Why just stick to the usual? There are so many wonderful colors and textures in our kitchen cupboards. It’s a great opportunity to be creative and to try out new ingredients with surprising results. Some of these dolls turned out to be rather good cooks. Let’s try something new – Read more…
The remarkable thing about Milou is that her style transcends fashion. No matter what she is wearing, she makes it look great. Milou has the classic blank canvas look of a miniature store-window mannequin and yet adds a contemporary twist. Part mid-century Parisian high fashion model, with a twist of Read more…
The Tina Cassini Fashion Doll was made in Hong Kong and marketed by Ross Products of New York in the 1960s. The 12 inch doll was described as a likeness of the daughter of designer Oleg Cassini (who was married to the Hollywood actress Gene Tierney, Tina’s mother). Cassini was Read more…
Let’s meet the family, as described by their makers, Remco. The Littlechaps are Dr John Littlechap, Lisa his wife, and their two daughters 17-year old Judy and 10-year old Libby. “Never before has a family of dolls been created that is so true to life”, according to the manufacturer. These Read more…
Miss Lachasse was styled as a mannequin in miniature, based on the leading model at the House of Lachasse in London, Miss Virginia Woodford. The 19-year-old Miss Woodford was much photographed at the time and would have been widely recognized through the pages of fashion journals. The original idea for Read more…
Collectors of vintage French fashion dolls prize Caprice for her looks, her fashions and, not least, her rarity value. The dolls can easily be overlooked as they are completely without any manufacturer’s marks, and were produced in France only briefly from 1966 to 1970. But once you know what to Read more…
Balenciaga’s dresses were owned by the cream of society. He was particularly favored by older clients. While with Dior you had to fit the dress, even to the extent of requiring girdles under bathing suits to maintain the correct line, with Balenciaga the dress was fitted to the body, always Read more…
The main sales pitch for Popi was that her ensembles could be created easily with no sewing required. As it said on the box, “Cut and Drape Fashions – no-sew fun for girls”. Marketed as a fashion doll, her image was enhanced by the spare modern illustrations on the packaging. Read more…
Arguably some of the most enigmatic and beautiful fashion dolls on the market today are made by Yian Lee of Modsdoll. Produced in strictly limited editions of only 25-30, these dolls have gained something of a cult following since their introduction in 2013, with the imaginatively named No1. In a Read more…
Many male collectors have a complicated relationship with their dolls. In fact even some women are embarrassed about admitting to collecting dolls as a grown adult, perhaps being accused of arrested development by those who don’t know better! But at least they are playing with something that is conventionally a Read more…