Thursday, March 16, 2017

Naked and afraid...a Chavonne review


I have a total of five Chavonne's.  For the most part, they all look the same.  They should look the same, since they derive from a mold, with no production suggestion that they are "unique" like Cabbage Patch Dolls.  

The first four Chavonne's ordered from December 2015 through Spring 2016 are essentially identical, except for subtle differences in their hair rooting.  These variations are slight.  If you spy them on the runway, modeling any BOC fashions their hair styles are to my credit.  I did this to give them a unique look.  One has a bob, and another has a pixie.

Chavonne Jan. 2017 
The recent purchase, in January 2017 for my birthday gift to myself, I noticed right away that her hair was incredibly thicker and longer than the previous purchases.  This is not bad!

Second, I noticed her thighs are rounder, which makes her measurements a few centimeters larger.  This is not bad!  Her thicker hair is a bonus as previous customer complaints consisted of the annoying bald spots or empty spots due to bad rooting patterns.  The fuller thighs brings her lower body measurement closer to the the comparison of the competitor dolls for which BOC also designs, but here she is equivalent in dimensions of Dana, Mikaella, and Kelsey.

 Lower Torso fabric, w/o Geoffrey logo
Additionally the lower torso fabric on Chavonne January 2017 has a gauze-like texture.  It seems more durable.  This difference separates her apart from all other dolls in my collection, including Dana, Mikaella, and Kelsey.  Chavonne January 2017 also has the Geoffrey trademark on her upper back.  
Geoffrey Logo on Center Back

None of these changes as you can tell from my review impair BOC from designing fashions, but the body shape differences do make the Chavonne 2017 a bit more unique. With her bigger hair and fuller thighs she looks more like a bigger sister.

I love all of the dolls.  Even though they have more similarities than differences, they have brought such an illuminating effect on the creativity of BOC that we celebrate diversity in all sorts of ways!

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