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BARBIE ANNOUNCES PLAN TO TURN THE WHITE HOUSE PINK WITH A RUN FOR THE OVAL OFFICE

By On April 6, 2012 · 1 Comment

Barbie doll formally threw her pink hat into the presidential campaign ring by unveiling the new 2012 Barbie I Can Be…  President doll. The global icon will represent girls of all ages on her road to the “Pink House,” serving as the “B Party” candidate. Barbie will hit the [...]

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Haute Doll Magazine Gets a Relaunch… And Guess Who’s On-board?

By On March 24, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Many of you will have heard the very happy news that Haute Doll magazine, a favourite among Fashion Doll Lovers, is about to be relaunched. The magazine is now the property of Jones Publishing after the merger of Doll Reader and

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Challenged to a Duel, Tonner Dolls Style!

By On December 29, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Tonner Dolls launched a brand new website which is sure to whet fans appetites prior to the upcoming revamp of the main Tonnerdolls.com website. And what a bundle of fun it is too, even whilst still in beta!

The crux of the site is good old fashioned voting for your favourite Tonner Doll [...]

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US: Barbie is the number one Christmas import

By On December 18, 2011 · Leave a Comment

According to Toy News Fashion doll Barbie is the US’ most imported Christmas gift, according to a survey comissioned by Bloomberg Businessweek.

An analysis of the ‘States 75 most-popular Christmas gifts found that a total of 2,598 shipments of Barbie products were received in the US throughout August and September, [...]

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A British doll to fill the Tween Gap

By On November 13, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Although this is a diversion from my usual Fashion Doll related posts I think that this doll will be of interest to many of you. Especially those of you who have young children. Her name is Matilda and she is the brainchild of a British designer in response to the lack of, to her mind, educational and [...]

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Doll Reader Announces its 2011 DOTY Public’s Choice Winners

By On August 6, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Following the January announcement of the 2011 Doll of the Year® (DOTY®) Industry’s Choice® awards winners at IDEX Premiere in Orlando, Fla., 83 dolls went on to compete for the esteemed DOTY®Public’s Choice® awards. Over the last few months, readers and members of the collecting public were asked to select their favorite dolls from [...]

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Breakfast at Tiffany’s with Integrity

By On July 23, 2011 · Leave a Comment

This morning at Integrity Toys W Club breakfast time webinar there was a grand unveiling of a brand new line of dolls tied to the movie classic, Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Suddenly the breakfast time event made sense (well breakfast for those of you [...]

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My Muse Magazine goes from strength to strength

By On June 25, 2011 · Leave a Comment

My Muse issue number 2 dropped into my inbox a couple of days ago and I must say I have enjoyed it immensely. Whilst not all dolls featured would be my chosen type, the photography is so invention and stunningly undertaken that I simply don’t mind! This magazine really is a feast for the eyes [...]

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Bratz are back!

By On June 23, 2011 · Leave a Comment

 Well it’s official. The girls with the fashion for passion and a knack for getting the world’s mothers all hot under the collar are set to be back with avengance. Having come through the ravages of various legal battles with Barbie‘s maker mattel Bratz [...]

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A new fashion doll mag on the block

By On May 7, 2011 · 4 Comments

With the demise of Haute Doll some time ago it is with great delight that I got to have a look at the latest fashion doll magazine in town. From what I have seen things look very promising!

From the Sybarite cover star to the high fashion style shots we had come to know and [...]

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