Sasha Morgenthaler’s dolls have a certain elusive spirit that’s also present in the faces of the Fashion Doll Agency (FDA) models. There is a similar degree of sophistication in the way their features are simply realized with confident strokes, and Read more…
Got mail? Is it a delight or a disaster? The Bold Doll goes postal and finds that all is not well in parcel land. Do your parcels pack a punch, and what is it about packaging? These days most doll Read more…
While rummaging in The Bold Doll toy cupboard, we found a few old friends from the past. They are not part of our current collecting habits, but nor are they quite ready for Marie Kondo – so we’ll be hanging Read more…
In a conflagration situation, is it burn, baby, burn, or will it be light my fire? The Bold Doll asked collectors a pertinent question… All doll collectors have a certain romantic attachment to their dolls, after all we’re sensitive artistic Read more…
Take back your paints, take back your curls. What made you think I was one of those girls? Unless you have a modicum of accomplishment in this area, please put away your tints, pastels and varnish. It’s so not makeover Read more…
Simply a collection of head shots of dolls we found in The Bold Doll archives. There’s no particular link between any of them except that they are all head and shoulder portraits. Some are pristine and others show plenty of Read more…
There is nothing like the thrill of opening a box-fresh doll for the first time. But have you ever felt that this new beauty was not quite what you wanted… if only you could adapt her to match your vision Read more…
While doing a little electronic housekeeping, we found some forgotten photos retrieved from The Bold Doll back-up files – a selection of old Billy doll pictures from our collection and some that we have previously sold on eBay. For your Read more…
Our dolls are a great barometer of style and fashion. They pick up on current trends and reflect back to us society’s ideals and standards of beauty, both male and female. There’s little in my collection much before the 1950s, Read more…
Coming out of the kitchen and standing on their own two feet. Doll or action figure? The Bold Doll investigates this particular niche market. Long before the current vogue for fully articulated fashion dolls, the action figures of the 1960s, Read more…