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 not answer “yes”, and I’ll show you someone who’s either 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 since moving to the West coast of California. I’ve reached 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 teacher. Art was her favorite subject at high school – Read more…
Taking a look at what others have might make us more grateful for the abundance we enjoy here. The Bold Doll sees some dolls from other places. On a recent trip to Scotland, visiting friends and family in Edinburgh, I called into the Museum of Childhood on the Royal Mile. Read more…
Here’s a contemporary take on that most traditional of crafts. Check your tension before you start. If you miss out this step you could easily end up with a maxi dress for the fuller figure when a knee-length petite was required. Or a knicker-revealing shocker when you’d really wanted a Read more…
Simona is the shining star in the lineup of the Italian Alta Moda high fashion dolls by Furga. This doll was designed with a jet set lifestyle in mind. Not only does she have an enviably expansive wardrobe, but many of the ensembles are named for some of the top Read more…
Matilda Pink has created a range of ensembles tailored to perfection for both Michael Ben’s Mamzelle de Paris dolls and his inspiration, the original Poupées de Kiraz. The talented couturier behind this line, Diana Lemieux, bases her designs on vintage fashions of the 60s and early 70s, here she tells Read more…
Can you remember your gateway to the world of doll collecting? Puppets can be one of the many launchpads down the slippery slope. As a kid, a favorite TV show was Thunderbirds. OK, I know they were not dolls but puppets – but surely puppets are just dolls with strings? Read more…
What sort of collector are you? We may all have more in common than we think. While idly watching an episode of Antiques Roadshow the other evening, I realized that I have very little interest in antiques – in fact nothing created much before 1950 holds much fascination for me. Read more…
Whether it’s gracefully or otherwise, we are thinking ahead. Regain your youth without resorting to expensive surgery: re-visit your childhood with a vintage doll collection. Or maybe it’s dressing fashion dolls in outfits we’d never have the guts to wear ourselves, even if the figure permitted. Our dolls remain pert Read more…