The Bold Doll YouTube Channel
View our very own Bold Doll videos, from our boutique studio. They take ages to make, but we’ll be adding more as we create them.
Reference
Action Man HQ for lots of vintage images and information
Billy (the first gay doll) has his own definitive reference site The Billy Concept by his original artists, John McKitterick and Juan Andres
Fashion Sleuth reveals how designers of Gene Marshall’s outfits may have been inspired by vintage fashions
Modern fashion doll body size comparison – a very handy chart from Brodjam, a well-known eBay seller specializing in fashion dolls
The Pavlova Project – by artist & dressmaker Peggy Turchette – a “visual biography” of the ballerina, Anna Pavlova (1881-1931), using costumes meticulously recreated on Tonner dolls
Pedigree Sindy dolls’ definitive reference point is The Sindy Museum
Peggy Nisbet – a collectors’ illustrated guide
Pelham Puppets by David Leech, the marionettes’ official historian
Vintage Doll Repair, an invaluable resource that shows you how to mend broken dolls and bring them back to life
Woodsky is a comprehensive reference point for Integrity Toys, Modsdoll, and Dollcis/Numina. Or try this Integrity Toys’ fan page reference site.
Blogs
Dolldom – Life de luxe in a smaller scale
Collecting Fashion Dolls by Terri Gold
The Fashion Doll Chronicles by Stratos Bacalis
Yatabazah! for unique doll insights and bespoke hand-made wigs
The Doll Years by Linda Thyssen
Shopping
Hayes Valley Girls for color-safe doll hairnets, and other doll-related items
Dolly Delectables by Elaine Langley – astonishing miniature food
Matilda Pink by Diana Lemieux – fashion, just tiny. Doll dress-making patterns from the Lemieux Doll Boutique.
Restore Doll for doll re-rooting supplies and information
Zipper that Doll for zippers, buttons, velcro®, for doll sewing and crafting
Resources
Tab Danforth – your go-to voiceover guy. Warm and friendly, serious and to-the-point, or a calming voice for your narration. Tab Danforth, the pre-eminent American male voice actor, has got your voice talent needs covered.
Fashion Doll Quarterly Magazine a treasure trove of dolls and fashion
Duncan Willis’ SuperProReplication for replica Thunderbirds puppets and lots of information
Vintage Barbie restoration by Lolaxs
Videos
Take a trip along the boulevards of Paris in the 1960s with this mini-documentary about Edmond Kiraz and his mod French fashion dolls
Travel back in time to Italy in the 1950s for the video documentary on Sonia Ottolini dolls, as well as the elusive Ellen
Now let’s take a trip to 1960s Italy in this Furga Alta Moda mini documentary featuring Simona
Fashion Doll Agency models animated for the catwalk premiere of the Collection Noir
Let’s move and groove with the BMR1959 dolls
The Italian fashionista, discovered in Rome, and with worldwide appeal – Modella
Puppets! Fashion! Moschino! What more could anyone want? A catwalk show in miniature – with strings.
Fans of Gene Marshall will love this inspirational mini-documentary on vintage Hollywood fashions created by Adrian
For more classic Hollywood style, check out this overview of Edith Head’s work at Paramount
In the spirit of movies of the 1940s, Thanos Samaras created a surreal ghost story in Mes poupées Mdvanii
Behind the scenes on Thunderbirds 1965: a project to produce three new episodes of the classic television show Thunderbirds – exactly the way it was done in the 60s!
Don’t miss this UK TV ad from 2017 featuring Lady Penelope and Parker! It’s from the team behind Thunderbirds 1965.
Here’s the latest from the guys behind Thunderbirds 1965: a new Supermarionation adventure series: Nebula.75.
For more 1960’s-style fun, check out Nav Sikand’s video La poupée mannequin Anouk: East meets West and don’t miss the groovy video for Anouk, Series 4, or the Salon de Coiffure.
Russia with BFMC collection 2011, a meticulously-created diorama
Behind the Scenes of the Atelier: an astonishing look at the 2012 Silkstones
Set Sail with the Barbie Fashion Model Collection, 2013
Principessa, with Luciana, and Dulcissimia, BFMC 2014, Italian high fashion in a wonderfully-detailed setting
By Invitation Only, a feast for the eyes at the 2015 BFMC Collection
The Photoshoot for BFMC, 2016. Inspiration for building dioramas and doll photography
Who hasn’t been inspired by the work of Coco Chanel?
A thoroughly modern take on classic silhouettes on the Moschino S/S 2019 catwalk
Todd Haynes formerly banned movie on the life of Karen Carpenter filmed using Barbie dolls, Superstar : The Karen Carpenter Story