- Title: USA-BARBIE Hundreds gather near D.C. for annual Barbie doll convention
- Date: 1st August 2015
- Summary: ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES (JULY 31, 2015) (REUTERS) SIGN OUTSIDE CONVENTION IMAGE OF BARBIE ON SIGN PEOPLE AT CONVENTION VARIOUS OF BARBIE DOLLS (SOUNDBITE) (English) MARIA SOX,NATIONAL BARBIE DOLL COLLECTORS CONVENTION COMMITTEE ORGANIZER , SAYING: "We are a diverse group of people. We have conventioneers from Australia, we have Italy, we have Spain, we have Japa
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- Story Text: Hundreds of Barbie doll collectors, young and old gathered just outside of Washington on Friday (July 31) for the 35th annual National Barbie Doll Collectors Convention.
The event features workshops, a souvenir shop, and a raffle room. The event also has numerous programs including a "first-timers orientation," a silent auction, and a live auction.
Maria Sox, a committee organizer for the convention is "very diversified" said that people come from Australia, Italy, and Japan.
Sox also said that the convention is a way to bring unity to doll collectors.
"For one week, we all come together and have a great time and we all feel like we're bringing back our childhood," Sox said.
Alessandro Gatti, a doll designer from Italy, and his partner Guiseppe De Bellis created the official souvenir doll for the 2014 convention.
"Barbie is international. In Italy, she has a lot of fans. We are a large community of Barbie collectors and we love her and we celebrate her."
The convention, which began on Wednesday, will go on through Sunday, ending with a dinner and a presentation of the convention doll. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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