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…
From the archives: a look back at the development of one of today’s favorite fashion dolls. See how the doll came about with images of the original wax molds, prototype outfits, and details about the amount of work that went into her creation ahead of launch. Intrigued? Click here to Read more…
When Andrew Yang was commissioned to create a whole rock concert of dolls for Galeries Lafayette in Paris, he took inspiration from French cinema as well as the silent era. His Kouklitas dolls were re-interpreted as The Kouklistars, and a major project, involving the creation of many iterations of these Read more…
The Kouklitas high fashion rag dolls are exquisitely crafted by Andrew Yang with beautiful fabrics, sourced for ideal scale, period accuracy and appropriate bulk. Yang explains, “It’s the most difficult part of the process. I like to use mostly luxury silks, cottons, fur, and leather, so that’s my first limitation. Read more…