Dollie & Me Named Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award Winner

NEW YORK, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Kahn Lucas Lancaster, Inc.™, one of the world's leaders in girls' fashion, announced today that their new girls' lifestyle brand, Dollie & Me®, has been awarded the 2010 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Best Toy Award. The top honor hails from the independent consumer review group Oppenheim Toy Portfolio, which annually recognizes high-quality children's products.  The Platinum Award is only given to those products that represent the most innovative, engaging new products of the year. Dollie & Me was developed specifically to inspire creativity, imagination and play every day through matching outfits, accessories and toys for girls and their favorite 18-inch doll.  

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"We are thrilled to receive the 2010 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award for Dollie & Me," said Howard Kahn, CEO, Kahn Lucas Lancaster, Inc.  "Kahn Lucas has been committed to dressing girls beautifully for 121 years. Now with Dollie & Me, we've created an innovative experience that matches both fashion and play at an accessible price point, making the entire experience affordable for all families whether it is a birthday, holiday or everyday purchase."

Designed by the in-house fashion design team at Kahn Lucas and its licensees, Dollie & Me's fall and holiday product offering for girls and their 18-inch dolls includes dresses, sportswear, sleepwear, outerwear, dress-up, handbags, hair accessories, jewelry, toys and travel bags. The suggested retail price for clothing and accessories is $6.99-80.00.

The doll collection features Rachel, Ava, and Gabriella, all of whom have many realistic features, including sleep eyes, jointed bodies with soft torsos and high-quality hair perfect for styling.  Dollie & Me has partnered with renowned doll expert Alexander Doll Company, Inc., designer and manufacturer of Madame Alexander dolls, to provide the brand with 18-inch dolls of exceptional quality, style and value, all of which have a suggested retail price range of $29.95-$34.95.

"Our kid testers were thrilled with the dolls and ability to step into their pretend world with matching outfits and their parents really appreciated the affordability of this multi-cultural collection of dolls" notes co-founder Stephanie Oppenheim. "With holiday shopping approaching, the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award recognition means a great deal not only for Dollie & Me, but also for our consumers and retail partners," said Kahn.

Dollie & Me is available at more than 2,000 mid-tier and high-end department stores and online at dollieme.com. The Dollie & Me website also features a wide variety of games and activities for girls that extend the brand's reach and furthers girls' imagination and creativity.

ABOUT KAHN LUCAS LANCASTER, INC. ™

Kahn Lucas Lancaster, Inc. is one of the world's leaders in girls' fashion and has remained a family owned and operated business for more than 120 years.  Now headquartered in New York City, Kahn Lucas apparel is distributed both domestically and internationally at all levels of retail through its brands including Youngland®, Sweet Heart Rose®, Bloome™, Emily West®, Jenny & Me™, Krazy Legs™ and its newest additions, Dollie & Me® and What A Doll!™. Kahn Lucas products are available at Macy's, Wal-Mart, Dillard's, Kohl's, JCPenney, Sears, Kmart, Belk, and Nordstrom stores around the country. For more information, visit kahnlucas.com.  

ABOUT OPPENHEIM TOY PORTFOLIO

The Oppenheim Toy Portfolio was founded in 1989 as the only independent guide to children's media by child development experts and mother/daughter team, Joanne Oppenheim and Stephanie Oppenheim. The mission remains to provide parents with valuable consumer information as well as why products are developmentally appropriate for each stage.  Toys are tested both by the Oppenheims and their network of family testers throughout the country.  The Oppenheims are contributors to NBC's TODAY Show.  Their reviews are posted on www.toyportfolio.com.  

SOURCE Kahn Lucas Lancaster, Inc.