More Fashions for the Larger Ladies

The two Dasias and Monica are feeling fancy in their new Friends 2B Made dresses.

The gold dress will not close in the back for Dasia or Monica. The pink and the red dresses fit great (although the red dress is really long). The pink dress also fits Tracy Turnblad.

They also got a new pair of pink panties. Dasia got a couple of new pairs of white shoes that she can stand in (they are NOT Friends 2B shoes). I will paint one of the pairs of shoes a different color (eventually).

Here's a closer look at Dasia's shoes.

 Here are 3 more Friends 2B Made fashions. Dasia, Monica, and Tracy can all fit all 3 fashions. The white tee shirt that Tracy wears is from Ken.

Most of the Friend 2B Made fashions have a tag on the outside, which I find annoying.

Here is Dasia styling in the denim and pink ruffled ensemble. 

This ensemble also came with a pair of pants that can be worn instead of the skirt. Unfortunately, none of these dolls can wear the pants because they are too long and too narrow. Below, Kevin Durant models the pants just so that you can see what they look like (sorry Kevin).

I saw an indicator that folks who looked at Friends 2B clothes also looked at Groovy Girls clothes, so I decided to purchase one of those outfits, as well.

Dasia can wear the blouse, but I can not pull the pants up on her legs.

I can pull the pants up on Monica's legs, but not her hips. Monica does not approve of this outfit at all.

I'm glad that there are more fashion options out there for these ladies. Now, to get rid of those tags...

Curvy Fun

My two curvy Barbies - Emoji Fun on the left, and Dolled up Denim on the right.

Dolled Up Denim arrived several weeks ago.

Here she is out of her package. She can stand unassisted in her shoes. 

Emoji Fun arrived this week. She comes with a couple of extra outfits, and an extra handbag and shoes. 

Here she is out of her package. My doll came with hair that is much straighter than the photos on the packaging. She can stand unassisted in both pairs of her shoes.

And here she is close up. Her glasses have made small indentations below her eyes. I like her in her glasses and intend to keep them on her. I wish that the glasses had lenses.

Brace yourself for upcoming plastic nudity. Here is a look at the curvy bodies. They both wear molded on flesh colored panties. Their arms can raise up and out. Their legs can move back and forth, and can open a little. There is no articulation at the elbows or knees.

The dolls can wear Barbie bras and negligees, but they can't wear Barbie panties. Below, Emoji Fun wears a pair of Mixis Opal panties, and Dolled Up Denim wears a pair of action figure panties.

Here they are in Emoji Fun's extra outfits.

Here they are in action figure active wear, compared to other dolls with curves. The dolls are from left to right: Dasia, Hot Toys TrueType Cuban American, Emoji Fun, Dolled Up Denim, Happy Family Grandma, and Lammily.

And here they are with more dolls with curves. The dolls are from left to right: Tracy Turnblad, Dominique, Emoji Fun, Dolled Up Denim, Opal body with Monsieur Z Wild head, and Bessie Coleman.

They can share clothes with my action figure ladies. Below, the suits that they wear fit tightly, and the skirts fit high on their waists, making the length of the skirts appear shorter. My action figure ladies are thrilled with the clothing options that their new curvy friends have provided. The dolls below are from left to right: Opal head on a Takara clone body, Sheva Alomar head on a Triad Alpha small bust body, Emoji fun, Dolled Up Denim, Triad Alpha (dark skin version), and Hot Toys TrueType Cuban American.

The purple dress below is usually worn by my Happy Family Grandma or one of my action figure ladies because it is slightly too large for Barbie. My new curvy ladies can wear it, too. Below on the right, Dolled Up Denim is wearing Grandma's original clothing. The top and sweater fit (although the top is a little short), but the pants will not close in the back. Grandma looks good in Emoji Fun's dress and shoes. Grandma can not stand unassisted in their shoes, and they can not stand unassisted in Grandma's shoes.

