One of my earliest inspirations, combining a love of puppetry and fashion dolls (in the form of the delectable Lady Penelope) was Thunderbirds. This became a must-see series in our household and we followed the astonishing adventures of the Tracys in wonderment – marveling at the technical innovations of the Read more
Bild Lilli was a German fashion doll produced from 1950 to 1964, based on the comic-strip character Lilli in the Bild-Zeitung newspaper. She first appeared in print on June 24, 1952. The cartoon was an immediate success and a new one appeared every day. The Lilli doll held three patents Read more
Sometimes it’s forced upon us, sometimes it’s our own choice, but whatever the circumstances, the upheaval of moving is rarely welcome. The Bold Doll helps you to pack up and move on out. It happened in 2012, but I was thinking back to an enforced removal that made me re-evaluate Read more
The Bold Doll explores the world – join us in a culinary adventure with the artist of miniatures, Elaine Langley. Her tiny epicurean delights look mouthwatering. They are good enough to eat for even the most figure-conscious of dolls, and she offers an astonishing array of mini foodstuffs. Click here Read more
Should you go for one in preference to the other? There are pros and cons for both materials. The Bold Doll puts on a lab coat and lights the bunsen burner … Fashion is fickle, and it’s a foolhardy collector that chooses their fashion dolls for investment value. As with Read more
The first doll from Jason & Dimon, Mizi, is described by the designers as a 19-year-old model from the 1930s. According to her backstory, after college in the United States, she returned to her home city, Shanghai, and became a top model. Her uniquely beautiful face was ideally suited to Read more
Two things I love: the influence of men’s bespoke tailoring on women’s fashion, and saving money. Not natural bedfellows – but please bear with me and I’ll try to pull it together. For the male tailoring, nothing wrong with that – it worked for Coco Chanel and Yves St Laurent Read more
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