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The second doll in the Fashion Police collection from Superdoll_Collectables was released on the superfrock.com website yesterday and her name is Quantra! She is a Forensic Entomologist (which is the is the application and study of insect and other arthropod biology to criminal matters in case you didn’t know!). I love her look and can’t wait [...] > read more

BARBIE ANNOUNCES PLAN TO TURN THE WHITE HOUSE PINK WITH A RUN FOR THE OVAL OFFICE

Published on 2012-04-06 12:11:28

Barbie doll formally threw her pink hat into the presidential campaign ring by unveiling the new 2012 Barbie I Can Be… President doll. The global icon will represent girls of all ages on her road to the “Pink House,” serving as the “B Party” candidate. Barbie will hit the [...] > read more

Here Come the Fashion Police and Superdoll KATANA Investigates!

Published on 2012-03-31 06:38:40

The latest Superdoll_Collectables collection is Fashion Police and yesterday the first doll in the line was put up for sale on the Superfrock website. Her name is KATANA and she is a ‘criminologist’. KATANA comes in the Fogu sculpt and is rather unusual indeed. I love the wig and the face-up but am yet undecided [...] > read more

Haute Doll Magazine Gets a Relaunch… And Guess Who’s On-board?

Published on 2012-03-24 07:17:28

Many of you will have heard the very happy news that Haute Doll magazine, a favourite among Fashion Doll Lovers, is about to be relaunched. The magazine is now the property of Jones Publishing after the merger of Doll Reader and Dolls Magazinea few months ago. The magazine will form part of the Dolls magazine subscription and ... > read more

Coming Soon: An Interview with George from Angelic Dreamz!

Published on 2012-03-14 11:52:54

Angelic Dreamz, the prestigious fashion doll retailer, was nominated in several categories at this year’s DollObservers.com Fashion Doll Awards. In the event they were outright winner of ‘Fashion Doll retailer 2012’ as voted for by the fashion doll buying public. Therefore I am delighted to announce that George Gonzalez, co-owner of Angelic Dreamz and the ... > read more

The DollObservers.com Fashion Doll Award Winners Are Announced

Published on 2012-02-19 15:15:41

Today, Sunday 19th February 2012, at 6pm GMT the winners of the first ‘Annual DollObservers.com Fashion Doll Awards’ or ‘DOFDAs’ were announced. Eager fashion doll lovers and community members were treated to live announcements via online chat and tweets (#DOFDAs). Each nominee was chosen by the DollObservers members and winners were selected by public vote. Winners in ... > read more

Shock news! Latest Integrity Toys W Club Exclusive is a Glam Addict!

Published on 2012-02-12 11:55:51

The latest Integrity Toys W Club exclusive for 2012 has just been announced and for the first time in the history of the W Club she is also a European Exclusive. Integrity have partnered with LaureBelle Couture, a dealer from France in oerder to bring Fashion Royalty doll Giselle, who is a certified ‘Glam Addict’! And judging ... > read more

An Interview With a Doll Lover, January 2012

Published on 2012-01-29 15:15:05

It is with great pleasure that I can announce that our first DollObservers.com Superstar Member of 2012 is the beautiful, talented and generous of spirit, Ada. Ada has been with us since the very early days of DollObservers and has always inspired and advised other members of the site. Ada also has her finger firmly on ... > read more

Integrity Toys Introduces the FR:16 Doll Line at IDEX

Published on 2012-01-28 14:22:58

Integrity Toys have unveiled an unprecedented number of dolls and doll lines at this weekends IDEX show. Amongst the usual Fashion Royalty, Poppy Parker and Nu Fantasy dolls was the brand new FR:16 line of 16″ fashion dolls. The 1/4 scale doll fraternity, as well as enthusiastic Integrity Toys fans, have long anticipated the unveiling of the FR:16 line ... > read more

The DollObservers.com Awards go to the Public Vote

Published on 2012-01-07 19:24:43

DollObservers.com, the social networking site for fashion doll lovers, is delighted to announce the launch of its first annual Fashion Doll Awards. The winners will be announced on 19th February 2012. The awards will coincide and mark the second anniversary of the site’s inception. The Awards will focus solely on the fashion doll world and ... > read more

Challenged to a Duel, Tonner Dolls Style!

Published on 2011-12-29 13:13:52

Tonner Dolls launched a brand new website which is sure to whet fans appetites prior to the upcoming revamp of the main Tonnerdolls.com website. And what a bundle of fun it is too, even whilst still in beta! The crux of the site is good old fashioned voting for your favourite Tonner Doll photo out ... > read more

US: Barbie is the number one Christmas import

Published on 2011-12-18 02:17:47

According to Toy News Fashion doll Barbie is the US’ most imported Christmas gift, according to a survey comissioned by Bloomberg Businessweek. An analysis of the ‘States 75 most-popular Christmas gifts found that a total of 2,598 shipments of Barbie products were received in the US throughout August and September, when retailers receive Christmas stock. Barbie’s ... > read more

Deck The Halls With Fashion Dolls & Holly!

