Fabulously Frugal Dolly

When I bought myself a Blythe doll several years back, I made a mistake and bought an ashton drake repro thinking I could use the fifty dollars I saved on getting her a lovely wardrobe. The Ashton Drake dolls, at least the earlier ones when I got mine, have an odd skintone that doesn’t photograph nearly as well as those made by Takara. Takara also makes a lovely little girl doll named Licca, who can share her shoes and wardrobe with Blythe as is widely known, but other dolls are that size as well.

Vintage skipper, as well as those not quite vintage but made before the late 80’s when Skipper grew up, can share their clothes, and shoes, with Blythe. Other vintage doll lines that wear Blythe size include the World Of Love dolls made by Hasbro, their hippie-era wardrobe looks adorable on Blythe. I believe these dolls may have also been released in Europe as the “Disco Girls”, though the body molds were no doubt used for several other dolls around that time. Another place that’s yielded suitable Blythe clothing is the anime figures section, many of the Japanese toy makers use very similar bodies on the younger female charchters, like the Card captor Sakura dolls by Irwin, the kitty-cat battle costume is particularly darling.