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October 18, 2005
Madame Alexander Article
I always enjoy learning more about Madame Alexander - a true doll genius for many years. The latest article is in the November issue of Dolls magazine - as it says: "When it comes to style, variety and quality, no one did it with quite the creative flair as the Madame!"
Another quote is from Glenn Mandeville, author of many books and articles about dolls (and collector extraordinaire!): "The most often overlooked fact is that Madame Alexander was not a doll artist. She was a clothing designer . . . and to Madame, the dolls, for the most part, were merely the mannequins upon which she draped her dreams". In fact, Madame Alexander won two Fashion Industry awards for her clothing designs for DOLLS, not people!
I especially liked this article because it had a picture of my Cinderella doll by Madame Alexander . . . it came out as the same time as Disney's movie (yep, in the 1940's). She was on display at the theatre and instantly THAT is what I wanted for my birthday. I did get her; many years later my Mom told me it wasn't a sure thing, as she was really an expensive doll i.e. $25.00 . . .
Also pictured were some of our daughter's Madame Alexander dolls plus pictures of some of the Happy Meals dolls!
Posted by dollcloset at October 18, 2005 11:34 PM