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BLYTHE SPIRIT.(Blythe Spirit doll and marketing women's apparel)(Brief Article)
NEW YORK -- James Dean, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison -- and Blythe? The first three died young, catapulting them from merely famous to legendary status overnight. But for those who don't recall the diminutive Blythe, well, her life was short, too. The doll with the huge head and chameleon eyes (they changed from blue to green to orange to pink), was produced by Hasbro for only one year, 1972. Though she may sound a bit scary to the uninitiated, she was actually quite precocious and charming -- and what an eye for fashion.
For years, the doll seemed destined for dusty attics or suburban garage sales, but thanks to New York photographer and art director Gina Garan, she leads a charmed life. Garan, who owns over 200 Blythe dolls, first got hooked when a friend told her about a doll on Ebay that looked a lot like her. Though she picked up her first one for $18, today, the going rate has climbed to $600.
Soon, Garan was taking pictures of the dolls anywhere her work took her, and before she knew it, she had a supermodel in the making.
Garan's book, "This Is Blythe," published by Chronicle Books in 2000, sparked the doll's revival. Nordstrom used Blythe for a 2001 beauty campaign, and ...
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- Magazine article from: Opera News DRISCOLL, F. PAUL June 1, 2001 700+ words
...soprano Stephanie Blythe. In the past five years, Blythe, a small-town girl from Mongaup Valley, New York, in the Catskills...Opera Orchestra of New York) or Verdi (Mistress...letter afternoon. Blythe nods firmly to pianist...
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- Magazine article from: Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri March 20, 2009 700+ words
...said Junko Wong, who brought Blythe back into the spotlight after 30...agency, came across photos of Blythe in New York and was excited by the doll's...Japan. "I immediately thought Blythe would appeal to Japanese women...
- Seattle Opera's "L'Italiana" is Blythe spirit.
- News wire article from: Seattle Times (Seattle, WA) Bargreen, Melinda October 8, 2006 700+ words
...opera is quite high." Blythe is one of those lucky...the State University of New York at Potsdam (where she...Seattle Opera appearances, Blythe will go back to her alma...tour to Philadelphia, New York and Baltimore, including...stage, Zankel Hall). Blythe has been happily ...
- ON THE BEAT.(Stephanie Blythe has been receiving rave reviews for her...
- Magazine article from: Opera News KELLOW, BRIAN October 1, 1999 700+ words
...Lately, it seems STEPHANIE BLYTHE can do no wrong. Last spring...was as "in the moment" as Blythe's was.) She followed that...June, as Opera Francais de New York's Grande Duchesse de Gerolstein...GARNETT BRUCE production. Blythe claims she's not worried...
- Immtech Appoints Blythe Weigh as Strategic Advisor.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire February 13, 2008 700+ words
NEW YORK, Feb. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall...corporate communications specialist Blythe Weigh Communications (Blythe Weigh) as strategic advisor to the...stated, "We are delighted to have Blythe Weigh join our PR/IR team as we...
- Blythe's spirit livens Ravinia concert: ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT: CLASSICAL REVIEW.
- News wire article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) August 9, 2007 700+ words
...American mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe has gone from success to success...the Martin Theatre, where Blythe and her accompanist, pianist...wonderfully. If this were New York, the place would have been...at the end of the evening. Blythe and Jones built their recital...
- Blythe Completes Transition to CEO of Harte-Hanks.
- Press release article from: Business Wire February 5, 2008 700+ words
...President of Harte-Hanks. Blythe joined Harte-Hanks in 2001...joining Harte-Hanks in 2001, Blythe was head of corporate development...Argyle Television, Inc., a New York Stock Exchange company, and...of law in Dallas, Texas. Blythe earned his B.S. in Economics...
- Soli Deo Gloria Presents Acclaimed Mezzo-Soprano Stephanie Blythe.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire July 30, 2004 700+ words
...Richard Tucker Award, Stephanie Blythe has firmly established herself...and the Opera Orchestra of New York in Carnegie. Ms. Blythe's concert engagements include work with such orchestras as the New York Philharmonic, the Orchestra...
- Mezzo-soprano Blythe dazzles.
- Newspaper article from: Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD) December 12, 2006 700+ words
...voice as it was Sunday night. New York-born mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe, whose credits include the...not be the warmest around, Blythe avoids stridency, even in...lid lowered on the piano. Blythe had nothing to fear in the...
- Blythe Brown emerges as latest indispensable literary spouse.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire March 23, 2006 700+ words
...April. Few had heard of Blythe Brown before the trial, but...courtroom drama, especially since Blythe Brown did not attend the trial...friends and family. "She (Blythe Brown) dislikes the public...him from their home base of New York to Texas and Washington, D...
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