A Mondrian Color Block Dress

This Mondrian color block dress fits 18-inch dolls

After Christmas, I wanted to redress (once again) She's That Girl Reign in a Mondrian color block dress. I searched the Internet and found the dress at a price I was willing to pay. It arrived almost three weeks after it was ordered. Unfortunately, the dress cannot fit Reign's overstuffed body. 

Curly Girls United was redressed for Christmas 2023.

I browsed the doll room for a thinner 18-inch doll and selected Honey (part of the Curly Girls United doll line from 2016). Honey had been redressed in Christmas attire since Christmas 2023. So, a redress for her was long overdue.

Honey wears the Mondrian color block dress with white boots.

The dress fits well on Honey's slender body as illustrated above.

Honey usually wears her hair down, but it's pulled up into a loose curly 'do for now.

A few weeks before Christmas, I redressed my Made-to-Move Barbie in a similar polyester dress. The two took the following photo.

Made-to-Move Barbie and Honey are twinning in their Mondrian dresses.

Here is a close-up of Made-to-Move (MTM) Barbie. 

The two will not be displayed together in the doll room, but both look so retro 

1960s in their Mondrian color block dresses. MTM Barbie takes it a notch further by pairing white fishnet stockings with her dress. 

About Honey's dress—I was disappointed with the twill-fleece-lined fabric used for the dress which resists raveling when cut; but if not for the fleece-type lining, the dress can easily tear. I almost pulled it apart at the stitched sleeves when attempting to try it on Reign. Other than the flimsy fabric, I'm pleased with Honey's new look. 

Mondrian squares and triangles

Mondrian fashions are inspired by the abstract art of Piet Mondrian (March 1872 – 1 February 1944), a Dutch painter and one of the pioneers of abstract art. His paintings extended to design architecture and fashion. "Mondrian fashions became popular in 1965 when Yves Saint Laurent released his Mondrian collection. The collection was a tribute to the work of Piet Mondrian and featured cocktail dresses with geometric lines and bold colors" (OpenAI).

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Megadolls: An Introduction and Review

Megadolls paper doll samples are enclosed in colorful envelopes.

In an email from a Megadolls product developer, I was introduced to the company's paper dolls from around the world. Later, I received samples of the products. The website indicates "Megadolls were created to empower everyone from all walks of life and to promote meaningful play with awareness and compassion for others."

Highlights of the email introduction are shared below:

• Megadolls are slightly different from traditional paper dolls. Old-school paper dolls were only printed on the front, leaving the backs blank. Megadolls are printed on both sides.
• The Megadolls' design allows the tab-free outfit to slip over the doll's head. Dressing a Megadoll is like dressing a three-dimensional doll; the clothing stays in place throughout the pretend play session or until it is removed. 
• Each registered user is allowed to download and print up to three dresses daily. 
• Once printed, the outfits must be cut out and glued together before the Megadoll can wear them. Samples are on the Megadolls Facebook page.
• Megadolls offers three types of dress categories to dress the dolls for free. Follow the Design, Create, and Play links below.

My Samples

Two punch-out dolls, Yindi and Blanche were in separate envelopes. 

Yindi is from Australia.

Yindi's envelope contained the doll, a sheet of colorful stickers, a fold-out doll stand, and a postcard introducing Dakota, another paper doll that represents the Native American Navajo Tribe.

This is Blanche.

Blanche is a fair-skinned doll with natural-textured hair. Part of the Sheroes subscription plan, Blanche represents a person with albinism. Her envelope includes a doll stand and a collectible virtue Shero card (honesty) with her image and name on the front. Follow the Sheroes link below to learn more about this monthly subscription plan.

Seven Full-Color Clothes to Cut Out

Two of the seven fashion sheets for the paper dolls are illustrated above.

Each beautiful fashion sheet contains complete instructions for assembling each tab-free outfit which is designed to fit over the doll's head, rest on its shoulder, and cover the front and back of the body. 

Megadolls Postcards

Four additional postcards were enclosed in the last envelope. 

Postcards for paper dolls from China (Mei), Iceland (Salka), India (Krishna), and a duplicate of Dakota's postcard were in the last envelope. Each postcard features an image of the paper doll along with the word that means hello in the doll's native language and the pronunciation. Other "hellos" of the language are printed on the bottom of each postcard.

The paper dolls, colorful fashions, free downloads, postcards, collectible cards, and other Megadolls items are creative and fun ways to introduce children to other cultures, encourage empathy, and promote "meaningful play." Explore the links below to see all offerings from Megadolls.

Links:

• Website
• Facebook Page
• Design templates under the create section can be colored or painted. These templates are an enjoyment for children who love to color or paint.
• Create templates under the Create category are blank and can be decorated with odds and ends like ribbons, buttons, glitter, or other things found around the house or even in craft stores.
• Play sections are pre-colored, allowing these outfits to be used almost immediately. All you need to do is download, print, cut, and paste to be ready to go. The outfits are organized by color, with each representing a specific virtue.
• Sheroes have physical differences and characteristics that encourage children to practice understanding and empathy for others. Paper dolls and collectible card sets are available.

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Deluxe Style Barbie #4 Unboxed

Deluxe Style Barbie #4

With limited space to store never-removed-from-box dolls, I unboxed Deluxe Style Barbie #4 (a 2024 Christmas present). This doll uses the Daya sculpt so I'll refer to her as Daya. 

From L-R, the back of the box features Daya (#4), #3, #1, and #2.

This close-up is a better illustration of the collection.

 

Straight out of the box, she struck a few poses with her petite articulated body. This is one pose. 

