Karl Lagerfeld Crafts Doll For Carla Bruni-Sarkozy Foundation

Karl Lagerfeld has created a princess doll and matching child's dress to support the Carla Bruni-Foundation, WWD reports. The doll will be sold in Paris's high-end toy store Au Nain Bleu for $315 beginning next year.

The matching silk, tulle and lace dress for a little, life-sized princess, has already hit the racks, costing a Chanel-worthy $1,169.

The Carla Bruni-Sarkozy Foundation aims to promote access to culture, education and knowledge to fight social inequality. Part of the doll's and dress's proceeds will be donated to Bruni's cause.

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[Beth Boyle]

11:24 PM on 12/26/2009

Let the old goat design for dolls he can't cause them to become anorexic!

[Truth Wins]

11:03 AM on 12/25/2009

Really cute doll and beautiful dress. But since only a part of the proceeds are given to charity... way to expensive.(For to whom goes the rest? Karl and Carla seem both to be very well off already.)
I would also prefer the money to go to some homeless people to start anew or to sick people -in short: people for whom the money would be really essential.

[Bafun]

07:14 PM on 12/25/2009

May be they have to pay the material and the people who are crafting them? or do you think Karl will make the thousand of dolls by his nice hands?

[Bafun]

07:37 PM on 12/25/2009

It's just what happens


http://www.zimbio.com/Carla+Bruni-Sarkozy/articles/118/French+first+lady+new+foundation+fund+projects

[kidolympic]

02:58 PM on 12/24/2009

http://books.google.com/books?id=c7k4gww4YG8C&pg=PA141&lpg=PA141&dq=the+subject+in+sartre+and+elsewhere&source=bl&ots=0JcNlb0a5N&sig=iD8YavaiuBDFNW5O4PMnvdT4N8A&hl=en&ei=58UzS8ydMoykswP3k5DOBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=the%20subject%20in%20sartre%20and%20elsewhere&f=false

http://www.janealison.com/excerpts.php

[tanx8]

09:20 PM on 12/23/2009

"Part of the doll's and dress's proceeds will be donated to Bruni's cause."

Part of the proceeds are given to charity, so where does the rest go? Just because Karl Lagerfield designed the dress, the price tag is still not justified.

[Bafun]

07:16 PM on 12/25/2009

The price tag is justified because this is bought as donation. Part because they have to buy the material and pay the people who are crafting them.

[greymom]

07:52 PM on 12/23/2009

That doll has a beautiful face. It is much nicer than the American Girl Doll faces. I especially love the costume. I may try to duplicate it since I love to sew for dolls.

[IUAlumna]

12:57 AM on 12/24/2009

There are several commercial patterns available already for this design. The only unique bit is the pleated insert, which shouldn't be difficult to replicate.

[greymom]

11:44 AM on 12/24/2009

I have lots of the Martha Pullen books for doll dressing and it would be easy to modify this.

[MountPanic]

05:15 PM on 12/23/2009

God he's creepy.

[TchoupitoulasCanal]

07:35 PM on 12/23/2009

You got that right!!

[kidolympic]

04:49 PM on 12/23/2009

Why can't you design her a little bumper car she can fide around in?

hER little dress almost looks to functional; it looks like a tree ornament.

Very Good!

[peithecelt]

03:51 PM on 12/23/2009

Wow, beautiful doll but as much as I actually like Carla, the comparisons to her as Marie Antoinette just got a boost...

[Janzee12000]

04:26 PM on 12/23/2009

Ya... Kinda rubs me the wrong way.. See The Onion:

http://www.theonion.com/content/news/socialites_without_borders_teach

[cdnbystander]

06:23 PM on 12/23/2009

Socialites should stick to what they do best....NOTHING. I can't believe that article it just ticked me off.

[peithecelt]

08:38 AM on 12/26/2009

*laughs* I love The Onion.. What's funny is that as France's first lady the focus on culture and the like is entirely appropriate.... It's very in keeping with French tradition... It's just the focus on the wealthy in the fundraiser that I guess makes me a little sad (I admit it, I actually LIKE Carla, and enjoy her music).

[Bafun]

07:35 PM on 12/25/2009

Can you explain why the comparisons to her as Marie-Antoinette just got a boost?
She has an idea to make money for her foundation to help disavantaged young people to learn a profession and realize their dreams and you just compared her to Marie-Antoinette? Some can do whatever they want, other see it always negatively.

Was Marie-Antoinette so involved?:

http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/09/10/bruni-sarkozys-album-profits-aid-stricken-school-35172/
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/3539784/Carla-Bruni-became-aids-ambassador-because-brother-died-from-disease.html
http://www.zimbio.com/Carla+Bruni-Sarkozy/articles/118/French+first+lady+new+foundation+fund+projects

[hulagirrrl]

03:23 PM on 12/23/2009

We better hurry and get our Michelle doll, and it better not be a barbie type. This doll is really cute.

[goodtomeetyou]

06:39 AM on 12/24/2009

There's already a porcelain Michelle Obama Inaugural doll.

http://www.danburymint.com/collectibles/prod/Michelle-Obama-Inaugural-Doll_12568.aspx