Showing posts with label Jordan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jordan. Show all posts

8/18/2019

Integrity Toys Reveal August 18 2019

The Integrity Toy reveal which was posted to W Club members on August 17, 2019, included three Fashion Royalty dolls,  one Industry Tulabelle, three Poppy Parkers, Tina Tanaka and one male.

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The Fashion Royalty Boudoir Collection is being offered via a right-to-buy lottery and includes Kesenia, Natalia and Jordan wearing sexy lingerie. Each doll is $135.

The lingerie sets are very attractive; the dolls, meh. Still, tastes vary and there are enough to go around - 750 Jordans and 800 each of Kesenia and Natalia.

Kesenia uses the vampire sculpt that I detest. Her mouth is heavily shaded inside the lips to moderate the appearance of the vampire's teeth. Each doll comes with an extra pair of hands with long nails.


Early Kesenia sculpt. Was not named Kesenia at the time.






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The Industry Tulabelle is a mini gift set consisting of a doll and two 12" sized outfits one of which mimics the previously made 16" Tulabelle outfit.
The other outfit is an embroidered, frilly, mini dress that makes her look like a Swiss school girl.
This doll is being offered via right-to-buy lottery and is priced at $155.



Earlier 16" Tulabelle

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Poppy Parker The Girl From I.N.T.E.G.R.I.T.Y. Mission Brazil Capsule Collection

There are detailed backstories for the dolls in this collection.

First up are Poppy Parker and Tina Tanaka as double agents.
This is a two-doll gift set priced at $199. and will be sold via right-to-buy lottery.


The fashions and dolls are standard Poppy fare. The inclusion of a handgun is unacceptable. IT has made dolls with guns before and I didn't like it then, either. This time the guns are yellow, pink and blue.



https://www.personaldefenseworld.com/2015/06/5-colorful-personal-defense-pistols/

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Sergio Silva: Man of Mystery

IMO Buttry's strength is his male doll design skill. Sergio is a well-dressed guy with a good hairstyle. He comes with a saxophone! Perhaps that's his weapon.
I'm not a fan of the painted facial hair. It doesn't do anything for this doll or any other doll that I've seen with flat painted facial hair.
He will be available via Integrity doll dealers at $150.



Poppy Parker in Ipanema Intrigue

Bathing suit, terry cloth cover-up, big hat and sunglasses and a pink gun. Sigh.
Available via Integrity doll dealers at $135.



Poppy Parker in Rendez-Vous in Rio

She has a beautiful deep tone to her vinyl and wears a colorful Pucci-type print fashion.
Available via Integrity doll dealers at $145.



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6/27/2017

2017 Fashion Royalty Collection Revealed

Five Fashion Royalty dolls were revealed on Saturday, June 24, via a webinar for the members of the W Club. I tried to watch on my phone from Chicago but had little success in seeing photos. There was a good deal of talking and I was attending a workshop. Just a case of bad timing...
However, every member was emailed a full description with gorgeous photos of the dolls.
Nu Face dolls were also revealed but I'll deal with them in another post.
English translation of doll names is in brackets after each name.

Vivacité [vivacity]
Eugenia Perrin-Frost™ Dressed Doll
La Femme
The 2017 Fashion Royalty® Collection
Edition Size: 1025
Estimated Delivery: Fall/Winter 2017
Retail Price: $145.00 US
Body: FR 6.0
Foot Sculpt: High-heeled


Eugenia channels her inner French girl with this soft and ultra-feminine look that just is just too adorable and sophisticated for words! Dressed in a pair of perfectly fitted capri pants and a sensuous off-the-shoulder blouse (with an extra-long bow detail on the back), Eugenia is ready for an afternoon stroll amongst the stalls of her favorite florists, where she picked up a most delicate bouquet of fresh roses.



Coquette [flirt]
Jordan Duval™ Dressed Doll
La Femme
The 2017 Fashion Royalty® Collection
Edition Size: 725
Estimated Delivery: September 2017
Retail Price: $145.00 US
Body: FR 6.0
Foot Sculpt: High-heeled

For her "recon" mission on the Riviera, Jordan opted for a re-invented version of the classic hostess outfit with a floor length, detachable turquoise satin skirt over delicately striped satin capri pants, topped by a faux-leather bustier that gives this sunny look an ultra-modern, yet soft and sophisticated edge. Jordan also opted to complete the look with colorful accessories that truly make her perfect cocoa skin tone stand out and shine!



Sophistiquée [sophisticated]
Vanessa Perrin™ Dressed Doll
Head Sculpt: Vanessa Perrin 3.0
La Femme
The 2017 Fashion Royalty® Collection
Edition Size: 825
Estimated Delivery: Fall/Winter 2017
Retail Price: $145.00 US
Body: FR 6.0
Foot Sculpt: High-heeled

Dressed to accompany Adèle Makéda and her cousin Eugenia on a trip to the French Riviera, Vanessa wears an ultra-modern look, composed of an intricately detailed blouse with long criss-cross ties on the sleeves and a sheer black lace skirt. Since it can get chilly at night, she took along her favorite faux-fur shoulder wrap, which incidentally happens to be one of her favorite fashion pieces!



Séduisante [seductive]
Elyse Jolie™ Close-Up Doll
La Femme
The 2017 Fashion Royalty® Collection
Edition Size: 825
Estimated Delivery: Fall/Winter 2017
Retail Price: $120.00 US
Body: FR 6.0
Foot Sculpt: High-heeled and Flat Feet (One Pair of Each Included)

Seen here for the first time in the Light Honey skin tone, this wonderful addition to the Fashion Royalty collection marks the debut of the new interchangeable lower leg feature and includes two sets of lower legs, one with the traditional high-heeled feet and another with flat, removable feet, as well as corresponding shoes to fit each. Elyse also comes with her own faux-leather beach bag, jewelry and glamorous wide-frame sunglasses.

