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. When I run into issues with scale, I try to find something that evokes the same response as the original print. I think about the dolls like 3D fashion illustrations when interpreting fashion looks. Sometimes all a fashion illustration consists of is a wisp of color and some black ink – so I think about what the essence of the look is and emphasize it, be it the draping, color, or texture. Aside from sourcing the right materials, one of my other main challenges with the dolls is letting them go!”
According to Yang there is no such thing as a typical Kouklitas customer. “A lot of them are ‘fashion aware’ doll collectors. And I’ve managed to convert a few die-hard fashion lovers into doll collectors. One woman bought sixteen of my dolls at retail from Barneys! My other collectors are art doll lovers and art collectors. I have yet to have a customer who wants to aggressively redress and customize my work, even though that was where I initially thought my market would lie.” To see more images of these fabulous dolls and for more details click here…
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