 On the left, Emoji Fun wears Dominique's clothes. The turtleneck and coat fit, but the jeans are way too short. On the right, Dolled Up Denim wears Opal's original dress, which fits fine. She can put on and stand unassisted in Momoko's boots, but they gape open in the back.

They are wearing Sparkle Girlz clothing below.

They are posing with Mammy below because Mammy did not want to be left out of any post featuring curvy ladies. Both curvy Barbies are wearing boy jeans. Emoji Fun wears a pair of glittery jeans that none of my guys would wear, and a Sparkle Girlz top. Dolled Up Denim wears a pair of action figure jeans and a guy's T-shirt. The jeans are too long for her. 

Overall, I love these dolls. I love the size diversity that Mattel has introduced in the new line of dolls, but the size difference isn't huge so they still have plenty of clothing options. I wish that these dolls had articulation. I see in Mattel's promo pics that there are curvy dolls with articulation, so I really hope that those dolls will be released.

Hollywood Starlette

Well, the best thing that I can say about Starlette is that she has provided undies and shoes for Dasia. Big girls need pretty lacy frilly things too! And shoes!

The bra and panties are a decent quality. They are a little on the large side for Dasia. I could probably make a few touch-ups with a needle and thread to make the pieces fit better.  The shoes are made of thin plastic, and they are a little too long. Dasia's feet fit snugly in them, and she is able to stand unassisted in them.  I am thrilled!

Dasia joins the other ladies for a quick photo.

Meanwhile, Russell Williams has found Starlette (who is wearing Tracy Turnblad's dress). Russell is thrilled to have someone close to his size to hang out with. Whoa Russell! She just got here, take your time!

Starlette is a 17" doll made by Fibre Craft. Her head can move side to side. Her arms can move up and down. I don't plan to comb her hair much because it seems like it comes out really easily (she lost a small chunk of hair with me just running my fingers through it). She is a cheap plastic doll that I would have never bought if it weren't for Dasia and her needs. These types of dolls are sold in stores like Hobby Lobby (at least they used to be). I got mine on eBay. A very nice person on Facebook let me know about these dolls and that the shoes from the 15" dolls fit Dasia. I took my chances with the 17" doll for the undies.

Dasia wants Tracy Turnblad's dress back, but she (of course) also wants to keep the undies and shoes. She will get her wish.

Now my 2 Dasias can go out together in style!

 But what about Starlette? Well, Russell seems to like her (even if her head is on the large side), so she can stay. I don't collect this size doll so there's not much that I will do with her. Whenever I decide that I want to try repainting dolls, I'll probably start with this one. In the meantime, she needs something to wear. In the background, Russell is laughing and wishing her luck, because in the years that I've had Russell, I've never bought him anything, and he's been running around here all this time without pants and shoes. The sixth scale dolls get all the cool stuff! But Starlette is in luck: I have a pair of pants that work well as capris for her.

I had purchased this blouse as a dress for Dasia years ago, but Dasia doesn't mind if I give this to Starlette (the "dress" stained Dasia anyway).

Now Russell can relax and take his time to get to know Starlette. My sixth scale folks are wanting their furniture back, but they will let these two have it for a while. They are happy for Russell. He has seemed a bit lonely here, so this could be a good change for him. 

A Tale of Two Dasias

I'm so happy to have 2 Dasias in my collection - one to play with, and one to display.  In the photo below, Dasia on the left is my newer one, and she is just a little darker than my older one.  Dasia on the right has seen better days.  I've gotten the new one just in time, because the band holding the older one's hair in place just snapped and her fuzzy curls were falling.  The stains on the upper part of the older one's body did not come from her original clothing, but the stains on the lower part did come from her original stockings.  Yes, I know I need to get some Oxy10. 

So I finally got to do what I've been tempted to do for years:  I combed Dasia's hair!  Her curls yielded a nice afro once picked out.

I searched for clothes for my older Dasia to wear, and found that she can wear some of the stretchier Ken tops.  In the photo below, Dasia is wearing a Ken top and Russell Williams' shorts.

