black fashion dolls

African Legends Janay, Prince Tariq, and Nakia

Integrity Toys Janay, Prince Tariq, and Nakia are from the 2003 African Legends series. #blackfashiondoll #blackdoll #malefashiondoll, Africaninspired doll

Get Set Club Vanessa and Isabella

Get Set (G5) multicultural dolls were introduced in 1999. #fashiondoll #blackfashiondoll #multiculturalfashiondolls

Classic Susi

On the Swing of the Track Susi by Estrela of Brazil is a reproduction of the 1974 doll. #blackfashiondoll #blackdoll #dollmadeinBrazil #Susiestreladoll

Fresh Dolls

Dr. Lisa’s Fresh Dolls are fashion dolls representing girls and women of color. #blackdolls #dollsofcolor

Black Barbie Fashionista #blackfashiondolls #blackdolls #modernfashiondolls

Non-Barbie Fashion Dolls, Clones, and Competitors 1960s to early-2000s

Name: Non-Barbie Fashion Dolls, Clones, and Competitors General Description: Mattel’s Barbie remains the most popular mainstream fashion doll to date. Because of the doll’s popularity, other 11-1/2 to 12-inch fashion dolls are often incorrectly referred to as Barbie. To piggyback on Mattel’s sales success with Barbie, throughout the years, other doll makers have created playscale-sizeContinue reading “Non-Barbie Fashion Dolls, Clones, and Competitors 1960s to early-2000s”

Candi and Charisse Dolls

Name: Candi and Charisse Dolls Made by and When: 1994-2004 Hamilton Toys, Hamilton Toy, Integrity Toys, and Mikelman (Mikelman designed the Charisse doll) Material: Vinyl with bendable knees Marks: All Candi dolls are marked Hamilton Toys, Inc. 1990 (on the heads); Hamilton Design Inc./MADE IN CHINA (on the backs). Retro Charisse by Mikelman is markedContinue reading “Candi and Charisse Dolls”