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It has been a very long time. Life has not gotten any easier for me as a care for my dad who has dementia. It is a different world. Fashion has evolved into something I hardly understand. And global...
View ArticleDolls Eye View: Golden Globes 2025
 As usual, I anxiously await the first red carpet year of the year.....The Golden Globe Awards. This year, the women were more tastefully dressed than the usual barely there frocks and in your face...
View ArticleDolly Dozen
 It's been awhile..... I'm sorry to be so silent for so long..... Last year was tough. Life definitely got in the way of doll play....In addition to caring for a family member with dementia, there were...
View ArticleOscar Buzz 24
 Normally, I am able to post my Oscar girls no more than 2 weeks after the event. But this year, I saw quite a number of dresses that inspired me. As a result, I became VERY AMBITIOUS! It was all I...
View ArticleSimply That! One Basic Dress, Ten Great Looks
One major trend emerging from the past few season is something called "Quiet Luxury." In another era, this was a conservative look simply known as "classic." There has been so much smoke and fire, so...
View ArticleEleventh Hour
 My oh my...11 years already!!! The last 12 months were a challenge...... I admit...we crawled throughout the year to arrive at the finish line this year! But we are still standing! It has been a case...
View ArticleDolls Eye View: Golden Globes 2024
You know my girls were not going to let me miss.... red carpet season. Yes, it's been awhile since my last post, but my divas insisted how much they NEED NEW CLOTHES!!!! Now that the holidays are over,...
View ArticleHappy Holidays from FDS
It's been awhile.... There haven't been many posts this year but I'm still here after what has been a year of personal challenges. I am looking after a parent with dementia. And, if you know anything...
View ArticleThe Swirl
Haute Couture is not always about flamboyancy. It's also about the genius of a special, out-of the-ordinary cut. Given the fact it took me a month to figure out how to construct such a underwhelming...
View ArticleThe AI Challenge
For most of this summer, I have been mesmerized by a Instagram Reel attributed to BiasCutWoman, a self prescribed artist/digital creator who uses Artificial Intelligence (AI)Â to aid in her digital...
View ArticleTake Another Bow
The photo below which I found on Pinterest, has captivated my attention the moment I laid eyes on it. All summer I kept this image in my phone, glancing at it daily as I tried to figure out what this...
View ArticleAngel Food
I have been searching for something very special for quite awhile. Then one day, while surfing on Pinterest a photo caught my eye. Those long, draped sleeves trimmed in fur were simply....angelic! I...
View ArticleDolls Eye View: Best of Spring Summer 2023
Over the past six weeks, I have been busy. Busy looking at Spring Summer catwalk shows in an effort to find something worth replicating and even busier making up what I found for my divas. I decided to...
View ArticleOscar Buzz 23
 This was a most interesting Oscar "Red Carpet" event. First of all the carpet was champagne and not red. The number of nominees and Oscar winners was, perhaps, the most diversified in the Academy...
View ArticleDiamond Life
 For awhile now, I've been wanting more estate jewelry for my girls. But for reasons of time, cost and current geopolitical issues, I have not wanted to order from abroad. I have seen ropes of...
View ArticleWhat a Difference a Decade Makes
OMG! Can you believe it's been 10 years already! Back then after not finding the style of doll fashions I was looking for…. I launched this blog. “Welcome to Fashion Doll Stylist! Your fashion doll...
View ArticleDoll's Eye View: Golden Globes 2023
 Well....... It's been awhile! But as promised, I've been making an effort to get my blogging shoes back on! My journey back to the blog began last month with my annual Dolly Advent Calendar, familiar...
View ArticleHappy New Year 2023
 Wishing all of our friends a wonderful, whimsical, healthy and dolly good year ahead.April and the gang.
View ArticleMerry Christmas 2022
 To all of our readers, This was a year of personal challenges which resulted in a series of "creative blocks." Nonetheless, as we near our tenth year in existence, this blog remains very dear to my...
View ArticleHot Glue Cool Corsets
After nearly 10 years of producing content on my blog, it is difficult to create something original and current. For this project, I began by revisiting the corset. But it all seemed deja vu. So I went...
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