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 hasu-hasu Japanese Kimekomi Noh Takasago Doll Gold Silk Kimono Dress New c-026  US $784.00
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Do you have vintage dolls from your childhood that you would like to identify? Have you found a doll at a yard sale or thrift store, and would like to know more about her? Some dolls can be identified by their maker's mark. Others are more difficult to identify; not all dolls were marked, and some companies sold their molds to other doll manufacturers, creating a host of "look-alikes."
Marked Dolls
Many of the well-known doll manufacturers marked their dolls, so the first thing to do is look for markings. Most markings are on the back of the doll's neck, right underneath the hairline, or on the doll's back. However, some dolls may have marking on the inside of their arms or the soles of their feet.
If the doll has her original clothing, that should be checked for identifying marks, too. Many doll manufacturers sewed tags into their doll's clothing, stating who the doll was or what company made her. Other dolls' clothing had the doll's name embroidered or silk-screened directly onto the fabric, such as some Madame Alexander Maggie and Cosmopolitan Miss Ginger outfits.
Even once you find a doll's markings or a tag in her clothing, you may need to research the marking before you can find out anything about the doll. For example, many American Character dolls were marked simply "A.C." If you don't know much about dolls, you may not know what that means. And even if a doll is marked more legibly -- i.e. Madame Alexander dolls were frequently marked "Alexander" or "Mme. Alexander" -- you will still need to do some research before you know which doll it was.
Unmarked Dolls
Unfortunately, many vintage dolls were not marked. Identifying these dolls require a little more work to identify them.
Research the doll. There are many doll reference books on the market, many of which provide detailed color photographs and descriptions of the different dolls. Search every one of these books you can get your hands on, comparing your doll to the pictures and descriptions.
Use online resources. You can also research your doll online, as there is a host of websites that can help you identify your doll. Many collectors who are passionate about their hobby have set up sites about vintage dolls and collecting. In addition, eBay provides an excellent resource, where you can view pictures of dolls as well as their prices at auction.
Ask an expert. If you've searched and searched and just can't identify your doll, it might be time to ask an expert. You can take your doll to a doll hospital or store and ask if they know what it is. Doll shows and sales can be a valuable resource, as you'll find many people there who know and are passionate about all kinds of dolls. You can also have the doll appraised, and hope that the appraiser can tell you something about your doll.
Persistence Pays Off!
If you are trying to identify a doll, there are many resources available to you. No matter what your doll is, there is sure to be someone who knows something about her. Be creative and persistent, and your efforts will pay off!
Katharine Swan is a longtime doll collector and enthusiast. Also a freelance writer, she has written many articles on collecting and repairing vintage dolls. Her ebook, How to Restring a Strung Doll, can be purchased for only $2.99 at http://dollstringing.katharineswan.com
Valley of the dolls
Italy's cut-price, high-class designer outlets are tourist attractions in their own right. Natasha Bita reports from Florence
Wearing a beige figure-hugging dress and catsuits ankle boots, Scarlett Johansson purrs, "I don't do damsel in distress very well. It's hard for me to play a victim," you don't doubt her for a second. Like Angelina Jolie, Johansson is one of a handful of actresses who can convincingly convey a dangerous sex appeal with louboutin high heels, a sense of being able to devour a man while casually filing her nails at the same time. And so it makes perfect sense that she should be cast as the Black Widow, one of the comic-book world's most predatory females who also serve to keep Robert Downey Jr's Tony Stark on his toes in Iron Man 2.
AS lightning struck, panic gripped the American tourist rifling through racks of cut-price Giorgio Armani evening gowns. "We won't have to leave, will we?" she wailed as emergency lights flickered in the gloom. After all, there are worse places to be trapped in a blackout than Armani's discount outlet in the hills of Tuscany.
In the club of haute couture, last season's fashions used to be as passe as day-old gossip. Once the end-of-season sales were over, leftover stock would be banished from flagship stores to obscure suburban warehouses. But in these belt-tightening times, even the luxury brands have stopped sneering at the idea of offloading their orphaned stock in discount outlets.
