Before There Were Belly Button Bodies....There Was Jazzie

Jazzie

Jazzie enjoys one the last great fall days at the

beaches with her buddy, Fluffy. Who is Jazzie?

Well before there were dolls with belly

button bodies...there was Jazzie.

She has one of the sweetest faces that Mattel

has made. Her look is fresh and friendly!


Jazzie like Francie is one of Barbie's cousins! She was

produced in 1989. Francie disappeared in the 70's.

Her face mold was used for a few other dolls including:

Heart Family Mother and the Starr doll's friend Kelly.

Comparison

How does she compare with the belly button bodies?

Aya has come to the beach for comparisons.

She is the same height as Barbie.

Hips are about the same but unlike the belly button

and Fashionista bodies, Jazzie is jointed at the waist...

you know that twist-n-turn thing. Her arms are bent in the

gift giving manner. Jazzie also came along with Barbies had tans!

She has that tan complexion that newer dolls don't have.

Her feet are flat and larger that the flat feet of Francie.

Her feet have more of an arch are not as flat as some

sports activity Barbies.

She is a little hard to find shoes for.

Olmec Dolls Imani #2

Olmec Imani Doll #2
I purchase these dolls back in the early 90's when I found my way
back to collecting dolls. The dolls are by Olmec Toys. The
company was name after the Olmecs. The Olmecs were believed
to be an African race of people who came the the America
before Columbus. There is some questions about that.. so do
your own research. This is the Imani doll. She has had two
head molds. The first was model after the owner. I don't
think they did a good job of capturing the owner.
(head mold to be shown in later post) It was replace
with this head mold. The doll was done in several skin
tones. I am showing two of the tones- the lite and the dark.




There was a medium tone but I was never able to find her.
These dolls are before the Shani line came out. There were also
male dolls too. (I will show him on a later post also)

There is some controversy about the owner of the company.
I don't know if it is true or not, so I won't post the information
here. I leave that upto you to researchers and find out.

The Comparisons





She is about the same size as Barbie. The hips are smaller
that the 1966 and the 1990 Barbie body.
The bust is smaller than the 1966 but is a littler larger than
belly button body dolls. The dress above is a little stretched
across the chest.




Many of the Imani fashion are ethnic inspired. A few are not.
The doll in the Kente dress is a Kwanza doll. Done way
before Mattel.The other outfit I am not sure about.

She can wear Barbie clothes but the Imani pants
are a little snug on Barbie because....


Imani is buttless! (insert scream here!)



Flat as a pancake!

They can wear each others shoes too. Barbie's
shoes are of a better quality.



Warning! Up until recently ( mid 90's) the quality
of fashion dolls other than Barbie (construction and quality) are
not as good! This goes for clothing too! Today there are a good
selection of Upscale fashion dolls to choose from. There are still
inexpensive dolls and clothes out there but we now have a choice.

Imani hand and Barbie hand

Hands are not done as well.

Imani Hip and Barbie Hip
note: seem on leg are not as smooth and dimpling.

The body and the legs of this doll are not of the quality of Barbie.
The leg joint comes off of the knob attaching the leg to the body.
The knob may actually break off with the leg. The head is
mounted on a ball at the top of the neck for the head to swivel.



This style of neck makes it difficult if not impossible to swap
the head to a quality body. Most quality bodies have a different
type of neck. The hands are a little ruff in the finishing
of the design. The hair doesn't have the soft feel that I am use
to with a Barbie doll but not as stiff a the hair of Janay
dolls when they first came out.

All that being said, .....I love the face. I like the color and
the way her makeup is applied. Especially for back then!



She has a friendly quality to her which despite all of
her drawback make her appealing to me.
She is one of my favorite dolls.

Snow White

Wedding Day Snow White!

One of my favorite doll to play with

is this Snow White. She is the

Wedding day doll. Here she is still in the box.

She didn't stay in the box for long.

She is wearing her original

jewelery of gold and pearls.

I have dress her in this fashion Avenue
red print dress and white sweater with

red trim. She is wearing Cheeta Girl boots.

It makes the outfit young and hip!

It works well with the jewelery.
What I love about her is her face!
She has a very sweet face.

You want to be her friend!

Like most Disney Dolls her head

is large but not as large as some of the

newer Barbies. The large head thing seem

to be on the decline. Thank goodness!

She has a great smile too!

I love her hair too. I was neater but she is
played with so it is not as neat as it use to be.

Here she is without the sweater.