GERMAN FASHION MAGAZINE DOLL

GERMAN FASHION MAGAZINE DOLL. An interesting marketing ploy from a German magazine. These crisp mid-60's styles were displayed as paper doll clothes for a daughter to play with and the discerning mother to emulate perhaps. My German is a bit rusty but I did recognize that the pages were in fact labeled "for mother". 

 

BARBIE SWEET SIXTEEN

BARBIE SWEET SIXTEEN. Even Barbie was young once, and why not? I like these sporty outfits which seem somewhat more realistic than the fashions in some of the other Barbie sets from the 1980's.

 

JOAN WALSH ANGLUND GREETING CARD DOLL

JOAN WALSH ANGLUND GREETING CARD DOLL. Late posting today due to doctor's appointments. There is something eternally charming about the Anglund characters and this doll, originally distributed as a greeting card, is no exception.

I will have more of Joan's dolls coming up in our Christmas Parade later in December.

 

CANDY QUEENS

CANDY QUEENS. This is another repurposed set, now for Miss Candy Kiss, Miss Lollipop and Miss Peppermint of all things. Anything to squeeze a few more bucks out of a previously released product. Still the dolls are attractive and the fashions are pretty so who cares?

 

JANE FONDA 1960's

JANE FONDA 1960's. Oh those 60's! Sixty years ago now and almost beyond nostalgia. I doubt that Ms. Fonda ever wore anything like these outfits, even in a movie but they are fun. Remember when ladies carried matching handbags?

 

CHRISTOPHER ROBIN & POOH

100 Acre Wood Background Left Side

100 Acre Wood Center

100 Acre Wood Right Side

CHRISTOPHER ROBIN & POOH. This delightful set from the 1930's really captures the look of the original A.A.Milne characters before Disney got ahold of them. I have repurposed this as a playset with a tri-fold background of the 100 Acre Wood to pose the dolls in front of and act out the stories.  

[Poor Tigger gets no outfits but I imagine that would be just fine with him anyway.]