What is 'Reborning' and What Are Reborn Dolls?
Reborning is the art of transforming a vinyl doll (either whole doll or kit) into a realistic looking baby doll (usually of a human baby- but sometimes elves or chimpanzees may be made). The person who makes this transformation is called a 'reborner" or reborn artist and dolls also called bebe reborn . The more realistic looking the doll is the more successful the artist is considered. Once completed the doll is called a 'reborn', 'reborn doll', 'reborn baby"or 'fake baby'. There are artists all over the world who do reborning. Some reborn artists will take a factory made doll, take it apart, repaint it and reassemble it. In more recent times artists use a manufactured vinyl kit made especially to be reborn. The manufacture of kits has become an expanding industry with more and more talented doll sculptors having their creations turned into vinyl kits. Kits are sometimes limited editions and in demand worldwide. Some reborners and collector...