Still, some were left mesmerized. In 2000, photographer Gina Garan released a romantic photobook, This Is Blythe, which presents Kenner’s serious doll as the perfect model, posing in oversized ...

She believed Barbie and Blythe dolls were actually going up in value rather than going down. "Along with Barbie, Blythes resonate with people of a certain age, around the 50s and 60s," she said.

Blythe dolls were originally released in 1972 as a rival to Barbie, but inspired by Betty Boop, with influences of those Big Eyes paintings created by late Bay Area artist Margaret Keane.

As Blythe goes through her daily exploits, in diverse situations, one consistent theme remains strong, the change in her eye colour and clothes. It's unbelievable to think that just a doll with a ...

The Blythe doll released in 1972 by Kenner was, according to Horne, “an abject failure”. “The head of the doll was completely out of scale with the body, with her doe-like eyes switching to ...