Just for fun, we put together a whole bunch of Miss Gene Marshall’s earliest outfits. Based on the Golden Age of Hollywood, the doll’s costume designers drew liberally from vintage sources. We hope this will be a useful point of Read more
This mid-century doll from Italy truly is a beauty. She has been described as a cross between Jennifer Lawrence and Bild Lilli. Sonia’s figure is shapely and elongated, with elegant limbs and hands. These are big dolls! Sonia is 25” Read more
These intricate new dolls are hand made in porcelain and fired in Beverley Senatore’s own kiln. With a perfectionist’s eye to detail, she designs and creates every aspect of her dolls, from painting their faces to tailoring bespoke outfits. She Read more
When Sasha dolls first appeared commercially in the 1960s, they were dressed in the height of modern fashion. This continued right up to their end of production. It’s a perfect fit for Matilda Pink, Diana Lemieux’s clothing label. Diana loves Read more
Up your Gala game, why not try out something new for your male dolls? The Bold Doll takes a look at men’s fashion re-booted. The red carpet look favored by most male Hollywood stars tends toward the dull. Black tux, Read more
We found some back catalogs for Trendon Sasha dolls, including Cora, and the boys, Gregor and Caleb, as well as the Sasha Babies, with Rosie, Sandy and Cara. Mainly for reference purposes, we scanned ’em in to keep everything in Read more
At a recent meeting of our local doll-collectors’ group, there was a presentation on Working Dolls, or dolls with other uses. We saw a fascinating assortment of dolls, old and new, that had been devised to serve other purposes. There Read more
Most doll collectors will already know that their hobby is viewed with, at best, bemusement, and at worst downright incredulity by anyone who doesn’t share their interest. One of the women in my doll group recently said that she keeps Read more
Sasha dolls are named for their designer, Sasha Morgenthaler, the celebrated Swiss doll maker (1893-1975). She designed dolls with a dream in her mind – a vision of how a child would look and move in the age of innocence. Read more
The Gene Marshall fashion doll was inspired by Hollywood’s Golden Age. Created by the illustrator Mel Odom, each doll featured an intricate movie-styled theme based upon fashions from the 1930s, 40s and 50s as well as Hollywood’s version of historical Read more