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Show and Tell: Adoration for JAMIEshow Dolls Continues After 15 Years

Stephanie Finnegan — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 16:23:06 +0000

The JAMIEshow's ability to conquer the runway and to make both historic beauty and opulent contemporary costuming is a laudable superpower.

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A Designer’s Dream: Barbie Models Outfits From Top Names in Fashion

DOLLS Magazine Staff — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 14:52:39 +0000

When Barbie was introduced at Toy Fair in 1959, Ruth and Elliot Handler, the creators of Barbie, already knew the di¬rection they wanted to go with the doll.

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Everybody’s Talkin’ Barbie!

DOLLS Magazine Contributor — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 22:46:31 +0000

The big news in toys back in 1968 was the release of a talking Barbie! This had been on the drawing board for several years — Mattel’s 20-inch Chatty Cathy from the early ’60s could say several different phrases. But it was hard to adapt the talking mechanism — a miniature record player, complete with speaker — to fit inside Barbie’s 11.5-inch body.

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Island Dreams: Alena Amicus Settles Into New Life in Britain

Joyce Greenholdt — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 15:00:00 +0000

Fashion and fantasy BJD artist Alena Amicus (Elena Kochurova’s professional name) won an Industry’s Choice award in the Teen/Adult Doll category in last year’s Dolls Awards of Excellence. Late last year, the Russian artist and her husband were able to move to Great Britain. Alena is continuing her dollmaking and working on new designs as they both settle into their new home.

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1950s Ginger: The Darling of the Doll World

DOLLS Magazine Contributor — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 20:12:35 +0000

Nearly every American doll company around in the 1950s tried to capitalize on the stellar success of Ginny, Vogue’s charming 8-inch toddler doll. Ginny reigned as queen, but Cosmopolitan promoted 8-inch Ginger as “the darling of the doll world” because she was also made from high-quality plastic and wonderfully dressed. Today, Ginger has finally come into her own among collectors after taking a back seat to Ginny for many years.

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A Well-Turned Ankle: Madame Alexander’s Elise Could Wear Shoes for Any Occasion

DOLLS Magazine Contributor — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 19:37:40 +0000

By 1957, Madame Alexander’s fashion-doll lineup had never looked better. The 1957 dolls had a new peaches-and-cream finish to the faces with a perfect blend of blush — the company’s offerings were indeed spectacular. One outstanding new addition to the legendary company’s designs that year was Elise, a 16.5-inch fully jointed doll.

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Curious Collector: 1971 Mattel No-Bangs Francie

DOLLS Magazine Contributor — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 17:17:13 +0000

I got into an online bidding war with someone over this 1971 Mattel Francie because I had looked for years for one and have not been able to find one. Why is this doll so rare and expensive?

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Lovely Little Lissy: Madame Alexander’s Follow-up to Cissy Became a Favorite

DOLLS Magazine Contributor — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 15:00:00 +0000

In 1956, Madame Alexander issued Lissy, a 12-inch doll with a stunning face and sleep eyes. Her body was jointed at the elbows and knees. Her age was not precisely defined.
Lissy was a perfect fashion doll for a lower price than the 21-inch Cissy.

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Fashionable Flexibility: British BJD Design Duo Focuses on Beauty, Posability

DOLLS Magazine Contributor — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 14:57:22 +0000

By Wil Peterson Pursuit of the perfect doll physique is a perpetual priority for Emperis Dolls. In this case, “perfection” represents a body that’s both visually appealing and as fully functional as imagination and ingenuity allow. Since its debut in 2010, the Staffordshire, UK-based fashion ball-jointed doll (BJD) company has created myriad sculpts featuring faces […]

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New Sculpts, Spectacular Adventures Propel JHD Fashion Doll

DOLLS Magazine Contributor — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 17:31:06 +0000

Expect the JHD Fashion Doll universe to brim with cover girls, globetrotters, new face sculpts, and fantasy figures this year. Other temptations also are likely to follow, if Jiao Huadong has his way.

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