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Do you have #AnimalCrossingNewHorizons?

Do WE have #AnimalCrossingNewHorizons?

You bet we do. And if you have it, we gots quite the challenge for ya. A photo of The MERL logo recreated in Animal Crossing.
Across rural history, people have worn all kinds of fancy outfits. Because while you're cultivating the land, you may as well also cultivate a fantastic look, to dazzle your peers and harvests.

These are both smocks: a beautiful use of sound and cloth.

Economy!
We're the museum of the countryside™, and in our collections there are wardrobes upon wardrobes of cool rural garms.

In fact, here's an online exhibition we curated last year featuring some highlights.

merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/online…
So, what do we want you to do?

We'd like you, the player, to design your very own rural smock, and dazzle us it by sharing it to the hashtag #AnimerlCrossing.

#AnimalCrossingDesign
We wanna know things like what your smock is made of. What techniques did you use? What materials? Find inspiration on our online exhibition above, or, you know, your own imagination, which is SO GOOD ALREADY DANG IT.
To design your smock, use the 'long-sleeve dress' option in the Custom Design Pro Editor.

You can unlock this enhanced version of the app for just 800 of your hard-earned Nook Miles!

Quite, quite.
We'll be keeping an eye on the hashtag with great anticipation, and who knows what we might do next. We would love to curate an online gallery of our favourites!
See ya shortly!
p.s. please don't think we're a shill for Tom Nook by encouraging you to graft and buy the Custom Design Pro Editor. if you wanna spend those Miles on a cool Tom Nook hat instead then we totally get that
p.p.s. apologies that we haven't upgraded Tom Nook's shop from beyond a tent yet. Tom if you're reading this we're really sorry but also thanks a lot for the stone you gave us earlier
also adding in a #AnimalCrossing here for good measure we don't know which one Nook is following on NookDeck
OTIS, high fashion! now you have to make one for Blathers

ADAM! that sapling will grow into one of the most gorgeous trees on the island. fantastic! we love the context too♥️

#AnimerlCrossing

EILIDH this is amazing it's like if Downton Abbey only Tom Nook built it

Annika, it's a beautiful spring day and our heart is melting. this is so lovely. you're so talented!!! you're all so talented!!!

#AnimerlCrossing

STE!! wunderbar!!! we love the context too 💘

SARAH! this is authentically, absolutely magnificent!! 💘🌈

#AnimerlCrossing

POLLY and SON; we imagine it's also hard work being so fashionable! what a look❤️

WENDY, THE POCKETS! THE SMOCKETS!!

so good!!

#AnimerlCrossing

we believe that each of the plants are also wearing their own, tiny camouflaged smocks. Ria - a beautiful touch

#AnimerlCrossing

Rowan this is so gorgeous. it's all ....so gorgeous

#AnimerlCrossing

one small step for blob. one giant step for blobkind. so beautiful, Aislinn! 🥰

#AnimerlCrossing

don't worry buddy. it's like Pride and Prejudice, minus the pride and prejudice. how about: Frolicking and Frolicking

#AnimerlCrossing

this is so, so lovely! beautiful work! and we love the folk details, too 🥰

brief hiatus while we pop out to see Tom Nook, to tell him how amazing you all are and probably sell him this fine boot we found in the ocean and have been carrying around all morning for some reason

in the meantime, do follow the hashtag: #AnimerlCrossing!
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