Barbie GHR59 Dreamhouse Adventures Daisy Doll

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Daisy had her own fold up country cottage, printed inside with windows and wallpaper and outside with stone walls, windows and greenery. The furniture was resolutely 1970s – the kitchen table and chairs were based on the Eero Saarinen ‘Tulip’ design.

Quant’s knee-skimming outfits were first noticed by the media in 1960. As an emerging street style, shorter skirts developed in tandem with teenage dance crazes. Quant’s designs, often based on practical schoolgirl styles, adapt the look for adults with hemlines gradually rising to well above the knee. Although the Parisian couturier André Courrèges achieved international publicity for higher hemlines in 1964, Quant was recognized as inventor of the style. Daisey 'Is a lot smaller and cheaper quality than expected but regardless is great for the price. Step daughter loves it.' Prototype heads for Daisy doll, with a range of sculpts and painting styles. The chosen design is shown in the rare brunette version (bottom). A book, Mary Quant's Daisy Chain of Things to Make and Do ( ISBN 0001033514) was published by Collins in 1975.The Daisy doll was released in the UK in 1973, by Mary Quant, one of Britain’s leading fashion designers and inventor of the mini skirt and hot pants. Marketed as ‘Mary Quant makes Daisy the best dressed doll in the world’, the 9 inch tall doll used Mary Quant’s signature daisy logo. Daisy was manufactured in Hong Kong by Model Toys Ltd for Flair Toys Ltd. There are three different versions of the doll: Dizzy Daisy, who has a stiff body and unbendable legs, and is jointed just at hips and shoulders, a later version with bendable legs, and an active version called Dashing Daisy. The doll’s hair color was in many shades of blonde as well as brunette and red. By the early 1960s, her designs were being featured in magazines such as Vogue, and she became one of the most photographed women in Britain. In 1966, she launched her signature fragrance, Quant by Capricorn, which became one of the best-selling perfumes of the decade. Mary Quant retired from fashion design in 2001, but her legacy continues to influence fashion today. DIISOSTEARYL MALATE, CETYL ETHYLHEXANOATE, PHYTOSTERYL/ISOSTEARYL/CETYL/STEARYL/BEHENYL DIMER DILINOLEATE, PARAFFIN, EUPHORBIA CERIFERA （CANDELILLA） WAX [EUPHORBIA CERIFERA CERA], MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX [CERA MICROCRISTALLINA], COPERNICIA CERIFERA (CARNAUBA) WAX [COPERNICIA CERIFERA CERA], DIMETHICONE, SORBITAN SESQUIISOSTEARATE, SUCROSE TETRAISOSTEARATE, PHYTOSTERYL/OCTYLDODECYL LAUROYL GLUTAMATE, MACADAMIA SEED OIL POLYGLYCERYL-6 ESTERS BEHENATE, TOCOPHEROL, SIMETHICONE, SODIUM HYALURONATE, SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, TITANIUM DIOXIDE [CI 77891], MICA, IRON OXIDES [CI 77491,77492], SILICA, CI 73360, CI 15850, ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE Daisy was a 1970s doll designed by British fashion designer Mary Quant. [1] Design [ edit ] Dashing Daisy Ice Queen (65703) in original box

Each fashion book took the reader on a journey in Daisy's busy life. Children could emulate her activities with their own Daisy doll and outfits. At the same time Quant revived the boyish look of the 1920s flapper, echoing the dramatic developments in women’s lives of her parents’ generation. She displayed her clothes on gawky mannequins in unusual poses, accessorized with props such as goldfish, stuffed birds, or dead lobsters causing passersby to stop and stare.

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Find sources: "Daisy"doll– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( June 2010) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) FNSH 'My 1 year old loves her doll which comes with feeding bottle and potty. Amazing value and quality product!' The iconic fashion designer, a powerful role model for women, personified the energy and fun of swinging London. She challenged conventions, and popularized the miniskirt, colourful tights, and tailored trousers – igniting a new age of feminism. The miniskirt became a symbol of the era, sparking a new creative scene in London and beyond. A line-up of Mary Quant’s iconic fashions. “FASHION IS NOT FRIVOLOUS” Mary Quant Xxx 'A good little doll but much smaller than I expected and too small for the little buggies and prams suitable for 2year olds' Quant’s boutique became a destination for women seeking streamlined, modern fashion. Her clothes appealed to everyone from duchesses to typists. Fashion magazines promoted her unconventional look to a wider audience, while tabloid newspapers presented her as ‘mad’ and ‘way out’.

Emz 'Little girl loves this, only problem was water leaked into the dolls body and is now trapped in the leg!!' The swinging sixties returned to London, at the V&A museum, with the first international retrospective on Mary Quant. The exhibition explores the years between 1955 and 1975, when Quant revolutionized the high street, harnessing mass production techniques and the youthful spirit of the times to create a new look for women. EVERYONE LOVES A DAISY Mia 'It's such a beautiful baby, My little girl absolutely loves it. I love all chad valley toys.They always are good quality and reasonable price.' DIISOSTEARYL MALATE, CETYL ETHYLHEXANOATE, PHYTOSTERYL/ISOSTEARYL/CETYL/STEARYL/BEHENYL DIMER DILINOLEATE, PARAFFIN, EUPHORBIA CERIFERA （CANDELILLA） WAX [EUPHORBIA CERIFERA CERA], MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX [CERA MICROCRISTALLINA], COPERNICIA CERIFERA (CARNAUBA) WAX [COPERNICIA CERIFERA CERA], DIMETHICONE, SORBITAN SESQUIISOSTEARATE, SUCROSE TETRAISOSTEARATE, PHYTOSTERYL/OCTYLDODECYL LAUROYL GLUTAMATE, MACADAMIA SEED OIL POLYGLYCERYL-6 ESTERS BEHENATE, TOCOPHEROL, SIMETHICONE, SODIUM HYALURONATE, TITANIUM DIOXIDE [CI 77891], SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, MICA, CI 73360, SILICA, IRON OXIDES [CI 77491,77492], LUMINUM HYDROXIDE, CI 15850DIISOSTEARYL MALATE, CETYL ETHYLHEXANOATE, PHYTOSTERYL/ISOSTEARYL/CETYL/STEARYL/BEHENYL DIMER DILINOLEATE, PARAFFIN, EUPHORBIA CERIFERA （CANDELILLA） WAX [EUPHORBIA CERIFERA CERA], MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX [CERA MICROCRISTALLINA], COPERNICIA CERIFERA (CARNAUBA) WAX [COPERNICIA CERIFERA CERA], DIMETHICONE, SORBITAN SESQUIISOSTEARATE, SUCROSE TETRAISOSTEARATE, PHYTOSTERYL/OCTYLDODECYL LAUROYL GLUTAMATE, MACADAMIA SEED OIL POLYGLYCERYL-6 ESTERS BEHENATE, TOCOPHEROL, SIMETHICONE, SODIUM HYALURONATE, CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE, SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, TITANIUM DIOXIDE [CI 77891], MICA, IRON OXIDES [CI 77491,77492], TIN OXIDE, SILICA, ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE Painted PVC head with a closed mouth and rooted brown nylon hair. Wearing a pair of orange sunglasses.