The tiny, fake fur was flying as the Barbie-Bratz court battle wrapped up Thursday, with toy industry giant Mattel Inc. and upstart MGA Entertainment Inc. both claiming ownership of the hugely successful Bratz line of dolls.
MGA, which seven years ago debuted the saucy Bratz doll, has maintained from the May 27 start of the trial […]
Sindy, the 40-year-old British fashion doll, is to get her most radical makeover in a relaunch planned for next year. Licensor Pedigree is to differentiate the brand from US rival Barbie and make Sindy a more realistic role model for young girls.
The new Sindy launches in autumn 2004 and will no longer have the height […]
Mini Hilary Duffs are soon to go on sale in toyshops.
The Red Carpet Glam Hilary Duff Doll - wearing a polka-dot dress and red satin sash - will be available in early 2007.
‘Hilary is a great role model to girls,’ says Jamie Wood, Mattel’s vice president of Barbie marketing.
‘Not only is she […]
Mattel and Emerson Radio have started a new licensing partnership where Emerson will produce a line of Barbie Real Electronics, the companies said Wednesday.
The companies will launch the new line at the International Consumer Electronics show in January 2007, and they will be available in spring 2007. It will include the Tune Blossom personal […]
A UK dealership hopes some resident bimbette — or the Fleet Street banker who sweats her — will pay more than double the price of a Nissan Micra C+C just because it’s pink, and because it comes with a registration tag reading BARBIE.
It’s one of 275 Micra C+C models Nissan delivered in pink to support […]
A new book has hit the stands that has been a “filler” topic for many talk radio programs this week. Called 101 most influential people who never lived, the book is penned by three authors who rate fictional characters of literature and film who they feel had the greatest influence on society.
The book is being […]
There’s an ongoing battle between today’s most popular Fashion dolls, Barbie and Bratz.
While it’s a normal thing commercially speaking, I’m not sure how far Mattel and MGA entertainment willing to go.
The latest rumor is that both Barbie and Bratz will feature real gemstones! Isn’t this getting a little to weird? Do kids really need this?
On […]
After years, Barbie breaks the silence and tells the world her story for the first time with the help of actress Erin Coors, who plays her character in “Barbie Live in Fairytopia.”
During the few hours interview, she talks about all of the 90+ carries that she had, starting as a teenage model from Willows, Wisconsin, […]
Barbie, the most popular of all dolls, recently began being booed by feminists and other groups that really have nothing in common with the doll.
Heather Robbins wrote an article on this matter to try to stop this trend. She makes it as clear as possible:
What I don’t understand about feminists’ hatred of Barbie is that […]