Creative Curtsey: Ms Mollie O’s porcelain pieces deserve standing ovations
Photos courtesy of Sarah Maldonado The past few months have been very busy for me. Beyond work...
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Photos courtesy of Sarah Maldonado The past few months have been very busy for me. Beyond work...
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Photos courtesy of Angela Cartwright As summer has advanced upon me — I’d say it snowballed its...
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The summer blockbuster season was kicked off by a femme fatale (emphasis on the “fatal”) in a...
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Over the years that I’ve been blogging for The Doll Chronicles, I’ve always loved to discuss what...
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Ball-jointed doll artist Berdine Creedy has been named the 2017 recipient of the Jones Publishing Lifetime Achievement Award, announced in the July 2017 issue.
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It makes perfect sense — well, to me at least — that two people who have an enormous amount in...
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Photos Courtesy of Rafael Nuri/BiDoll One of my highlights of 2016 was a chance to explore the...
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Photos Courtesy of American Girl/Mattel As a mother to a 12-year-old, I’ve had to learn a...
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I don’t think I’m going too far out on a limb when I say doll collectors love it when...
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Photos courtesy of Debbie Weimert This spring break has been a fantastical one for me and for my...
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Robert Tonner: “We are delighted to let you know that we are developing vibrant new product lines in conjunction with some very innovative partners and designers and you will see those new items in the first quarter of 2017, along with some new licensed items for Tonner.”
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Photos of Mary Astor courtesy of Movie Star News A visit to the Tonner Doll Company booth at Toy...
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Madame Alexander Dolls has been inventing, innovating, and refreshing their lineup for nearly 100 years. The beautiful thing about the Alexander Doll Company is that they always balance their tried-and-true bestsellers (variations of Wendy, Billy, Cissy, and Cissette) with unexpected licensed characters and original properties. The Alexander creative team has to constantly conjure up new arrival or give pretty dramatic face-lifts to old favorites.
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(Hello Barbie Hologram is a mind-blowing innovation.) I like the notion of artificial...
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One of the hardest parts of going to Toy Fair, and then filing reports, is figuring out what to...
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(The Toy Fair banner salutes its “Big Apple” location at the Javits Center.) Wow! I...
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(“Imitation of Life,” made in 1959, and surprisingly relevant today? Photo courtesy of...
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Two of New York City’s most famous, wealthy philanthropists — individuals who loved...
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(Sybil Crawley from “Downton Abbey” as a fierce feminist.) Photos Courtesy of Kyle...
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Learn who said “I am not interested in being a Barbie doll and turning myself into a sausage for the next 20 years” and other celebrity-doll quotes.
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