Dollcraft

I'm so happy to welcome some new teenagers to my collection, all dressed in the fashions of the late 90's. I acquired my favorite four of Dieter Meller's single wave dolls. Most of the American Teens can be found on ebay for around $20 each. I learned about these dolls from  Black Doll Collecting , but wanted to add some extra images.  Zoe, Dominique, Benjamin and Alex Zoe First, Zoe, the goth girl. Goth was a fashion fad when I was in high school, and this doll brings back a fun mix of memories. I admit I didn't know anyone who dressed quite like this in Smalltown, Wyoming, but there were inspirations in this genre. Zoe wears a long black coat that is soft and has large pockets. The coolest coats from my school were sort of Matrix inspired; I remember a glossy faux leather one in particular. The part of this outfit that made me laugh is Zoe's truly enormous pants! Yes, I remember these. You can't honestly call them flared or bell-bottoms... the

Barbie gets a lot of criticism. I'm glad that it seems like they have listened to some of that criticism as they are bringing out new "Curvy" dolls. However, it doesn't bother me that Barbie is skinny (or that Monster High dolls are even skinnier.) Although I certainly don't think that Barbie, Mattel, or other dolls are above criticism, I don't think this is a very useful criticism, and there's a better way to look at it. Thin, thinner, thinnest Why I Don't Skinny-Shame My Dolls 1. Barbie was never meant to be a realistic human being. She's basically a cartoon. Cartoons are known for having exaggerated features. And if we are talking about the Monster High dolls- they aren't even meant to be human. I don't know if Barbie has made some little girls feel bad about their bodies, but it hardly seems comparable to airbrushed magazine covers based on real photographs. Here's a good discussion about the subject. 2. Barbie wa