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At the moment many of us are faced with staying at home, and trying to make the best of it. We decided to have a clean sweep. Here are some ideas for tidying up, with options for even the tiniest Read more

Ever at the height of style, the French seem to know instinctively how to put a look together, and nowhere more than Paris – the epicenter of chic. This does not just apply to haute couture, dolls from France have Read more

Have you ever wanted to have a go at repainting fashion dolls? Now is your chance. We show you how in this step-by-step guide from repainter extraordinaire, Barış. He gives you simple easy-to-follow guidelines as well as hints and tips Read more

The Kouklitas go global. Andrew Yang’s incredible high fashion rag dolls take Paris by storm. In conversation with The Bold Doll, Yang explains how his dolls took over the venerable Parisian store Galeries Lafayette… The Kouklitas are quirky, yet fashionable, Read more

From the archives: a look back at the development of one of today’s favorite fashion dolls. See how the doll came about with images of the original wax molds, prototype outfits, and details about the amount of work that went Read more

When Andrew Yang was commissioned to create a whole rock concert of dolls for Galeries Lafayette in Paris, he took inspiration from French cinema as well as the silent era. His Kouklitas dolls were re-interpreted as The Kouklistars, and a Read more

The Kouklitas high fashion rag dolls are exquisitely crafted by Andrew Yang with beautiful fabrics, sourced for ideal scale, period accuracy and appropriate bulk. Yang explains, “It’s the most difficult part of the process. I like to use mostly luxury Read more

To collect or not to collect. The Bold Doll thinks about minimalism and maximalism. Into which camp do you fall? A recent conversation at home led me to ponder the nature of collecting. We were hanging a series of prints Read more

The Bold Doll loves dolls with wigs, and even more so when they are part of a boxed set that includes all outfits and accessories. This tiny doll from 1965 fits the bill perfectly. What she lacks in articulation, she Read more

The guys behind D.A.E, David Escobedo and Brian Schafer, talk about their dream of creating fully-articulated versions of Vivian and Monty, their 16-inch ‘Miniquins’. The storyline goes that after disappearing from view, the miniquins were rediscovered in a basement and Read more