Collecting Fashion Dolls by Terri Gold: Ayumi

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10/25/2015

2015 Cinematic Convention: Thursday Night Recap: Poppy Parker Luncheon, OOAK Auction Dolls, Sales Room Exclusives. Post #3

While today was all about workshops and shopping, the day's highlight was the Poppy Parker Luncheon featuring star designer David Buttry!

Lucky conventioneers got the chance to purchase today's fabulous luncheon centerpiece doll. Then, as the event closed, everyone in attendance received an ultra cute Poppy Parker doll for free as a thank you gift for attending the luncheon. The air was electric all over again!

Here are images of the centerpiece and the complementary Poppy Parker doll available at the luncheon today!

Love and Let Love
Poppy Parker™ Dressed Doll (Centerpiece) $150.

Paper Doll
Poppy Parker™ Dressed Doll (Giveaway Souvenir)

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I'm curious as to what charity this auction benefits. Or is there no charity? A convention of this scale should include some charitable event.

A tradition that started a few years back continues this year with the introduction of four new OOAK (one of a kind) creations by the IT Design team, which convention guests can enter to win raffle style! In addition to these four exquisite, ultra rare birds of beauty, convention guests also get to participate for the first time in raffles for chances to win their favorite complete collection of 2015!

OOAK Agnes Von Weiss Doll by IT Designer Vaughn Sawyers

OOAK Vintage Inspired Doll by IT Designer Chris Stoeckel
Gorgeous fashion.

OOAK Poppy Parker Doll by IT Designer David Buttry

OOAK Nu. Face Lilith Doll by IT Designer Jessy Ayala

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Sales Room Exclusives $130. plus tax. (Yes, even more dolls.)

Idol Worship Kyori Sato™ Dressed Doll

First Blush Ayumi N.™ Dressed Doll

Evening Blossom Dominique Makéda

Traveling Incognito Poppy Parker™ Dressed Doll

Come Live With Me Nigel North™ Dressed Doll

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Thursday Night Gala Event Souvenirs

Time and Again Adèle Makéda® Dressed Doll (Thursday Dinner Centerpiece) $150.

This is a lovely doll but not centerpiece quality.

Out of Sight Nadja R.™ Dressed Doll (Giveaway Souvenir)

Have they changed Nadja's sculpt again?

8/11/2015

Some New Photos ∞§∞ Some Old Dolls

I've been missing in action from my blog which is quite unusual for me. The consignment job I took on at the end of June has kept me extremely busy. In addition, we're looking for another house.

I have taken some pictures with no particular theme.

This lovely Mini Live Wire Avantguard (2010) has been standing around waiting for attention. I don't remember from whom her black dress and shoes came. She is a wigged doll.

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The only Agnes I've kept out of all of them is Firefly. I've thought about changing her outfit but this is just perfect for her. It came from "Sunset Rave" Ayumi who was a convention gift in 2011. A lot of my dolls are like that. I find the best outfit for them and that's that.

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Currently my only Adele, the classic "Graphic Language," is wearing the dress from Full Spectrum Veronique. I have managed to find an FR2 body to match her skin tone. She's gorgeous. Graphic Language originally (2004) came on a straight arm body and has the second Adele sculpt.

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Another earlier (2005) doll, "Foreign Affair" Veronique models an altered dress from the Katy Keene collection. I removed the big bow things from the hips. Still not loving the gown but Vero needed some attention. She's had an FR2 body swap.
"Foreign Affair" Vero is from the Golden Age (that's what I call it) of Fashion Royalty which lasted for another five years. Although the bodies were the first articulated type which was replaced by the original 'tall' body, the hair styling and the face paint were special. Screening had an airbrushed look and was not cartoonish or freaky as it often is now:

Kesenia Porcelain Beauty (not quite)

The dolls were gorgeous. That year saw the dolls sporting applied lashes for the first time.

FA wearing the "Lavish Thread" fashion.

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I tried to love her, really I did. I sold her two weeks ago. There was something about her hair or maybe it was her brows. I don't know. She did not work for me. She is Ayumi Nakamura "Opium" from 2012.

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I've been gradually thinning my Fashion Royalty collection. For the most part, the newer dolls and pop culture lines don't interest me. The newer tall and the hand swap bodies are turning color. It's very depressing to think that my once adored collection is deteriorating. Even one of the newest dolls - still in her package - has noticeably different color hands from the rest of the body. That may be another issue altogether but the problem hasn't been solved and it's pushed me even farther away.

6/28/2015

Integrity Toys' Excellent 2015 NuFace Collection

Long anticipated by NuFace collectors, the 2015 collection went live for W Club members on Saturday, June 27. The designers did a great job providing adorable outfits with accessories on attractive dolls. There are no weird hair bumps or outlandish eyeshadow colors to contend with. The collection is focused and stylish.

