Taswegian1957

Fashion Doll Friday: Integrity Alyssa Capri Casual 2001


Our Friday Girl this week is a bit different. I don’t keep many boxed dolls because a) I’m a serial de-boxer and b) boxed dolls take up more room.

This is Capri Casual Alyssa. I bought her years ago when Integrity made dolls I could afford to buy. I don’t really know why I never de-boxed her. I really like her outfit and I often thought about borrowing it for other dolls but I never did. I have taken her out of her box to be photographed to avoid too many reflections but I’m still undecided about what to do with her long term.

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Published by Taswegian1957

I was born in England in 1957 and lived there until our family came to Australia in 1966. I grew up in Adelaide, South Australia, where I met and married my husband, David. We came together over a mutual love of trains. Both of us worked for the railways for many years, his job was with Australian National Railways, while I spent 12 years working for the STA, later TransAdelaide the Adelaide city transit system. After leaving that job I worked in hospitality until 2008. We moved to Tasmania in 2002 to live in the beautiful Huon Valley. In 2015 David became ill and passed away in October of that year. I currently co-write two blogs on WordPress.com with my sister Naomi. Our doll blog "Dolls, Dolls, Dolls", and "Our Other Blog" which is about everything else but with a focus on photographs and places in Tasmania. In November 2019 I began a new life in the house that Naomi and I intend to make our retirement home at Sisters Beach in Tasmania's northwest. Currently we have five pets between us. Naomi's two dogs Toby and Teddy and cats, Tigerwoods and Panther and my cat Polly. My dog Cindy passed away aged 16 in April 2022.

4 comments

  1. I’m hearing a little voice calling out, “Free at last!” Love that red hair and the striking outfit, but it would be fun to see what Alyssa looks like in other outfits. (I’m a serial deboxer, too.)

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  2. She is gorgeous! I’d have been afraid to de-box too. I might if for no other reason than I can get guilted into donating Mint/boxed dolls to service families for Christmas. However I’d make the exception here and be SOOO conflicted. She reminds me of my 16″ Gene doll, so glamour gal..and I ADORE black/white outfits!! Awesome doll! Great blog!

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  3. Wow, Integrity dolls have really changed since 2001! I never keep any dolls in boxes as if I buy them, I play with them, but she might be worth keeping in hers. She seems like a real collector’s piece.

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