After many years of success, Paola Reina presented a collection of Las Amigas Articulated dolls. Unfortunately I never saw them until recently.
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| PHOTO: COURTESY OF PAOLA REINA |
Of course all the above dolls are sold out on the PR website, but there are still one or two available on the secondary market at double the original price.
These innovative dolls maintain the style and originality of the classic Las Amigas, but with an improved and more flexible body. They are made of vinyl and have 10 high quality joints in shoulders, elbows, legs, knees, waist and neck that allows each joint to move independently. Thanks to their flexibility, they can adopt multiple positions and you can place them in a wide number of poses to take photos.
Shoulders & Legs: They have the same joints as always, being able to move the arms up and down. The union of each leg with the hip, has a traditional joint with which you can move it back and forth.
Elbows & Knees: They have a ball joint, which offers greater flexibility of movement, allowing you to pose them in a greater number of positions.
Waist: These dolls have a new joint in the waist that allows you to turn half of their body laterally to the left and right.
And after spending hours and hours browsing, I came across this darling doll on Etsy who I simply HAD TO HAVE.
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| PHOTO: COURTESY OF CATHY RING TOY |
But when I went to order her, Cathy (the artist) told me she had dyed her hair and given her a fringe. CLICK HER TO SEE HER NOW What a difference a day makes . . . so what do you think? To me she had lost her appeal, even though she still had everything else the same, I could not feel the love I initially had. Hopefully Cathy will eventually make another doll down the track that will steal my heart. SIGH!
Now I'm going to sulk and sew to take my mind off my lost love.
