Out of the Box: Bratzilla Illiana Honesty

I've talked before about my ridiculous fondness for the Bratz Boyz line, but I've never branched out into picking up any of the dolls from the other Bratz lines.  Or at least that was the case until last week, when I found the Bratzilla Illiana Honesty (from the "House of Witchez"/"Back to Magic" international-themed series) available for a reasonable price.

Bratzilla Illiana Honesty

Height Comparisons Across Doll and Figure Lines

Earlier this morning a co-worker asked me about the relative sizes of BJDs with American Girl dolls, and at almost the same time I read Vanessa's question about the size of MA's International Travel Friends relative to playline dolls over on Black Doll Collecting.  And since a couple of weeks ago I also received a PM on Den of Angels asking about Teen Trends to MSD comparisons, I decided that I've amassed enough comparison photos to warrant it's own post.

First up is the Travel Friends/Playline line-up:

Back Row (L-R): Disney Classics (Li Sheng), Barbie (Princess of South Africa), Monster High (Clawd Wolf)
Front Row: Bratz (Cameron), International Travel Friends (Namaste), American Girl Mini (Ivy)

 The AG comparison:

 

 

L-R: Iplehouse EID model body (Chase), American Girl Cécile,
Illusion Spirit mini (ZhuQing), Monster High (Jane Boolittle)

The Teen Trends comparison:

L-R: Volks SD13 Long-leg body (Irvin), Soom ID51 (London),
Illusion Spirit Mini (ZhuQing), Teen Trends (Deondra)

And finally, a larger one:

Back Row: Angelheim Elderheim Angelo, Volks SD13 Irvin, Souldoll Vito Rouse, American Girl Cécile
Row 2: Iplehouse JID Boris, Ellowyne Wilde Lizette, Monster High Clawd, Girls of Many Lands Neela, AG mini Samantha
Row 3: Sideshow Toys Krycek, Hot Toys Wolverine, PlayArts Commander Shepard, DC Direct Tali, Figma Yukiko Amagi
Front Row: Hasbro/Marvel's Greatest Battles Captain Britain, Star Wars Black Series Mace Windu, Heroclix Pete Wisdom

Out of the Box: The Bratz Boyz

Back: Bratz Boyz Cade and Eitan
Front: Lil' Bratz Deavon, Mikko, Colin and Lakin

When people ask me why I collect dolls and figures, I usually say something about art and/or nostalgia.  Unless they're asking about my collection of Bratz Boyz, in which case I say "I don't know; I just like the things!"

These dolls aren't particularly poseable (having only 5 simple joints), and are limited in their clothes sharing because of their sculpted shoes (which are attached with pegs).  And yet there's something about their disproportionate heads and cartoonish features that I find incredibly appealing.

Dylan and Western Cade

I picked up an original Dylan in 2010 after finding him in a clearance bin at Winners after having heard hearing that his clothing would the right size to share with Secretdoll Binu.  But after taking him out of the box I realized that he was an appealing doll in his own right, and instead of being looted for his clothes, he ended up living on my desk.


Fast forward about a year, and I found a Cowboy edition Cade in the same shop for a similarly low price.  This time, it was the hat that I wanted to pass along to another doll, and yet once again I found myself fond enough of the doll that he ended up as part of my permanent collection.

Despite being fond of them, these two didn't make the cut when I moved, and so went off to storage.  At which point I realized that I missed having their exaggerated features around - so when a low-priced Eitan showed up on ebay, and different version of Cade appeared on Amazon, my collection was restarted.

Cade and Eitan

And having bought one, other Bratz Boyz started showing up on my recommendations lists on both sites, which is how I discovered the smaller Lil Bratz line, and brought home the "Nighttime Style" set of four.  Like their larger counterparts, these dolls have simple joints, sculpted shoes and cartoonish faces.  And like their larger counterparts, I think they're fabulous.

Deavon and Mikko