Madame Alexander Dolls

Jerry Maren Autograph on Tag and also on one lollipop. Original Stand, Original Box. From estate of Avid Collector.

20″ Vintage 1955 Brunette Madame Alexander Cissy In HTF “Dorothy” Dress – w/Toto and Picnic Basket & Extra Pair of Shoes This is my favorite Cissy wearing the 1955 blue gingham dress known as the “Dorothy dress, worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz. It has ivory puff sleeves like the Blue Swiss-dot dress and the Red Toile dress also manufactured in 1955. The dress has its original black velvet bows at each shoulder, and I have added a new black velveteen belt with gold buckle at the back, made by Ruby Mae of Forget Me Not Dolls. Beneath the skirt of the dress, she wears her original ivory taffeta and ruffle petticoat w/a supporting stiff net petticoat beneath it to give the dress plenty of flounce. She wears white taffeta panties with a snap enclosure at the back and a little strapless brassiere, as well as sheer nylons pantyhose. The outfit is finished with a pair of black “strappy” heels and a velvet bow atop her head, along her spanner bar. She also wears a simple pair of pearl earrings and a pearl bracelet on her right wrist. The iconic Cissy “Diamond” ring is on her left ring finger. I ordered the fetching Toto from a gifted felting artist on Etsy, Whimsical Woolies. He is cute as can be! Cissy has pretty clear brown eyes and full lashes, which are replaced and stationary. Madame did not make brown-eyed Cissy dolls, and Dorothy just HAD to have Judy Garland’s brown eyes! Her shiny dark brown hair is caught up at the sides with a spanner bar and a topknot of lovely curls, and also pulled back at the bottom into a lovely chignon of dark brown curls at the nape of her neck. This beautiful girl comes with no hard plastic seam splits and no touch-ups. Her bright cheeks have not been touched up, but reflect years of the skin tone painted over the cheek color fading. Much of the above makes this doll a one-of-a-kind Cissy and it makes me sad to part with her, however I don’t have the space to display my favorite Cissys as it is, and she deserves a prominent place in a Cissy-loving home! Thank you for looking at her photos and for reading about her and please feel free to peruse my other listings.