Each outfit comes with a jacket, handbag and simple jewelry. A lot of black was used but black is always in style. If I were a NuFace collector I'd definitely be ordering Erin and Nadja. I would like to have Giselle's dress and Nadja's top and skirt for my Monogram dolls.

I don't remember seeing a closed edition of 1000 in a long time. Giselle must be the one they expect to wow the crowd. I think they may have underestimated the popularity of Nadja.

What's your opinion? Will you be ordering any of these gals? Which ones?

Voltage Erin S.™ Dressed Doll

LE 800

Retail Price: $135.00 + Shipping & Handling

Head Sculpt: Erin 2.0

Body Type: Nu.Face 2.0

Skin Tone: Japan

Hair Color: Strawberry Blond

Polarity Nadja R.™ Dressed Doll

LE 600

Retail Price: $135.00 + Shipping & Handling

Head Sculpt: Nadja 2.0 (New Sculpt!)

Body Type: Nu.Face 2.0

Skin Tone: Dark A-Tone

Hair Color: Midnight Black

Power House Ayumi N.™ Dressed Doll
LE 800
Retail Price: $135.00 + Shipping & Handling
Head Sculpt: Ayumi 3.0
Body Type: Nu.Face 2.0
Skin Tone: Japan
Hair Color: Dark Brown

Electric Enthusiasm Dominique Makeda™ Dressed Doll
LE 600
Retail Price: $135.00 + Shipping & Handling
Head Sculpt: Dominique Makeda 2.0
Body Type: Nu.Face 2.0
Skin Tone: Light Honey
Hair Color: Luscious Blond

Energetic Presence Giselle D.™ Dressed Doll
LE 1000
Retail Price: $135.00 + Shipping & Handling
Head Sculpt: Giselle D.
Body Type: Nu.Face 2.0
Skin Tone: FR White
Hair Color: Brunette

11/20/2014

Ayumi's New Look and Adele's Incarnations

Ayumi Nakamura is a character who was introduced to the NuFace (originally called Model Behavior) collection in 2007. That doll was called Miracle Child. If I remember correctly, the Model Behavior dolls were quite popular. Ayumi wasn't as popular as Erin, Colette and Giselle.

The next Ayumi incarnations were London by Night in 2008 and Sunset Rave in 2011. By that time, the Model Behavior line was called NuFace and many new characters had been added. Ayumi seemed to have faded away along with Nadja and Colette.

Surprisingly, Ayumi popped up in the FR2 line as Luminous in 2011 (below, left) and Opium in 2012. Luminous was not a popular doll and although her dress was quite pretty, her face was not. I'm not sure what sculpt Opium uses. She has grown on me and in a close-up is very beautiful. Of all the aforementioned Ayumis, she has remained in my collection. She was a change from the first Ayumi sculpt. At that time, the IT designers were mixing up the sculpts like crazy. I don't have a clue as to whether or not Opium's sculpt is a mix from other dolls or a new sculpt entirely.

The third sculpt is totally new. She looks beautiful. The screening is lovely. Her youthful and glamorous hairstyle and the sequined qi pao made her a keeper in my collection!

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"Le Smoking" Adele received rave reviews by collectors. She's been compared to The Muse Adele, (2008), widely held to be the most beautiful Adele ever produced. For this version of Adele, they went back to the Adele 2.0 sculpt. Hopefully, they will keep it there as 3.0 is dour.

Via Venetto Adele (2004) from the amazing Voyages Collection was my first ever Fashion Royalty doll. I have a fondness for that sculpt but I do like 2.0 more. In the photo below, she is not wearing her original fashion.

Graphic Language Adele (Graphic Flirtation, 2004) used a new sculpt. This doll is still very popular albeit not on her original body.

The Muse (2008) It doesn't get better.

In 2011, Adele 3.0 was introduced at a convention as part of a two doll gift set called Style Counsel along with Veronique. What a hot mess these two turned out to be. Veronique needed a different hairstyle and Adele needed her old face back.

In 2013, Adele was released as an ITBE doll. She appears to be using the 2.0 sculpt. This image is by Julia Leroy who restyled the hair and designed the jewelry.

I call this 2014 FR2 version What Were They Thinking? It is really named Vivid Encounter.

11/04/2014

Official Pictures of the Gloss 2014 Convention Dolls Part I

Here are the meal event photos.
We're still waiting for the main convention collection, store exclusives, watch workshop and CI doll photos. Starlight Poppy reminds me so much of an earlier convention Erin.