› 170 cm
Dolls with a body size from 170 cm and up are considered the royal class of life-like dolls as they place the highest demands on the construction of the skeleton. Almost 18 percent of German women are between 170 and 174 cm tall, only seven percent are between 175 and 179 cm (SOEP 2006).
From an anthropometric perspective, a German man is on average 178 cm in size (Mikrozensus 2005/Destatis 2009), the big dolls are therefore rather synthetic companions for particularly large men who do not want to look down too much at their partner and are also effortlessly able to move regularly over 40 kg of weight. These tall dolls can also be used in medical teaching as well as the training of physiotherapists, naturopaths and health care workers.
Further applications of these luxury dolls are photographic posings and high-quality dioramas in museums and exhibitions, where visitors can view the exhibits at close range.
Only very few manufacturers can produce dolls with a body size from 170 cm and up.
