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 a carefully chosen palette of colors. The FDA’s finely-sculpted faces 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 collectors are far too familiar with Internet shopping. I was 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 on to them for a bit! They are shown in 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 souls, but how far does this attachment go? I thought 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 time. The Bold Doll recalls some of the horrors in 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 age and wear. There are links to any relevant story, 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 rather than the manufacturer’s? A collector based in San Francisco, 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 entertainment, we present a round-up of these gay icons from 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, so I thought this would be a great place to 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, were built for posing. These were largely designed as boys’ Read more…