Customer Reviews

Blythe Style

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I expected much more from a professional photographer. I expected to be in awe, but that wasn't the case at all. I think you can go to [...] and see Blythe pics that will truly inspire you for free. I'm returning this one!

Definite waste of money!

I got hooked on photos of these dolls a few months ago and had heard all the talk about this book. Naturally,I wanted to see how all this Blythe mania started so I made the mistake of ordering the book instead of taking a trip to my local bookstore to have a look at it before buying. Had I done that....I would never have bought the book. Want to see some fabulous photos of these incredible dolls? Check out Flickr. They are much better than those in the book. Sorry Gina, wasn't impressed.

Gina captures the essence of Blythe through the eye of her camera!!! Who else could bring out such personality of dolls in pictures. Amazing photography of Blythe in beautiful designer outfits. Wonderful coffee table book to look at over and over!...bronxdoll :)

If you loved Gina's first book, get ready to be in love allllll over again----with an extra "Wow" factor packed into this fantastic book! Pages and pages of amazing Blythe's, customized and decked to the nine's in high fashion! Truly a work of art! Gina's creative/brilliant eye and continued love for what she does, jumps out in every photo. Bravo, Gina!

We all know Blythe is a fashion Icon but who really knew how popular and well connected she was to such great designers as Christian Dior, Versace, PRADA... and many more. Included within are the well known designers of our favorite dolls: Milk, Over The Stripes, Monno Comme Ca, Tommy February6. It's interesting to see their one of a kind designs - the ones that weren't mass produced!

If the cover picture of Blythe in Gucci isn't enough to inspire you to buy this great book I'm not sure what else will.

The pictures are gorgeous, large and bright and the designer outfits are completely adorable (You'll want them all, trust me!). Gina captures the true essence of Blythe with every shot! Buy the book, it's worth it. I can't resist buying a second to cut up and frame!

If you loved Gina's first book, "This is Blythe", you'll love "Blythe Style".

"Blythe Style" caputures in photographs the various designs made by various designers, & customizers. There are some amazing artists out there!

"Blythe Style" is a full-size, coffee table style book, so you can always keep it out for people to enjoy!!!

If you love Blythe dolls -- or dolls in general -- you will certainly love this book. It's got really creative photos of Blythe dolls. Very imaginative and well-done book!

This is an amazing book for someone in the fashion or design business. Not only the clothing is great but the styling is beautiful, witty and in perfect coordination with the spirit of the clothes.
I highly recommend this book.

I give this full marks for quality it really is a beautifully presented book, Blythe fans will adore it, infact its a must have book, to capture the essence of the Blythe Doll.
However im not too keen on some of the designs shown, some are to me awful, but this is an opinion on the choice of content, and the occaisional blank page is irritateing. After haveing said that..its definately a "must buy"

I own a Blythe doll, which just recently arrived here at home after a lot of research on my part. I know about face types ("superior and "radiant"), the different companies who are allowed to reproduce the dolls (which were originally released in 1972 for one year only, by Kenner), customization of Blythe dolls, and the best websites to read tutorials on that, and where to find outfits for my new, fantastic Blythe!

As you may have guessed by now I am a "reading-type" person! Because of this, I felt that it would be fun and important to also add the books which photographer Gina Garan had created, to my Blythe collection.

The way the story goes, Gina received an original Kenner Blythe doll as a gift from someone who felt that Blythe looked like Gina. Gina began taking her on photoshoots and practicing taking pictures using her as a model. Shortly Gina was never without her. Since that time Blythe has travelled the world with Gina, making each of them famous both in the fashion arena and in charity work as well. Many of the Blythes in this wonderful book are dressed by top couture designers, and were later shown off in Vogue Nippon magazine, ultimately to be auctioned off to support children's charities. How great! The introduction to this book explains how that came about and is written by Junko Wong, a lovely person who met up with Gina and really got much of the interest in the Blythe phenomenon to grow.

As a mother of two children with severe dsabilities (and five sons in total!), I am always gratified to read about events which raise money for children's charities of all sorts!
However, that is actually beside the point in one sense. This book stands on its own as an elegant testimonial to a fantastic, personality packed creation...the doll who is Blythe.

Blythe dolls have four different eye colors! What you do is pull a string on the back of her head to make her eyes click to a different color. She has two "straight ahead" colors, then there is one which looks off to the right, and one which looks off to the left. One of the "straight ahead" colors is what is called the "main color". In the case of my doll, it is described as a "mysterious purple" color. I love all of her eye colors and they do change her expression and personality. Add a collection of doll clothes, such as the great ones you can get through Gina's own website, www.thisisblythe.com, which I thoroughly recommend, and you will be having the time of your life dressing up your own doll, photographing her, if you enjoy that, or just..loving her.

If you don't want to spend the money on a doll, buy this book instead! Or consider this other book This is Blythe, by Gina as well, available here on Amazon.com . Gina has captured every expresssion, every mood, every situation you might imagine coming up in a doll's daily life. She has accomplished it in a thoroughly charming, beautifully photographed manner!

If you have never seen Paris, see it with Blythe as your companion! Feel like a day at the beach? Blythe does, too!

Quiet times, dress-up times, visits to foreign countries galore; you will have a ball with Blythe at your side. I totally recommend this book and would not be without it. I love my doll, and I love Gina Garan for rediscovering the treasure that is Blythe!