Brotherly love in playscale: finding diversity in fashion dolls and action figures from the 1960s to now: Barbie, Fashion Royalty, Momoko, Susie, GI Joe, Power Team, Mixis.
Showing posts with label Jenny. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jenny. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Takara's Chalk and Cheese Offerings: Jenny and CY Girl Ice
Could these figures be any more different?
On the left, we have gun-toting Ice of the Cy Girls. Ice has a realistic face screening.
On the right, we have a sweeter-than-usual Mitsuki, one of Jenny's friends. Mitsuki is done in the anime style.
I have been meaning to do a post on the Cy Girls I own, but for now, I refer you to an excellent guide by Rainwatercat. A similar guide by a22megaton is available for Jenny.
I'll be writing more about these since I am clearing out some of these figures.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
(Late) Happy Birthday to Me!
Yesterday was my birthday ... next year, I'll share a blow-out anniversary with Ken, but I am acknowledging the day now. Gives me an excuse to share some of my birthday-themed dolls, ha!
Here are two Takara Jenny Calendar Girls:

The one in the navy Schoolgirl uniform is Tamaki, an Art student; the other in the Reggae inspired-outfit is Reggae Jenny. I will write more about Jennys in future posts, but these are two of my favorites.
Next, are two Mattel Barbies, Birthstone Beauty for July and Zodiac Cancer:

I like these although poor Birthstone Beauty July looks starved. Model muse body. What can I say?
Here are two Takara Jenny Calendar Girls:

The one in the navy Schoolgirl uniform is Tamaki, an Art student; the other in the Reggae inspired-outfit is Reggae Jenny. I will write more about Jennys in future posts, but these are two of my favorites.
Next, are two Mattel Barbies, Birthstone Beauty for July and Zodiac Cancer:

I like these although poor Birthstone Beauty July looks starved. Model muse body. What can I say?
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Takara Schoolgirls and MABA High School
Four Takara schoolgirls - Tamaki, Ferice, Mitsuki, and Kisara - huddle to discuss a difficult situation in a MABA High School classroom.
Tamaki (red hair, navy beret), Mitsuki (seated, black hair), and Kisara (brown hair pulled back with rubber band are from the 2003 Jenny Calendar Girl series while blonde Ferice is from the 1999 Angels Garden International School series.
I will write about the MABA High School in a separate post; I'll leave photos of the box front and back here for now.
Tamaki, Ferice, Mitsuki, and Kisara

Front of the MABA Barbie High School box

Back of the MABA Barbie High School box
Tamaki (red hair, navy beret), Mitsuki (seated, black hair), and Kisara (brown hair pulled back with rubber band are from the 2003 Jenny Calendar Girl series while blonde Ferice is from the 1999 Angels Garden International School series.
I will write about the MABA High School in a separate post; I'll leave photos of the box front and back here for now.
Tamaki, Ferice, Mitsuki, and Kisara

Front of the MABA Barbie High School box

Back of the MABA Barbie High School box
Saturday, August 15, 2009
everGirl Dolls by Playmates
"Every Girl's an everGirl ... " the everGirl doll's slogan, 2005
The everGirl dolls by Playmates are part of a Nickelodeon brand for tweens. The everGirl dolls are sold individually; none of the dolls that I own have specific names. (There seems to be four recurring characters in a handheld game associated with this brand - Joy, Hope, Skye, and Starr - but that information does not seem available online now.) Each 10" tall doll wears a corduroy jacket, an everGirl logo tee shirt, unhemmed denim jeans, loafers, and a white over-sized carryall bag. Beneath that outfit, the dolls have painted on white bra and white panties. Their arms bend at the elbows (jointed), and they have click-bend knees like standard modern Barbies.
If you want a blonde, brunette, or red-haired doll, you can choose a doll with any of those hair colors AND a choice of blue, brown, or green eyes.
If you want an ethnic doll, you may choose from an olive complexioned, brown-eyed Asian doll; a caramel complexioned, brown-eyed Hispanic doll; OR a medium brown complexioned, brown-eyed Black doll.
Here's a photo of my four - Asian American, Hispanic American, African American, and European American - everGirls.

The intended child owner could take the everStyle Quiz to determine her everStyle:
Preppy (Green butterfly icon)
Trendy (Hot pink flower icon)
Funky (Purple star icon)
Sporty (Pink lightening bolt icon)
You can see some of those fashions in the photo below:

For additional information on this doll brand, please see
Some of the everGirls on sale
everGirl at 2005 ToyFair for preproduction photos
everGirl Brand information
Wikipedia stub on the everGirl brand
Please note the official everGirl web page is "getting a makeover" according to the message on that page.
Note: some of the everGirls shoes can fit Ideal's Tuesday Taylor and Taylor Jones, the "big feet" swimsuit Barbies, Pedigree Sindy, and YNU Group's Mixis dolls. Some of the everGirls clothes can fit Volks' Who's That Girl dolls and Super Action Jenny dolls.
The everGirl dolls by Playmates are part of a Nickelodeon brand for tweens. The everGirl dolls are sold individually; none of the dolls that I own have specific names. (There seems to be four recurring characters in a handheld game associated with this brand - Joy, Hope, Skye, and Starr - but that information does not seem available online now.) Each 10" tall doll wears a corduroy jacket, an everGirl logo tee shirt, unhemmed denim jeans, loafers, and a white over-sized carryall bag. Beneath that outfit, the dolls have painted on white bra and white panties. Their arms bend at the elbows (jointed), and they have click-bend knees like standard modern Barbies.
If you want a blonde, brunette, or red-haired doll, you can choose a doll with any of those hair colors AND a choice of blue, brown, or green eyes.
If you want an ethnic doll, you may choose from an olive complexioned, brown-eyed Asian doll; a caramel complexioned, brown-eyed Hispanic doll; OR a medium brown complexioned, brown-eyed Black doll.
Here's a photo of my four - Asian American, Hispanic American, African American, and European American - everGirls.

The intended child owner could take the everStyle Quiz to determine her everStyle:
Preppy (Green butterfly icon)
Trendy (Hot pink flower icon)
Funky (Purple star icon)
Sporty (Pink lightening bolt icon)
You can see some of those fashions in the photo below:

For additional information on this doll brand, please see
Some of the everGirls on sale
everGirl at 2005 ToyFair for preproduction photos
everGirl Brand information
Wikipedia stub on the everGirl brand
Please note the official everGirl web page is "getting a makeover" according to the message on that page.
Note: some of the everGirls shoes can fit Ideal's Tuesday Taylor and Taylor Jones, the "big feet" swimsuit Barbies, Pedigree Sindy, and YNU Group's Mixis dolls. Some of the everGirls clothes can fit Volks' Who's That Girl dolls and Super Action Jenny dolls.
Friday, July 17, 2009
New Blog About Asian and Other Fashion Dolls
Rudi Teruel of R&D Dolls has a new blog called R&D Spotlight showing updates and photos of new Asian and other fashion dolls like Susie, Momoko, Jenny, Fashion Royalty, etc.
A new source for doll news and photos ... ah.
A new source for doll news and photos ... ah.
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