Dolls This Week - January 24, 2000
NEWS
BARBIE PC STIRS CREATES CONTROVERSY
In fall of 1999, Mattel released the Barbie PC, a pink
Barbie-themed computer for girls. The problem with the computer, say some critics, is that
the $599 Barbie PC comes loaded with a little more than half of the educational software
found on Mattel's companion computer for boys, the Hot Wheels PC. Educators say that
this computer "supports the stereotype that girls are only interested in fashion and
boys are interested in more intellectual pursuits.'' Mattel has denied that the
software on the PC is unfair to girls, and they claim that the Barbie programs (such as
Barbie Fashion Designer and Detective Barbie) take up more space on the hard drive.
BARBIE AUCTION IN MINNESOTA
A recent auction in Minnesota nets over $125,000 for a
long-time Barbie collector.
BRAZILIAN GIRLS WANT DOLL THAT LOOKS
LIKE THEM
Little girls in Brazil go wild over a new doll called
"Susi." Susi is a fashion doll which competes with Barbie, but which has
darker skin an more realistic measurements. This Christmas, Susi outsold Barbie for
the first time in Brazil--over 1.5 million were sold. Read all about it in The Christian Science
Monitor
KIDS WANT TOYS THAT WORK
Children don't just want toys of cameras, computers and
microscopes--they want their own toys that WORK like the real thing. Read about it
at MSNBC.com.
UPCOMING DOLL EVENTS
National UFDC Convention: Fin Du Millenaire: Chicago, July 16-21 2000. The National Convention; over 2000 doll collectors, amazing dolls sale room, modern and antique doll competition rooms, classes, seminars (I will be teaching a seminar and leading a Dynamic Doll Dialogue), meal events and much more! Go to www.ufdc.org for more information.
National Barbie Convention 2000: Barbie in the Old West. June 15 to 17 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Amazing sales room, doll competitions, banquet, classes and more; all things Barbie! For more information, visit the Official Convention Site
National Gene Convention 2000 will be held Oct. 20-23 at the Arlington Heights Hilton in Arlington Heights, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago). Registration is $325 and limited to 700. For more information, contact genecon99@aol.com
Fashion Doll San Diego 2000 San Diego, California August 12 to 14 2000 at the DoubleTree Hotel. Convention dolls are Daisy and Willow. For more information, http://members.aol.com/fashiondollsd or e-mal fashiondollsd@aol.com
For more events and shows, please see the Events Calendar
JUNE GOODWIN DOLL SCULPTING SEMINARS
Learn to sculpt amazing dolls in polymer clay! Classes taught
by NIADA doll artist June Goodwin
Chico, California May 26, 27 and 28 2000, at your Guide's Dollmaking Studio! For more information, contact Denise Van Patten at dollymker@aol.com.
Bradenton, Florida on March 3, 4 and 5, 2000! For more information, contact Michele Ginn at Micant2@aol.com.
Houston, Texas February 25 25 and 27. For more information For more information, please email B.Parker at lbjeparker@aol.com.
Montana SummerFEST 2000
Polymer clay classes and competition June 18 to 25 in Billings Montana. Go to
http://www.angelfire.com/mt/PromotionsUSA
l information and a list of classes.
DO YOU HAVE NEWS FOR DOLLS THIS WEEK?
Become a Roving Reporter and write a report on a doll even! Or, do you have a
doll event to promote, a new doll to announce, or an updated web site? Please e-mail
me at collectdolls.guide@about.com
and put "Newsletter" in the subject line--For events, please give me 7 to 10
days advance notice (at minimum!) in order to have your event appear on time. Some events
will also/alternatively appear in the Events Calendar.
2000 Past Editions of Dolls This Week:
JANUARY
Madame Alexander 16" Fashion Doll; Mattel Execs Leave
Doll Costumer Guild Announces New Publication; Cabbage Patch
Dolls Stamp; Little Prince Tour
For all 1999 editions of "Dolls This Week" please go to the 1999 Dolls This Week Archives.
