Zombies, vampires and ghouls … oh my! It seems everywhere I turn another doll from the dark side is making its entrance into the doll scene.

]]> administrator@infoswell.com (Carie Ferg) Editor's Blog Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:54:31 +0000 http://www.dollsmagazine.com/voices/70-editors-blog/366-singing-hannah-montana-doll-makes-the-news.html http://www.dollsmagazine.com/voices/70-editors-blog/366-singing-hannah-montana-doll-makes-the-news.html You say potato; I say potato. Banal, right? Doesn’t matter how you pronounce it. … The person on the receiving end of the communication will understand and that’s all that matters. Well, in light of the recent controversy over what it is exactly that one 3-year-old’s interpretation of what her new Hannah Montana doll is saying, the nuance of pronunciation matters after all.

So what is the doll really saying? You be the judge.

]]> administrator@infoswell.com (Carie Ferg) Editor's Blog Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:36:47 +0000 http://www.dollsmagazine.com/voices/70-editors-blog/350-modern-doll-collectors-convention-a-success.html http://www.dollsmagazine.com/voices/70-editors-blog/350-modern-doll-collectors-convention-a-success.html  

This weekend I was lucky enough to attend the Jason Wu Event VI: Iconic in Schaumburg, Ill. This was the sixth annual event put on by Integrity Toys and throughout the years, it has gained the reputation of being the "Cadillac of doll conventions." After attending one myself, I certainly wouldn't argue that statement. For breakout events, no extravagance is passed over: from the fine cuisine to the luxe table decor, live music (Chicago Catz), guest of honor (Jason Wu) and breakout dolls, the company brings nothing but the best to the table for their collectors.

]]> administrator@infoswell.com (Carie Ferg) Editor's Blog Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:59:45 +0000 http://www.dollsmagazine.com/voices/70-editors-blog/329-wu-event-tomorrow.html http://www.dollsmagazine.com/voices/70-editors-blog/329-wu-event-tomorrow.html Tomorrow I leave for The Jason Wu Event VI: Iconic, during which the fashion icon will celebrate a decade with Integrity Toys. Our next issue features coverage on the convention collection and will be released exclusively to collectors in attendance at the event this weekend in Schaumburg, Ill. The print and digital issues will be mailed to everyone else on Oct. 5.

]]> administrator@infoswell.com (Carie Ferg) Editor's Blog Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:11:50 +0000 http://www.dollsmagazine.com/voices/70-editors-blog/324-good-things-come-when-you-are-least-expecting.html http://www.dollsmagazine.com/voices/70-editors-blog/324-good-things-come-when-you-are-least-expecting.html This morning I jumped in my car on my way to work only to discover a box containing the dolls I had won at the UFDC 60th Annual Convention. What a delightful discovery.

]]> administrator@infoswell.com (Carie Ferg) Editor's Blog Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:29:06 +0000 http://www.dollsmagazine.com/voices/70-editors-blog/310-goodreau-creedy-convention.html http://www.dollsmagazine.com/voices/70-editors-blog/310-goodreau-creedy-convention.html I was lucky enough to spend the weekend in Orlando at the first annual Goodreau-Creedy Convention. Beautiful dolls, great people and fun events sum up the event in a nutshell. Besides hosts of the convention Paulette Goodreau of Goodreau Doll and Berdine Creedy of Berdine Creedy Originals, guest artists Greg Ortiz, Beverly Stoehr and Kimberly Lasher, among others, were in attendance.

]]> administrator@infoswell.com (Carie Ferg) Editor's Blog Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:55:10 +0000 http://www.dollsmagazine.com/voices/70-editors-blog/300-dolls-inspire-creativity.html http://www.dollsmagazine.com/voices/70-editors-blog/300-dolls-inspire-creativity.html Part of the beauty of doll collecting is that it can be interactive and in fact, encourages participation. Fine art—paintings, sculptures, photos—are beautiful to admire and of course, they inspire by virtue of their beauty, but that’s as far as they go.

]]> administrator@infoswell.com (Carie Ferg) Editor's Blog Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:09:24 +0000 http://www.dollsmagazine.com/voices/70-editors-blog/293-what-is-a-bjd-really.html http://www.dollsmagazine.com/voices/70-editors-blog/293-what-is-a-bjd-really.html Just closed with the November issue today, so now on to December, which is exciting for several different reason (most of which I can’t talk about yet). But one story than I can hint about will delve into the whole, “What is a BJD really?” issue.

]]> administrator@infoswell.com (Carie Ferg) Editor's Blog Thu, 20 Aug 2009 22:07:31 +0000 http://www.dollsmagazine.com/voices/70-editors-blog/274-a-lesson-in-doll-play.html http://www.dollsmagazine.com/voices/70-editors-blog/274-a-lesson-in-doll-play.html I love dolls. Don’t get me wrong, but today I had an experience that suggests to me that perhaps I’m not cut out for doll play like I was as a child. I had to change a doll’s full outfit for a photo shoot, and it was a painstaking and, at times, emotionally traumatizing process. Taking off tights, shoes, jacket, skirt, shirt, underwear, tie and wig wasn’t too bad but then I had to change feet, and here’s where the emotional part comes in.

]]> administrator@infoswell.com (Carie Ferg) Editor's Blog Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:21:52 +0000 http://www.dollsmagazine.com/voices/70-editors-blog/272-ufdc-come-and-gone.html http://www.dollsmagazine.com/voices/70-editors-blog/272-ufdc-come-and-gone.html Well UFDC, the largest doll convention of the year has come and gone. Which means we are in the second half of the year, and I must now concentrate on the dolls I need for next year, and all the loose ends which need tidying up. So this week I am spending my time sculpting, sewing, and drawing.

]]> bpaulette@jonespublishing.com (Paulette Goodreau) Editor's Blog Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:39:01 +0000 http://www.dollsmagazine.com/voices/70-editors-blog/252-thoughts-and-questions-about-albert-marque.html http://www.dollsmagazine.com/voices/70-editors-blog/252-thoughts-and-questions-about-albert-marque.html A couple of weeks ago an Albert Marque doll brought the highest amount ever paid for a doll at $263,000—a world record. It’s fascinating to me that a doll less than a century old could command such a dollar amount.

]]> administrator@infoswell.com (Carie Ferg) Editor's Blog Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:42:55 +0000 http://www.dollsmagazine.com/voices/70-editors-blog/253-doll-play-and-gender.html http://www.dollsmagazine.com/voices/70-editors-blog/253-doll-play-and-gender.html Growing up and into adulthood the gender divide apparent in toys, and dolls, in particular, always struck me as odd. When I was a kid, boys were not to play with dolls and if they did, mom and dad quickly set them straight and steered them on the path of more “manly” toys—matchbox cars, fire trucks, tractors, construction equipment and action figures (and aren’t those dolls anyway?).