Would I add a Kiyaa to my collection? Yes. Once I have thinned my present collection. I am waiting to hear if Shel Studio will ship to the U.S.A. If there were a limited issue of the dolls, I would leave them for their intended audience, Indian children. If they were religious icons, likewise. But mass produced, playscale, fashion dolls? I am in that line.
Anyone reading this post have a Kiyaa doll now or plan on getting her? Do write and share the link to your photos. I LOVE new dolls.
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9 comments:
Kiyaa looks lovely, I really like her fashions!
Hello from Spain: I agree with you. This Barbie is fabulous. Keep in touch
Although she is very pretty, I would like to see more variety in skin tone.
If she were relatively easy to come by, I'd be interested - if only because she looks refreshingly grumpy! Not every doll needs a big Superstar smile IMO.
I agree with Anderson, that doll seems decidedly grumpy. Maybe she's not quite the "obedient daughter, caring sister and a wonderful friend" as the website suggests. If that's the case, then I would want one, lol.
It's nice to see new faces and alternatives to Barbie.
Hi Billa's Dolls and Fashions, Marta, Doll Crazy, Anderson's All-Purpose, Muff, and Carrickters.
@Billa's Dolls and Fashions - I agree. Lovely doll and lovely fashions.
@Marta - actually, Kiyaa is not a Mattel Barbie; her creator would like Kiyaa to become the Barbie-figure of India.
@Doll Crazy - one article mentioned that the company will create darker dolls if the pale ones sell well.
@Anderson's All-Purpose - same here. And yes, I avoided saying it, but I agree with you and Muff. Kiyaa does look grumpy. Very refreshing.
@Muff - what I love is that there will be stories where Kiyaa scolds her peers. So appropriate for that sourpuss face, lol. My dolls and action figures are rolling their eyes at me.
@Carrickters - oh, yes. We can never have enough new faces. And Mattel needs the competition.
This doll is so special to me. When I was 21 or 22, I walked into a Toys R Us for a completely different reason and saw this beauty. I bought her on a whim and she began my 1/6 scale obsession. Beautiful doll and the quality of her hair is ridiculous. (in a good way)
Hi Vita Plastica (Dani)! That 2nd edition India Barbie would launch a doll collection. Glad the photo triggered a happy doll memory for you.
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