The Doll Podcast

Celebrating Sindy

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August 06, 2024

Host Louisa Maxwell, Guest Rachel Godfroy

British toy designer Rachel Godfroy joins host Louisa Maxwell to celebrate over sixty years of fashion doll Sindy.

Sindy was launched in 1963 by Pedigree toys at a time when British fashion and music were sweeping the world. The Beatle’s topped the charts with “She Loves You” and Mary Quant’s mini skirts set off a youth quake in fashion. Sindy was a doll created for the British market and she reflected the culture and fashion of a very exciting time.

Louisa and Rachel chart the course of fashion doll Sindy throughout her six decades and her enduring legacy as a time capsule of popular culture and fashion.

Rachel Godfroy, who has worked in the Toy industry for twenty years as a designer, illustrator, and brand developer and was the designer for Sindy’s relaunch in 2020.

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Images courtesy of Rachel Godfroy and Kid Kreations

Links:

DollyCon

Our Sindy Museum

Pedigree 60th Anniversary Sindy

Sindy Salon