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The August/September 2024 issue of DOLLS is 48 full-color pages and presents this year’s Dolls Awards of Excellence Public’s Choice nominees and ballot. It also includes articles about Anderson Art Dolls’ Millie BJD (available exclusively through DOLLS), Nines d’Onil’s Mia doll, Zwergnase, baby doll artist Renata Baillie, paper doll artist Kwei-lin Lum, and more! 

Features 

7 Loveable Doll Has Numerous Looks 
Nines d’Onil Constantly Reimagines Its Mia Doll 
By Michelle Adserias 

10 Flourishing and Inspiring 
Zwergnase Has Brightened the Doll World for 30 Years 
By Stephanie Finnegan 

14 Meet Millie 
Sandy Anderson Produces a New BJD Exclusively for DOLLS 

18 Chasing Perfection 
Renata Baillie Strives To Make Dolls as Lifelike as Possible 
By Hannah Kelley 

22 2024 Dolls Awards of Excellence 
See This Year’s Industry’s Choice Winners 

28 Dolls Awards Ballot 
Vote Now for Your Favorites 

29 A Break From Conventional 
A Look at Kwei-lin Lum’s Paper Doll Artistry 
By Karen B. Kurtz 

36 A Designer’s Dream 
Barbie Models Outfits From Top Names in Fashion 
By A. Glenn Mandeville 

40 Collector Corner 
Collectors Share What Fashions and Accessories Their Dolls Are Modeling This Summer 

41 Fun With Fabric 
Casie Brabham Designs and Makes Cloth Dolls 

Departments 
6 Editor’s Notebook  
34 Doll Scene  
42 Curious Collector  
43 Portraits  
44 Paper Doll  
46 Classifieds  
46 Event Calendar  
46 Advertiser Index