Vive la France!

If only Grand-Pere were here to give these girls a quick French lesson. Yes, Luisa, Laura, and Sarah are off to a new home in France.

Taking their picture together, I realized what a nice trio they make: a brown-eyed brunette, a green-eyed redhead, and a blue-eyed blonde, all with a similar hairstyle. As far as I can tell from their tags, they each come from a different year too: Luisa from 1997, Laura from 1996, and Sarah from 1998.

Part of me hates to see them go, but now there is a bit more room in my doll cabinets for the other girls to spread out and be seen.

Meet Laura

Laura is my fourth redhead, but she is distinct from the other three. She has green eyes like Ruth and Marina, but no freckles like Kyra. She is an earlier doll than the other three, produced in 1996 and 1997. My Laura's pink tag has a style number beginning with "96-", so I believe she was produced in 1996.


She wears a brown corduroy dress with a white pinafore made of a waffle-weave fabric. I have seen several old dolls for sale recently wearing a similar outfit; apparently this is a style worn by some of the Gotz dolls in the 1960's. Here's a full view, once again by my neighbor's driveway.