Artist Xavier Roberts first designed his soon-to-be-famous Cabbage Patch dolls in 1977 to help pay his way through school. They had soft faces and were made by hand, as opposed to the hard-faced mass-market dolls, and were originally called Little People.
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Doll Trivia
Artist Xavier Roberts first designed his soon-to-be-famous Cabbage Patch dolls in 1977 to help pay his way through school. They had soft faces and were made by hand, as opposed to the hard-faced mass-market dolls, and were originally called Little People.
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I remember the craziness. That and Beanie Babies - my aunts had a climate controlled cabinet for their collection...
We took Leslie to the Cabbage Patch Doll Hospital in Northern GA where they were made and had display rooms of dolls like a schoolroom. It was fabulous!
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