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January 02, 2007
Welcome to Nicki - Doll of 2007!
Just as many of you did, I also fell for the new American Girl Doll, Nicki and have ordered her - love those freckles! Can't wait to see her in person (have to admit I worrry about her curls - one of my nieces has a doll with the same hairdo and it causes problems!).
The Wall Street Journal recently told about the process of refining Nicki - here's a casual report from one of my adult doll friends!
An article about Nicki Fleming appeared on the front page of the Saturday Wall Street Journal this morning! A picture of her in her "Meet" outfit is on the front page also. Her embroidered skirt and boots are too, too cute!
Since it is the Journal, of course it was about the marketing of AG's newest doll. Mattel used focus groups to come with the concept, tested the clothing designs, and made changes along the way to accommodate their desires. The original concept was to have a
girl from the heartland leave home to stay with an aunt in NYC or LA to pursue her dreams of performing. The focus group moms nixed that one! "Don't take my girl away." So they decided on the storyline of an overscheduled, dog-loving girl who has to deal with peer
pressure. They originally thought to have her working in a pet store. There is a gala at school that Nicki must attend that brings in the peer pressure from the popular girls' group. The outfit for the gala was redesigned when the focus group girls didn't like it so
much.
Posted by dollcloset at January 2, 2007 10:08 PM
Comments
Sorry to say but you spelled "causes" wrong in the first pharagragh
BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUT you still rock
Taffy
From Millie:
Thanks for the help & the compliments Taffy - mistake is all fixed!
Posted by: Taffy at January 3, 2007 06:13 PM
I have Nicki and she is so cool. I never had a GOTY before Nicki. I'm glad I got her because soon Nicki will not be available. But I can't wait for Mia to come!
From Millie:
I agree!!
Posted by: Nancy at October 6, 2007 07:00 AM