Cheryl J
techmanCheryl's gone feral!
August 6th 2008 09:05
I had heard about this a while ago so last night I thought I would check out the Feral Cheryl doll. After all, if someone is going to use my very bogan name for a dolly, I wanted to see what it was all about. I mean, who doesn't want to see if their namesake doll is like them.*
Well here she is, the anti-Barbie, fresh from the rainforests of Northern New South Wales, Australia.
Feral Cheryl began life as a joke her creator Lee Duncan made for her sister as a present in 1995 when she was working as a broadcaster for the ABC. A fellow reporter did a story on the mock up dolls Lee had made for a local craft market and the rest, as they say, is history. The response to Feral Cheryl was so good Lee took the brave step of leaving the ABC, and into the business of making the ultimate anti-fashion doll.
This 34 cm vinyl doll runs barefoot, dreadlocks her hair with coloured braids and beads, wears simple rainbow clothes, has piercings and a range of tattoos, and even a bit of natural body hair. Feral Cheryl is modelled on the green extremists, known as ‘ferals’ from Australia. (For more on the background to Feral Cheryl, see Lee's website HERE’).
In contrast to the ‘fashion doll’ mentality, Feral Cheryl does not have an extensive wardrobe, or high heels, or swimsuit, or gym gear, or wedding dress or cheerleader outfit. She needs no sports car or hairdressing salon, no disco stage or shopping mall.
Her motto is "Live Simply, Run Wild". Her only accessories: a bag of home grown herbs**, a sense of humour and a social conscience.
Each Feral Cheryl doll is individually crafted with a variety of coloured beads, bindis and a range of tattoos, so there are no two exactly the same.
Since 1998 Feral Cheryl has been available on the internet, and has found homes from New York city to remote Scottish Islands, from Italy to New Zealand, and Alaska to New Mexico.
For more information go to http://www.feralcheryl.com.au/
*I like to think I have less body hair and I can't seem to get the dreadlocks right.
** the doll comes with a small stash of dried basil.
All information and photos are the property of Lee Duncan.
Well here she is, the anti-Barbie, fresh from the rainforests of Northern New South Wales, Australia.
Feral Cheryl began life as a joke her creator Lee Duncan made for her sister as a present in 1995 when she was working as a broadcaster for the ABC. A fellow reporter did a story on the mock up dolls Lee had made for a local craft market and the rest, as they say, is history. The response to Feral Cheryl was so good Lee took the brave step of leaving the ABC, and into the business of making the ultimate anti-fashion doll.
This 34 cm vinyl doll runs barefoot, dreadlocks her hair with coloured braids and beads, wears simple rainbow clothes, has piercings and a range of tattoos, and even a bit of natural body hair. Feral Cheryl is modelled on the green extremists, known as ‘ferals’ from Australia. (For more on the background to Feral Cheryl, see Lee's website HERE’).
In contrast to the ‘fashion doll’ mentality, Feral Cheryl does not have an extensive wardrobe, or high heels, or swimsuit, or gym gear, or wedding dress or cheerleader outfit. She needs no sports car or hairdressing salon, no disco stage or shopping mall.
Her motto is "Live Simply, Run Wild". Her only accessories: a bag of home grown herbs**, a sense of humour and a social conscience.
Each Feral Cheryl doll is individually crafted with a variety of coloured beads, bindis and a range of tattoos, so there are no two exactly the same.
Since 1998 Feral Cheryl has been available on the internet, and has found homes from New York city to remote Scottish Islands, from Italy to New Zealand, and Alaska to New Mexico.
For more information go to http://www.feralcheryl.com.au/
*I like to think I have less body hair and I can't seem to get the dreadlocks right.
** the doll comes with a small stash of dried basil.
All information and photos are the property of Lee Duncan.
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Dried basil?!? Is that what that call it these days
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Dried basil... So she can whip-up a dish on the go?
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Hello Morgan, Me going feral, you going bogan, what in the world?! It was an inevitabilty.
Hi Natalie, I hate my name but I so love that they've made an anti-Barbie doll in my name. I know a few pwople I'd like to give them to as well but I can't get close enough because all of that patchouli makes me sneeze!
Hi Lola Tahlulah, I hear she doesn't make them anymore so I think I may have to beg and plead for her to make me a special one.
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Hi Lilla, I had a feeling you'd like this one. I actually got a really nice email from the doll's inventor saying she liked the article. I want one but they're out of production and are collector's items.
Glad to give you all a laugh!