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 Luisa

Luisa appears to have been styled after the limited edition Sasha Brunette Velvet doll from 1981 (albeit with rooted hair instead of a wig). She was produced in both 1997 and 1998. I believe my Luisa is from 1997, as the booklet attached to her only shows dolls that were produced in 1997. She wears a navy blue velveteen dress with a lace-trimmed half slip that shows at the hem.


Her skin is slightly darker than Cindy and Calla, my 1980's Trendon girls, and her hair is a beautiful shade of brown (chestnut?) with lots of wave at the ends.