Gucci, Armani, Prada, Yves Saint Laurent, Roberto Cavalli, Dolce&Gabbana and zentai -- the same labels that cultivate their exclusivity with waiting lists and celebrity endorsements -- have all opened cut-price, high-class factory outlets outside Florence.
The French LVMH empire, too, is dabbling in discounting, opening the first Italian factory outlets in Tuscany for its brands Zentai, Celine and Loewe. "There are already lots of tourists travelling in this area, so it's favourable for us," says Cristina Toccafondi, manager of LVMH's Modulo outlet. It is not the quantity of tourists that interests luxury labels so much as the quality -- Japanese, Americans and Brits with an eye for quality, a fetish for labels and wads of heavyweight currency.
Unlike traditional factory outlets, where crumpled merchandise is often stuffed into boxes or jammed on to wire racks, customers at luxury goods outlets still enjoy luxury service -- the same gleaming glass cabinets, white leather lounges and artful displays found in flagship stores. "It's a way of safeguarding the image of the brand," says Toccafondi, caressing a butter-soft Celine leather coat marked down to a half-price E500 ($886). "The clothing is discounted, but it's still precious." Indeed, Prada even has fashion police patrolling the doors at its discount outlet, which resembles a prison compound with high-security walls, bitumen courtyard and uniformed guards. Prada pilgrims have to take a ticket and wait until their number flashes to enter. Rival outlets snipe (off-the-record, naturally) that Prada is behaving like a pretentious nightclub, making customers queue to build buyer anticipation.
More credible is the local gossip that Prada resorted to crowd-control measures after a mob of Japanese tourists assailed a shop assistant bearing an armload of Prada wallets, knocking her to the floor. Officially, Prada says the ticketing system is "for security reasons". I can see why. Loitering in the bleak courtyard until my number comes up, a couple of exotic model types in matching designer jeans ask me where I got my ticket. It turns out they're from Indonesia, heard about the outlet from friends -- and that's where our conversation ends. "Can I go inside?" snaps one, shoving past me to the door. "We only have 45 minutes to shop." Prada used to have smaller premises, disguised as Pelliteria Italia, but recently expanded into a cavernous white store with neat racks of beautifully displayed stock and a funkier name, Space. All stock (Prada, Miu Miu, Helmut Lang, Jil Sander and Church's spider man costume is from past years' ranges, marked down 20 per cent to 60 per cent. At sale time (August for summer stock and mid-January for winter stock), an extra 20 per cent may be docked at the checkout. As with all the outlets, Australian customers may be eligible for an additional 15 per cent tax cashback.
The difficulty with buying from Italy's discount outlets is the original prices are rarely displayed, so it's hard to know how much you are saving. But at E36 for a pair of Miu Miu lime-and-fuchsia high heels; E350 for a sleek, black Prada men's wool suit; E160 for a floaty silk chiffon Prada dress and E32 for an ankle-length Miu Miu denim skirt, it's not hard to spot the bargains. Prada's coveted handsuit s cost less than in the stores but that doesn't necessarily make them affordable -- a canvas-and-leather Prada bowling suit will still set you back E259.
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porcelain doll please help?
i have a porcelain doll she has an open bisque head with a blode wig, i am unsure whether its real hair or fake, she has a pink silk dress with white lace pattern and a matching hat with a white lace trim, she has a closed mouth with no teeth showing. on the back of her head/neck when u take the wig off there is an engreving of 046 and the letter h in a box, can anyone tell me anything about it? i am 16 years old and wanna be an anitique doll expert i know quite a bit but i dont know anything about this! thank you! (best answer to anyone who can give me a link to a site which shows other dolls with the same mark ) thanks xxxxxxxxx
Type `Diane`s Dolls` in your searchbar.She is an expert and you might learn alot more from her site.Goodluck..
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Mad Men, the popular American series set in an advertising agency in New York City in the early 1960s — the golden age of advertising, when a three martini lunch, chain smoking, overt sexism and perfectly Bryl-creamed hair were the norm — kicks off its fourth season this week, but it is the sharp suiting, full skirts, skinny ties and pouty polished perfection that has lingered in viewer’s ...
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