Published on 2011-12-03 09:11:08

The December fashion doll Theme And Photo Contest gets festive The social networking site for Fashion Doll Lovers, DollObservers.com, is pleased to announce another theme of the month. And what better theme for the wintery month of December than Christmas! The festive season is ripe for theme photos, whether they take in aspects of winter, family, presents or ... > read more

Barbie & Stardoll Join forces!

Published on 2011-11-15 16:13:21

Barbie®, the world’s most popular fashion doll and Stardoll®, the globally renowned online fashion and gaming community for girls, The partnership marks the Stardoll® brand’s first foray into translating its popular online fashion portal into physical dolls, allowing Barbie® fans to extend the limitless possibilities of the Stardoll® world offline. The “Stardoll® by Barbie®” collection will feature eight new ... > read more

A British doll to fill the Tween Gap

Published on 2011-11-13 04:48:27

Although this is a diversion from my usual Fashion Doll related posts I think that this doll will be of interest to many of you. Especially those of you who have young children. Her name is Matilda and she is the brainchild of a British designer in response to the lack of, to her mind, educational and suitable ... > read more

The Dynamite Girls (and Boy) are hitting the City

Published on 2011-10-30 10:42:23

The Dynamite Girls by Integrity Toys are going all Urban for their Fall line of dolls. These crazy gals seem to have added a new boy to the group, Curt, along the way too. Mighty fine they look too with a retro 70′s, Taxi Driver vibe. Jasper’s look, especially, seems to be channelling actress Joedy Foster ... > read more

Not long now until Barbie Basics 2.5

Published on 2011-07-05 15:40:18

The official release for the next wave of the highly successful Barbie Basics is sometime in August. And this time they come with articulation, YAY! The prototype pics are veritably mouth-watering and the accessories are looking pretty coll too. So > read more

Interview with a Doll Lover, July 2011

Published on 2011-07-03 12:22:54

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Only 2 days left to enter the Silkstone Barbie Giveaway on Doll Observers…

Published on 2011-06-28 17:55:58

Time is running out to enter the Silkstone Barbie Giveaway over on our social networking site Doll Observers: http://www.dollobservers.com/page/win-a-palm-beach-swim-suit Related articles Win a Palm... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my web > read more

My Muse Magazine goes from strength to strength

Published on 2011-06-25 09:19:30

My Muse issue number 2 dropped into my inbox a couple of days ago and I must say I have enjoyed it immensely. Whilst not all dolls featured would be my chosen type, the photography is so invention... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websi > read more

Bratz are back!

Published on 2011-06-23 16:58:38

Well it’s official. The girls with the fashion for passion and a knack for getting the world’s mothers all hot under the collar are set to be back with avengance. Having come through the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my w > read more

The Geometry of Colourvision…

Published on 2011-06-08 12:32:02

The Superfrock Superdoll site saw the release of Geometry, the second gal in the Colourvision series. The site also saw the addition of a brand new frock made just for her entitled PICNIC MAGNET. As... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my web > read more

Check out this Fashion Doll music video Ad

Published on 2011-06-01 06:24:19

A little bird told me about this new music video style ad for the new Nokia pink N8 phone. Looks pretty cool huh? Any guesses who the dolls featured in the video are? Apparently there will soon be a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my web > read more

Win a Palm Beach™ Swim Suit Silkstone Barbie® Doll!

Published on 2011-05-29 14:11:35

Over on Doll Observers, the social networking site for doll lovers we have introduced a brand new loyalty scheme with fantastic prizes for our most loyal members! To help celebrate the Scheme’s... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my we > read more

Presenting: Monaco Royale Vanessa Perrin!

Published on 2011-05-26 14:31:13

The first exclusive Fashion Royality doll for the 2011 Integrity Toys W Club members has been announced: Monaco Royale Vanessa steps out wearing a pale peach charmeuse gown with a plunging neckline;... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my we > read more

The 2011 Integrity Toys Convention Jet Set: 10 years of Fashion Royalty!

Published on 2011-05-16 02:14:44

Integrity Toys have announced their convention for 2011 which takes place in Chicago, October 6-8. Here the publicity blurb: 10 years ago this year, the world of fashion doll collecting changed... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website > read more

Say hello to Superdoll’s Doku!

Published on 2011-05-13 14:03:52

Today Superdoll released the first instalment of the Colourvision collection named Doku. She is a Fugu clone and has the V3 body. Although according to the Superfock site Doku is actually version 3.2... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my we > read more

A new fashion doll mag on the block

Published on 2011-05-07 13:29:02

With the demise of Haute Doll some time ago it is with great delight that I got to have a look at the latest fashion doll magazine in town. From what I have seen things look very promising! From the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my web > read more

Barbie becomes an architect

Published on 2011-05-02 07:23:59

For more than 50 years, Barbie® has empowered girls to dream big and explore a world without limits. This year, Barbie® unveils I Can Be …TM Architect, encouraging a new generation of girls to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my w > read more

Barbie loses out to Bratz this time around

Published on 2011-05-01 05:30:26

The latest legal wrangle between MGA, makers of Bratz, and the ever litigious Mattel has thrown up a surprise twist. This time round Barbie has come out as the loser and owes the Bratz gals a payout... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my > read more

Hells Belles here’s Superfrock’s TOXICA

Published on 2011-03-15 17:30:54

The latest Sybarite V3 from Superdoll has been released as a Marlbe exclusive. Her name is TOXICA and she is the first in their Hells Belles collection of V3 dolls. According Paris Doll Festival... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website > read more

Paris Fashion Doll Festival 2011

Published on 2011-03-12 06:29:01

Well the 2011 Paris Fashion Doll Festival is well under way and if, like me, you are unable to attend then you can follow along with the goings on via our intrepid Doll Observers reporter, Stefan,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websi > read more

Happy Birthday Ken!