Daya's extra articulation is at the elbows, wrists, and knees. From Mattel's description, she wears a fleece "two-piece outfit featuring a dramatic faux fur collar. Her strappy heels are accentuated by flouncy pant cuffs! [Daya] pairs her outfit with heart-shaped sunnies, a pink purse, and silvery statement jewelry." 

She has long pink and brown microbraids.

Because of Daya's pink fashion, I knew I would display her with these recently redressed dolls.

She joined her girls here and in the next two pictures where they are displayed.

Daya and her girls are displayed on the right corner of my desk.

Daya's petite size allows her to fit in nicely with the others.

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Xian Xian Doll 2

A boxed Xian Xian doll arrived from China with other items in this plastic mailer.

The doll's box was covered with a tight layer of styrofoam.

The styrofoam did not prevent damage to the box as illustrated here and in the next photo.

The top corner of the "Looks" box was crumbled during shipping.

The doll's name and skin color are included on the back of the box as "Supermodel doll" and "Black" respectively.

The doll was attached to a "Xian Xian Princess" printed red box liner. (The liner took some hits during shipping.)

Thankfully, this doll does not have the bent leg flaw that my first doll has. 

Both dolls use the same head sculpt. This one's darker lip color makes her look slightly different. See the comparison photo later in this post.

I ordered these three mix-and-match fashions which include shoes as shown.

Denim Skirt Ensemble

The fishtail denim skirt ensemble includes a sparkly gold halter top with a gold neck chain, an aqua mock-tweed knit coat, aqua high heels, and dark sunglasses.

Supermodel Miya wears the complete denim skirt ensemble.

In this photo, the knit "tweed" coat is removed.

Knit "Tweed" Skirt Ensemble

The next ensemble includes an aqua mock-tweed knit jacket, matching skirt, and oversized cap with a white cotton crop top, and a larger denim purse with a gold bead and pearl shoulder strap.

Miya models the complete "tweed" knit skirt ensemble.

The "tweed" ensemble is modeled without the jacket.

Again, without the knit "tweed" jacket, Miya models the oversized cap, the COC logoed crop top, and the denim shoulder bag that has Xian Xian in red letters printed on the front.

Denim Pants Ensemble

The last fashion includes pleated baggy denim pants, a sparkly gold halter with yellow ribbon ties, an oversized white shirt, an aqua knit "tweed" hobo purse, a gold bead and pearl necklace/waist chain, and black slingbacks.

Miya models the complete denim pants ensemble.

To get Miya's hands through the small cuff holes, the hand was first wrapped with a plastic candy wrapper (that's what I had nearby without going to the kitchen to get Saran wrap). Without the plastic wrapping, her stiletto fingernails poked the fabric and thread inside the sleeves and cuffs. 

The two Miyas are seen in a comparison photo. They share the same head sculpt. Braided-hair Miya's darker lip color gives her a slightly different (and better in my opinion) appearance.

The Two Miya Supermodels

Miya #2 continues to wear the aqua knit "tweed" suit while Miya #1 wears the denim fishtail skirt because of its maxi length to cover the bent leg issue. 

Miya #1 mixed and matched some of the accessories with the denim skirt as illustrated next.

The denim skirt is worn with a gold halter, and the Xian Xian denim purse is held backward to hide the XX logo. Gold stud earrings complete this look.

Here, the denim skirt is worn with black slingbacks.

Miya chose to replace the slingbacks with black open-toe high heels.

In this last photo, the necklace/waist chain is worn as a waist chain to add some pizzazz to the denim skirt fashion. 

I am pleased with the 2nd Xian Xian Supermodel's lip color and the braid quality.  Will I order the third doll with curly hair? Probably not. These two are enough. 

Related Link

Xian Xian Fashion Supermodel Miya

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Aaliyah Barbie

The Aaliyah Barbie is sold out at Mattel Creations the time of this post. It is available to preorder at Target online at this time.

8:04 a.m. update: pre-orders have sold out at Target. A message at the Target site says to check back on the release date 1/26/2025.

In the meantime, search Amazon, Walmart, and other sites that might have preorder quantities using HRM80 (the Mattel product number) or 89979799 (Target's product number) in the search field. I had to use the first number to find the buy page on Target. 

Also, ordering opens up to the public at the Mattel Creations site on 1/16/2025 at 8:59 p.m. Pacific Time.

Good luck!

 

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Angela Davis Doll T-Shirt

18-inch Madame Alexander dolls

The doll on the far left on the back row from the Alexander Girlz line was sold through Costco over a decade ago. She is redressed in this photo and was redressed again for the second time for Christmas 2024. I named her Gabbi.

Gabbi is seen in her original clothes here. For Christmas 2024, She enjoyed a brief second redressing in the fashion shown below.

A Christmas redress

Gabbi looked so cute in this dress and jacket that I almost did not redress her after the holidays.

18-inch doll T-shirt, sneakers, and socks

Close-up of Angela Davis (inspired) T-shirt

After Christmas, I dressed Gabbi in the Angela Davis doll T-shirt I received for Christmas. (The T-shirt image does not look like Davis.)

Hair clips added

I added a black and a red hair clip to her naturally curly hair. The red hair clip adds a pop of color to the otherwise black, white, and gray ensemble. 

Gabbi wears the T-shirt with pre-torn gray leggings and black and white low-top Converse-style sneakers.  

The final look.

The red sneakers below are an option for Gabbi to wear with the T-shirt and leggings.

Low-top red Chucks 

These red low-top Converse-style sneakers made for 18-inch dolls were included with my 2024 Christmas presents.

Angela Davis is seen in 1974 and in a more recent picture, both captured from the Internet.

Who is Angela Davis? She is a philosopher, activist, former political prisoner, author, professor emeritus... Read more about her here. 

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