Puppets like people: interesting facts

Pictures of dolls, similar to people, are increasingly seen in a variety of print publications. What is it: the next whim of fickle fashion or, on the contrary, a return to traditions? Let's try to understand.

Star dolls

As an example, wax figures from the Madame Tussauds' museum are immediately recalled . But we, perhaps, still leave them aside, nevertheless such dolls are piece goods, they are made only to order, full-length and quite often dress up in the things of the person with whom they make a copy. We're talking about small figures that also create, to order, but sell at a more affordable price. Do you want to buy a smaller version of Justin Timberlake, Angelina Jolie or Robert Pattinson? Then be ready to shell out $ 3000 for a copy. This is a lot, but some fans agree to pay the specified amount, because you just can not go to be closer to your favorite star!

Baby dolls

Unique dolls, similar to people, began to be manufactured in the early 1990's in the United States. Creators of a new direction in art began to copy babies. Such dolls are called reborn, and the masters themselves are rebornists. Artificial babies are not equipped with any mechanisms, they are made of special plastic, sometimes with a flavor that is used to make children's cosmetic oil. Even the weight of the doll imitates the heaviness of the newborn - about 3.5 kg. In fact, such dolls are not toys. Someone collects a collection from them, and someone tries to replace them with their grown child. Some people treat such "living" babies very seriously - they bathe them, buy cribs, strollers, children's seats for cars, walk with them in parks.

Historical facts

The first dolls, similar to people, appeared in ancient Egypt. Since then, their manufacture is part of a worldwide culture. For example, in the 17-18th centuries it was fashionable to make copies of children, for this, the latter even took their hair - so the doll looked more natural. Of course, because earlier man did not have the finest tools and modern technologies, the similarity turned out to be very remote. But today, dolls, like people, just become not distinguishable from a person. At their manufacture the smallest details are taken into account: imitation of veins, surface of "skin", naturalness of body color, hair and much more. No doubt, dolls that resemble people are very sophisticated and labor-intensive art. The time has come when, with the help of new materials and technologies, a frightening similarity is achieved. It is said that once the police officers opened the car, because they mixed the reborn with a living baby. The police decided that the parents had forgotten the child by mistake.

But that's interesting: recently in the media, more and more often flashed not only photos of dolls, similar to people, but also people who have typical doll features. Girls, thin to transparency, with unnaturally large eyes and long legs - just come to life "Barbie". This similarity is often achieved through plastic surgery. You can argue hoarse about which beauty is better: natural or "puppet", but the fact remains that girls want to look like fairy-tale characters and go to any sacrifices to achieve a result.