Russell did not approve of this at all, and has flat refused to loan Dasia his shorts.  He has suffered the indignity of being here for years without pants and without shoes, he is not about to go completely bottomless.  So the search continued.

Dasia can wear Weekend Hang TJ's warm up suit (it's a tight fit).  Dasia borrowed Scottie Pippen's shoes for the photo below.  I like it when dolls can stand without the assistance of stands, and this was the only way that I could get Dasia to balance in Scottie's shoes.

My newer Dasia is now redressed in my older Dasia's original outfit.  I will leave the hairnet on her head to prevent any hair fiascos.  Dasia can stand in her original shoes without the use of her doll stand (which I still have around here somewhere).

If the 2 Dasias ever want to go out together for a night on the town, Casual Dasia can borrow Tracy Turnblad's dress.  She can't fit Tracy's shoes however, so that will be an issue.

If you want to see how well Dasia poses compared to other larger dolls, check out my Large and Lovely Doll Comparisons.

Thanks again Black Doll Enthusiast, and thanks Georgette!

Don't Fight the Feeling

Sometimes you've just gotta break down and get what you want, right?  I've broken down a lot lately.

I've been wanting a Shindana doll for years.  After seeing blog posts by Black Doll Enthusiast and D7ana about Disco Wanda, I decided that she would be the one.  So I decided not to wait anymore and to go ahead and buy her.  My Disco Wanda is much lighter than I expected her to be.  Is it possible that mine is a Juanita?  On top of the box, there are stock numbers for both Wanda and Juanita.  Will I find the stock number on the actual doll?  I will be removing Wanda (Juanita?) from her box soon, so I guess I shall see.

Ever since I found out about the Kenner Dana doll years ago, I have wanted her.  As a child, I had a Darci doll and she was my favorite fashion doll at the time because of her pose-ability.  I talked about my childhood Darci doll in this post, and I also mentioned my desire for Darci's AA friend Dana that I didn't even know existed until I was an adult.  I tried to talk myself out of wanting Dana many times because I decided long ago not to go down the path of trying to replace my beloved childhood dolls.  But Dana's different from the doll that I had, so I've finally broken down and purchased her.  And let me just tell you, the 9 year old little girl in me was giddy when I held this doll in my hands.  Black Doll Enthusiast had a recent post about Dana.

Three years ago, I was hospitalized and given a devastating diagnosis (I'll be writing about that soon).  At that time, my husband told me that I needed to buy some doctor and nurse dolls to help take care of me.  I agreed.  I'm just now starting to gather my doll medical professionals.  I had previously purchased this nurse outfit, but I still haven't decided who will wear it.  

I've added a Nurse Julia repro doll to the medical staff here.  I've been wanting her for a while.

I've also added Dr. Ken to the staff.  Little Tommy will have lots of little friends to play with here.

I have another doctor and an EMT that I want to add to the medical staff.  I don't need any help from these dolls, but I have several dolls that could use some medical attention.

It's posts like this one from Vanessa that have me going back to Walmart in search of more Sparkle Girlz clothes.  Look what I found.

Black Doll Enthusiast recently posted about the availability of nude Dasia dolls.  I didn't even have to think twice about this purchase.  I've wanted another Dasia for years.  I have played with my Dasia a little, and her hair has become fuzzy over the years.  I will dress my new Dasia in the original Dasia outfit, and I will not play with her (much), and I will try my best not to make her hair fuzzy.  As for the other Dasia, there's going to be some serious doll play with that one.  I imagine that she will go through a significant transformation in the coming years.

And last but certainly not least, I've added Color Infusion Janay to my collection after seeing this post by Black Doll Enthusiast.  I tried hard to resist, but when I found myself going back to that blog post over and over again to look at the photos, I knew I had to get her or I would regret it.  I exercised very little restraint or patience and splurged a little to get her, but I'm happy that she's here.

My weekend is going to be extremely busy with real life stuff, but I'm going to schedule myself for a few hours of serious doll play!