The Difference Between Soft-Bodied and Hard-Bodied Gotz Dolls



The terms, "soft-bodied" and "hard-bodied," are two terms used frequently on the wiki to describe two different torso material types: soft-bodied dolls (and baby dolls) refers to dolls with soft, padded torsos (typically filled with polyester or foam and covered with cloth or felt) and hard-bodied dolls (and baby dolls), refers to dolls with a "hard" or rigid to semi-rigid doll bodies (typically made from bisque, china, PVC, vinyl [soft & hard], etc.).

Oftentimes, you will also see these two terms on the wiki paired with an articulation type: non (for zero articulated joints); partial (for 1-3 articulated joints); multi (for 4-5 articulated joints), and full for (6+ articulated joints). See "Gotz Articulated Dolls" for more information.

The purpose for this is to help the reader quickly grasp the physical appearance/structure of the doll.

Example of Soft-Bodied Doll
Soft-bodied essentially means the torso is "soft."

This is an example of a soft-bodied doll:

Example of Hard-Bodied Doll
Hard-bodied essentially means the torso is "hard."

This is an example of a hard-bodied doll.