Mam'selle A Sindy Doll Magazine Issue 47 | July 2025

Mam'selle Sindy Doll Magazine ISSUE 47 | July 2025 | £8.95

Get ready for festival season with Sindy Wellbeing special: Take up skating A look at our Lyme Regis work retreat

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Hello Dolls!

Mam’selle work retreat: The team hit the beach in between meetings.

COVER PHOTO @STYLEMYSINDY

Welcome to this sunny issue of Mam'selle! A mini magazine for Sindy doll lovers, fans and collectors.

Heading on holiday this month or staying closer to home? Either way, this month’s issue is jam-packed with features for you to read whilst slowly sipping your sundowner/iced coffee. From festival inspo (page 6) to our wellbeing special (page 20) and info on the Sindy Set Meets (page 24), plus a peek behind our first work retreat (page 26). As always, have a great month and remember to share your mini issue with us using #mamsellemagazine.

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47 Sindy Doll Magazine: Contents 05 Sindy Social Scene 06 Festival Fever 19 Living with Sindy 26 Mam’selle Retreat BTS 32 Travel with Sindy

Mam’selle work retreat: See behind the scenes of our first ‘off-site’ in sunny Lyme Regis.

Please do contact us with any submissions, ad's, or to be featured dresslikeasindy@gmail.com

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SINDY SOCIAL SCENE Top Nine: our favourite snaps this month Get a Patch, featuring Patch & friends...

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@stylemysindy

FASHION SPECIAL

Festival fever Some stylish camping inspiration that will ensure you’re the main headliner at any Sindy summer of love gathering.

@stylemysindy

@dottiedollie

Got a festival coming up this summer?

We’ve backstage access to Sindy’s summer style from styling your camper van and setting up camp, to mastering that all important dress code.

Whether you’re a cool rock chick, a bohemian babe or a glitter girl, take inspiration from our favourite style icon.

GETTING READY

Images: Top, top right and bottom right, all @jollydollyshop Above @action_mans_nan

@dollsabouttown

HITCHING A RIDE

Images: Top @stylemysindy Top right @jollydollyshop Above left @action_mans_nan Above right @every_day_is_like_sindy

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SETTING UP CAMP

Images: Top left @sindylife2021 Top right @action_mans_nan Above left @polly.dollydaydreams Above right @every_day_is_like_sindy

Images: Top left and right both @polly.dollydaydreams Left @jollydollyshop Bottom left @polly.dollydaydreams Bottom right @every_day_is_like_sindy

PORT-A-LOO

@jollydollyshop

Images: Top @sindylovesstyle Top right @polly.dollydaydreams Bottom @every_day_is_like_sindy

RAVE ON Turn on,

tune in,

drop out TIMOTHY LEARY

@polly.dollydaydreams

“If music be the food

of love, play on.”

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Images: Top row (from l-r) @stylemysindy | @every_day_is_like_sindy Middle row (from l-r) @polly.dollydaydreams | @jollydollyshop | @sindy_dreaming Bottom row (from l-r) @polly.dollydaydreams | @every_day_is_like_sindy | @stylemysindy

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LIVING WITH. SINDY. FASHION.

INTERIORS.

BEAUTY.

SHOPPING.

IMAGE: @ADOLLTON

THE DOLL YOU LOVE TO DRESS

TRAVEL.

PART SEVEN

THE

SINDY

fitness guide We’re now seven months into our wellbeing guide how are you shaping up? Is it time to get your skates on (literally) to ensure you feel fit and healthy this summer? Then look no further, and just roll with our ideas... from roller skates and roller blades to skateboards. @dollsarenotforlandfill

JULY

SKATE It wasn’t until the 1980s that Sindy got her first pair of roller skates with Skater (1982) although she did have four sparkly outfits to choose from.

Her next set of four wheels came with Free Wheelin’ Sindy (1989). These were upgraded to roller blades in 1993 with Hot Blades Sindy.

