Fashion Dolls Trivia

Fashion dolls or dolls themselves existed many centuries or years ago. Archaeological evidence places dolls as foremost candidate for oldest known toy, having been found in Egyptian tombs which date to as early as 2000 BCE. Most were made of wood, although pottery dolls were buried with children from wealthier families. Dolls with movable limbs and removable clothing date back to 200 BCE.

One of the most popular dolls are fashion dolls. One great example of the fashion doll fame is the Barbie dress up doll. They captured the doll market for 50+ years. They are truly the most popular fashion doll ever created.

Fashion Dolls Trivia And Some History

* The earliest bisque dolls from French companies were fashion dolls. These dominated the market between approximately 1860 and 1890.

* Barbie was launched by the American toy-company Mattel in 1959, inspired by the German Bild Lilli doll. Barbie has been an important part of the toy fashion doll market for fifty years.

* Tammy was created by the Ideal Toy Company in 1962. Advertised as “The Doll You Love to Dress”, Tammy was portrayed as a young American teenager, more “girl next door” than the cosmopolitan image of Barbie.

* Sindy was created by the British Pedigree Dolls & Toys company in 1963 as a rival to Barbie with a wholesome look.

* In the late 1960s and early 1970s Ideal Toy Company released several larger fashion dolls with hair with adjustable length. The Crissy Doll and friends are 16″ and Velvet Doll and friends are 18″.

* Fulla is marketed to children of Islamic and Middle-Eastern countries as an alternative to Barbie. The concept of her evolved around 1999, and she hit stores in late 2003.

* Bratz were released in 2001, designed by Carter Bryant and manufactured by California toy company MGA Entertainment. They are distinguished by large heads with skinny bodies and lush, glossy lips.

* Blythe dolls with oversized heads and color changing eyes were originally made by American company Kenner but are now produced by Japanese company Takara.

* Another doll with an oversized head, Pullip, was created in 2003 in Korea.

* In the mid-1990s dolls like Gene Marshall from Ashton-Drake, Tyler Wentworth from Tonner and Alexandra Fairchild Ford from Madame Alexander appeared. They are between 15.5 and 16 inches (395 and 410 mm,) larger than other common fashion dolls.

There you have it, a little bit of trivia and information about fashion dolls.