It’s summertime! Let’s take our dolls to the beach. The Bold Doll dusts off some perennial favorites for an imaginary day out at the seaside. It was a challenge to create some photographs for this post, as most of my dolls are currently in storage. I had to rely on Read more
We look back at some turn-of-the-millennium dolls – the first modern fashion dolls to feature full articulation. Their creator tells us how it happened as we see these beautifully-crafted models anew. You can read the whole story and see the pictures here…
We thought it would be fun to imagine some of our favorite dolls starring in their own Hollywood movies. Here’s a selection of posters for our very own Movie Night! This feature first appeared in Fashion Doll Quarterly magazine, Summer 2020.
As we come to terms with the new reality, our dolls might be just what we need to lift our spirits. The Bold Doll considers how best to stay at home. As I write, in my adopted city of San Francisco, it’s hard to believe how rapidly our world has Read more
The very first dolls I was interested in, as a small child living in Britain, were those wearing national costume. Of course these were more innocent times, and my interest was piqued by the cultural differences that the dolls suggested, as well as an intrigue in global languages. I was Read more
Fresh from the archives, a trip down memory lane along the boulevards of Paris in the 1960s, where we discover the charms of Les Parisiennes de Kiraz. Find out more about these quirky mod dolls in this mini-documentary about the illustrator Edmond Kiraz, and the creation of dolls based on Read more
At the moment many of us are faced with staying at home, and trying to make the best of it. We decided to have a clean sweep. Here are some ideas for tidying up, with options for even the tiniest amount of time. Sometimes the art of doll collecting can Read more
Ever at the height of style, the French seem to know instinctively how to put a look together, and nowhere more than Paris – the epicenter of chic. This does not just apply to haute couture, dolls from France have long been highly desirable. We take a look at a Read more
Have you ever wanted to have a go at repainting fashion dolls? Now is your chance. We show you how in this step-by-step guide from repainter extraordinaire, Barış. He gives you simple easy-to-follow guidelines as well as hints and tips on how to create your very own one-of-a-kind fashion doll. Read more
The Kouklitas go global. Andrew Yang’s incredible high fashion rag dolls take Paris by storm. In conversation with The Bold Doll, Yang explains how his dolls took over the venerable Parisian store Galeries Lafayette… The Kouklitas are quirky, yet fashionable, cloth dolls designed and made by Andrew Yang in New Read more