DOLLS THIS WEEK--AUGUST 17, 1999
NEWS
BARBIE BATTLES IT OUT WITH SINDY IN
ENGLAND
Dolls This Week goes International with a doll advertising war
in Great Britain! Both Barbie and Sindy (a British fashion
doll competitor of Barbie) have retooled their images, and started large advertising
campaigns gearing up to the Christmas season. Barbie's new, inspirational message
for girls is to "Be Anything!." And Sindy has gone, well, more
"teen," just like Barbie did last year, with a smaller bust line and less flashy
look. While the girls are fighting it out, a new doll, Tanya is being introduced, with
more of a hip, street-wise attitude.
NEW ARAB DOLL; LEILA
More International doll news. Barbie is not everyone's cup of tea, and the
Arab League is producing a doll called Leila, which will have an olive complexion, long
black hair and big, dark eyes — and a more modest wardrobe than Barbie. The
doll is meant to give Arab parents an alternative to Barbie. Read about it in the Deseret News.
DO YOU HAVE NEWS FOR DOLLS THIS WEEK?
Do you have a doll event to promote, a new doll to announce, OR do you have a
review of a doll event? Please e-mail me at collectdolls.guide@about.com and
let me know!
DO YOU HAVE DOLLS FOR SALE OR TRADE?
Did you know that you can place FREE classified ads for your dolls for sale or
trade (or, dolls wanted) in the Dolls Forum? Unlike AOL and other services, we DON'T
charge for ads for dolls over $100. Visit the Dolls
Forum to find out how to place your ad; if you are not yet a member, click on
GUEST, but you will need a Forum ID to place your ad.
Previous Weeks in Dolls:
Barbie as a Computer; $1 Million Doll Auction
Dolls of Color e-mail list; TRUs buys Imaginarium; New
eBay look
eBay Book on Internet Collecting; Beanie Barbie
More eBay Outages; Top Dolls of the Summer
Summer Festival in Billings; Doll Summer School at Crafty
College
Austin Powers Doll, Barbie Legs as Amputee Fingers, Jill Barad
LA Times Interview
The Tarzan and Butterfly-Art Barbie Controversies
The Year 2000 DAG Convention is Announced
Theriault Duet Auction
Loss of ODACA Artist Kathryn Williams Klunsman
Review of Anaheim Dollmaking Show
