DOLLYCON 2021 SPECIAL
DOLLYCON: A DAY OF DOLLY DECADENCE by Dress Like a Sindy Photos by Dress like a Sindy
DollyCon UK is an annual doll convention held in Lincoln that invites doll collectors , designers, artists and sellers to all meet under one roof for a day of pure dolly indulgence.
We believe this is down to the warm and, very approachable founder Melanie Quint. We caught up with Mel hot on the heels of the Halloween themed DollyCon 2021 for a little chat...
With a day packed full of exhibitions, salesrooms, seminars, competitions, lunch, supper, refreshments and, of course the chance to meet some wonderful people all with the same one thing in common: a love of dolls.
Mam'selle: Hello Mel, so tell us when you started collecting Sindy? Mel: I never really started collecting as such. I had my childhood Sindy, some clothes and most of the Scene Setters. I had cut the hair on my Sindy so I set about restoring her. I bought more TLC dolls to restore and sell on - but many stayed with me, so it was not conscious collecting on my part! I did however spend more time collecting Sindy outfits and sought to get all the ones I didn’t have from 1977. That spiraled and I now have a huge collection of outfits. (Tell us about it Mel!) >>
But, is DollyCon UK all it appears to be? In a word we can confirm YES! DollyCon is a day free of pretence! It's welcoming, friendly, inclusive and above all fun. It's a day when collecting dolls feels like the most normal thing in the world. Which of course it is!
DollyConUK is held at The Showroom Conference Centre in Lincoln, East Midlands. This charity run venue is in partnership with the YMCA.
“I never really started collecting as such. I just had my childhood Sindy, some clothes and most of the Scene Setters...” MELANIE QUINT
