Bratz Dolls

Everyone knows Bratz Fashion Dolls -   Cloe, Jade, Sasha ( African American Doll ) and Yasmin - big heads, skinny bodies, glossy lips and almond-shaped eyes. Check out  this article  by Denise Van Patten about Bratz. 

Bratz Dolls are made of vinyl ---  hard vinyl for the head and body with softer, bendable vinyl for arms and legs. Bratz dolls also have unique feature --- when you change their shoes - you actually change  their feet --  the shoes and feet pop off as one. 

Bratz Doll - Read here the full article

And nice YouTube Video as always

Enjoy! 

Ella Smith Doll Company

Good article about Ella Smith and her Doll Company in Alabama. Antique Dolls from early 1900's.: Alabama Baby, Alabama Indestructible Doll, Roanoke Doll and Ella Smith Doll. Ella Smith produced ten thousand of her dolls each year, included African American Dolls too. 

Smith was the first dollmaker in the South to manufacture black dolls, which made up approximately 10 percent of her production. With a hymn-singing parrot on her shoulder, she worked in a locked room on the second floor of a doll factory which her husband had built for her.

The full Story about Ella Smith Doll Company you can read  HERE

Don't forget to watch and enjoy the beauty of an antique dolls. 

Enjoy! 

Collectible African American Dolls Book

Very interesting book about African American Dolls by  Yvonne H Ellis.  A lot of information, descriptions and market value. Every collector should read this book.

History comes alive in this beautifully illustrated book of legendary African-American dolls. This book showcases hundreds of African-American dolls, beginning with the early 1800s through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Collectible African American Dolls

Don't forget to watch the video about Collectible Ethnic Dolls. 

Enjoy! 

African American Dolls

Nice article by James about African American Dolls, and how  important they are in African American kids  life. 

It is important for African American children to have African American dolls. Child psychologists say that doll play is valuable for many reasons, including self-esteem and ideals of beauty.

African American Dolls

Check it out this video. You will find wonderful collection of African American Baby Dolls. View beautiful reborning designs of Vernita Andrews. 

Thank you!

Rose Splendor Barbie Doll from Avon

News for Barbie Collectors! The new African American Barbie Doll is available from Avon's catalogs from October 2010.

"The doll looks very beautiful from the picture that Avon has come out with. I think she will be well liked among collectors," says Donna G. in West Nashville."

Special preview: new Rose Splendor Barbie Doll by Robert Best available from Avon and Mattel

African American Dolls Cabinet Card

Today I was searching  Flickr. This is an absolutely amazing place where people share their photos, videos, stories. Sometimes you can find there some brilliant pics. Look at this, this very interesting picture of African American Dolls comes with an even more interesting story. 

It was only when I got home from my day's excursion that I examined my find. It had the dolls and it had African-American, but now that I looked closer I saw "I.T." Indian Territory. Bingo. A collecting trifecta 

Of course, it's a wonderful photo and I wouldn't sell it, but getting all three of those on the same card was still a wonderful coup. 

Here the full story: African American Dolls Cabinet Card

Enjoy!

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M.

My Barbie, your Barbie, our Barbie

Mattel's newest line, So-In-Style, features six African American Dolls Barbie Dolls that highlight the importance of mentor ship, with three older sisters and three younger sisters. Nice article from Michel Martin about Barbie Ethnic Dolls Collection. 

Barbie is introducing a new line of dolls, specifically to better represent African American girls (as it was explained to me, Mattel has made African American dolls for quite some time ... since the "Julia" doll in the 1960's and there have been black Barbies, but no dolls made to look ethnic other than in skin color).

 Here you can read th full article ( from National Public Radio) 

Meet the So - In - Style BFF's from the YouTube. 

Thanks for watching!