Doll-A-Day 2023 #258: Furga Doll in Blue

   Last day before the wedding! We're all still working on various projects. My dress still hasn't been doctored!

   Today's doll is a beautiful Furga doll.

She's wearing her original outfit, minus the mob type cap with big organdy ties, that goes under her hat. She also had a white parasol.

This doll was made by Furga, an Italian company. You can see more Furga dolls by clicking 'Furga doll' in the sidebar. 

  She is about 22 inches tall. She has a really striking face.

  Her hair is dark auburn. Very pretty, but I resisted any temptation to buy her.

This doll was at one of the recent doll shows. I have more Furga dolls that weren't at the doll shows, but, instead, in my storage, which you may have seen this week. If this doll put you in a Furga mood, the others are available to buy, (Please!) Check them out, by going to the three previous posts, or by clicking on 'Furga doll' in the side bar, and if you're interested, leave a comment on their post with your contact information. See you tomorrow.

Doll-A-Day 2023 #257: Furga Doll in White and Feathers

   And yet another Furga. I got all of the ones you've seen in the past couple of days at the same time at a thrift store that was puking up Furgas like there was no tomorrow. (There is though, and it will be another Furga! But not from the thrift store.)

  This doll is a bit schnazzier than the previous two. She's all covered in marabou feathers. And I do mean covered. She was molting all over the place.

You can see feather bits in her hair.

She pretty much has the exact same face as the other two. She just has a fancier outfit.

See? Feathers in her hair.

  She has big hair, like the blonde, but it's dark, like the other girl's.

  Look at this outfit! It's a velvety fabric, and decorated with pink feathers. The other dolls that were in with her had to be cleared of feathers before they could be photographed, and her hair was full of feathers. They were going up my nose, and blowing all over the place while I was photographing her.

Under her dress she's wearing lace pants, ala Barbra Streisand at the Oscars. (Well, I guess Barbra's weren't lace, but they were see through and bell bottomy. I guess these, as my dad would have said, 'put me in mind of' them.)

  She's also wearing white vinyl boots. One of them has a small hole in the toe.

 

  Her nails are painted salmon, not pink to match her feathers.

She has those big blue Furga eyes and black lashes.

More feathers!

  Like the other two, she needs a home, preferably one with no bird allergies, that doesn't mind the occasional feather floating in the air. She's $35 plus shipping. If you're interested, leave a comment with your contact information.

  One more day until the wedding! We're all still putting the finishing touches on stuff. I hope we get everything done!

  Tomorrow is the last Furga, for the time being at least. She's a leftover from the recent doll shows, and no, I did not buy her. See you then.

Doll-A-Day 2023 #256: Furga Doll in Pants

   It's getting close! The wedding rehearsal is tonight! I've got Ken's suit pants hemmed, and we're going for the jacket cuffs now. After that is moving the buttons on the shirt sleeves and somehow covering the sheer cleavage area of my dress! Then I have to glue flowers to my hair clip and finish a project for the wedding. The wedding is Sunday, so I have to get on the ball. Now on to the doll of the day.

  Today's doll is a Furga doll with a very late 1960's/early 1970's air about her.

  She has a very Furga face. In fact, she could be related to yesterday's doll, with her rosy skin, big pale blue eyes and black lashes, and that tiny nose and pursed lips. She seems to have a slight cleft in her chin too.

 

She says Furga on the back of her neck.

  She's wearing her original clothes, which include a red blouse, checked pants, and SHOES! She has her original red shoes! Few of my dolls have their shoes. But then, this one was never meant to be 'my' doll anyway.

  She has thick dark hair that goes almost to her waist.

She has a side part, and no bangs, so she looks a bit like she's staring.

 

  But her big staring eyes are sleep eyes, so if she gets tired of staring, she can close them.

  She's about 16 inches tall, with joints at the neck, shoulders and hips. You know the type.

  Like yesterday's girl, she's looking for a home. She's $25 plus shipping, if anybody wants her. Leave a comment with your contact information.

