STAND Lookbook Issue 33

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Cover Photo: Lora by Ptichka Dolls photographer: photoartitude_dolls All images are owned by their respective photographers and all images are provided with permission. Credit is given on each image according to what is provided by contributor. STAND is not responsible for incorrect information.

// from the Editor

It seems lately (ok, maybe all of 2022) I’ve been running behind on everything...and my delay with Issue 33 is a prime example. Many of you, like me, are balancing multiple facets of your lives in a time that is still a bit crazy. In that juggling act, there are times you drop a ball (or balls). Call it a time management oppor tunity or the result of trying to fit in too many commitments (including being a caregiver to an end-stage Parkinson’s parent) into a timeslot that is characterized by a post-pandemic (wait, are we even post-pandemic?), staffing crisis-characterized reality. Running late on this issue is really the result of all the above, but as I like to say, “better late than never”! I guess you could say, in conjunction with the theme, this issue is a “latebloomer”..

This issue’s theme is “Flower Power”. There is something about the power of flowers--they add beauty to a room instantly, are deliciously fragrant, can trigger emotions, memories, positivity and can change moods. The challenge to our photographers for this issue was to show their interpretation of the theme and as you’ll see, they stepped up to the challenge. Flower Power has been captured in images that portray the beauty of flowers, the blossoming of knowledge and relationships, the symbolism of life and growth, and the delicacy of simply enjoying a single blossom.

Characteristic of a post-pandemic (or at least in the midst of an endemic) global environment, things are beginning to bloom and flourish around us. Businesses and jobs are coming back. Supply chain issues seem to be improving. Gas is getting cheaper. People are traveling now in near-normal capacity. This holiday season, even a global recession, should be a successful one. In the doll world, doll shows are making a big comeback. If you have not attended a doll show in a while, please consider doing so to support the artists and the industry.

Things flower and bloom...and some times it happens later vs sooner. So I’ll chalk this up to being a “late bloomer” and hope you enjoy the incredible images on the pages that follow. I thank our contributors for their wonderful photographs which will be sure to delight you as you turn each page.

Deborah Hood, PhD

Editor-In-Chief

doll: Green Gracie by Kaye Wiggs

photographer: Deborah Hood

doll: Howl BoyPink hybrid photographer: Dolls of Milena

doll: Custom Blythe by H of Murdock photographer: Simlian

doll: Afro by Resindolls

photographer: Ekaterina Zhuravleva

doll: Dollclans Siber photographer: Niebieski_Kot

doll: Lora by Ptichka Dolls photographer: photoartitude_dolls

dolls: Iplehouse FID Bianca with BID Judith photographer: Martha Boers

doll: Integrity Toys Elise repaint by Noel Cruz photographer: Wil Herold

dolls: Eppie by Connie Lowe

photographer: Deborah Hood

doll: Mary by Eslyns Dolls photographer: photoartitude_dolls

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doll: Rainman & Sabrinas Doll Imany photographer: Dolls of Milena

doll: Adonis by Dollshe photographer: photoartitude_dolls

doll: Stella by Iplehouse photographer: Nakia Powell Spencer

doll: Skene by Buried in Oblivion photographer: Niebieski_Kot

doll: Agatha by Doll Chateau photographer: Agata Zimna

doll: Misha by Shelma Dolls photographer: photoartitude_dolls

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doll: Smart Doll Nostalgia by Danny Choo photographer: Nicolette Peppinck

doll: Mini Hope by Kaye Wiggs photographer: Martha Boers

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doll: Tuula Tuulikki byCharles Creature Cabinet photographer: Tyna Verhoeff

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doll: Bee by Whisper Dolls photographer: Deborah Hood

dolls: Manuna Mice by Whispering Grass photographer: Martha Boers

doll: Insomnia Creates Dolls Bezia photographer: Niebieski_Kot

dolls: Iplehouse KID Lisa, BIDs Serca & Naias, and Supia Baby Sena

photographer: Martha Boers

doll: Limhwa Lily photographer: Martha Boers

doll: Mary by Eslyns Dolls photographer: photoartitude_dolls

doll: Howl BoyPink hybrid

photographer: Dolls of Milena

doll: Integrity Toys Lady Aurelia Grey repainted by Park photographer: Wil Herold

doll: Oscar by Mimo_Marina photographer: ShairaStar

doll: Dollshe Grant Philippe

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doll: Swinte by Souldoll photographer: frailll

doll: Unidentified BJD photographer: frailll

doll: Integrity Toys Kyori Sato repainted by Park photographer: Wil Herold

doll: Asleep Eidolon Abyss photographer: Niebieski_Kot

doll: Neema by Robert Tonner photographer: Deborah Hood

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dolls: Sayang by Charles Creature Cabinet photographer: Deborah Hood

dolls: DollClans Siber and Demiurge Dolls Eagle photographer: Niebieski_Kot

doll: Integrity Toys Kyori Sato repainted by Park photographer: Wil Herold

doll: Integrity Toys Lady Annik Vandale repainted by Park photographer: Wil Herold

doll: Fashion Royalty Lilith by Integrity Toys photographer: Guzel Lagula

doll: Queenie by Kingdom Doll photographer:Donald Stark

doll: Unidentified BJD photographer: frailll

doll: Smartdoll Liberty by Danny Choo photographer: Deborah Hood

doll: RosenGarden Rui photographer: Niebieski_Kot

dolls: Raccoon doll Gene & Iplehouse FID Felix photographer: Thelesia