Blythe doll internal organs clothes
Flickr's Girlontherocks has made a grisly "inside out" wardrobe for her Blythe doll, garments that show the doll's notional internal organs -- it's the Visible Woman Blythe Doll! Link (via Craft)
See also: Balloon-dog anatomy
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Art? You're kidding.
ew. i just had this flash from the near-distant future where dolls actually HAVE guts.
Tht s pthtc.
Jeez people, lighten up--it is Halloween after all. My wife is a Blythe fanatic so I can appreciate the skill that goes into making tiny garments like this.
Wow, the Blythe doll is new to me. I guess it's a popular collectible? But my first reaction was that this particular doll displayed could serve as an educational piece for kids. And that's a good idea, imho.
Girlontherocks needs to not use white thread when stitching something red.
And count me in as another person who doesn't 'get' Blythe dolls. If you're going to play dress-up with your doll, why spend $80+ doing it? Especially if it looks like a crappy Keane painting?
Of course art, Little Voice.
"I don't understand/like something so that means it's stupid I'm going to insult the people who do it" Very intelligent.
luvtosurf,
The original Blythe dolls were mad for a very short time in the 70's by Kenner. They are extremely collectible and go for thousands of dollars. They are now made in Japan by Katara. People go to great lengths to customize and dress them (replacing the hair, treating the skin texture, etc.) The new ones cost $150-$250 and customized ones sell for several hundred dollars. There is a very large community of collectors. Do a Google search and you'll find hundreds of Flikr sets. My wife has seven of them and has an etsy shop for clothes that she makes; it's inactive now because she can barely keep up with special orders.
NE2D: Yes, but WHY are people spending so much on a hunk of plastic?
Yes, but WHY are people spending so much on a hunk of plastic?
The same reason that music collectors spend so much on hunks of vinyl and book collectors spend so much on stacks of paper: it's called a hobby. It gives people pleasure and it makes the world a more interesting place.
I think the white thread looks good, clearly an intentional crafty look. And, if it's not your 80$, why does it matter? Why do people spend 5$ on coffee, or 10$ on a movie ticket?
I never said it mattered. I don't care that people are willing to spend that much money on a doll that isn't an antique or vintage or whatever. I mean I can understand people spending lots of money on originals, but I don't get why people are willing to shell out that much on a facsimile of the original. I have no ethical problem with people buying whatever they want. I just don't understand how consumers would be so ready to pay such a price for a new doll.
Because they want it and can afford it.
Clearly, this item doesn't speak to you. Lots of consumer goods don't speak to me, either. I expect the stuff I like looks just as weird to them.
Please, I'm not criticizing them. I'm trying to understand I guess. I mean look at this another way... an album collector might spend $500 for a rare Velvet Underground LP, but wouldn't expect to spend $200 for a brand new CD. Essentially, I'm not criticizing the collectors, I'm criticizing the company who is, in my opinion, overcharging them massively.
Flying Squid,
I think the prices are about right. Though they're popular among collectors, the dolls are made on a very small scale compared to most toys. This drives the individual price up. They're very good quality and also have a fairly intricate mechanism that changes the color and position of the eyes. They also come with good-quality clothes that cost as much (if not more) to make than real clothes. And customizing them is a very painstaking and time-consuming process.
Well that certainly should drive the price up, but I think that's still at least twice expensive as many high-end dolls.
NE2D,
Thanks for the background info on the "Blythe Dolls." I will do a Google search and find out all I can about this interesting hobby.
Not sure why some BB readers are so quick to criticize a really awesome job with a doll costume ... when commenters seemed to like the recent Scrooge Money Bin the or scissor spider and other similar projects hat show up on BB on a regular basis. They all require pretty intense levels of creativity and craftsmanship ... what makes our reactions so different to a doll?
Squid (15), I've never known how to explain that one. Some people are tuned to pick up Radio Blythe and others aren't, and that's just the way it is. It's as particular and inexplicable as the precise forms of sexual fetishes.
Blythe dolls don't do it for me. Stuff like bleeding-edge pocket-size electronic gadgets I can take or leave. On the other hand, I'm a sucker for Morrisonite, Owyhee, Rocky Butte, Biggs, Bruneau, Imperial, and Willow Creek jasper, and am currently gloating over some new chunks of sagenitic agate. What can I say? My radio happens to get the microcrystalline quartz channel.
Do you know that there are actually people out there who don't like watching Miyazaki films or setting off explosives? We're nowhere near the end of the weirdness curve.