Crystalline Toybox

GINGER. ~~~~~~~~~~~ Hi, I'm Crystal-Sushi, and I reblog stuff like fairy-kei/sweet lolita/shiny things and anything I find entertaining. My sense of humour is a bit odd, so just avoid the 'hilarious' tag if you know what's good for you XD I collect dolls and toys from the 80s to now, such as Spectra, Aurora, Jem and Monster High :3 I also love to draw and create, check my other blog for that; Crystal Creations!

[kloica]

Saturn Necklaces by Kloica Accessories

[magicalshopping]

Ninja Dinosaurs tshirt funny cute kawaii shirt clothing for men women kids tee (up to unisex 4XL)

[magicalshopping]

Manticore velvet bodycon dress with spiderweb lace bat wings (up to women’s UK size 22 & custom sizing available)

[littlealienproducts]

Pantone Chair sold by Trolley

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My artwork for the king of the jungle A.K.A Jangal Raja, on an embroidered patch. Each patch is 7.5 cm (2.95") across, with 100% embroidery and an iron-on backing. Limited quantity!

Available on my Etsy

[hipster-and-thoughts]

[bisquel-o-neil]

“For you, my child”

[chilblainz]

Trip to the last remaining Rocker Stage in america. Pt. 1

[theotherbackgrounder]

Best thing about reading “kids” books

You like it? then good, you get yourself a new series

you don’t? You dress it up and pretend it’s a birthday/christmas gift to your niece/nephew

[the-ghost-of-a-cyber-princess]

Set of all six zombie princesses at Hong Kong Toy Fair. Some of which with new outfits (cindy and sleeping beauty).

[sassmaster-artjay]

i love skelita shes so colorful

Skelita Calaveras: Another of Clawdeens’ friendly fashion design rivals, Skelita specializes in dresses, eveningwear and accessories, all with Mexican flair. She tends to work at her own pace, believing that her designwork is a form of relaxation and recreation, which sometimes makes her frustrating to work with. Very eager, Skelita is usually one of the first to volunteer for group projects, especially if they involve school functions, like dances or fundraisers. Her best friends are Clawdeen Wolf and Jinafire Long, though she gets along with mostly everyone.

[goddesses-of-i-c-e-deactivated2]

Prepare for waifu, make it double.

-Mmmeeowth thats right! 

[ikorytaiyo-deactivated20160924]

I wanted to design Lolbit, so, here is my design! I hope you like it! (　^ω^）

[domiborealis]

FNAF World dump

[macaron-monster]

[ohbeesneeze]

The funniest thing about the new Barbie Fashionista dolls is that Lammily now has NOTHING going for her, the one thing she could hold over Barbie (the ‘average’ body shape) has been ripped out from beneath her and done 1000x better. Lammily had nothing else going for her, she was plain and boring, she could barely pose, she was designed to be what the creator (Nickolay Lamm) finds attractive in a woman, and there was no indication of the ‘fashion’ part of fashion doll. Barbie has just created a line that not only has the ‘average’ body type, but also has tall and petite versions, not only has a whole spectrum of skin tones, but also racial features (as in, not every doll has the exact same ‘pretty white girl’ sculpt), has a whole host of different hair colours and types, and as always, Barbie is fashionable. There is not one ‘hide-your-flawed-body-tent’ in the bunch, every single doll is dressed in an outfit that was clearly thought-out and made to flatter their body type. 

Which is a big difference, Lammily is dressed nicely (if blandly), but looks as though she’s wearing an outfit to hide her average body, with a looks shirt and a pair of shorts that don’t seem to fit the body they’re made for.

Whereas the Barbie line features a whole variety of clothing that flatters and extenuates the features of the bodies they’re for, especially the curvy bodies. The clothes are stylish, tailored, casual, dressy, and interesting, there’s a ton of variety in the clothing for the curvy girls and some of it is stuff that even real clothing manufacturers forget that fat girls can wear. 

Lammily’s whole shtick is that she’s ‘average’, that she’s more realistic than Barbie (with an underlying misogynistic/slut-shamey tone, but that may just be what I’m picking up on). Barbie is all about being who you want to be, Barbie says you can have any career you want no matter what, and you can be pretty and stylish at the same time (but that’s just a bonus).  Lammily says she’s better because she looks like everyone else and wears sensible shoes. Barbie says you’re great because you can be anything in the world. 

[elsaspants]

I just noticed something -

The last line of the Time article is “Mattel refuses to discuss the actual proportions of the new dolls or how it came to decide on them.”

In every single bit of Mattel-sanctioned official press I’ve seen for this change today, there is not a single mention of Lammily and her ilk. That is intentional. Lammily is nothing without bringing Barbie down in every other sentence - Barbie makes a point of speaking for herself.

Oh, and rest assured that Lamm is definitely a misogynist, and it bleeds through into all of his line’s branding. Bless you for this post!

[play-dolls]

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