LISA, A 1920'S MAGAZINE DOLL

LISA, A 1920'S MAGAZINE DOLL.

A sweet little doll with fashions from the flapper age to finish out the week.

 

CHRISTIE DOLL

CHRISTIE DOLL.

Christie was one of the long line of Barbie's "friends" to be marketed in the 1960's and 70's. African American dolls were few and far between in the toy world which is a shame.

 Although I prefer the fashions from earlier time periods I do have a place in my heart for these "groovy" clothes from the 60's and Christie looks great in them. 

 

FESTIVAL QUEENS - ICE QUEEN & MAY QUEEN

FESTIVAL QUEENS - ICE QUEEN & MAY QUEEN.

Here are the final two of the six dolls in the Festival Queens set. 

I think these are my favorites of the lot.  Their costumes and outfits are very nice.

 

FESTIVAL QUEENS - CHERRY & ROSE QUEENS

FESTIVAL QUEENS - CHERRY & ROSE QUEENS.

Continuing this set of 6 Festival Queens. I really like the colorful outfits circa the 1940's, especially the hats and headpieces.

Tomorrow I will post the final two dolls, the Ice Queen & May Queen.

 

FESTIVAL QUEENS - COTTON QUEEN & HARVEST QUEEN

FESTIVAL QUEENS - COTTON QUEEN & HARVEST QUEEN.

I love this colorful set from the 1940's. In the farming districts of this country they used to elect these Queens of whatever crop was predominant. Their costumes could be even more outrageous than the ones pictured here as they rode the main float during parades.

Tomorrow we will feature the Cherry and Rose Queens and their wardrobes.

 

A TUDOR LADY

A TUDOR LADY.

This mystery doll is obviously from a magazine but I have no idea which one or when it might have appeared although I would guess the 1940's. I have cleaned up these scans as best as I could. I also don't know what the significance of the hand written "15" is on the tabs. At any rate this is a fairly accurate representation of  lady's Tudor style gowns and so is unique and interesting.

 

SHIRLEY TEMPLE 1942

SHIRLEY TEMPLE 1942.

This large set was apparently based on actual clothing worn by Shirley as there were photos of her in the outfits throughout the pages. The artwork has a photo-realistic quality with lovely bright colors. 

Teenage Shirley was having a bit of a career slump around this time (she was 14 in 1942) although she did transition into young adult roles in the decade that followed her huge popularity from the 1930's.