Doll:Bleuette

In 1905 France, a new girls' magazine "La Semaine de Suzette" offered a 10-inch bisque-head doll called Bleuette as a premium to its subscribers. Bleuette depicted a girl about the age of the magazine's readers. The doll offered endless hours of play for little girls, which their little owners appreciated. Parents liked Bleuette too because it encouraged girls to learn dressmaking skills, intricate needlework techniques, and, of course, the French sense of style and fashion. Each issue of "La Semaine de Suzette's" included complex dress patterns for girls to make dresses for their Bleuettes. Some patterns were so intricate they required several issues to finish the complete outfit.