I'm back with another articulation update! This is a follow-up to my review of The Biggers by Berjuan. Those little elfin cuties won my heart, but they have very simple articulation. About half way through writing that review, I learned that Berjuan also produced a limited release of four highly-articulated Biggers dolls! Of course I ordered one of the articulated characters right away, and she finished her long journey from Spain about two weeks ago.
The original Biggers dolls all have original names and costumes and are meant to represent mystical creatures that live secretly among us, thriving on laughter and happiness. The four limited edition Biggers dolls are not like this at all. Instead, they're modeled after celebrity characters: Michael Jackson, Amy Winehouse, Frida Kahlo, and Marilyn Monroe. This is a strangely arbitrary group of celebrities. Or is it? The only thing that really links them together is that they faced untimely, drug-related deaths. That theme is a far cry from sprites who flit around and thrive on laughter and happiness.
I was so excited about the prospect of additional articulation that I didn't pay too much attention to the macabre tone of this collection when I was ordering my doll. Perhaps I should have seen the dead celebrity theme as foreshadowing? Instead, I waffled back and forth briefly between Frida and Marilyn and then happily settled on Marilyn because she seemed like the most versatile of the bunch:
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| The Biggers Luxury Doll Marilyn, €105.95 (~$120). |
