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Saks Fifth Avenue Wanda

Above is an ad from Christmas 1950 promoting some other fashions made for the Wanda Walker doll (by Advance Doll & Toy Corporation.) “Organdy hat and dress in pink, yellow, white or blue are designed by Sax Fifth Avenue's own Sophie Gimbel!” Titled "Sophie Original" on a tag on the back of the dress. She also was set into a box resembling a large christmas present, stripes and all. The article was in the Montreal Gazette, June 17, 1950, and was about a Sophie fashion show which had been held the day prior at Saks Fifth Avenue.  She had designed not only doll clothing for Wanda but a series of matching doll and children’s fashions!

This is from my collection an authentic Saks Fifth Avenue Wanda Walker. These were only available thru SFA stores New York, and were quite expensive in their day. She was produced in limited quantity in 1950. This was before the department stores sold them in 1951. notice her rubber shoes and were sewn to the footplates on the Wanda's. A true prize.

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