How can you NOT be utterly in love with Lonnie Lawrence?
Poppy’s new friend is the cat’s pajamas! How many dolls are
so popular and likeable that in less than four years they get a cute boyfriend,
a girlfriend that is Motown up and coming Diva and now finally an actress fresh
off the Broadway stage. It’s like your best friends are a young Diana Ross and
Barbara Streisand! Really, to have lived in those times when young people where
taking the world by storm and the youth culture was prevalent in every aspect
of popular culture and the media, must have been absolutely exhilarating.
Not only do I see endless possibilities in the lives of Poppy,
Darla, Chip (which by the way…maybe a new boyfriend should be introduced soon or a cat fight might break out between these gals fighting
over the only man in THIER world) and Lonnie. I’m especially excited by the
direction that they seem to be taking Poppy next year – the 1964 World’s Fair! That
was such a spectacular time in American history! At that point in time, we were
starting to see the world as a huge planet yet through television the different
cultures of the planet were becoming incredibly influential to us – not only in
the food we ate and the fashion we wore, but more importantly in our
philosophies. It will be very cool for us to revisit that time through the eye
of Poppy and the gang.
All of this, of course leading up to the Woodstock era. That
should be fun to see how the IT designers interpret flower power, hair-flowing,
peace-loving hippies. Personally, it has never really been one of my favorite
eras in fashion. I mean really, there is just so much tie-dye and leather fringed
vests that you can take (although, Darla in a Christie Love style Afro and a
dashiki…I CAN’T WAIT FOR THAT! Shades of MOD SQUAD…Google it)….but I’m glad
that will not be coming for a while and we can continue living it the wonderful
world of innocence that Poppy is currently exploring.
But, I digress - back to Lonnie Lawrence! When we finally received
her as the table gift during the Poppy Luncheon…I was literally jumping up
and down in my seat. That alongside what
I now refer to as my Anne Margaret Poppy (the workshop version), I could not
wait to get them home and try some of my early 60s vintage inspired
clothing on them. The particular outfit that Lonnie is currently wearing (above
in my picture) is the one that came with the amazing build-a-doll Point of
Departure Eurgenia last year. I’m so glad that I kept it even though at first I
was indifferent towards the outfit. Just goes to show there is always a perfect
doll for each outfit. I love the new face molds and characters…it is always so cool
and they really do offer dimension to the world of the main character.
I can’t wait to see
what the IT designers will do with Lonnie in the future. What plays will she
star in? What hair colors and styles will she be featured in next? It just
opens up a whole new world of options to explore during that tumultuous and exciting time.
My advice….GET HER NOW! You will be kicking yourself once she
becomes a HUGE star…afterall….this is her FIRST APPEARANCE! Let’s welcome her
with open arms.
Xoxo,
Frank
No comments:
Post a Comment