Meet Marianne

Marianne is a limited edition doll from 1995. Unlike Ira, her body is not marked in any way. Her dress has a certificate attached saying she "... was dressed in a Limited Edition of 500 dolls for 1995 subscribers of 'Friends of Sasha'." Both the certificate and a tag sewn inside her dress are numbered 153 out of 500.


Marianne is a reproduction of an early Gotz Sasha wearing a teal cord dress. She had white shoes and socks originally, but lost them at some point in her past. Her red hair has long bangs/fringe and she has the same combination of blue eyes and no freckles as Kyra (though Marianne has eyelashes and Kyra doesn't).

Meet Maria

After buying a brunette and a redhead, my third doll purchased is a blonde named Maria. She was produced in 1995 and 1996; my Maria is from 1995, the first year of the new production. Her picture adorns the tube that all the Later Gotz dolls came in. She wears blue corduroy farm pants, a white blouse, and white sandals. Her hair came tied back in a ponytail with long tapered bangs (or fringe as the English say), and she has brown eyes with eyelashes.