CandiChat February 2002

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Re: New dolls to come
by Pat Brown 07 Feb '02

07 Feb '02

Dear CandiChatters, In the event you have gotten your copy of February "Dolls" magazine, you will NOT find the article about Doug and Laura's new dolls. I misunderstood (in the delirium of my excitement over these engineering marvels) the print date. The article/interview will be in the next issue (April 2002). Sorry about that, Chief. Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: Pat Brown To: Candi Chat List Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 6:48 PM Subject: New dolls to come I know this List is all about Candi, and I shouldn't want to mention the names of other dolls, but folks, I have just seen 3 of the most incredible dolls to come this year and I have to share the excitement. If any of you are subscribers to the original FashionDoll Scene newsletter, you know that it is now an online subscription newsletter. Don't worry if you don't take the subscription because in February's Toy Fair issue of Dolls magazine, there will be a 4-page spread for three new dolls by Doug James and Laura Meisner. The dolls are 19.5", come in Caucasian, AA, and Hispanic (ethnic), and are each limited to 300 pieces. I know the prices of these dolls will be daunting to many collectors, but these dolls are worth every penny. I promise, you will not be disappointed. I know this because I personally know the artists and have had long discussions over the past couple of years with Laura about the project. Many of you are already very familiar with their work in the past on Gene and Daisy and Willow. You must know that these 2 designers do not skimp on detail. They meticulously researched the mod fashion designs for Daisy and Willow and filled a fashion doll niche with the "Mod Birds." With their latest collaboration, they have once again attended to accuracy for the couture fashions and have, most importantly, painstakingly developed the engineering on the articulation for these dolls. One day, I expect these dolls will fetch a great deal more in value than the initial investment any of us make. (Yes, I am coming out of the doll collecting woodwork to purchase these beauties. I have long thirsted for a pristine Dollikins and have never come close to finding one that doesn't cost a fortune.) At last I can come close to my ultimate fantasy of a perfect doll--jointing! Lotsa jointing. Dolls can never be jointed too much! I'ma a joint junkie! If I were advising a stock holder about a hot stock to buy, these dolls would be my best tip to a doll collector. Unfortunately, the pics at the FashionDoll Scene website don't do the dolls justice. But they are gorgeous. Anyway, I am feeling my dolly adrenaline and thank you all for letting me emote at you! Regards, Pat Brown

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Re: Lunar's Page (Was:Toy Fair Predictions?)
by doll4man＠webtv.net 07 Feb '02

07 Feb '02

Ken Bartrams Facial screenings were used on the 98 or was it 99 Christmas Candi dolls, The Hispanic, Swedish, Danish, I am not sure he ever did any of the AA Candi dolls though. I have several of the Candi dolls that have his facial screenings on them! I'l try and find some pics of his designs for the facial screenings and post them!! TTYS Kevin

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OLMEC dolls, again...
by Elizabeth 07 Feb '02

07 Feb '02

I just had to share my good news... ...After the discussion of those Imani dolls by Olmec, I checked out e-Bay and bid on an auction. It was for two Imani dolls, one newer faced one with original outfit and one original face with a B*rbie dress. I won! The best part??...It was only $1.75 U.S. for BOTH dolls!! Can't wait to see them in person. Thanks for mentioning these dolls, or I would never have looked. Elizabeth ______________________________________________________________________ Web-hosting solutions for home and business! http://website.yahoo.ca

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98xh2.jpg-98 Facial screening of HISPANIC Candi done by Ken bartram
by doll4man＠webtv.net 07 Feb '02

07 Feb '02

http://members.aol.com/SuzW397026/Resources/98xh2.jpg http://members.aol.com/SuzW397026/Resources/98xh2.jpg

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OT: other fashion dolls
by Randall C Herman 07 Feb '02

07 Feb '02

Hello everybody! I still don't have any of the newer Candi dolls. I am stuck on the Mikelman ones but completely agree with you all that the new Jason Wu ones look great. To everybody who has the new ones or plans to buy, keep the reviews coming, I love to hear them. I know that I'll eventually break down and buy some. My collecting seems to go in spurts. For a while I was all into buying more Dawns and I finally found the new playline dolls and now I seem to be moving into the bigger fashion dolls, which is completely involuntary. LOL. I have no where to put them! For anyone who thinks they may be even remotely interested in Daisy and Willow you really should check ebay. The prices are SO LOW. I just got Daisy (the one with the neat hair peices, I LOVE hair peices for my dolls) and the Poor Boy fashion both shipped to me for only 46.00. Can't beat that with a stick. And, I am completely in love with my new Twiggy doll! I have been a fan of Twiggy, well for a long time. I have two of the older Mattel doll and just got this new one from Franklin Mint. She comes dressed in a lovely mod suit (very loud) and allthough Franklin Mint isn't selling any clothing yet a few extra outfits have shown up on ebay (I'm hoping to get the one that I bid on now), but that's the best place to go anyhow. Twiggy retails for 110.00 but on ebay I got mine for 80.00 (boy did that Christmas money from the family come in handy). They also have a Lucy doll out that I think is wonderful but I can't afford her just yet. I think finally a company has captured the beauty of Lucy and not just the goofiness. Randall

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OT: Haley
by Randall C Herman 07 Feb '02

07 Feb '02

Remember when TRU came out with their Gene knock-off called Haley? Well, there's one on eBay right now. It's the first one I have seen for sale! Check her out if you're interested: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1330158514

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O/T: Timothy...
by Elizabeth 06 Feb '02

06 Feb '02

Hi... I am finally on my new computer! WOOOOOOOOOOOHOOO!! WOW! The screen is so large and the pics SO LOVELY compared to my old one! I am totally loving this!! Anyhow...Timothy, I have lost your e-mail address during the 'move'...please e-mail me. Thanks! Elizabeth ______________________________________________________________________ Web-hosting solutions for home and business! http://website.yahoo.ca

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Re: OT: Haley - reply
by SuzW397026＠aol.com 06 Feb '02

06 Feb '02

Good grief! I haven't seen one of these in years and remember when you couldn't find one for less than $100 after they sold out. Wonder where she will end up? Suzanne In a message dated 2/5/2002 5:45:53 PM Central Standard Time, randall90(a)juno.com writes: << Remember when TRU came out with their Gene knock-off called Haley? Well, there's one on eBay right now. It's the first one I have seen for sale! Check her out if you're interested: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1330158514 >>

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OT: Gene?
by Randall C Herman 06 Feb '02

06 Feb '02

Hello! Anybody know of a good place to buy Gene dolls, really cheap? I haven't bought any doll magazines lately so I don't know where to look. Has anybody bought from: http://www.dreamdollsgallery.com ??? Randall

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98xs2.jpg-98 Facial screening on swedish CANDI done by Ken Bartram
by doll4man＠webtv.net 05 Feb '02

05 Feb '02

http://members.aol.com/SuzW397026/Resources/98xs2.jpg http://members.aol.com/SuzW397026/Resources/98xs2.jpg

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