DollFree Market In Seoul

Today was the 41st DollFree Market in Seoul. Like the Comic World Expo a few weeks ago, it was a very busy event. Held in Seoul (at the "aT Center", a few minutes bus ride - four stops actually - away from Yangjae subway station) and Busan every three months, this is the show for doll lovers of all descriptions. While not as crazy busy as Comic World, it was very well attended and no one would complain about the attendance. Let's just say you cannot see what is on the exhibitor tables as there were too many people blocking the view most of the time.

It's pretty well as good as you can imagine. Mostly private vendors selling home made clothing, shoes, accessories and the like for dolls of all popular shapes and sizes. Pricing is very good and nowhere near what you would pay on-line with the big names. Some of the vendors have their own on-line and/or brick and mortar businesses based in Korea.

Doll collecting is very popular here it seems. While I saw very few anime styled dolls, Dollfie Dream by Volks to be more specific, there were plenty of Super Dollfies and their brethren; ie., the more "realistic" looking dolls vs the anime styled ones that I like. I did see a few anime styled dolls, but they were far and few in between. A lot of the visitors brought their dolls with them and were carrying them around while shopping. There were no public areas where one could display your own doll, though. But, I did see a small area where owners gathered on the floor with their dolls and mingled with others. It's not as good as some other doll shows where there are actual visitor tables and chairs for doll owners and their dolls to mingle.

Anyways, I liked the show very much. I look forward to the next one, although I will most likely miss it depending on the month as I will be in Canada visiting family and friends at that time (August/September - according to previous show listings). I will make the December show for sure, though. Gotta save up those big bucks for that one!

Note:

The pix only show a very small portion of the show. A lot of the vendors did not allow photography of their tables. A lot of the pix are of specifically set up areas where vendors where exhibiting their dolls for photos. I did not bother to shoot any overall scenes of the hall; backs of peoples heads hovering around tables are not all that interesting to me!

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