Doll-A-Day 277: Cool Cuts Kara and Fashions By Me, Formerly: Mystery Girls: This one's for you Night Owl!

   UPDATE: Thanks to our readers Aubrey Silver and Night Owl for the information! The first doll featured is Cool Cuts Kara, and the second is Fashions By Me. For details, please see their comments below.

  I recently mentioned a doll I was trying to identify, and promised one of our followers, Night Owl, that I would post some pictures. I decided to use the mystery doll as the doll for today. Night Owl, if you recognize her, let me know. Anybody else is welcome to give us some information too, of course! I have also thrown in another mystery doll I've had laying around. She's another that I don't recognize, and maybe someone else will know who she is. Here they are.

Here's the first girl. She's Kool Kuts Kara.

She has non bending arms and legs, and she's about 13" tall.

She was made by Kenner in 1990.

She has empty plug holes in her head.

BIG holes.
 

 I have an extra head from the exact same doll, so we can see what the actual plugs looks like.

Once the plugs are in place the hair looks very full, in spite of  them being so far apart.

It's doing that sideways thing again.

  The plugs are removable, because you're supposed to be able to put new ones in when you've cut the  hair and want to have a fresh head of hair. So I could switch the plugs from bodyless girl to girl with a body. They are really tight in her head though, and don't seem like they will pull out.

Maybe I could just switch the heads?

 She has painted on shoes with a molded in detail. The same molded in design is on her undies.

I don't really want this doll, but I hate to just throw her away. I have a really hard time doing that. I always feel like someone somewhere would want anything if it's still usable at all, and I hate to be wasteful. If I could switch the hair, there would at least be one doll who could find a new home.

  You can watch a commercial for Kool Kuts Kara HERE.

 Here's the other girl.

She was made by Hasbro in 1982.

She reminds me of Morgan Fairchild.

Ahh! Big 80's hair!

She has weird slits in her torso, arms, and legs that seem to be for tucking fabric into so you can design outfits for her with fabric bits.

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Her body has slits down the sides and that pink fabric is tucked into them.

What the heck?! Now we're doing UP SIDE DOWN TOO?!

Poor girl has a broken arm.And I think her dress is on backwards. Maybe she tried to put it on BY COMPUTER!!

She's slightly taller than the first girl, and she's kind of curved. I don't want her either, and she's broken, but I'm curious. Also, it would be good to know for future reference.
  Tomorrow's another doll. See you then.