This doll will be sold via a W Club right-to-buy lottery later this year. It is not available through dealers. 






Exquise  [exquisite]
Adèle Makéda® Dressed Doll - Head Sculpt: Adèle Makéda 2.0
La Femme
The 2017 Fashion Royalty® Collection
Edition Size: 725
Estimated Delivery: Fall/Winter 2017
Suggested Retail Price: $145.00 US
Body: FR 6.0
Foot Sculpt: High-heeled

For her trek down to the South of France, Adèle opted for an impeccably tailored, red-hot pant suit that features a sophisticated removable cape that transforms the jacket into a vest and allows her to wear this look in multiple ways. She then added a custom-printed head scarf (to protect her finger wave hairstyle), faux-leather gloves and a fashionable hat to complete her look. This lady definitely knows how to travel in style!




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To me the obvious winner of this quintet is Adele. Adele 2.0 is the collector favorite of all the sculpts used for her. This fashion is stunning. Everything works beautifully with this doll. I pre-ordered her immediately upon seeing the photos. I hope she looks exactly as pictured above. 

Sadly, Vanessa is the least attractive of all the dolls. Her fashion is a hot mess with the only saving grace being the shoes and handbag. The skirt is nice on it's own but the 'oxford' blue blouse and the faux fur are just mistakes.

Now let's talk about Elise. We are back to spelling her name Elyse. I adore this sculpt and thought she was excellent even with the color change about which I have heard complaints. I wonder what other dolls have 'light honey' skin tone.  I will be entering the lottery and I hope to be able to purchase her. I don't care about the flat feet. It raises the price a bit and I have no flat shoes for my 12" dolls anyway.  The bathing suit will look better on a less articulated doll.  Let's hope that those who run the lottery don't decide to pick only their favorite people.
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UPDATES: Elise is not going to be a lottery. They've discovered there is enough fabric to make as many as people order. Clever.
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As one collector pointed out, Agnes was included in this collection as the event doll. Any collector who wanted one could order one per membership.

Merveilleuse Agnes Von Weiss $150.



4/01/2013

Integrity Toy's March 2013 Unveiling

The newest releases have hit the dealers sites.
Itt looks like the Poppy dolls are going to be the biggest success of the lot.
They are already sold out at several sites. Of course, the dealers who sell them at MSRP sell out first like Cherished Friends and MFD. I haven't checked the rest but if you want them, you'd better move on it.
I thought they were adorable. MSRP is $89.  Each doll is edition of 750.

Note: Images were removed as per the request of Integrity Toys.
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The Fashion Royalty dolls are now called Fashion Royalty Classic. The price per doll has gone up $20., from $110. to $130.  Of the five FRC, not one spoke to me. I do not see the connection between the early FR and these dolls. Vaughan kept repeating that there was some type of connection. Possibly the only connection is that the clothes are not hideous.
None of the super-popular sculpts were used.
The first thing I thought when I saw Anja was that she is pregnant. Dania is nice. Kesenia still looks like a vampire. Korinne - meh. I would have liked a slim skirt with that lovely blouse. Jordan's outfit is lovely. I wish she wouldn't stand with her toes pointed inward. I know it's a FASHION THING but it's time for a different position.
Captivating
Anja™ Dressed Doll
Ambitious
Kesenia™ Dressed Doll
Nostalgia
Dania Zarr™ Dressed Doll

Splendid
Jordan™ Dressed Doll

Polished
Korinne™ Dressed Doll



2/24/2009

Fashion Royalty Future.Perfect Collection

The Close-up Doll Collection is neither more or nor less than expected. Two dolls are wearing the same black fashion and two are wearing white. The boots are in different colors and are very cool.

The images in this post with the exception of Ginza Kyori are courtesy of Integrity Toys.

One of the new characters makes her appearance as Bionica Jordan. Could she be related to Michael? He's pretty bionic himself.

Heat Seeker Natalia is also in white:


Future Bound Luchia is dressed in black:

Vanessa is also in black....including her lips. Actually her lips have a blackish blue appearance. I think she might have fallen in spite of the fact that she is called Aerodynamic. Must have been an experiment gone awry.

The close-up dolls come with three sets of removable hands, one of which is painted to resemble the wearing of fingerless gloves. They are a limited edition of 1200 each and retail for $79.00.
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The Premium Dressed Doll Collection is tiny. There are only three dolls, two of which are the same new character who uses the second Lana Turner sculpt Her name is Dania Zarr.
In this IT image she looks more like Kyori and reminds me of Ginza.
Retail Price $135.00 LE 1000

Picture above is not part of this line. It is a picture of Ginza Kyori.

The other Dania is called Exclusive Interview Dania Zarr:
Retail Price $99.00 LE 1000

The third doll is called Flight Pattern Kyori Sato:
Price $99.00 LE 1000

Apparently the Fashion Royalty collection has taken a big hit in favor of less sophisticated "concept" dolls. Perhaps the sad state of the worldwide economy is partly to blame. People are buying less expensive items and budgeting their money more carefully.

Collectors are saying that they don't see Jason Wu in this collection. I don't really know what the answer is but what's missing from these concept dolls is made up, for me, by the fabulous AvantGuard and the Gene Collection Dolls.

I have many beloved Fashion Royalty dolls to play with. It's time to savor these dolls instead of crowding them out with more just because there are more to be had.

In these reviews of the new dolls, I've made many critical remarks but I recognize the fact that Integrity Toys is providing dolls to a very broad range of tastes and pocketbooks. For the last two years, Fashion Royalty collectors have been complaining about too many dolls coming at us too quickly. We got exactly what we asked for.