12 MONTHS OF SINDY WELLBEING

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14 DAYS OF

inspiration

@x.jac.c.x

@every_day_is_like_sindy

Helmet, part of Sindy and her Fun Bike, 1991 (Hasbro) @adollton

@stylemysindy

@dollsabouttown

1/6 Scale roller skates, from £47, www.etsy.com/uk/shop/SKDollhouse

@dollsarenotforlandfill

@xxx

1/6 Scale roller blades, from £12, www.ebay.co.uk

@sindyandme

@sindytude

@sylvanian_blythe

It is lovely to add a human face to the dolly accounts.

I think the Sindy Set London is here to stay! – Sandra

ABOUT US

DO YOU WANT TO COME TO THE NEXT ONE? Sindy collectors are a special breed of wonderful ladies and gents that enjoy Sindy dolls, scenesetters, and accessories.

THE SINDY SET

The Sindy Set is where we meet to have fun!

Next LONDon date Saturday 4th october 2025!

THE SINDY SET

L NDON

CONTACT BONITA : dresslikeasindy@gmail.com @dresslikeasindy

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Finger skateboard, from £6.99, Tech Deck at www.smythstoys.com

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Mam’selle Behind the Scenes

THE WORK RETREAT It takes a doll village to produce

Lyme Regis

Mam’selle magazine every month.

Last year the dedicated team behind the pages went on a small work retreat to Lyme Regis. The editorial team gathered for a few days at this coastal town to brainstorm ideas, plan future issues, and do some team building activities and workshops. Fancy a look behind the scenes at our first offsite?

The Mam’selle team head to the ‘Pearl of Dorset’ Behind the glossy pages of Mam’selle is a committed team of dolls who work hard to bring you the very latest Sindy news, exciting features, inspirational style shoots and, of course, so much more.

Each month your printed issue or online read has been through several Mam’selle Editor Penelope arriving in Lyme Regis, Dorset for the first work retreat. She couldn’t wait to catch up with the team in a more relaxed environment.

doll hands to ensure we continue to bring you your monthly Sindy fix. The team is led by Editor Penelope (@dresslikeasindy) who has the final

in-house staff and freelancers.

Penelope organised the first Mam’selle work retreat with a few of those freelancers to plan the next few issues, talk through some ideas - and to catch up in a more relaxed atmosphere.

The team included Travel Editor, Mags (@sindylife2021), Sub-Editor Frankie (@the_minimalist_sindy), Sindy-Jane, our Craft Editor (@stylemysindy) and our regular Style Columnist Veronique (@sharingsindy).

say on what appears in the magazine, but she relies on a dedicated team of

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Take a look at our work retreat here >>

THE WORK RETREAT

Day One

On the first day of our work retreat we met in a local ice-cream parlour to catch up, relax after our train and car journeys, and ease us all into the weekend. The following day would be a long one, so it was good to get outside and see some of the area.

We ended the day with a relaxed slumber party - we all donned our best nightwear to watch some classic movies (Valley of the Dolls, Mannequin, and Hello, Dolly!) and enjoyed some snacks, treats and bubbles.

THE WORK RETREAT

Day Two

The following day it was down to business. We had a busy schedule and talked over the last few issues - what had worked, what could be improved on, and an overview of all the features. We also discussed some new ideas, talked through some budgets and planned the next few issues.

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Mam’selle Editor Penelope led the way with some statistics, marketing and future plans.

Travel Editor Mags shared some travel trends and news; Sub-Editor Frankie talked us through house style to help us improve our content; Craft Editor Sindy-Jane shared some future projects (as well as organising our delicious breakfast); and Columnist Veronique gave us an overview of the latest style and shopping trends.

THE WORK RETREAT

Day Three

After a long day and night working we ensured we had a restful night’s sleep, as the next day we all hit the beach for some water activities and team-building games. This was followed by a long lazy lunch by the sea, before we all returned home refreshed and ready for the working week ahead.

