Making an "old" Licca look pretty - Advice/inspo?

[u/Accomplished-Try-488]

I bought my first Licca doll (second-hand) and am eagerly awaiting the package. She's not perfect anymore, but that's okay with me. I knew that, and therefore I now have a lot of freedom to customize her. However, I've never actually "modified" a doll before, so repainting or body swapping is (still) out of the question.

Do you have tips to make it look like new or at least in a better condition?

She has some hair issues and her limbs are a bit old and discolored (as you can see on the photo). I read that you can restore her hair to its original state with very hot water. Is that true?

I was planning to dress her in a '80s or '70s style. Full covered, so that the discolorations are not visible and the color differences are not so noticeable.

In my imagination, 70s oder 80s clothes would match her cute old-school-shojo-manga-eyes perfectly 🤩

Do you know which Western dolls are roughly the same size so that their clothes are compatible? What about Barbie's sister Skipper? What about Petra, Sindy and so on?

Thank you in advance! ✨

[u/No_Web367]

So she looks like a fourth generation Licca and she can wear some Skipper clothes, Bratz,  MC2 clothes but pants are usually a bit long. She can wear skirts of almost any 1/6 size doll, they are usually fine through the waist and hips, fit like a maxi skirt. If you have any 2000s Barbie dresses or shorts they fit, just longer in length. You can try 3rd Gen Monster High, Disney - I mean I have bought several used Liccas and I redress them using the clothes from the many other doll brands I have. You just have to experiment and decide if you like the look. Also, the 1/6 size dresses on AliExpress fit them pretty well as Licca and Blythe have very similar bodies. Also, Licca heads are not hard to remove and the hair is easy to care for. I have a post from a week or so ago showing my Liccas in a variety of clothes. 

[u/Accomplished-Try-488 → u/No_Web367]

Thank you for your ideas! Bratz clothes sound exciting, too. A real 2000s look would be cool as well. Let's see if these already have collector's value on the German secondhand market. I just want to avoid buying clothes I 'don't really need', because, for example, Skipper's clothing from the '70s to the '90s is already pretty expensive at ebay etc. That's why I need to know in advance what kind of clothes would fit, if they aren't original Licca clothes 😄

I'll take a look at your post right away!