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Brief introduction of Bryce doll

Xiao Bu 1972 was born in America. At that time, hippies who pursued peace and advocated natural dress emerged in the anti-war wave in the United States, and under the impetus of TV programs, an artistic heat wave named "Big Eyes" appeared, which indirectly promoted the birth of Blyth dolls.

Bryce's initial sales were terrible. Although her market positioning is children's dolls, her special face makes her unpopular-her eyes and head are too big, even a little scary, and she has no figure, and things that are too avant-garde are unacceptable for a time. In just one year, Bryce was forced to stop production.

Just as she was gradually forgotten, Gina Garan, a famous American fashion photographer, saved her. Gina, known as the "Mother of Blyth", is a loyal little cloth fan. As a doll collector, she personally collected more than 2,000 dolls. One day, her friend said to her, "I think you look like Bryce!" " "So driven by curiosity, she bought her first piece of cloth from the Internet. From then on, Gina's love for Xiao Bu grew by leaps and bounds. So far, she has collected more than 200 small pieces of cloth. She often travels around the world with a small cloth and takes various modeling photos. In 2000, Gina held a personal photo exhibition of Xiao Bu, and published a photo album called "This is Blyth", which made people know Xiao Bu again. As soon as this album came out, there were only four styles, and the little cloth that was not popular changed dramatically. Xiaobu has not only completely become the vane of various fashion trends, but also established her maverick image with her excellent sense of change and created a brand-new "super fashion beauty".

Gina introduced her collection of paintings to Junko, the producer of CWC in Japan. Through her introduction, the wind of Bryce spread all the way to Japan. Later, when Gina filmed a brochure for the Japanese department store Parco, the Japanese toy manufacturer Takara Company launched the first replica version Blythe named "Parco Limited", and Xiaobu's position finally reached an unprecedented height. Today, Blythe doll has launched 37 models, which are favored by many world-class boutique brands. They made the brand classic "Blythe Custom Clothes" for her. With the sudden popularity of Blythe in Japan, in recent years, various popular brands in Japan have also joined this trend, once again opening a broader "door to change" for Blythe dolls. In this way, Xiao Bu not only came back to life, but also became a doll with high price, rapid appreciation and global madness.