Anderson'sAllPurpose wrote:I would buy a doll or CAM pak shaped like me, except it's really hard to make a fat doll with decent articulation,...
SillyLilPuppet wrote:Lammily bothers me for three main reasons. One, the designer did use average measurements, but did not actually proportion them properly. You can't base the entire 'average' thing on just taking a Barbie body, 3D scanning it, and changing only three measurements on it. Torso length is completely off since he only changed the height on the limbs, its still shaped like a Barbie despite the new measurements (as in, no new sculpting done, just made the already-flat stomach broader instead of round).
Two, the whole period party thing. I don't mind the scars pack, I get the point of it, though I don't know what that accomplishes that a crafty parent with a bit of paint can't. I just don't get why they'd immediately jump to the period one when they could be making a first aid kit, some kind of sets for disabilities, a set of punch out glasses or anything like that. Heck even Bratz did a cancer awareness doll. Or if they really want to focus on having a healthy body and mind, make more accessory packs with that. School sets, sports sets, outdoor activities, cooking (the food tutorial is nice but a kit would sell well!), things representing clubs that kids are active in like Scouts and 4H, crafting, hobbies. Simple craft kits to promote motor skills. Don't just make your line sound good on paper, make it actually helpful.
Three, they can harp on about accepting their body image as much as they want but I still think the line would be better with, say, three base bodies. They can say theirs is the 'average' all they want, but that's only mathematically. It isn't the most common, its just all the bodies totalled up and divided. All he achieved is take one ideal body type and switch it for another. You can't say its meant to represent all girls when all you did was push out the thin blonde and put in a stocky brunette (or the new Photographer girl, who again is on the 'average' body). If you look at most kid friendly lines, they have a range of girls. Because it works. Girls want a doll they can see themselves in. Take that idea one step further and make a line with some girls who are taller, some who are shorter, some who are chunkier, some who are thinner. Apply the Monster High/Ever After High body mechanics and you could mix and match them easily without too much more manufacturing strain. Seriously, a doll with CAM type build-a-doll packs to create a doll just like you? I would have ate that up as a kid.
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