By the Tree

It's that time to celebrate by the holiday tree. With plentiful illusions, we gather and pose to create a memory. Vanity aside, the captured instant in time promises a moment of eternity.  

What are you waiting for? Go and stand by a tree, be it large or small, real or faux, and just be. 

Tammy and her family await the arrival of Santa Claus. 

6 1/2 Petite Sisters Mary Barbara and Mary Lilliana by Joey Versaw could not wait to open their gifts - mini versions of Versaw's Miss Mary and Myles dolls. 

Sindy and Paul by Pedigree are elegantly clad. 

A vintage Swirl Ponytail Barbie doll, refreshed after her stay at Pink Bubbles Doll Spa models Markofashion's Atomic dress. 

Vintage Barbarella doll models her original fashion and boots. 

A "sketch" Lilli Lalka by Julian Kalinowski exemplifies beauty in a Tania Lawrence design. 

Tressy by American Character is ready for the holiday ball in a Rosina Haskell gown. Hair by Pink Bubbles Doll Spa. 

Nancy by Poupée Bella is all French sophistication in a Markofashion sheath. 

Sindy, Mitzi, Patch and Paul don their holiday best. 

Irma by Joey Versaw brings the gift of color. Pop-art colors! Dress by Cindy's Barbie Boutique.

"The Best Look's" Silkstone Barbie is glamour queen in Integrity Toy's interpretation of the ballgown worn by Audrey Hepburn in Sabrina. Hair by Pink Bubbles Doll Spa. 

Lilli Lalka by Julian Kalinowski is resplendent in a golden cocktail dress. 

Dolldom closes the entry with Takara's Lady Licca in a fancy mini dress by Endangered Sissy. 

May your holidays regale you with a bountiful harvest of memories. 

A Day of B&G and Licca-chan!

Licca-chan has a day of B&G fun with her pal LizRetros! Inspired by the look of Licca-chan's 1967 looks, the fabulous Beauty and Glamour maven created seven original dress designs for the Japanese superstar, who is, nonetheless, hard-to-dress due to the relative scarcity of made-to-fit fashions for the first Licca sculpt. The lucky models, all reprints (aka reproductions), convey a kicky and glamorous vibe. Leave it to LizRetros to create beauty for all dolls! Thank you!

To inquire about designs for Licca, contact LizRetros via her Etsy shop!

The Shobijin

Please, play video and allow Mothra's song to accompany you as you read. 

Embedded in the minds of so many who, as children, enjoyed the mysterious world of the Yoko Tanaka film, The Shobijin and Mothra's song become an invitation for playxploration at Dolldom with the company of Licca-chan and her friend Izumi-chan and, of course, the magic of LizRetros.

LizRetros, priestess of Beauty * Glamour, summons the spirit of The Luminous Fairies with a magnificently unique and über-detailed giftset of fashions and figures made to fit the first generation Licca-chan body dimensions. LizRetros' selection of daffodil-yellow vintage satin with flocked flower print for the mini-dress is enhanced by the addition of a vintage lace overskirt. The design, original, captures the essence of both The Shobijin as well as Licca-chan's late-1960's fashion look. 





But what would The Shobijin be without crowns? 3-D printed diadems, painted matte gold, are LizRetros' inspired answer. 

But hold on! There's more! 

How are the two friends to play The Shobijin without their monstrous film peers? 

Well, LizRetros solves that issue with a set of 3-D printed and hand-painted miniatures that will bring hours of fun to Licca-chan and Izumi-chan's Infant Island rêverie.

To inquire about commissioning your own OOAK Shobijin giftset, contact LizRetros via her boutiques on Etsy or e-Bay. 

Under The Tree

What will be under the tree? Many children, past and present, have toyed with the idea of waking up on Christmas morning to find a much desired plaything under tree. "Santa Claus read my letter, he knew what I really wanted!" - exclaimed many a child or child at heart. The echo of such expressions of happiness may still heard by the kind of heart. To celebrate the holidays, Dolldom brings an exclusive portfolio of possible Christmas morning scenes spanning the decades.

May your child, real offspring or the one nurtured inside your soul, enjoy the delight of a new doll on this wonderful time of the year.


"Zippy the Chimp" by Cosmopolitan may have been a much desired playmate the Christmas of 1957.


 Perhaps a sailor "Mickey" by Effanbee also in 1957?


Dolldom goes farther into the woods of time. A rare set of composition wolves by Freundlich, circa 1941, begs for a Little Red Riding Hood doll to keep them company.


This vinyl Patsyette, made by Tonner owned Effanbee in 2004, could have also delighted a child in 1934  in her original composition incarnation.


Daisy, by Jung Hee Park, made children's eyes sparkle in 2011.


The classic film A Christmas Story is all about getting a much desired toy. In the case of Ralphie, it is a BB gun. Doll by Tonner Doll circa 2012.


Licca and Wataru graced many a tree in 1967! These reproduction dolls wear INOMI and MforMonkey fashions.


Vogue's Brikette! The impish red headed gal, circa 1959, must have been quite a sight under the tree. Remembered by many as Talking Tina from The Twilight Zone, the doll does enjoy good popularity.


American Character's 14-inch Betsy McCall was the doll to dream about in 1958. She still is!


What about a Troll doll? They were all the rage for many years in the 1960's. This one by Daum, has a soft mohair wig and tortoise shell eyes.


In 1937, this Effanbee Charlie McCarthy composition ventriloquist doll was a sight to behold! His Renwall doll dates back to 1952.


The Flying Nun!  Sally Field's adorable character in doll form, created by Hasbro, dates back to 1967.




What about 2014? Well, for good little children, there may be a tiny and a micro porcelain Myling dolls by Katarina Carlsson's Hemligast line of handmade dolls.

Dolldom wishes you a Christmas filled with the wonder of childhood's reverie.