Trick* or Treat?
*apologies for the awful photoshop work on the left edge – methinks me need bigger black background LOL
Archive for October, 2009
Happy Halloween!
Saturday, October 31st, 2009Bunni in School Uniform!
Friday, October 30th, 2009
O M G *squeeeee* CUUUTEEE!*
*image from the internet (original source ???)
Pretty As Is – The Sisterhood Boutique
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009On the 12th of October, I’d received an email from the PR of Pretty As Is dolls. Yup… that’s more than two weeks ago… I do apologise for being so slow… in fact… I’m so slow that these dolls have already been posted on other blogs! So instead of repeating the same information, please check out the following blog posts about these dolls 
New Doll Inspired By Elegance, Innovation and Fashion @ Don’t Just Play Barbie… Be Barbie! 090921
Pretty as Is ~ New Sisterhood Dolls by Madame Alexander @ Black Doll Collecting 091012
Ivy, Ivy Rose & Rose
Each doll costs a pretty penny at USD $130 per doll (before shipping and handling). They are 16 inches tall.
You can find more product information about these dolls at the Sisterhood Boutique website – The 2009 Ivy Rose Series
Of course, you can also follow them on twitter @IvyRoseDoll 
Brief Update + Lots of Bragging…
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009Hello my friends
Real life has been hectic (mostly of the work kind) and I haven’t had a proper chance to add a post of which I have many still sitting in my mind as is usual…
I have requested an email interview with Stacy McBride Irby – she has said yes – so now I have to start putting together some questions to ask her! Feel free to help me out with suggestions! So far, I am hoping to ask her about getting into toy design, her early influences and the SiS dolls… particularly the hair and fashions.
And hmmm… seriously, I’m actually thinking about work so eeks… brain not good for dolly or sociological stuffs at the moment, so onto the brag part of the post…
I did make a consumerist splurge recently… it was on lipsticks though hehehe
Barbie, MAC and BLACK!
Also finally picked up some dolls I’d purchased off another collector that I’m slowly cataloging… (more…)
The Eye Colours of Black Dolls
Saturday, October 10th, 2009A comment by Dani (091010) on my First Thoughts on SiS Dolls (090618) got me looking a little bit more closer at the eyes of my African American dolls…
It is no secret that in America, the majority of African American people have some white ancestry and for that matter, a lot of white people have some hidden African ancestry too. This issue has been bought up yet again by the probing of the genealogy of the First Lady of the USA*. This extensive mixing of genes can result in some *colourful* features. It is no surprise to find African American people with naturally green, grey and blue eyes. It is also no surprise to find that MOST African American people have brown eyes (as do most white people), it is the dominant gene after all!
This might be more of a playline issue but… why are dolls made to show eyes of varying shades but not often enough the brown eyes that most humans have? I have always thought it was artistic licence, you can paint a doll’s face any colour you want! But if we are talking about representation then why are African American dolls made with eyes all colours of the rainbow instead of the colour of the earth? It has always been said, looking into someone’s eyes is like looking through a window to their soul… what if you’re looking into the wrong eyes? Are you looking into the wrong soul? (ok, I’ve just confused myself here too O_o)
look into my baby blues
