From Labubu to lasting treasure, finding true joy beyond the collectible craze

Woman Alive deputy editor, Jemimah Wright explores the widespread fascination with Labubu dolls - from their position as Kim Kardashian’s latest accessory to the sky-high auction prices. Should Christians ignore such trends, or is the chasing of comfort through material things an example of the search for deeper hope?

My niece, Honor, has just had her sixth birthday, and for it, along with her uncle’s, I got her a Maileg Matchbox Mouse – a sweet little material mouse in a matchbox…apparently all the range amongst her age group. In my day it was Cabbage Patch Dolls. There is usually something, with the help of strong marketing, little girls are craving after, but they grow out of sweet little toys….or perhaps turn the desire to bigger items, like handbags and shoes?

Kim Kardashian has seemingly regressed to childhood, along with a swathe of other celebrities. She was recently photographed stepping out of her car clutching not a designer handbag, but a small, wide-grinned toy with pointy ears and nine sharp teeth: a Labubu doll.