl! That will be our mission for tonight! Give Elly a makeover!!!

The only Elvis that Twig had ever heard of was Heather's (keeper of the Neemos) parents cat, Elvis. So she is very confused as to how Elly is related to him.

Elly: Thank you, Twig!

Twig: Hey, what are friends for?! So, how are you related to Heather's parents cat?

Elly: 0_0;;;

[Such a Doll] The arrival of [Ex Cute] Classic Alice Koron... maybe...

Twig: Hum de dum dum dum de dum *looking at her sketches*

Twig: Oh! Hi everyone *hides sketches*... it's me again... I wouldn't be back so soon,

Twig: but I've got a new girl to review. She's another Pure Neemo, 

an older one this time, but not too old...

Twig: Her name is:

*whips bubblewrap off for the big reveal*

[Ex Cute] Classic Alice Koron

Twig: Isn't she... uh... isn't she... uh... Alice? Where's ALICE?!

Twig: WHY? WHYYYY? I'M DOOMED!!! I'VE LOST A DOLLY!!!!

Twig: I'm in so much trouble... I'll never be able to explain this... where could she have gone?

Carrot walks up to see what Twig is crying about.

Carrot: Twig, what's wrong?

Twig: Oh, Carrot... I've lost the doll I'm supposed to review... 

she was here, in this box, and now she's gone!

The commotion is drawing a crowd!

 Carrot: That's terrible! *pats Twig on the head* There, there, I'll help you look!

Mouse: What's going on?!

Carrot: Twig can't find the new girl she's supposed to be doing a review on.

Mouse: Oh, that's bad... I'll help look too.

Twig: *sniffle* R... really?? *sniffle*

Mouse: Of course!

Twig: Alright! Let's go!

Carrot: Boy, she sure snaps back quick.

Mouse: No doubt...

Twig: There she is! I'll karate chop her and then you two grab her and we'll drag her back to her box!

Carrot: Uh... Twig...

Mouse:I don't think this is the new girl...

Sophie: *waves at Twig* Uh, yeah, it's me, Sophie, I just put my default outfit back on.

Twig: Oh, oh, hi Sophie, sorry, my mistake. The girl I'm looking for is kinda frilly too.

*a mysterious, and beautiful, pair of shoes comes shuffling up*

Alice: Hello, everyone! My name is Alice!

Alice: Hi!

Twig: AHHHH!! ALICE!!! Why aren't you in your box?!

Alice: It was stuffy :(

Sophie: Ah, so this is who you were looking for, I can see why you made the mistake!

That is a lovely dress, Alice! My name is Sophie, pleased to meet you!

Alice: Why, thank you! Pleased to meet you too!

Carrot: *shouts at the top of her lungs* ALICE!!!!!!!!!!

Mouse: Oh my! Hello, Alice!

Carrot: *GLOMP*

Alice: AHHHHHH!

Twig: Whoa....

Carrot: We haven't seen you in forever! We missed you so much!! *hugs Alice*

Mouse: Alice, I'm so glad to see you're doing ok! We worried so much about you being left behind!

Alice: *blushes* Oh, thank you! I didn't know you were so concerned! I missed you terribly!

Mouse, Carrot and Alice used to live together at baldylox's house, but then Carrot and Mouse moved here, and Alice was left behind... ever since then, Carrot and Mouse have been very worried about Alice. They all missed each other terribly!

Alice: I am so pleased to be here! I'm so happy!

Sophie: You know, you *do* look kinda familiar...

Sophie and Alice are both the Koron face... they *should* look similar, LOL!

Alice: Thank you for welcoming me!

Sophie: No, seriously... you look *REALLY* familiar!

LOL, poor Sophie!

Twig: *whew* Ok! Now that that's done, let's get on with the review!

This is Alice's box... it's also cardboard, with Ex Cute printed on it, but the blue part with Koron's name is a sticker. I suspect they used this same box for Black Alice Lien too...

Twig: Since her picture is also printed on the back!

I have to say, the newer boxes are much more clever in terms of pricing... they are clear plastic, and all the naming and branding is on card stock paper that slips inside. It looks much snazzier than these older boxes too... or even Madoka's box!

Twig: Alice comes with her little bunny, a hair bow, those beautiful shoes, stockings, pantaloons, an apron and a blue dress! Everything in her set is just beautiful, and very, very well made!

