Dear friend Simon Farnworth has set up an excellent doll community at DollObservers.com. Part of this fashion doll haven is the annual Fashion Doll Awards - this is their 3rd year running. As a member of that board (and thus having had a vote in selecting the nominees) it is my pleasure to inform you that the public vote for the awards is now open. You can go here to cast your vote; results will be announced on the 8th of March. Congratulations to all the nominees and may the best one win. Here are the nominees (click on the photos to see them bigger):

Apple White 'Ever After High' by Mattel

Barbie 'Birthday Wishes' by Mattel

Lena 'Prettie Girls' by One World Doll Project

Midge 'Life in The Dreamhouse' by Mattel

Monster High Lagoona '13 Wishes' by Mattel

Emma 'Deja Vu' by Tonner Doll

Poppy Parker 'Sweet in Switzerland' by Integrity Toys

Elise Jolie 'Midnight Star' by Integrity Toys

'Coach Barbie' by Barbie Collector

Vanessa Perrin 'Out Sass' by Integrity Toys

Gene Marshall 'Phoenix' JAMIEshow Dolls USA

Natalie 'Holiday 2013' by JAMIEshow Dolls USA

Sybarite 'Madame V' Superdoll Collectibles 

Apple Nougat by DollChic 

Cherub 'Inamorata' Emiliacouture

Alejandro 'Havana Nights' by JAMIEshow

Jay Gatsby by Tonner Doll 

Lukas Maverick 'Beauty' by Integrity Toys

Ken 'Tailored Tuxedo' l by Barbie Collector

Peeta 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' by Barbie Collector

Peeta 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' by Barbie Collector 

Jennifer Lopez 'Red Carpet' by Barbie Collector

Faye Dunaway as Joan Crawford 'Mommie Dearest' by Integrity Toys

Katniss 'The Hunger Games- Catching Fire' by Barbie Collector

Poppy Parker as Corie Bratter 'Barefoot in the Park' by Integrity Toys

Emilia Nieminen of Emilia Couture

Peewee Parker

Mario Paglino & Gianni Grossi of Magia2000

Nik Moronese & Marie Lebreton of ninimomo

Noel Cruz

Headspinner by Superdoll_Collectibles

Jem 'Stage Essentials by Integrity Toys

Silkstone Dress Form by Barbie Collector

Urban Vita Environment Show Case by Horsman Ltd

'Winter Weekend' Barbie Fashion by Barbie Collector

Charles Fegen & Desmond Lingard for Superdoll_Collectibles

David Buttry for Integrity Toys

Paul Pham for Dollcis

Robert Best for Barbie Collector

Robert Tonner for Tonner Doll

Angelic Dreamz

Barbie Collector

Fabric & Friends

Marl & B 

My Favorite Doll 

Fashion Royalty by Integrity Toys

JAMIEshow by JAMIEshow Doll USA

Numina by Dollcis 

Poppy Parker by Integrity Toys

The sYbarites by Superdoll_Collectables

It seems fashion dolls keep fascinating more and more fashion people. The brand new advertising campaign of Alexander McQueen, shot by Steven Klein, one of my very favourite photographers, features not only Kate Moss modelling for the first time in a McQueen campaign (although she was very close to the late designer and founder of the brand) but also a fashion doll. And it is no ordinary doll too (how could it be?): it is a proper Kate Moss miniature, dressed in exact mini replicas of the outfits she wears in the photos featured in the campaign.

The doll seems to be in 1/6 scale, without articulation, made to look exactly like Kate Moss does in the photos, even down to the bright yellow hair. The outfits it wears look incredibly detailed and well scaled. I am jealous; I want all of the outfits for my dolls (would not mind having the doll too but non-articulated dolls are not a favourite in this house). Doesn't Kate look a lot like Tilda Swindon here? Can you imagine that doll?

There is also a small video clip made for the campaign, with a stalker following Kate around a dark and foreboding East London, with the doll in his hand. It is directed by Steven Klein as well, who returns to work with the brand after twelve whole years.

If you look at all the photos, some of them use the doll as a voodoo doll, with pins on its head. Steven Klein was inspired by the 1960s British thriller, Peeping Tom in which a serial killer murders women and uses a portable camera to record their dying expressions of terror. Morbid and fascinating at the same time. I love the way the doll looks in the campaign and covet the outfits. Sigh.

I have no idea who made the doll but I would not mind having it with the extensive miniature garment collection from McQueen! There is only one photo of the campaign without the doll - it's at the end of this post.