Fashion Doll Discussion

It's a nice idea for a topic !

These dolls are stunning but definitely out of my budget, however if I could I might tend to buy directly from the artist, unless I find the exact model I am looking for in the EU (since customs have always been an issue for me and most of these artists aren't European )

For the rest I won't be able to help much but I prefer my dolls to wear full outfits than just lingerie, it does not really fit with my style of pictures

And for the wigs, accessories and stuff, Etsy is pretty much the best place in my opinion, it's the best place where artists gather for this kind of doll stuff from what I saw

For Popovy and Pasha Pasha in particular, I would recommend check some videos from Muñecas, Poupées and Dolls, she loves this kind of dolls and makes some haul videos from time to time that can be a great source of inspiration

 

Love fashion dolls, I prefer to order them directly from the seller so that way I can have my pick of what sculpt or skin tone I want. But if I see something on the secondhand market that I want I would definitely jump at the chance to get it. As for buying clothes I usually like to commission an artist or find something on Etsy if I’m just looking for something generic.

 

I have bought most of mine directly from the artist. And I don’t have an interest in lingerie, but it’s a real bitch to find clothes I do like that fit! Most of my clothes are from collectors-turned-seamstresses I’ve found on Instagram

 

oh yes, the shoes are very difficult. Especially because I don’t like pointe feet or high heels.

 

I’m glad you started this thread, I follow a lot of content on social media about realistic artist fashion dolls but I wish there was more active forum discussion on them! To me, they are the most beautiful style of doll.

I’m a bit unusual as a collector though because I don’t like emaciated looking dolls. My favorite doll is a Legrand Lidia haha. So I’ve been very excited to see many famous artists sculpt bodies that aren’t skinny. Loving the Popovy Venus and I already own a Doll Menagerie Muse body, and the Goddess body from Metis Doll.

I am trying to slow way down on my doll purchases the next couple years but the next doll of this style I hope to buy is Veronika from Lutsenko Dolls. I have always loved the body of their dolls but none of their faces called to me until they introduced Veronika recently.

 

Who are your favorite artists, besides Popovy?

 

@Erasmia Isn't it interesting how different people's tastes are? The weirdness is exactly what attracts me to PashaPasha sculpts, which are my personal favorite of the Russian fashion dolls. There's something alien and strange (almost borderline "ugly"?) about them that I find endlessly captivating. I've definitely seen some faceups that soften that effect and push them more into classically beautiful territory like the Sugarbone and Tender Creation, but those artists have to work pretty hard at it! I think it's the heavy brow ridge?

Speaking of classically beautiful and breathtaking -- Lutsenko really is amazing! Munecas, Poupees, and Dolls has unboxed a couple on her channel, and I think I gasped out loud when I first saw them.

Thanks for starting this thread!

 

I'm waiting for a little owl flora lilac edition, and a Marmite Sue custom lily.

I'm sending my little owl off to a bjd custom artist.

Glad to join the thread. I don't see anyone talking about them. They are my fav dolls, by far.

 

I wonder why so little people are talking about them. Is it really the price? Because in the end, most people buy multiple dolls that combined, are worth much more than one popovy. Is it the waitlist?

 

I think most of it is the price. Reading through threads on DoA the last few years- I see many people mentioning these dolls and artists/saying they are fans, but most say they will never buy because it’s simply not affordable or their budget for a single doll is way under the typical $800-1600 for a blank doll of this style.