Eleanor Mak
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Podcast Appearances
Oh, of course. My first doll was Ada. I took Ada with me everywhere, like to the park, to dim sum. I tried to bring her to school. But I also remember she was beautiful in a way that I felt I never could be. This is Eleanor Mack. She had these beautiful blonde curls. She had big blue eyes. She had that porcelain skin.
Oh, of course. My first doll was Ada. I took Ada with me everywhere, like to the park, to dim sum. I tried to bring her to school. But I also remember she was beautiful in a way that I felt I never could be. This is Eleanor Mack. She had these beautiful blonde curls. She had big blue eyes. She had that porcelain skin.
Oh, of course. My first doll was Ada. I took Ada with me everywhere, like to the park, to dim sum. I tried to bring her to school. But I also remember she was beautiful in a way that I felt I never could be. This is Eleanor Mack. She had these beautiful blonde curls. She had big blue eyes. She had that porcelain skin.
And even then, you know, I think I was, you know, somewhere five or six years old, remember thinking, like, I wish I looked like Ada.
And even then, you know, I think I was, you know, somewhere five or six years old, remember thinking, like, I wish I looked like Ada.
And even then, you know, I think I was, you know, somewhere five or six years old, remember thinking, like, I wish I looked like Ada.
You're not really sure what they're supposed to be. And the only reason I knew some of these dolls were intended to be Asian was because they had a name like Ling, or they were holding panda bears or had a really bad haircut. Right. Like that bowl cut my mom did give me. But as an Asian-American mother, like I don't relate to any of that.
You're not really sure what they're supposed to be. And the only reason I knew some of these dolls were intended to be Asian was because they had a name like Ling, or they were holding panda bears or had a really bad haircut. Right. Like that bowl cut my mom did give me. But as an Asian-American mother, like I don't relate to any of that.
You're not really sure what they're supposed to be. And the only reason I knew some of these dolls were intended to be Asian was because they had a name like Ling, or they were holding panda bears or had a really bad haircut. Right. Like that bowl cut my mom did give me. But as an Asian-American mother, like I don't relate to any of that.
Every lead led to the same thing, which is they've closed. They no longer create dolls.
Every lead led to the same thing, which is they've closed. They no longer create dolls.
Every lead led to the same thing, which is they've closed. They no longer create dolls.
Doll manufacturing is a heavily manual process. The rooting of every doll's hair is done manually. Wow. They would weigh the hair, right, to make sure there's consistency, and someone would freeform, like, sew it, putting through the sewing machine until, like, the doll's head was fully rooted. There is tremendous precision required.
Doll manufacturing is a heavily manual process. The rooting of every doll's hair is done manually. Wow. They would weigh the hair, right, to make sure there's consistency, and someone would freeform, like, sew it, putting through the sewing machine until, like, the doll's head was fully rooted. There is tremendous precision required.
Doll manufacturing is a heavily manual process. The rooting of every doll's hair is done manually. Wow. They would weigh the hair, right, to make sure there's consistency, and someone would freeform, like, sew it, putting through the sewing machine until, like, the doll's head was fully rooted. There is tremendous precision required.
You know, someone is manually placing these tiny little doll's head, right? So my doll is 14 inches long. So the head, I'm guessing it's like two to three inches. So someone is manually putting this onto the assembly line, which then they stamp the eyes and the blush.
You know, someone is manually placing these tiny little doll's head, right? So my doll is 14 inches long. So the head, I'm guessing it's like two to three inches. So someone is manually putting this onto the assembly line, which then they stamp the eyes and the blush.