 Until then, the standard fashion doll had been the 11.5" Barbie, which is still primarily sold as a children's plaything; while some collectors were attracted to limited-edition specialty Barbies, most collectible dolls at the time were constructed with neotenous baby-doll proportions instead of with mature, nubile ones.There was an exception; Mdvanii, the first anatomically correct fashion doll for adults.Mdvanii renewed Mel Odom's childhood interest in dolls and led him to create Gene Marshall.