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February 05, 2009
Dolls in the News!
Let's start with American Girl Dolls . . . first, both Chrissa and Sonali have joined DollCloset.com as models. You can see Chrissa above dressed for Winter in the Pink and Solali is pictured below in her Red Roses dress . . . it's on sale as part of our Valentine Specials (through February 14, 2009)
The HOT news about American Girl Dolls is that it's official - there will be a NEW Historical doll in 2009!! Her name is Rebecca and she lives in New York in 1914. Not sure when she will be released but her books come out in June - they are:
Meet Rebecca
Rebecca and Ana
Candlelight for Rebecca
Rebecca and the Movies
Rebecca to the Rescue
Changes for Rebbecca
From the names of her accessories it's apparent she is Jewish - her accessories have been said to be: a Sabbath set, a Hanukkah set, a sideboard, a bed, kittens, a phonograph, a movie outfit, a school outfit, and a school set.
Can't wait!! The last Jewish doll was Lindsey, the first Doll of the Year - our Lindsey model is pictured below in a her Blue Twin Set.
Following up American Girl is the owner - Mattel - they just won the court case against Bratz Dolls! Bratz Dolls is to be discontinued . . . but, of course, there will be appeals so who knows what will happen when. Quite a victory for Mattel -
New dolls are being shown now at the IDEX Show in Florida and then at the Toy Fair in New York City. Here's what we know so far:
Corolle Baby Dolls will include a 14 inch interactive baby doll named Bebe Tresor, The doll will coo, babble or giggle when rocked. The other Corolle interactive dolls are 17 inches (like Lila shown below), so this is a great addition to their line. And, of course there are great new fashions in all of their doll sizes!
There are some new dolls coming from Ginny - but not as many as in the past. All new dolls will be the Vintage 7.5" style rather than the Modern 8" style except ONE. There are a few new outfits coming for the Vintage Ginny dolls too. If you want a Modern Dress-Me Ginny or a Clothing Pack, we have a few left . . . but cannot get more from Vogue. We do have more of several including Oh So Pretty" shown below:
New Gotz 18" Dolls will be coming in March or April; Elisabeth shown below looks the same, but Julia (the redhead) and Jessica (the blonde) are in new outfits. Unfortunately, the prices will be going up (but not as high as American Girl Dolls!)
The Gotz Baby Dolls will not include a redhead this year - fortunately we still have a few left of the 2008 Maxy Muffins shown below. Look for a new hairdo for the 2009 Maxy Muffins - two cute braids!
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