Doll-A-Day 2023 #205 Nona

  Today's doll is this little girl.



She's Nona.



Nona is an 8 inch Madeline friend, made by Learning Curve.

  Eden had been the makers of Madeline toys, making the 8 inch dolls, case, and the great Old House in Paris dollhouse. The dolls were popular, and the number of characters, Madeline outfits, and various incarnations of Madeline produced were numerous over the years. They also made many plush dolls, including a talking Madeline doll. You can see my plush Madeline, and read about her creator, Ludwig Bemelmans, HERE. In 2002 Learning Curve acquired the licensing for Madeline. The first year they made the dolls with the same look as the original Eden dolls. Then in 2002 Learning Curve changed the look of Madeline and friends. They modernized the dolls faces and their clothes. Instead of the plaid school uniforms the Madeline and friends had worn in various coordinating forms, the school uniform was changed to this:

Even their teacher, Miss Clavel was given a more updated nun's uniform.

 

 Nona has a sweater with a built in white shirt...

...jeans with plaid cuffs...

...and white shoes.

The shoes are plastic, but they have strings that go through holes t the top, and the rest of the laces are molded.

  And she has a blue coat with a hood.

 

The new look wasn't very popular with Madeline fans, or the Bemelmans family,(the family of Madeline's creator Ludwig Bemelmens. You can read about him in my post HERE.). The family withdrew the license from Learning Curve. These days I think the Madeline license is with Yottoys.

  Nona has very thick, wavy pale blonde hair.

And big blue eyes.

   That's the doll for today. See you tomorrow.