Melody Ellison is a gifted singer growing up in Detroit during the 1960s. Girls can play out her stories—and a visit to Cousin Tish’s salon for a new ’do before her Youth Day concert—with this set, featuring:

Melody™ Doll & Journal: An 18" Melody doll with deep-brown eyes and thick black hair with bangs and styled with a blue-ribbon bow headband. She has a soft cotton body, and her movable head and limbs are made of smooth vinyl. Includes a Melody: My Diary paperback book, plus her authentic 1964-style outfit: a houndstooth A-line dress with a cowl collar; a pair of underwear; a pair of white socks; and a pair of shiny patent shoes with bows on the toes.

Melody’s Accessories for 18" dolls: A blue felt hat with ribbon trim, a blue patent purse with a bow on the front, cool cat-eye sunglasses, a civil rights campaign button, and a record featuring The Three Ravens, Melody’s brother’s group

Melody’s Salon Outfit: An authentic 1960s-style outfit that includes a knit plaid sweater with a fold-back collar, a pair of straight-leg woven pants, a headband, and ballet flats with white braided trim

Melody’s Salon Accessories: A replica of a 1960s tin of Madam C.J. Walker’s “Glossine Pressing Oil”—part of a line of beauty products created especially for Black women’s skin and hair by Madam C.J. Walker, the first female entrepreneurial millionaire in the United States; a satin sleeping bonnet; a handheld mirror with a 1960s-style floral design; and a full set of hairstyling essentials that includes a pair of pretend hairstylist’s scissors that dolls can hold, a comb, a hairbow, two oval barrettes, and two bow barrettes