Bearista Tales

Fourth of July Bearista (2002)

20th Edition in the Bearista Bear Collection
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Released before July 4th in 2002, this bearista is dressed a little like Uncle Sam. He wears a flag-themed outfit -- white shirt with navy blue vest with white stars, and white and red striped pants -- with a red bowtie. Over that, he wears a blue jacket, and on his head, a puffy blue top hat with red trim. He has a metal foot tag on his left paw and a flag embroidered on his right paw. Thanks to Madfishmatt for the photo.

Tuxedo Bearista (2002)

18th Edition in the Bearista Bear Collection
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Released for Valentine's Day in 2002, this Bearista wears a black tuxedo with a white shirt and a red bow tie, along with a top hat trimmed in red ribbon. He's carrying a red heart-shaped pillow with the words "Be Mine" embroidered on it. He has a metal foot tag on the left paw. Thanks to Madfishmatt for the photo.

Elf Bearista (2001)

17th Edition in the Bearista Bear Series
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Released for Christmas 2001, this Elf Bearista is dressed in a white and red stripped jumpsuit with furry cuffs. Over that, he wears a green velvety vest with a black vinyl best with a metal buckle. On his head,  Elf sports a green cone-shaped hat with red trim and a white pom pom and a bell inside that jingles. His feet are protected by greenish-brown shoes with curled toes. This bear was also released in magnet and mini versions. Thanks to Madfishmatt for the photo.

Santa Bearista (2000)

12th Edition in the Bearista Bear Collection
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Santa Bearista's Santa outfit is made of red velvet and trimmed with white fur. He wears a Santa hat, a coat with white furry buttons, red Santa pants and black vinyl boots. He was also released in a magnet version and an oversized version. Thanks to Madfishmatt for the picture!

Witch Bearista

11th Edition in the Bearista Bear Collection
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Released in Fall 2000, the Witch Bearista wears a pointy witch's cap, a black cape with an orange lining, a black shirt with the word "Boo" in glow-in-the-dark letters, and a pair of black lace up boots. He carries a broom for transportation. He has two tags - one regular bearista label, and one that says "Glows in the Dark." Thanks to Madfishmatt for contributing.

Lamb Bearista

10th Edition in the Bearista Bear Collection
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Released in Spring of 2000 for Easter, Lamb Bearista is wearing a full fleece lamb costume with pink ears and a pink bow tie. He was also released in an oversized version. (Thanks to Madfishmatt for contributing the photo)

Skeleton Bearista (North America)

7th Edition in the Bearista Bear Collection
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Release in the fall of 1999, this bearista is clearly dressed up for Halloween. He
wears a black costume with hood, with skeleton bones printed in glow-in-the-dark ink on his body. He comes with both the regular ear tag with bearista edition information and a glow in the dark tag. This bearista was also released in a oversized version. (Thanks to Madfishmatt for contributing the photo)

Chick Bearista

6th Edition in the Bearista Bear Collection
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This bear wearing a chick costume was released in Spring 1999. The costume is made of soft yellow fur, with a yellow tuft of hair on the head, along with an orange beak. This bear was also released in an oversized version. (Thanks to Madfishmatt for contributing the photo)

Polar Bear Bearista

4th Edition in the Bearista Bear Collection
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This bearista was released in time for Christmas in 1998. He wears a white polar bear costume that fits over his bead but can be peeled back to show his head. The paws have dark colored pads. In addition to his polar bear costume, he also sports a green scarf trimmed with read and embroidered with "Starbucks" on one side and "Brrrista" on the other side. (Thanks to Madfishmatt for contributing the photo)

Polar Bear "Brrrista" was also released in an oversized version wearing the same clothes.

Skeleton Bearista (International)

This Skeleton Bearista was released internationally for Halloween in 2005 in orange, fuschia and black. They have glow-in-the-dark bones embroidered on their costumes. The tag identifies it as a "Special Edition, Bearista Bear Collection" and states that it was imported to Europe by Starbucks / Netherlands in 2005.

Part of Claudia's collection, this particular bear was purchased in Essen, Germany.