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Unraveling Topsy-Turvy Dolls: A Brief History of the Unique Creations

DOLLS Magazine Staff — Wed, 08 May 2024 16:52:01 +0000

Topsy-Turvy dolls are complex, complicated artifacts of material culture that are often over-simplified in bite-sized media.

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World of EPI Pioneers New Techniques to Make Authentic ‘Black Panther’ Dolls

Joyce Greenholdt — Mon, 03 Oct 2022 18:24:56 +0000

Doll and toy manufacturer World of EPI is set to release Series 1 of its Fresh Dolls Fierce collection Oct. 1. The dolls depict the powerful characters Shuri, Okoye, and Nakia from the upcoming movie Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, arriving in theaters Nov. 11. Dr. Lisa Williams, the company’s founder, said that working with Marvel Studios to create the licensed dolls is “truly almost unbelievable. Even though we’ve been working with them for about a year, it’s still one of those ‘pinchable moments’ — you want to pinch yourself to make sure this is real, that I didn’t dream this.

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World of EPI: Dedicated to Entertainment, Publishing, Inspiration

Joyce Greenholdt — Thu, 29 Sep 2022 19:26:01 +0000

Entertainment, Publishing, Inspiration: Those three words are what the “EPI” in World of EPI stands for. Dr. Lisa Williams had already built a stellar career in academia before she founded the company in 2003, having earned her Ph.D. in marketing and logistics, and becoming a tenured professor at Penn State University’s College of Business. Then she saw something that changed the course of her life — researchers were replicating a famous doll study originally conducted in the ’40s by Kenneth and Mamie Clark.

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Vanessa ‘Vee’ Lee: Huggable Angel Dolls Provide COVID Comfort

DOLLS Magazine Contributor — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 16:13:58 +0000

As human beings, it’s important that we all feel connected and loved on some level. However, COVID has challenged how we go about obtaining this basic human need. How does an individual feel loved today when their “love language” is physical touch, and they can no longer embrace another person?

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Dolls Around the World: A Traveler’s Doll Discoveries in Photos

DOLLS Magazine Contributor — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 21:31:27 +0000

Over the past few years, I’ve had the great pleasure and privilege of being able to travel from Australia to some very interesting places. Nearly everywhere I went I found dolls — unusual dolls, second-hand Barbies and terrible copies, dolls in churches dressed in exquisitely embroidered silks, and modern fashion dolls in one of the oldest cities on the Silk Road. Looking back on these wonderful times, I have been surprised and intrigued by all the different dolls I’ve encountered on the way.

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Lovely Lilly: Pat Moulton creates a new BJD exclusively for DOLLS readers

DOLLS Magazine Contributor — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 17:46:57 +0000

By Pat Moulton Lifetime Achievement Award-winning doll artist Pat Moulton has designed a new resin ball-jointed doll (BJD) which will be offered exclusively through DOLLS magazine. Lilly is an 8-inch BJD depicting an Asian child using a custom-mixed resin color. “Our colors are always mixed specifically for my editions, based on what I have envisioned,” […]

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Madame Alexander announces partial new lineup for 2021

DOLLS Magazine Staff — Tue, 18 May 2021 15:09:34 +0000

Since Madame Beatrice Alexander founded the Alexander Doll Company in 1923, the Madame Alexander name has been a force to be reckoned with in the world of dolls for children and collectors alike. Today, the company continues to follow in Madame Alexander’s footsteps in creating quality dolls, and makes that dedication clear in their 2021 catalogue:

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Collector Corner: Hina Doll Festival

DOLLS Magazine Contributor — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 15:15:00 +0000

More and more collectors are sending in photos of their dolls celebrating a variety of holidays. We’re very pleased and grateful to Yuko Waugh for sharing these photos and information about this Japanese holiday, in which dolls play an important role:

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Barbie Bonanza: Mattel’s fashion queen is more versatile than ever in 2021

Stephanie Finnegan — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 17:54:11 +0000

For 2021, Mattel’s Barbie designers are more committed than ever to creating dolls that mirror real-world collectors and their icons.

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Curious Collector: Jackie Robinson Doll

DOLLS Magazine Contributor — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 20:46:01 +0000

My mother gave me this amazing 15-inch composition Jackie Robinson doll that she had bought years ago. He came complete with a Dodgers jacket and his iconic number 42 on his uniform back.

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