Thought I would continue the mod theme with this little gem.
Mod Missy by Whitman circa 1969. She’s quite the hipster. The box for my set is less than great; some of the paper is peeled off on the lid and the bottom of the box is dented in. However this doesn’t matter terribly much to me as the contents are mint. Uncut costumes and a perfect thick cardboard doll.
Incidently, Whitman must have really wanted to avoid any possible confusion about this being a Mod doll; they stuck the word mod every place they could wedge it in. As if one glance at the doll or her clothes could have left any doubt. Ha!
Even her posture is a bit hip. Adore that face and those perfect 60s shoes.
The costumes are fab; she plays the guitar. In addition to wonderfully evocative outfits she has great wigs, dig the Carnaby ensemble complete with boots and wig/hat.
Just in case you missed the point, the publisher even stuck yet another mention of mod in the title of the magazine — love that Beatles suit and wig! Make sure to click on the picture to check out the details of the pink dress in the lower left; nehru collar and ruffled cuffs are soooo precious.
Hope that the Friends of Blythe and other fashionistas have enjoyed this wardrobe inspiration post.
I got a 1969 mod mossy paperdoll can I let my grandchildren play with this I’m asking is it worth saving
Totally up to you. I would color copy it* and let them play with the copies, but that’s just me.
A secondary benefit of the copies is that when something gets crumpled or torn you just make a new copy. I did this an eon or so ago when my nieces were little with some simple “color it yourself” dolls I made for a craft project. I had the cardstock dolls laminated at a printshop (after coloring with colored pencils and cutting out) and they held up just fine. They played with them a long time and asked for costume sheet refills several times. I used regular copier paper for the costume sheets.
*Copying like this for personal use only is totally cool with copyright laws. It’s when you sell or share with others that you get into violation territory.