Juku Couture 9" Fashion Dolls Series No. 1 Launch Collection Haley

The Juku Couture dolls are quite different than the standard barbie dolls - they are a bit shorter (barely comes up to a barbie's chest) and therefore don't fit into all the barbie clothes out there. But they do fit into Bratz or TinkerBell fashion doll sized clothes and that gives a lot of options. But each Juku couture doll comes with so many little pieces of clothing that it really is easy to mix and match and get all kinds of interesting looks.Hayley\s outfits are great for sporty girls but otherwise pretty boring compared to her comrades. Her features are also rather vanilla - just a blonde with blue eyes and some freckles. The newest editions (2nd edition) now on sale have, in my opinion, nicer features. Hayley must not have sold well on launch because she was heavily redesigned and looks MUCH better in the second edition. So much so that I'd skip the launch edition and just buy the second edition.The really neat thing about the Juku dolls is the amazing posability of them. They can do so many poses and stand on their own just fine. I've put Juku Couture dolls into head stands, sitting on various objects, even hanging like a monkey from a shelf - just for fun. For that reason, I give the Juku dolls much higher marks than most dolls.I really like that she looks like a teenager - the clothes fit the personality well. I've had a chance to buy all the dolls and all the extra outfits and enjoy putting the different variations on these dolls. Jun is my favorite of the line since her looks are so very similar to the very expensive high-end Japanese dolls that cost $200+. And although these dolls don't fit barbie sized doll clothes, they come with so many options with their wardobes that it would be hard to get bored of them. The whole point is to layer everything.

These are just the cutest little dolls! My daughter loves them all. We like the way she wears all of her clothes in layers and the jointed arms and legs are fun too.