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Tuesday December 22nd, 2009

Welcome to the Dollhouse

Things that are true: —Dolls are a little bit creepy. Just saying. —Even though Karl Lagerfeld made this little lady’s silk, tulle and lace dress, she still makes us feel like she could come alive and do something weird. Just saying. —We may have some doll issues that need working through. —The proceeds from sales Read more →

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Published at 9:48 AM

Thursday January 29th, 2009

Blythe Doll + McQ = Target Ads

If there are any casting directors out there wondering why they didn’t get a call back about the McQ for Target ad campaign, we hope you didn’t take it personally. The clothes in the ad, which hit Target stores next month, are modeled by a blonde we all know very well – the Blythe doll, Read more →

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Published at 3:47 PM

Monday June 9th, 2008

Fashion Is Fun

Make Clothes for Barbie

Something a lot of people don’t realize is that designers really don’t make that much money, especially when they’re starting out, and it pretty much stays that way except for the Donnas and Marcs of Seventh Ave. And because we know there must be hordes of recent Parsons and FIT grads looking for jobs this Read more →

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Published at 11:32 AM

Monday November 26th, 2007

Fashion Is Fun

Fashionista Learns a Lesson

We never got an American Girl as a child (unless you count the Marilyn Monroe by Warhol poster from Hanukkah ’95). Still, we have half fond and half jealous memories of Felicity, Kirsten, and Samantha, the historical dolls whose every adventure, friendship, and fashion accessory were relentlessly chronicled and sold by the Pleasant Company. Felicity Read more →

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Published at 10:46 AM