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June 19, 2008
Dolls in the News . . .
Our first "Doll in the News" is Ruthie - doesn't she look cute in our new blue sundress with pretty tuck accents and a straw hat too?! The Kit and Ruthie Doll Contest has ended with seven very happy winners out of almost 500 entries - they come from California, Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvia, Oregon, South Carolina and Virginia! We've heard from some customers who are going to the June 20th movie showing at one of the American Girl Places - Fun!!
The jury trial of Barbie versus Bratz has begun! It is taking place in a Riverside, California US District Court and is expected to last several weeks. The issue at stake is that Mattel/Barbie (and also owners of American Girl) claim that the Bratz dolls were created by a former employee of Mattel while still under contract with them and sold to MGA Entertainment Inc. It will be interesting to see what happens!!
The famous New York and Las Vegas toystore, FAO Schwarz, has signed an agreement with Macy's to open FAO operated toystores in 275 of the Macy's stores this fall! The FAO stores will be 1000 to 3500 square feet in approximately 75 Macy's locations while about 200 Macy's will have smaller department of 200 to 300 feet. I can't wait to see which Macy's in my area will have the FAO store - hope San Francisco gets a big one for me to visit! This means that it's highly likely FAO will carry Madame Alexander Dolls (such as the Madeline doll shown above) and Robert Tonner dolls - hooray!
Incidentally, the FAO stores will expand to about 685 Macy's stores during the next two years. This concept was tried out last fall in Chicago with great success.
Cabbage Patch Dolls are celebrating their 25th Anniversary this year with a special limited edition commemorative doll this fall. Ask your parents or grandparents if they remember the furor over the adoptable Cabbage Patch Dolls - it was amazing! The Anniversary Doll will replicate the vintage fashions, hairstyles and facial expressions of those dolls introduced in 1983. The dolls will only be available for a limited time.
Angelina Ballerina is going to be back on the toyshelves again! The classic books by Katharine Holabird are a natural for children and for cute products. Many were produced for Pleasant Company (before American Girl)and once more we can expect more products from HIT Entertainment. A new television series will be debuting this fall: "Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps". We have a few items left for you such as the book pictured above, "Angelina, Star of the Show", in our Fun for Girls section.
PS: While standing in a grocery line I saw a picture of Corolle baby doll on one of those celebrity magazines . . . Brad and Angelina's girl was cuddling Emma!
Posted by dollcloset at June 19, 2008 08:58 PM