Monday, June 8, 2009

Mattel S.i.S. Dolls: 1990s Shani & Friends Revisited?

Newsflash: Mattel to produce new fashion doll series!

Links to two articles about upcoming doll series, "Sisters in Style," from Mattel:

Here is the link to the Essence online article.

Here is the link to check the Richmond Times Dispatch

I first read about the Essence article on the UKBarbie Yahoo Group; then I read it at the Dolls of Color blog. So I'm adding the information here at my blog, with nods to the two original sources.

Any long-time Barbie collectors remember the early 1990s? Mattel created African American Shani doll for the African American doll buying market. Shani could wear Barbie clothes, but she was marketed as a separate series. Brown-skinned Shani had light-skinned Asha and darker brown-skinned Nichelle as her friends.

I'm looking forward to this new Black doll series due out this Fall.
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4 comments:

  1. NielJune 8, 2009 at 11:53 PM

    There's a lot of talk, I see. Did anyone got a peek? I got curious and really wanna see. ^_^

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  2. Dolls of ColorJune 9, 2009 at 3:32 AM

    Thanks for the nod, I've also added your blog to my links :)

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  3. D7anaJune 9, 2009 at 9:16 AM

    Hi Niel! I haven't seen any photos. My usual source for doll previews, ASM Toy Fair did not have any information on this series.

    I haven't joined the Barbie Collectors Club this year. So until someone posts photos, etc. guess we'll have to wait. Sigh. I'd love to see them, too.

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  4. D7anaJune 9, 2009 at 9:21 AM

    Hi Dolls of Color writer ;-D. Therese? You are welcome to the nod - you were one of my sources for this post.

    Thanks for adding my blog to your links. I've added yours to my blog list.

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