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The Future Looks Bright For Ball-Jointed Dolls
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by Lauren Gonzalez |
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Anyone who dismisses ball-jointed dolls as mere toys hasn't spent much time exploring the BJD universe. Ball-jointed dolls have been around for more than a century, and are called such because they're constructed from string, which acts as a skeleton, and ball-joints that bind their parts together. Because of the ball-joints, these dolls are fully articulated, unlike Barbie and her kin. In past decades, ball-jointed dolls were used as anatomical models for artists. Contemporary BJDs, fast becoming the latest fad for doll collectors, are also known for
their realistic proportions, or, to the contrary, their fantastical features—like elf ears,
red eyes and horns. Nowadays, collectible BJDs feature customizable parts, including removable wigs, ears, eyes and hands.
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"Doll Party: The Future Looks Bright For Ball-Jointed Dolls" by Lauren Gonzalez has been edited for shojobeat.com; the complete article appears in the June 2007 issue of Shojo Beat Magazine. |
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