I love the charming story behind this line, and thought the promotional pictures were beautiful, so I bought two Kruseling dolls. After I saw those two dolls in person, I bought two more! These cuties remind me of collector dolls in many ways (probably because of the artistic inspiration of their namesake, Käthe Kruse) but they're actually play dolls aimed at kids between the ages of four and seven.
The overall concept of the Kruselings was conceived by Donaji Ayala Hernandez and the dolls themselves were designed by Sonja Hartman (of Kidz 'n' Cats fame). The dolls are easy to find overseas and just now starting to show up in some U.S. stores. I purchased my girls from both eBay and My Doll Best Friend, a wonderful shop in London. There are six Kruseling characters (five girls and a boy) and all of the girls come in two varieties, deluxe and standard. The deluxe sets cost £35.99 and include two outfits, the standard dolls are a little cheaper (£23.99) and do not have an extra outfit.
It's taken me forever to finish this review because I got greedy with the dolls and then took tons of pictures. This review will feature the first Kruseling I chose, deluxe Sofia, but I'll also show you some pictures of deluxe Chloe, standard Vera, and standard Joy. Here's Sofia:
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| Kruselings deluxe Sofia doll, £35.99 (~$50). |
