Or The Invasion of the Jackie Dolls. Check out your doll displays and search under the beds. Are there some undiscovered look-alikes lurking there? Changing the scale is something doll manufacturers have been doing since the invention of molds. Big Read more
Bambola is an 11½-inch tall French resin doll introduced in 2010 by Jung Hee Park of South Korea, under the brand name of mydolling. The doll has blue inset eyes, applied lashes, and wears solid resin wigs to avoid those Read more
Once it was available only to the very rich, but now haute couture is here for all. The caveat is that it’s only available in doll size for less than astronomical figures. With the help of a talented team of Read more
Fans gathered in San Francisco for BlytheCon 2016, a big-headed day of delights. As explained on the convention website, “The city by the bay wants you to imagine the Big Top, the bright lights, the fantastic acts, the freak shows, Read more
Whatever your style, and no matter your age, there’s a perfect time to start collecting. The Bold Doll explains how it’s probably now… While surveying the storage facility that used to be our guest bedroom, I began to muse on Read more
Monica of Hollywood dolls were manufactured for only ten years, from 1941 to 1951, by the Monica Doll Studios of Hollywood, CA. The first dolls appeared in the 1941 Toys and Novelties magazine. The creator of the dolls was Mrs. Read more
She’s everyone’s favorite big head, whether it’s the rare original or one of the many reproduction versions. To celebrate this much-loved doll, the talented mini-couturier Diana Lemieux, working as Matilda Pink, turns her attention to dressing Blythe for all four Read more
Are you drowning in dolls? Would you like to reclaim your home back from your plastic friends? The Bold Doll explores some options… Has your doll-collecting got out of hand? Hollow laughter all around. Show me the person who does Read more
How would you describe your doll-collecting habits? The Bold Doll ponders collector acquaintances, and looks ahead to the science of collecting in the future. I’m always intrigued by the collecting habits of others. Especially the other collectors that I’ve met Read more
When people see the amazing transformations that Fabienne Martinez (Lolaxs) performs on the most desperate cases of wrecked Barbies, they may assume that she must have training in art. But she actually studied science at university and is a math Read more