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Ball Jointed Dolls & Customizable BJD

Ball jointed dolls for contemporary collectors have become all the rage in the last few years. Delilah Noir, a collectible fashion doll from Ashton Drake Galleries has become one of the most affordable and customizable bjds on the modern fashion doll market.

Some say the collectible doll market started with Ashton Drake’s Gene Marshall doll. The Gene Marshall doll was an adult collectors “Barbie doll” that was ready for stage and runway. A whole cottage industry sprouted up to design and make haute couture dresses and outfits for Gene Marshall knock offs.

As dollmakers addressed the requests of the modern collectors, they started introducing lifelike figures with articulated joints so the collectible dolls could be posed in their customized costumes and tailored outfits. These new posable figures were called ball jointed dolls because they use ball joints to allow arms, legs, body, feet and doll heads to rotate in 360 degrees.

As the contemporary ball jointed dolls evolved BJD fashion dolls got to be more expensive with elaborate hand craftsmanship from Asia, particularly from artisans from China, Japan and Korea. A full BJD set from one of the top ABJD brands can run in the $1000 range, depending on your doll collecting budget. Many unpainted ball jointed dolls on the market today run in the $500 range. Many of the more expensive dolls are made out of a clay like substance or a resin which helps the doll last longer.

For many beginner collectors a resin ball jointed or custom clay fashion doll is too expensive. That’s why Ashton Drake created the new Delilah Noir ball jointed doll line. Delilah Noir line was voted a Doll Reader Magazine’s Doll of the Year for 2009, “Delilah Noir” is one of the most innovative ball-jointed dolls on the market. Delilah is entirely hand painted and beautifully sculpted in lifelike vinyl for exceptional realism. Standing an impressive 16″ tall, this award winning fashion doll features 14 points of articulation enabling excellent posability.

Modern dollmaker, Ashton Drake Galleries, offers affordable customizable limited edition Delilah Noir vinyl ball jointed dolls that are 16 inch and 1/4 scale articulated posable collectible BJDs; Lolita, Gothic, Victorian, Vampire, Punk, Rock, lifelike beautiful quality figures with changeable clothes, eyes and wigs on sale at our online store for a great value price, starting at $89.99.

Th Delilah Noir line includes the following: Pretty in Pink, It’s 10pm, Lady Onyx, Dark and Defiant, The Debut Doll, Unpainted Mannequin, Once Bitten Twice Shy.

About the Author

Steve Parker – Project Manager – Team Delialh Noir @ DelilahNoir.com.  Delilah Noir is an limited edition ball jointed doll line from fashion doll maker Ashton Drake Galleries.

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