“Our rule of thumb is that I will do it, but use a different skin tone and give it different coloured eyes and make-up, so it never truly resembles them,” Matt says.
“There have been a couple of incidents where people have come to us and out and out asked for a child and in that case we turn them over to the authorities.” Requests for likenesses of ex-partners are also immediately turned down unless consent is given and celebrities are approached with caution. “If it feels wrong to us, we don't do it,” he says firmly. Sinthetics has received some concerning requests including, most shockingly, two orders for underage dolls.
