Wednesday 3 August 2016


The saying ‘… the eyes are the windows to the soul’ refers to the hidden personality traits that we don’t or can’t convey in our facial expressions. There is a lot more to it than that but this is my interpretation, so if you have expressive eyes then best not to tell lies. Science is now suggesting that this saying holds true; if we are to accept some of the latest research findings into childhood development. This week I read an article that featured Prince William discussing how he talks to his 4 year old son; Prince George, by looking into his eyes. The purpose of doing this was to approach his son on the same level which gave the young prince a sense of confidence and helps to build his self-esteem. At ‘Little Miss K’ we have always tried to capture something special in the eyes of our dolls, some hidden personality in each doll making it unique to the owner. This detail in the eyes is captured in our latest doll range which has a multi-coloured embroider eye design, a technique that allows the observer to look deeper into the eye, rather than looking at a flat opaque surface. My partner often tells me when he was a small boy he had a toy bear and he swears the bear’s facial expressions changed depending on what was happening on that day. Now that may sound a bit far-fetched and probably nothing more than a child’s over imaginative mind, but he says that the bear had a definite change of expression which he could observe just by looking into his eyes. I can’t say the same thing will happen with our new range of dolls, what I can say is we have given them as much personality that can be given to a toy with the aim to give the owner as much joy and opportunity to develop a real bond with their new doll.

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