Published on 2011-03-10 16:35:04

On March 11 we see the 50th Birthday of our favourite male arm candy, the one and only Mr Ken Carson. Of late he has really come into his own with a scene stealing role in Toy Story 3 and …... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websit > read more

The curious case of the missing Gene Marshall…

Published on 2011-03-05 12:55:32

Several weeks ago I was scanning the online Integrity Toys Store and came across, amongst other things, the Gene Marshall Calendar Shot doll on sale at a very reasonable price. Now I have had my eye... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my web > read more

Integrity Toys unveils more of their 2011 line-up

Published on 2011-02-27 16:35:21

During a Toy Fair Online Unveiling Event webinar exclusively for members of Integrity Toys’ W Club, designers and creators at the company unveiled the upcoming dolls for 2011. Lines due for an... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my we > read more

It’s official: Barbie and Ken are back together…

Published on 2011-02-17 13:10:00

� � Well it was the season of love so it was good timing for the most famous of dolls to mend their long broken relationship! After several months of online flirting on Twitter, facebook et... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my we > read more

Sybarite Generation 3:1

Published on 2011-02-05 11:56:09

In the latest issue of Dolls Magazine we are treated to a glimpse of a brand new Sybarite doll from Team Superfrock complete with the new, and hotly anticipated, Generation 3:1 body. She is suspected... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my w > read more

A thoroughly modern comeback

Published on 2011-01-27 16:31:37

Integrity Toys make their debut at IDEX this year and one of the first on the list of their revelations for 2011 is a sneak peak at the comeback of one of their favourite characters Veronique Perrin.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my we > read more

A 50 Year Romance: Barbie + Ken

Published on 2011-01-23 04:45:08

It all started in the spring of 1961. Ken Carson was new on the scene and love was in the air… One of the most iconic and beloved couples of all time, Barbie and Ken are synonymous with EPIC romance.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my > read more

Barbie Introduces Basics Denim Collection

Published on 2011-01-22 17:30:01

Barbie Basics™ Denim Collection Pick a Pair, Rock the Look. The all-American staple in any wardrobe – denim- is going from ordinary to extraordinary with Barbie Basics™. Taking classic blue... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my > read more

Houston we have a problem…

Published on 2011-01-13 14:11:36

Please bear with me while I sort out a server/host issue which has lost my recent posts and site changes! Although I doubt that tearing my hair out will help the process… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, ot > read more

Houston we have a problem…

Published on 2011-01-13 14:11:36

Tonner Pre-Toy Fair releases

Published on 2011-01-09 05:56:25

Tonner announced their pre- Toy Fair releases on 8th january. The Toy fair takes place on February 13-16 in New York and is a huge deal to any self respecting toy/doll retailer. Particularly of note... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my web > read more

Calling all fashion doll site owners!

Published on 2011-01-02 17:35:38

Are you lucky enough to own your very own fashion doll site? Would you like to have more traffic hits to your site? Do you want to see how you rank amongst other, similar fashion doll sites? If the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my webs > read more

Playing with Venus

Published on 2010-08-30 15:59:09

Just wanted to share some pics I took today of Venus trying on a couple of new acquisitions. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] > read more

Fun Ken facts

Published on 2010-08-22 15:48:24

After all the Barbie 50th birthday hoopla last year and well into this, prepare yourself for more of the same for her ‘arm candy’ Ken. In less then 6 months he too will be celebrating the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my we > read more

2010 Fall/Holiday Tonner collection goes live

Published on 2010-08-12 14:06:15

In yet more Tonner news; it was announced yesterday that the very latest 2010 Fall/Holiday collection had gone live on the Tonner Doll site. Quite a mixed bunch at first glance with variations on... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websit > read more

Take advantage of this Tonner offer

Published on 2010-08-07 17:19:26

Just a few hours to take advantage of this brilliant Tonner offer: NEW TONNER EXCLUSIVES! Ultra BasicTM Matt O’NeillTM AND Russell Williams Are Back In Stock And Have A Whole New Look! Order... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websi > read more

Immortalised on Wikipedia!

Published on 2010-08-06 18:23:40

I learned today that my most humble blog has been used as a reference on Wikipedia! The relevant article uses a post I made about the Barbie Basic range a while back and is even entered as the number... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my we > read more

The 2010 DOTY winners announced!

Published on 2010-08-05 17:01:12

Doll Reader magazine has announced the 2010 DOTY Public’s’s Choice Winners. I must say I am unfamiliar with all of these dolls (especially the baby dolls… shudders!). A shame also not to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my w > read more

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