I thought I'd introduce you to the gal that started it all. This is the Vogue Ginny Doll that I got for Christmas 1954. My mother had a professional photographer come to the house every year at Christmas time. My sister and I also had birthdays (December 23 and December 29) so sometimes he came on our birthdays too. Here is my 1954 PLW Ginny today:
I always tell people that she's worthless to a serious collector but priceless to me. Over the years her eyebrows and lashes have faded and she's been cut open and repaired. She was always a redhead but originally had a flip style hairdo. As a child I cut her hair. I found a faded doll on eBay and bought her so she could be a wig donor. Now my Ginny has braids. I kept her original bangs because they were long and the color matched the new wig perfectly. She was dressed in this Whiz Kids outfit #71 that Christmas. My sister received a blond doll in this outfit and I received the redhead.
This is a picture of me from Christmas 1954. The Ginny doll in the carriage is actually my sister's doll. The photographer just grabbed a few dolls for the picture and my little redhead didn't make the cut.
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