See our Sindy travel guide to Lyme Regis on page 32

THE ‘REAL’ RETREAT

Lyme Regis

Five go down to the seaside Over the last few years of rediscovering Sindy and sharing my collection on social media one of the greatest joys has been meeting like-minded people online, and then some of those people becoming real-life friends.

When Kevin (@sharingsindy) decided a little weekend getaway would be a good way to fill the last weekend of June (the one we would usually all save for our annual meet-up at Dollycon in Lincoln) we pencilled it into our diaries.

Kevin suggested Lyme Regis in Dorset and booked a little cottage for Marguerite (@sindylife2021), Jane (@stylemysindy), Diane (@the_minimalist_sindy) and I. Now to make a plan and sort our (Sindy) outfits! >>

We had a very loose schedule all weekend - we knew we wanted to take some pictures on the beach, at the Cobb and in the town. We also set up some scenes in our Airbnb cottage and garden. It was lovely to all shoot some images together and help each other out with shots.

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Sundowners by the sea: We found a lovely beachside restaurant, where we had a drink on the first evening and visited again the next night for dinner.

We took a lot of images on the pebble beach at Lyme - you may have seen some on our social feeds. Marguerite wanted to get some images of her new collection she was planning to launch - we all helped with images and holding props.

T R A V E L w i t h

S i n d y

LYME REGIS, DORSET, ENGLAND

@DRESSLIKEASINDY Often called the "Pearl of Dorset", Lyme Regis is a coastal town in Dorset, England. Part of the Jurassic coastline, it lies in Lyme Bay on the English Channel at the Dorset–Devon border. As a World Heritage Site, it is noted for fossils in cliffs and beaches along its coastline.

Harbour at Lyme Regis map by Keith Robinson Illustration www.keithrobinson.co.uk

S P E C I A L

DON’T MISS: Places to Eat Fish & Chips: The long standing familyrun Lyme's Fish Bar at 34 Coombe Street always has queues around the block.

Beachfront Dining: The stylish Swim Restaurant is open all day serving food, drinks and cocktails and easy to find on the Marine Parade.

Pub Lunch: The Pilot Boat is a cosy inn serving artisan coffees, local beers and seasonal food, Find it at no. 1 Bridge Street.

Beach Brekkie: Don’t miss the breakfast bagels, yogurt pots and organic coffee at Kiosk right on the Marine Parade. Take a seat in one of their dedicated deck chairs right on the beach.

FAMOUS FOOTSTEPS See the statue of Mary Anning (situated at the junction of Long Entry and Gun Cliff Walk). This bronze sculpture of the pioneering 19th-century fossil hunter and palaeontologist marked the end of a campaign called “Mary Anning Rocks”, spearheaded by a local 11-year-old schoolgirl.

THE COBB

Image: @the_minimalist_sindy

Lyme Regis’ famous harbour wall is known as the Cobb, and was built as a breakwater to protect ships and the town. To get to the Cobb you can either walk from the square along the Marine Parade or Cart Road, or from one of the two main car parks at Holmbush or Monmouth Beach.

FAMOUS FOOTSTEPS The Cobb appears in Jane Austen's novel Persuasion (1817).

It is remembered as the place where character Louisa Musgrove fell from steps known locally as “Granny's Teeth”.

The French Lieutenant's Woman (1969) is a novel

by John Fowles. Set in 19th century England, it revolves around Charles Smithson, an engaged Victorian gentleman, and Sarah Woodruff, a social outcast known as "the French Lieutenant's Woman", with whom he has an affair.

FAMOUS FOOTSTEPS The Cobb famously features in the unforgettable opening scene of the Oscar-winning cinematic blockbuster The French Lieutenant's Woman.

Released in 1981, it starred Jeremy Irons and Meryl Streep.

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John Fowles (1926–2005), the author of The French Lieutenant's Woman and other novels, lived in Lyme Regis from 1965 until his death, and was curator of Lyme Regis Museum from 1978 to 1988.

Image: @the_minimalist_sindy

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