Asian fashion doll
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Asian fashion dolls are made by Asian manufacturers, or are targeted for an Asian audience; they are currently (2007) growing in popularity (such as with Momoko Doll[1]) and attracting attention[2]. As one might expect, many of these dolls have Asian features (even if obscured by artistic simplification or stylization, such as the anime-style Jenny[3]), clothing lines that may include Asian themes, and in some cases Asian names (such as "Momoko" or "Taeyang"[4]). Since Asia is heavily Westernized, it is only natural some Asian fashion dolls are dominated by Western dress, such as with Momoko Doll's lineup[5], Pullip's wardrobe[6], or the extensive Jenny fashions[7]. However, more traditional Asian dress is also represented, such as with kimono-centric Annz dolls[8], a number of Jenny dolls dressed in kimonos, some Momoko dolls, some Pullips, and so on.
- Annz (Japanese) by Annz Project[9]
- Azone dolls by Azone
- Blythe (doll) by Takara, formerly by Kenner
- Coco by Sekiguchi
- Dollfie by Volks Inc.[10]
- J-doll by Jun Planning
- Jenny by Takara[11]
- Ingrid ("finest vinyl" dolls) by JOETAI[12]
- Licca by Takara
- Marmit
- Momoko by Petworks and Sekiguchi
- Nippon Misaki (Jason Wu/Fashion Royalty Nippon) by Integrity Toys
- Obitsu by Obitsu
- Pullip (Korean) by Chunsang Chunha and Jun Planning[13]
- Rune by Sekiguchi
- Sonokong dolls by Sonokong
- Souldoll (Korea) by Souldoll[14]
- Susie ("Asian American") by RnD Dolls
- Taeyang ("Pullip's boyfriend") by Chunsang Chunha and Jun Planning
- YeunJi by Sonokong
[edit] References
- ^ Fashion Doll Quarterly 2005 article on Momoko Doll
- ^ Fashion Doll Quarterly 2005 article "First Annual Dollstyle Convention" (in Tokyo)
- ^ Jenny at Takara
- ^ Taeyang at Jun Planning
- ^ Momoko Doll lineup
- ^ Pullip lineup
- ^ Fashion Doll Quarterly article on Jenny
- ^ Annz site
- ^ Annz site
- ^ Volks Site (English)
- ^ Jenny at Takara
- ^ JoeTaiDoll site
- ^ Pullip lineup
- ^ Souldoll site
