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Priyadarshini Paitandy

Handmade in Tiruppur, these dolls are about brown representation

Anya, Zaza, Luna and Maya are BFFs. For them, each day is a celebration of friendship and doing what they love. Anya loves reading and writing, and harbours dreams of becoming an author. Zaza enjoys public speaking and is determined to become an influencer. Maya loves cooking and wants to grow up to be a chef. Luna loves to draw and aspires to be an artist.

The four young girls are actually dolls, created by Sunaina Somu Divakar, who started Wild Little Society in December 2021. The brand, says Sunaina, understands that brown representation in toys matter. Her dolls are brown in colour, sustainable, and fashioned out of organic linen cotton, coconut shell buttons, wool, and stuffed with recycled polyester fibres sourced from single use plastic bottles. “After so many prototypes, I finally got the dolls I wanted. They are handmade in Tiruppur at a four-member all woman unit,” says Chennai-based Sunaina who does all the ideating and designing.

Sunaina with her dolls (Source: Special Arrangement)
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