  See you tomorrow for another Furga doll.

Doll-A-Day 2023 #255: Furga Valentina Doll in Brown

   Well, we're back to dolls who were NOT bought at the recent doll shows. I still have a few from the shows to show you, but because of being busy with wedding stuff, I'm going to show you some things I already have photographed. In the next couple of days I need to hem Ken's suit pants and jacket cuffs, move the buttons on his shirt sleeves, make the thingy for my hair, and do something to cover the sheer insert in the chest of my dress! Plus I need to finish a project for the wedding, which I'll show you later. Pretty busy!

  So, we're going to see some Furga dolls in the next few days, and this is the first one.

  She's a pretty one, as Furga dolls usually are. 

She has a very typical Furga face and colouring. The big blue eyes and thick black lashes, the rosy complexion, and the pursed lips are pure Furga.

She's wearing her original outfit. The flower neck thing kept turning around, making the flower hard to see.

 

Her dress closes in back with snaps. You can see the Furga mark on her back. I know she's a Furga Valentina, but I don't know if that is the character's name, or a division of Furga.

 

Her dress is sort of a thin cotton, with painted flowers on the front.

Under her dress she has a slip...

...and fishnet tights.

But her shoes have disappeared.

  I did actually find one of these dolls in a box online. She didn't even have a name, just 'soft doll' in several languages, and she isn't! She's vinyl. She would have also had a straw hat with a matching orange felt flower and big ties that match her dress. Her shoes were shiny black vinyl shoes with ankle straps.  

Her hair is a silvery blonde, and very thick.

1970's Dolly Parton hair!

  She's about 16 inches tall, with the standard 5 points of articulation: neck, shoulder, and hips. So she can turn her head left and right, she can sit down, and her arms can rotate in the sockets. (Unlike my left one lately! But hey, it's slowly getting better.)

  That's today's doll. She is looking for a new home, and $30 and shipping will get her. Just leave a comment with your contact information.  Remember: busy week with the wedding coming up! So much to do before the big day, and I'm not even the bride! So see you again tomorrow for the next Furga.

Doll-A-Day 2023 #165: Furga Girl

   Today's doll is a pretty girl.

She is made by Furga, an Italian company founded in 1872, and best know for their Alta Moda 'S Girls' series of dolls in the 1960's. I don't know what this dolls name is.

This doll has a very typical Furga face.

She has the Furga logo on the back of her neck.

I'm not sure what the intention was with the big indented circle on her back.

She apparently had the sides of her hair glued to her face. I suppose that was to maintain the look of her hair style. But it left a lot of glue residue in her hair, and on her face. It seems fairly easy to remove though.

Furga Alta Moda dolls have almost furry eyelashes. Sort of thick thread lashes. This girl seems to have similar lashes. There's weird glue on them too. Maybe someone tried to replace missing lashes. I found a site that discusses replacing those missing famous Furga lashes, with fringy yarn! What a great idea! You can see how they suggest doing it HERE. 

She even has some glue in her eyes, but it is very dry and wipes out. Notice she has decal eyes like some of the Chatty Cathy doll family.

She also has a very Furga mouth.

  Her hair is very full and combs nicely. 

 

She still has a lot of curl in the back of her hair, which reminds me that I forgot to photograph it!

Her face paint is nice. She is quite blushy. I love her natural looking lips.

Furga dolls usually have this complexion, somewhere between pink and suntanned. Sun kissed maybe.

She only has five points of articulation, so she can turn her head left and right, move her arms back and forth, and sit down.

She's about 15 inches tall, which is a bit shorter than the S Girls.

She has a terry cloth striped dress, or long blouse, a blue skirt, and red shiny boots.

I'm pretty sure this is her original outfit. Those are definitely Furga boots.

Her nails are painted. I think it's original because it matches her lips.

I think if she were blonde she would look a little like Charo.

  Why is  Charo showing up on this blog again?

  That's today's doll. See you tomorrow!