'Princess a la mode is a story that I made up. It's the first chapter in the storytelling series,' says Wong. 'Now people understand that she is fashion and a supermodel. I want her to be a storyteller, an actress, and be able to star in stories and play different characters.'

Wong and her creative team are currently working on the Seventh Anniversary doll, which is the second chapter in the storytelling series. She says the likely title will be Denizen of the Lake (people who live around the lake), with the story revolving around the love and rivalry between two sisters. Unlike previous efforts, Blythe's latest picture book - NA WAHINE 'AULI'I - is based on nature.

All her clothes were created from fallen leaves and flowers, seashells and seaweed. The scenes were set in Hawaii and Wong wrote the story based on a 2,000-year-old Hawaiian myth.

'Nature is a very important subject for everybody,' says Wong. 'For five years, we've done fashion designers, artists and creative people. It's about time that she makes a statement about what is important for us.

'It's only about women, daughters, sisters, princesses and goddesses. A vision that I have for all women is that we should remain a girl at heart, stay pure, yet be strong and independent. We should feel the unconditional love, which is very important in the modern world.'

Wong encourages fans to be creative with their dolls. She suggests starting with simple things like makeup before moving on to more advanced features.

'I'd suggest changing her makeup with pastel colours, and washing her hair with a gentle wool laundry detergent. Also be careful when you change her eyelashes. Too much heat [to melt the glue in the eyelashes] may ruin her hair,' says Wong.

For those who are planning future trips to Japan, be sure to include the Junie Moon shop in your itinerary. There's a Blythe hair salon which opens twice a week, but you need to make an appointment. Each treatment costs less than 1,000 yen (HK$72). 'Sometimes we make her hair into a bun. By watching us do it, you can get creative with her,' says Wong.

She prefers shiny-faced dolls although a matt finish is more popular among fans.

'It's easy for us to do it for you. But if we give you a matt-faced doll, you can't make it shiny anymore. It'd be more fun if you do it yourself,' says Wong.

With so much talk about sisterhood and girl power, will there be a boyfriend for Blythe?

'I don't know if it's necessary to have a boyfriend [for Blythe],' says Wong. 'I think it's more about female identity. You can always cut her hair short and make her look like a boy. It'd be fun if you create one for her.'

The Blythe Sixth Anniversary Exhibition - Princess a la mode, which showcases 58 crossover dolls with French fashion brands, is running until Sunday at Langham Place

Janice Lui - Chocolate Rain

'What's most special about this design is the cap we made to cover up all her hair. Her outfit was made of pieces of cloth and small accessories.

'Blythe is a very popular doll, so we decided to give her a doll [Fatina] of her own. You can see they have matching socks.

'We also added lines on her face so that it looks like a tailor's drawings.'

Kenny Wong - local designer

'My Blythe doll is based on Molly, the character on my website. Molly's most distinctive characteristic is her lips, and I've incorporated them into my Blythe.

'You can also see that Blythe isn't wearing any shoes. This symbolises freedom.

'It took me four days to make the mouth. The texture on my doll's face is also different from others: it looks like she's got makeup on.'

Alice Chan - local designer

'I wanted to preserve both Blythe's and my doll's characteristics, and surprise both sets of fans.

'This custom-made Blythe is based on the outfit and appearance of the character on my homepage. I wanted to highlight the feminine and elegant side of Blythe.

'It took me quite a while to grind her original ears off, and then I moulded a new pair for her. The customisation took four weeks to complete.'

Ivan Kwan - Extravaganza

'I started thinking about a princess look for my Blythe. Extravaganza is a shop which symbolises elegance, so my custom-made doll is based on one of the classic tales of Hans Christian Andersen.

'In the story, the princess is unhappy until the very end. So I created a sad look for my doll.'

fab fact!

The original Blythe doll was first manufactured in Hong Kong in 1972. It was produced for only a year before being taken off the shelves in the United States due to poor sales. In 1999, Junko Wong (above) met Gina Garan and Blythe. Garan is a major Blythe fan and takes photographs of her doll in different countries around the world. Wong fell in love with Blythe and decided to bring her back to Japan. On June 23, 2001, the Parco Limited Edition Blythe was launched.