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    Rare Affinity: That red/orange skirt suit is the spittig image of a 1930s I bought recently off ebay. The model looks very smart in her tailored outfit and so very d... more »
    sassyredhead: I can still remember my mom's Avon lady. Her name was Bernita. My mom loves Avon's perfume, "Candid." Still wears it today. more »
    NellMood: Aw, I read the comments on the Daily Mail page and now I'm annoyed. Is it possible for a photo of a woman to be published without someone making a shi... more »
    sportz.star: All I can think of when I hear "Avon" is a poor purple-faced Edward Scissorhands. more »
    CurtCole: I'm sure a "let's all go door to door" comment would be a little on the nose. more »
    cirocco: When I was little, I broke the leg off a Madame Alexander doll that had been my mother's. I was mortified. When she told me there was a doll hospital... more »
    wry_bred: He repaired a doll that belonged to my mother and then to me... over 50 years old. I still sleep with it. He did a fantastic job... what a shame that ... more »
    Easybreezy: I always wanted to stop by the doll hospital. Walked by it many times, intrigued. I hope he and some dolly angels are whooping it up in the afterlife. more »
    Mama Penguino: Is he who the character in Toy Story 2 is based on? more »
    SarahHeartburn: I never had a doll operated on there (it was way out of our family's budget) but it wasn't far from where I grew up and from time to time my mom and I... more »
    jemandtheholograms: I had some book as a kid that talked about the doll hospital and it sounded so cool. I didn't know it actually existed and now that I know, it's clos... more »
    bangers: when i was a child i went to ballet a few blocks from the doll hospital, and i used to have extensive dreams about working at the doll hospital and ha... more »
    Jello Mix: I would love to do this for a living. more »
    hellosunshine: Oh, that's so sad. My old nail place used to look directly into the doll hospital but you couldn't see into the windows very well, unfortunately! more »
    FurrierAndIves: Neutral Milk Hotel is the 'One Hundred Years of Solitude' of Indie Rock--you either love them or loathe them. Me, I'm in the love camp, and wish to po... more »
  • #lostarts

    "Ding, Dong!"

    Faith Hines was the "Original Avon Lady" when the brand launched its first ad in 1964. The iconic commercial has disappeared, and Hines, now 75 and a writer, has asked for the public's help in tracking down a copy. [DailyMail]
  • #newyorkdolls

    End Of An Era

    Irving Chais, the legendary head surgeon of the New York Doll Hospital, has died at 83. In the family for the past century, the Doll Hospital will now close its doors. [NYT]
  • #mixitup

    Sex, Guys & Audiotape: "Horseshoe Bay CD"

    This week's look at lost youth is an all-gal extravaganza, a Freshman year road trip soundtrack par excellence. More »
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    Sex, Guys & Audiotape: "just for u"

    This walk down mix tape memory lane comes via "cheerful indie rocker" Sam, who presented the glimpse into his sensitive guy soul to Susan in winter 2001. More »
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    Sex, Guys & Audiotape: "Summer Songs '99"

    Remember mixed tapes? We kick off this look into a Young Man's Soul with "Summer Songs '99," a mixed tape from "sensitive dude" Jake to Sarah, 18, before their first summer of college. More »