Two Paris Williams Dolls: Pre-Jason Wu (left) & Jason Wu Era (right)
16" Madame Alexander Paris Williams Dolls; left was produced before Jason Wu; on the right is the doll designed by Jason Wu
Paris (left) and Alex (right) are good friends. Paris is slightly older--she is part of the 'original' era of African American Alex and Paris Williams dolls. Afterwards, I believe it was in the latter part of the first decade of the century that Jason Wu--who started out designing dolls, not merely their fashions--of Integrity Toys/Poppy Parker fame designed the Alex/Paris dolls for a while.
Some people debate which 'era' they prefer--pre-Wu or Wu. I am enamored of both but slightly prefer the Jason Wu girl (right) only because the other girl (left) seems a bit 'Old Hollywood Glamour' and his girl is more modern. You can see differences in the eyes, eyebrows, fullness of the lips, color of eyeshadow, etc.
Some people compare other aspects of the size of their heads and other parts of their bodies but I haven't gone into all of that here. This is just a short 'tear and compare.'
Two Paris Williams Dolls: Pre-Jason Wu (left) & Jason Wu Era (right)
16" Madame Alexander Paris Williams Dolls; left was produced before Jason Wu; on the right is the doll designed by Jason Wu
Paris (left) and Alex (right) are good friends. Paris is slightly older--she is part of the 'original' era of African American Alex and Paris Williams dolls. Afterwards, I believe it was in the latter part of the first decade of the century that Jason Wu--who started out designing dolls, not merely their fashions--of Integrity Toys/Poppy Parker fame designed the Alex/Paris dolls for a while.
Some people debate which 'era' they prefer--pre-Wu or Wu. I am enamored of both but slightly prefer the Jason Wu girl (right) only because the other girl (left) seems a bit 'Old Hollywood Glamour' and his girl is more modern. You can see differences in the eyes, eyebrows, fullness of the lips, color of eyeshadow, etc.
Some people compare other aspects of the size of their heads and other parts of their bodies but I haven't gone into all of that here. This is just a short 'tear and compare.'