There have been rumors about Mattel's new highly-articulated Barbie doll for a while now. I'm not a Barbie expert, but I do pay attention when someone says "highly articulated," so I've been keeping my eye out. When the new Style Barbies were released earlier this year, I figured that's what the rumors must have been about. These Style dolls have articulated ankles, but they come at the price of the torso joint...so it's hardly an improvement. It's like one step forward, one step back. There are so many other interesting dolls to review, I basically dismissed the new Style dolls and the Barbie articulation rumors and went on with my life. However (and many thanks to those of you who alerted me to this) the rumors were not about the Style dolls at all, but rather the Made to Move series, which has just recently been made available. These dolls are still not on the shelves in Maine, but they're offered online...often for a premium. I found my doll on Amazon for around $30. The actual retail price for these dolls is $14.99. Which, I can tell you already, is a huge bargain.
It's unfortunate that I confused the new Style dolls and the Made to Move dolls in my head, because my reaction to these two collections could not be more different. While I'm underwhelmed and uninterested in the re-designed Style series, the Made to Move dolls are pretty much a dream come true: an affordable, attractive, well-articulated play doll.
Meet the lovely Made to Move Teresa:
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| Made to Move Barbie (Teresa), $14.99. |
