This is Dawn, the central character in the line. She is pictured here in her basic dress that is probably the most common of any Dawn dress. She had rooted eylashes, a twist waist, and jointed knees. She was every bit as posable as her much larger competitors such as Barbie. She caused quite a stir in the fashion doll arena and pushed Barbie out of the limelight. It was a time when Mattel was losing the quality they had been famous for and Dawns clothes and accessories were very detailed and well made. The quality is especially amazing when considering her small size of about 6 inches tall.
This is Dawn's talking telephone with sofa. It is an excellant example of the well thought out accessories that were produced by Topper Toys. The color and style of the furniture was elegant and very contemporary. This is a set I really want to find.
Here is a picture of Glori,Angie, Dawn, and Dale. Pictured behind them are their original boxes.
Of course , Dawn and her friends would have to have boys in their lives, if only as arm decorations. The guys had some pretty cool threads as well. However, Topper only manufactured a total of 4 packaged outfits for the boys. But they just had to look good when needed by the girls. After all, a boyfriend is just another plastic accessory, yes?
This swingin' little plastic purse was a great way for little girls to carry Dawn with them everywhere. Part of Dawn's appeal was her portability. She could be carried around much easier than the larger fashion dolls. Even some little boys could sneek a Dawn doll around in their pockets.
This is a great book published by Joedi Johnson. It has full color pictures and lists everything ever made for Dawn. It also covers other small dolls of the early 1970's such as Mattel's Rockflowers or Flatsy. Click on the book to go to Joedi's website.
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