EXPRESSIONS

What is the history of Expressions? When did it begin? Officially, it began in 1991 when Randall and Dianna Effner incorporated their new company and advertized the popular and widely acclaimed doll Aaron in the Doll Crafter magazine. But going back four years earlier, we would have seen the beginnings of Dianna's long association with the mold industry in 1987, when she created what came to be one of the most popular dolls of all time: Hilary. Or, we can go back even further, and visit Dianna in 1976, when she was sculpting her very first doll for a small doll factory in Illinois... Actually, Dianna is a doll person, through and through. She has been playing with dolls and designing dolls nearly all of her life. So if we want to know when Expressions really began, maybe we should go all the way back to the early nineteen fifties, when a sensitive, artistic, five year old girl named Dianna Iid got her first Toni doll for Christmas. For no doubt the formative experience of dressing,..

Also known as: Expressions, Inc.

Primary location: Jamestown United States