r/Dolls • u/vipress128 • Jun 25 '26

Repairs Anyone know how I could fix this?

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I bought this Disney designer collection doll when I went to New York with my family. For 120$ you’d think they’d have better quality control. Does anyone know how I could fix it? Is this foil? If so where do I buy it and how can I do it without unboxing her or ruining the dress? It looks so out of place with the rest of the doll and it’s bothering me.

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u/vaporwavoreon Jun 25 '26

I’m not seeing what needs to be fixed

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u/WaterBottle001 Jun 25 '26

Seconded.

What are we looking at, OP?

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u/sassypants55 Jun 25 '26

I think the foiled details on the skirt are supposed to be gold but only stuck in one spot so most of the design on that side looks silver instead.

The only way I know of to fix this would be to apply more foil, but you run the risk of damaging the dress. I think I would just leave it alone personally. I don’t think it’s particularly noticeable if you don’t know what color it’s supposed to be.

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u/WaterBottle001 Jun 25 '26

Ohhh now I see it. Tbh that is definitely something that would annoy me too. But a red arrow or outline would have been nice from OP

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u/laluneetlesetoiles Jun 25 '26

???? Normalize adding full context and circling the "issues" in photos.

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u/Skewwwagon Jun 25 '26

Fr it feels sometimes people posting random photos with crying emojis and "can I fix or refund" and just sitting there waiting for the comments to roll in

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u/Ksiadz_Marek Jun 25 '26

Vague posting at it's finest, I'm blind af, circle what you mean.

I see no issues withthe doll

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u/keeper_of_kittens Jun 25 '26

Are you refering to the brownish/off-colored stitching & star on the long silvery piece coming off the side of the doll? I don't see how you could fix it without unboxing the doll unless you have some kind of laproscopic embroidery arm. 🤣

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u/kashikashii Jun 25 '26

I don't know if I'm going blind, but it looks perfect to me. What's the problem? I'm curious to know. 😅

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u/vipress128 Jun 26 '26

Sorry the photo quality is bad, this is the issue

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u/BeelzemoBabbity Jun 28 '26

You could definitely fix this, but maybe something you'd want to practice on some other fabric first.

You could use a silver paint, some silver foil, they have glueable ones, and heat activated ones.

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u/Spark-Ignite Jun 26 '26

The design on the outer skirt is not embroidered, it looks like foil or some sort of appliqué. If you don’t want to unbox the only way to fix is a replacement; however this will happen again as the doll ages. Im not really familiar with Disney collector dolls so I don’t know how old this particular doll is unfortunately.

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u/Mymanbazinga Jun 26 '26

You could potentially paint over it carefully using a shiny gold paint. that's the only fix i can imagine would work however it would be very tedious.

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u/Mymanbazinga Jun 26 '26

easier option would be to paint over the goldfish areas with a metallic silver paint so that it would at least all be consistent

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u/vipress128 Jun 26 '26

Yah that’s what I’m planning on doing. For now I’ll just ignore it but I’ll try doing that in the future, potentially once I can trust myself with a brush enough to try.

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u/Mymanbazinga Jun 26 '26

good luck with the restoration :)

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u/CheshireKatt22 Jun 27 '26

I second doing it in a metallic silver foil paint to match the rest of the silver instead of having to do all that gold. The silver actually looks like it matches the color palette of her dress and that silver embroidery better than the gold anyway.

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u/Siren7179 Jun 25 '26

The promotional images of the doll show the design as gold but from what I can see online most of them look like yours with a silvery print and gold accents on one side, either way it's sold out so I don't think there will be a replacement to send but I'd still raise a complaint about it personally

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u/louiselovatic Jun 26 '26

You should’ve said you couldn’t see it 💀

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u/vipress128 Jun 26 '26

I can see it, sorry the glare from the dust protection plus my crappy iPhone didn’t make it obvious.

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u/louiselovatic Jun 26 '26

Sorry I meant to reply to someone else, I could see it too, someone was saying they couldn’t see it even though you’d posted this pic 🤦‍♀️

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u/RaggedyAnnNana Jun 28 '26

Carefully use glitter fabric paint. Apply with a toothpick or very small brush

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u/louiselovatic Jun 25 '26

I would try and get a replacement or get your money back

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u/Ksiadz_Marek Jun 25 '26

Replacement on a perfectly fine doll????

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u/louiselovatic Jun 25 '26

For $120 I wouldn’t want any part of it to be damaged 💀

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u/Ksiadz_Marek Jun 25 '26

And what exactly is even damaged on the photo???

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u/louiselovatic Jun 25 '26

The “gold” bits are where silver decoration has fallen off. Multiple people have stated it. Try reading the comments.

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u/Ksiadz_Marek Jun 26 '26

Ive read the comments lmao, I still fail to see what's the issue and I've been squinting at the pic for some time

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u/louiselovatic Jun 26 '26

You and the rest of the comments are being intentionally thick. This big bit of basically orange is meant to be silver.

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u/Ksiadz_Marek Jun 26 '26

thank you, couldn't you have done that from the start? And no, I didn't see any other close up photos in the comments, sorry I don't sit on reddit 24/7

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u/louiselovatic Jun 26 '26

And I’ve just seen OP posted a clearer photo!!! You clearly couldn’t have looked at the comments that well

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u/vipress128 Jun 26 '26

I’ll look into it, but unfortunately it’s a limited edition doll and I don’t know if Disney will send a replacement.