She does have an older body, though, and her ankle joints are very weak... so I suspect that body may be replaced in the near future.

Anyhow, thank you for listening to me again as I babble about dollies!

And a great big welcome to Alice!!!

[Stepping Out] What kinds of Barbie shoes can a Pure Neemo wear?

 

Hey, this is Samantha here. Welcome to Stepping Out, where I talk about one of my favorite things, SHOES.

Recently I had someone ask about what kinds of shoes will fit us Pure Neemos.

Good question.

Today I'm going to focus mainly on Mattel brand shoes.

Why?

Because for most people, they're pretty easy to get a hold of.

First up, and I'm pretty excited about this:

Mattel's StarDolls shoes WILL FIT Pure Neemos PERFECTLY!

There are the dolls shown above, as well as clothing packs that come with shoes such as these:

They fit great, slip on and off easily and are very stylish.

Next up, I'll talk about Barbie shoes.

First off, a LOT of Barbie shoes won't work.

For example:

The shoes from the Barbie Basics generally don't fit, they're too slim.

Hi! Madoka here! I'm helping Samantha out! Hehe!

Which is sad, because they're awfully stylish.

But a lot of other Barbie shoes WILL fit:

One of my favorites are these tennis shoes. They have been made in tons of different colors and pretty much all fit. It's not hard to find a nice color to match almost any outfit!

Barbie boots, on the other hand, are often a problem, and usually are too tight.

This style of boot, however, fits nicely, and sometimes if you cut a slit up the back of the boot, they will fit quite well without anyone being able to tell that you cut a slit there!

Bad news when it comes to Barbie high heels though... a lot of the new ones don't fit. Much like the Barbie Basics shoes, they're just too thin. What can I say, we Pure Neemos have fat feet. :(

Now, select ones will fit, mostly from older Barbie sets (like the ones pictured below)... but don't be fooled, even ones that look EXACTLY like these will sometimes not fit. You really don't know until you try them on...

But... how does one do that?

GO TO A DOLL SHOW!

They happen all over, all the time, and often sellers will be there with collections of old Barbie clothes and shoes... and you can try them on, pair by pair. :)

Something that is usually a safe bet, though, are Barbie flats. They almost always fit, and they're pretty cute too! This also counts Ballerina shoes, which tend to fit quite nicely, but are sometimes hard to stand in.

Don't be afraid of shoes with bits like this either... I mean, you'll have to use your best judgement, but usually, especially if the plastic is bendy, they will fit. These particular shoes fit splendidly!

Another type of Barbie shoe that fits wonderfully are the hightops!

If it looks like a Converse, chances are, unless they change the mold, it's going to fit great!

As for other Barbie shoes... well, it's really trial and error... some work, and other ones that look exactly like them don't. All the shoes pictured below work wonderfully... but if you look at the style of the red shoe in the second row from the left, that style of shoe often doesn't work... so it's really a "try it on" kinda deal. Again, get yourself to a doll show! It's the best way to really try these things out! Or buy yourself a cheap lot of Barbie shoes on ebay... but be prepared to face some disappointment that way... it's always better if you can just try them on!

Now, these shoes with the imprints on the bottom, I can only assume came from a very specific Barbie... I don't know who she is... but her shoes fit great! So if you find shoes with funny little pictures on the bottom, try them on! You get stylish shoes AND a stylish shoe tread!

Finally, I'd like to talk about this style of shoe... what is seemingly Mattel's favorite style to include with Barbie accessory and clothing packs these days. The shoes are high-heeled and often over the top in design (always very fashionable, never everyday) but they almost always fit! If they have slits up the back, you can usually wear them! I've gotten many of these shoes and have been able to wear every pair. I can even stand in them! Remember though, it's only this style of high heel... the style like the Barbie Basics one I showed you earlier, will not work.
These kinds of shoes, pictured below, FIT GREAT!

Now, as far as I know, these aren't Mattel... about 8 years ago, there were Card Captor Sakura dolls released here in the US... and they had great clothes and shoes that fit us Pure Neemos perfectly.

Here are 4 pair from different dolls... I'll do a search later and try to find a picture of one of the dolls to share... but at the moment, I could only find the ones that were made in Japan.

Anyways, I hope this helped you out at least a little.

And remember, all the shoes I've tried on from the Barbie Basics sets DON'T WORK.

But generally, the ones from the clothing packs do.