At the beginning of my collecting I set certain
rules that since then I have repeatedly broken. I decided my collection would
exclude all sorts of beach dolls, princesses/ magical creatures, ankle-long
hair and brides. And? Well see for yourself:
No beach dolls – see Sun Sensation Skipper,
Wet’n Wild Skipper
No princesses/ magical creatures – see rerooted
Jewel Hair Mermaid Midge
No ankle-long hair- see Hollywood Hair Teresa
No brides – see Wedding Day Midge
No comment…
Wedding Day Midge has been by favorite Diva
ever since I began to appreciate the headmold. The doll would’ve been perfect
had it not been for her outfit. I just don’t like wedding dresses. While others
may deem them spectacular I think them boring. In fact it took me good two
months to find a dress for my own wedding and all of them just looked the same
to me- just a flurry of polyester and tulle in white or ecru. I settled for a
striking white dress with elaborate embroidery in deep purple. That one did
look different and I liked it, but
Midge’s is just ordinary. Or so I thought. At first I planned to purchase the
doll nude and find something extravagant for her from the amazing Private
Collection outfit packs. But then I took a second look, many looks in fact and
began to appreciate the single fact that this is a transformation outfit and I
simply love those. And then there were all those details that at first I failed
to observe and the outfit intrigued me to the point that I decided I had to
have the doll in her stock outfit, and nothing else would do.
The outfit comes in several pieces. There’s the
voluminous overskirt that is two layers, the upper one being the kind of fabric
I don’t know the name of but it’s very soft and spotted and trimmed with lace
and some silver thread. The skirt closes with a plastic snap. The lace sleeves
come off as well and so the bridal look changes into honeymoon minidress. The
mini has a plain bottom and a lacy top with the same silvery thread. There was
also a lavender jacket with polka dots but it’s gone missing as my doll is a
second-hand purchase. Perhaps one day I might get it.
Midge has all her bridal accents, there’s the
long veil of course. It reaches past her knees and is gathered at the head with
some embroidery to add elegance to it. It’s held by a rubber band that has long
lost its elastic properties. I might replace it with a new one. There’s a
bouquet as well, and those are fabric flowers of some sort – tulips or roses
maybe. My Midge has lost her stock flowers, but the one she’s wearing on her
hand is quite beautiful. A bride needs a wedding ring of course, and Midge is
no different. Her wedding ring is molded on and painted gold on her left hand
of course but her jewelry – her ring and earrings are just plain silver and
quite boring.
Midge is a striking beauty and that’s for the
very simple facepaint. There’s but a whisper of eyeshadow and you need to look
for it to see it actually. Her mascara and eyeliner are navy blue and that
softens her features and expression. Her eyes are green and purple and there’s
the tiny white cross in her eyes. She shines! Her lips are juicy pink and
there’s a bit of blush to her cheeks. She would’ve been perfect, but she’s a
Chinese version and so her hair is kanekalon as opposed to the Malaysian saran.
The color is lovely though – a very warm shade of copper.
Of course, I should mention that Midge was
available as a single doll or in a Wedding Party set that included 6 dolls! Now
the topic of wedding releases isn’t quite as fascinating to me as it probably
should, but there are some Mattel’s brides that have caught my eye. Tracy Bride
is my favorite amongst them, the doll is so beautiful it almost hurts and if I
ever manage to add her to my collection, I’ll study the topic thoroughly and
determine if Pink Splendor is a bride or not because I’m not so sure.
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