Mrs Nisbet goes to Hollywood: Peggy Nisbet’s Movie Star Dolls Peggy Nisbet was a renowned British toy designer and doll maker, known for her intricate and detailed creations. By 1952, Peggy had begun her doll-making business based in Weston-Super-Mare. Over the course of her career, Nisbet became one of the Read more
Robert Tonner Fashion Dolls and Théâtre de la Mode Miniature Mannequins Théâtre de la Mode was a travelling exhibition of miniature French fashion dolls, and their couture outfits, that took place in 1945-46, after World War II. It was initiated by the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture, in order Read more
All the dolls from 2006 to 2022 Fashion Royalty’s Agnes Von Weiss is a highly collectible fashion doll created by Integrity Toys. Known for her pouty expression, Agnes embodies the high fashion and luxury that is the hallmark of the Fashion Royalty line. She is a high-fashion model and socialite, Read more
Remco’s Mid-Century Modern Doll Family from 1963 Get to know this fashionable family. Turned out in the height of 1960s fashions, the Littlechaps simply can’t wait to meet you. Lanesville is the imaginary town that was home to the Littlechaps, Remco’s short-lived perfect family of dolls that was produced for Read more
1960 was a pivotal year in the manufacture of dolls, so we’re kicking off this occasional series of dolls featured in the Sears Wish Book, with that year. We’ve included some contemporary TV commercials for dolls, as well as a rather surprising appearance of Little Miss Revlon in a horror Read more
For this year’s Virtual Doll Convention, we re-visited the incredible bespoke doll collection of Ryan Andersen. We showed a sneak peek a few weeks ago. Now take a look at the whole video presentation. Since our last visit, this amazing collection has had some memorable additions. Ryan can’t wait to Read more
In 1964, the Madame Alexander Doll Company added a 12-inch fashion doll to their line of couture dolls. This was most likely to compete with Mattel’s (by then, famous) Barbie doll. This Brenda Starr had a long strand of style-able hair, very likely to compete with American Character’s Tressy doll Read more
Here’s an exciting glimpse of what’s coming up in August. We’ll be re-visiting the incredible bespoke doll collection of Ryan Andersen at Rachel Hoffman’s pop-up event. Since our last visit, this amazing collection has had some memorable additions. Ryan can’t wait to show you what he’s been working on, and Read more
France’s Princess of Pop, Sylvie Vartan, the popular French entertainer, was created in vinyl, as a 12-inch tall fashion doll, by Poupées Raynal for the home market. This doll is not very well-known outside France, but her distinctive looks make her a favorite with collectors who discover her. Raynal produced Read more
What could be a better combination? Welcome to our cocktail party! The history of cocktails is inextricably linked with the history of fashion. The cocktail dress, as with most fashion, is a reflection of society and social mores of the time. We take a look at over a century of Read more