August 2015

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]