Weekly summary 52/2019

Hi,

this is a summary of what was going in the doll world in the 52nd week of 2019, as far as we at Dollstudio & DS Doll Europe were concerned.

1) New arrivals.

This week, three new heads were introduced:

• HR Doll no. 29 head - TPE
• HR Doll no. 30 head - TPE
• Xycolo ›Yinan‹ head - silicone

Also, one new body style was released:

• New arrivals: Xycolo XC-163/C body style - silicone / ~163 cm / ~26 kg

As always, you can follow the latest updates in our Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/DollStudioEU

Also, we have the New products listing on all three Dollstudio websites. It is sorted in reverse chronological order, so the latest additions to our portfolio are on top of the listing:

• Dollstudio US - http://us.dollstudio.org/new-products
• Dollstudio EU - http://eu.dollstudio.org/new-products
• Dollstudio DE - http://de.dollstudio.org/new-products

On Dollstudio EU, there is also the New arrivals timeline http://eu.dollstudio.org/timeline with a slightly different display style.

2) Latest blog posts.

Our daily blog posts feature mostly new photo sets, showcasing dolls and heads in various configurations.

Among some other things, we have posted these new picture series during the past week:

• 29.12.: New photos with Xycolo XC-163/C body style and ›Yinan‹ head
• 28.12.: New photos with Piper Real PI-155/D aka ›Nozomi‹ by Piper Doll
• 27.12.: New photos with HR Doll HR-165 body style and no. 30 head
• 26.12.: New photos with Irontech Doll IT-168 body style and ›Miki‹ head
• 25.12.: New photos with Xycolo XC-153/E body style and ›Nao‹ head (XC no. 9)
• 24.12.: Merry Christmas! New photos with Doll Forever D4E-145 body style and ›Dora‹ elf head
• 23.12.: New photos with HR Doll HR-165 body style and no. 29 head
• 22.12.: More photos with Xycolo XC-170/F body style and ›Angel‹ head
• 22.12.: New photos with Sino-doll SI-162/D body style and S33 head aka ›Linyanyan‹

These blog posts are mirrored on the Latest blog posts section all three Dollstudio websites. It is sorted in reverse chronological order, newest posts on top:

• Dollstudio US - http://us.dollstudio.org/blog
• Dollstudio EU - http://eu.dollstudio.org/blog
• Dollstudio DE - http://de.dollstudio.org/blog

(EU and US sites in English, DE site in German)

3) Factory photos and shipped dolls.

This week, we had one completed doll:

• This Ildoll IL-155 body style with C25 head in TPE travels to Nevada

As usual, confirmation pics are in our Twitter feed and on the respective product pages.

4) Weekly Top 10 Dolls.

Based on our website access stats, I am starting a new weekly report: What's trending this week?

These stats reflect what our (potential) customers are interested in. The stats are broken down by the geographical distribution area, so this might give some insight about varying regional tastes or preferences.

Dollstudio EU

1. Xycolo XC-163/C
2. HR Doll HR-164
3. Piper Fantasy PI-150/B
4. Sino-doll SI-162/D
5. WM Dolls WM-156/H
6. Piper Real PI-155/D
7. Ildoll IL-170
8. SE Doll SE-158/E
9. Xycolo XC-153/E
10. HR Doll HR-165/D

Dollstudio US

1. Xycolo XC-163/C
2. Sino-doll SI-162/D
3. Xycolo XC-170/F
4. Sino-doll SI-161/E
5. SE Doll SE-167/D
6. Xycolo XC-153/E
7. SE Doll SE-165/E
8. Ildoll IL-151
9. SE Doll SE-166/AA
10. SE Doll SE-163/E

Dollstudio DE

1. Piper Fantasy PI-130
2. Piper Fantasy PI-150/B
3. Xycolo XC-163/C
4. Piper Real PI-155/D
5. Xycolo XC-153/E
6. WM Dolls WM-157/B
7. Sino-doll SI-158/B
8. WM Doll WM-100
9. Doll Sweet DS-167 ›Evo‹
10. Doll Affair DA155 (145 cm)

5) Chinese New Year Holidays.

This year, Chinese New Year Holidays follow quickly to Christmas and the Gregorian calendar's New Year.

Some order deadlines have already passed (e.g. Sino-doll, Dec 16th), the latest order deadlines are about two weeks into the new year 2020 (e.g. Irontech, Jan 14th). Orders placed after the respective deadlines will be produced in February 2020. Please note that every factory has individual deadlines.

Most factories will be closed during Chinese New Year Holidays from around January 19th until February 2nd, 2020.

The Lunar New Year begins on Saturday, January 25th 2020. Chinese New Year is a public (national) holiday.

The full upcoming holiday schedule is like so:

• Little Year (小年, xiǎo nián): January 17th – 24th (8 days)
• Spring Festival (春节, chūn jié): January 25th – February 4th (11 days)
• Lantern Festival (元宵节, yuán xiāo jié): February 5th – 8th (4 days)

The upcoming year will be the year of the rat. It will end on February 11th, 2021.

6) Current & upcoming Unboxing Reviews.

This new Unboxing review has started but is currently paused:

• Unboxing Sino-doll SI-162/D body style with S30 ›Linyin‹ and S31 ›Chris‹ heads

Sandro

https://twitter.com/DollStudioEU/status/1211287820633038850?s=20