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A List Asian Dolls

Submitted by Little Raven on Fri, 2015-09-04 23:04

Asian dolls Gotz FAO Avery and American Girl #4

Someone recently asked me about the different Asian dolls available to buyers, because it didn't look like there were many. There are probably less than there should be, but there are definitely many beautiful Asian dolls out there if you know what you're looking for. I've decided to gather all the information I have on these dolls in one easily accessed place. This list is my no means complete, as I only have my own personal knowledge to go on. But I have... [node:read-more:link]

1950s Poodles and Ponies

Submitted by Little Raven on Thu, 2015-08-20 13:49

The 1950s has always been a super popular "flashback" era. Even going back a few decades to the 70s, TV shows like Happy Days indicated we still loved the 50s. 1980s movies like Back to the Future demonstrated again that we still still loved the 50s! For doll fans, 2015 introduced 1950s-themed American Girl Mary Ellen--and she and her pony tail were quite a hit.

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Fashion & Culture Myths

1950s

OG's New May Lee

Submitted by Little Raven on Thu, 2015-08-20 10:49

I believe this is the first or second Asian model offered by Our Generation, and she's adorable! I'll be honest, I haven't always been that taken with Our Generation dolls. But I got one or two for my AG Friends series and this blonde started to kind of grow on me. Later I picked up Alejandra and couldn't believe how unbelievably cute she was--like how could I have ever though OGs were anything but adorable?!
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Annie's Hair

Submitted by Little Raven on Thu, 2015-08-13 13:24

Annie, of "Little Orphan" fame, has quite the hairstyle! Judging from the list of Annies we've had since the Broadway musical Annie struck gold in the 1970s, the vintage comic strip heroine has apparently sported her signature carrot coiffure like some version of a Harpo Marx cosplayer.

Actually, I think most of the stylists responsible for Annie's curly "do" over the last few decades got it wrong.

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Fashion & Culture Myths

1920s

1930s

The Many Faces of Gotz

Submitted by Little Raven on Tue, 2015-08-04 22:45

This list will try to cover the basics of some of the most common Gotz doll face sculpts. This isn't a scientific study and I'm not a doctor of dollology (nor do I play one on TV). I'm just going by my own observations and ace research skills. (I didn't spend ten years in college without some take away!)

However, let me say that Gotz dolls are numberless; I might have better luck counting the stars. It will be a task to round up even the more popular ones used by Gotz during. . . [node:read-more:link]

Harmony Club Dolls

Submitted by Little Raven on Sun, 2015-07-12 12:45

Harmony Club Dolls is a relatively new doll company that has managed to survive in an extremely competitive doll market and emerge as a success. HC got started in 2012 by buying dolls wholesale from China, customizing them by switching out wigs, and then reselling them for a profit. Their original motto was "Peace, Love and Harmony." Some of the first dolls who were part of this "1st" generation were Arianna, Samantha, Makayla, Summer, Juli, Liberty, Alyssa, and Alexa.

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Global Friends Aziza

Submitted by Little Raven on Sat, 2015-07-11 17:17

I had seen images of Global Friends dolls for a while, mostly on this McCall's Crafts pattern for 14" and 18" dolls. I didn't know which dolls these were at first, but I began running into them on the web during my doll journeys last year. I thought they had the cutest little faces, and I eventually learned they were Global Friends, 14" dolls which were produced in the late 90s and were now retired.

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Global Friends

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Before She's Gone

Submitted by Little Raven on Sat, 2015-06-13 17:31

Last month American Girl ® announced they were retiring yet another of their historical dolls, this time Caroline Abbot from year 1812. [node:read-more:link]

The Feather Didn't Happen

Submitted by Little Raven on Tue, 2015-06-02 01:43

You just can't come across a 1920s novelty "costume" today without encountering the feather. You know what I mean, that gaudy headband thingy with the single feather proudly protruding from it that supposedly demonstates to us that this is what the 1920s really and truly looked like. It's a common culture and universal belief. But I'm here to tell you people, the feather didn't happen. [node:read-more:link]

Fashion & Culture Myths

1920s