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| In 1973 the Crissy Doll had a new look and a new hair gimmick. This is the year Crissy Dolls were boxed with white disk that sticks in her grow hair hole. The disc had little poles on it that you wind Crissy's hair around when its damp and leave over night. When taken down the hair would have luxurious curls! came The cute dress had a holiday flair for Xmas gift giving. This Crissy came with adorable orange mary janes that are shiny (pic of black version wearing them) . The base or foundation hair had a definite curl too! |
| Black Swirla Curler Version Photo used by permission of Carla Cross |
| stock no 1111- 4 for both dolls |
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| It's 1974 and I have another new look and another new hair gimmick. This is the year Ideal gave me pink and white Twirly beads. The beads insert into my grow hair hole, where they can be arranged to create all sorts of fun new hairstyles for me. We can play for hours with these cool beads. I came dressed in a lovely red and white checked granny-styled gown and wore white Mary Jane shoes. My foundation hair is curly with this version too. |
| stock no 1210-4 white / black 1214-6 |
| Crissy doll Photo courtesy of Amanda |
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| It's 1977 and I truly do not feel like myself. I have a "new" grown up look and have a sexy body to match it. My hair is still red but I do not have a grow hair feature - instead I have some hair pieces that attach to my head by Velcro. I know its weird and it took a bit for me to get used to it too. I came dressed in a feminine pink satin skirt and a cute summer-type top. Check out my shoes - they are slip on sandals and I love them. See how pretty my black version is? Don't let my new looks fool ya - you need me in your Crissy collection! |
| Magic Hair Crissy stock no 1280-7 white / black 1281-5 |
Black Magic Hair Crissy photos used by permission of Carla Cross
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| Here is the inspiration for CrissyTown's having put the International Tour Crissy "on ice" in the tour. Check out this Ice Skating Crissy! This interesting Australian doll appears to be a variation of the Dorothy Hamill and Her Skating Rink doll released in the USA and France with a very similar box design. The two dolls are the same size, 12" tall. Beautiful Ice Skating Crissy can be posed in various skating movements... Overhead Spin Layback Spin Crissy Spin Figure Eight One can make Ice Skating Crissy skate by moving her Skating Rink with one's hands and Crissy will skate for you! |
| Beautiful Ice Skating Crissy has on a darling metallic gold skating costume and has an ample head of auburn hair similar to Grow Hair Crissy. But the Ice Skating Crissy is a not a growing hair doll. She is not an Olympic Champion either but she is definitely a cutie! Find one, if you can!! ;-) |
| 1976 Olympic Gold Medal winner Dorothy Hamill Doll made in 1978 |
| Special thanks to JJ for his Skating Crissy contribution. |
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| Country Fashion Crissy Boy in the 1980's I got a bad rap! Please give me a double take before deciding against including me in your collection as I really am a unique cutie. This is me in my Country Fashion Crissy version. I have on an adorable lavender gingham dress. It has the sweetest ruffle on the bottom. I love my straw bonnet too – this is the only version made of me with a bonnet or hat!!! I was released with either brown eyes or lavender eyes. I have a pretty black version too - the black version has amber eyes. |
stock no 1035-5 white / black 1036-3
| See my lovely lavender eyes? |
| Country Fashion Crissy & Beautiful Crissy both had string which you pull in their backs to make their hair grow. Isn't the black doll lovely in her lavender gingham dress? Don't miss adding these cuties to your collection! |
| On the left is a black Velvet and the right is a black Country Fashion Crissy - note the similarities. |
| Black Country Fashion Crissy |
| Beautiful Crissy I was named Beautiful Crissy again here in my reissue version. Take it from me I am still no plain Jane! I am dressed in a darling white dress that is trimmed with petite pink lace. I have on white T-strap shoes. Check out my lovely red hair! I have something very unusual and special about me - sometimes you will find me with brown eyes and sometimes I have lavender eyes. Isn’t that neat? I think so. I am 15” tall because my body is Velvet size. My face does look similar to Velvet but it’s a tad bit smaller. I was issued in a black version too (see below) - I have pretty amber eyes. |
stock no 1030-6 white / black 1031-4
| See my lovely lavender eyes? |
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| Ideal released me as an Canadian Crissy doll also. I have a much peachier skin tone and pretty light coral lips. I wore the same icon orange lace and bow tie shoes as the original 1st & 2nd edition Crissy's - except my shoes are shiny orange - like Cricket's. I have a bit of blue eyeshadow on. |
| See me I am a Canadian Crissy 3rd edition doll with my box below. I came with a letter to Mother written in English and French below. My box has writing in French and English. My outfit is the same as my regular 3rd edition version except my shoes are shiny turquoise. I also have blue eyeshadow. |
| A Canadian Swirla Curler Crissy |
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| One of the curiosities involved in Crissy Doll production is the odd hair color variation known as the "brown-haired" Crissy. A good number of these dolls were released so they are not too difficult to obtain on the secondary market. Instead of having auburn tresses this doll has unmistakably brown hair with a golden sheen to it. Nothing on the packaging or enclosures designated a "brown-haired" Crissy. However, they seem to all be 2nd edition straight-bodied issues. Ideal Toy production records were destroyed when CBS took over in the 1980's so there is no way of knowing if this doll was planned to have this hair color or it was "accidental" meaning a supplier sent this hair to an Ideal factory and they just used it even though the color was decidedly different. This brown toned hair variation tends to be on the woolly side. See the pictures below to see comparisons with the regular red haired Crissy. Be sure to add this unique version to your Crissy family collection. |
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| Don't forget to add these two "UK" beauties to your collection too. They look very similar to the regular Crissy and Velvet issue but have strings with a button type circle attached (see photo) to the string which you pull to shorten their ponytails. They also have cute molded bellybuttons. |
| Photo Courtesy of Amanda |
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| This is the catalog version of me! |
| See the eye and face size comparison of me below and judge for yourself. I look to have a fuller face on the left (it's soft and squishy too like all of my Crissy versions) while the me on the right is smaller and if you squeeze my face its not soft at all. |
| Note the beautiful brown tones of the Crissy doll's hair on the right. The hair is a softer texture also. Some of the brown-haired dolls have dark eye makeup while others do not. |
| Special thanks to JJ for his Skating Crissy picture above - click on the thumbnail to see a larger picture. |
| Here's a cute photo of a UK Velvet with her friends Sheena, Crissy and Cinnamon. Photo Courtesy of Lisa |