Irina & Yuri

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       They were worlds apart until they met many years ago touring with the Russian Ballet. It wasn’t love at first sight but they did fall for each other eventually.

Irina was a beautiful dancer with bright flowing hair, as her dark skin suggests she was once cinnamon color, though none of it remains due to stress. She is in loved condition without repairs although her pads have been neatly fixed with felt. Ballerinas don’t have terribly pretty feet so the originals suffered greatly from the abuse while she danced, so I’ve been told.

She’s wearing one of her vintage ballet favorites, truly tattered but definitely a show stopper in it’s day. An early velvet/silk gown with great detailing, much abuse and has repairing.

Yuri, a quiet lad who grew fond of her despite her many demanding qualities. He’s extremely patient of her success though he doesn’t live in the limelight as she does. Not fond of photographers much at all, he sustained dark bruising to his ribs, a teeny hole on the back of his leg and slight discolor to his nose from a scuffle protecting his true love. He’s had his pads done in velvet to cushion them after he developed large bunions.

       His striped tunic is wonderfully early made from wool.

       Irina & Yuri are a loving couple measuring just under 10”, each have all original floss on nose, mouth, claws and are a bit saggy with no repairing or restuffing.

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