On March 11, Superdoll released this photo of Avenue for whom I had already pre-paid. I was looking forward to getting one of the first dolls in their new 12" line, House of Zenith. I based my decision on the success of Solitaire, the first GenX doll who was pretty and had an adorable outfit and vibe. My thinking was very wrong.
I hesitated writing a review for much longer than I normally would as the creators of this doll will not like what I say here but I have to tell the truth and it's my opinion anyway. I know some out there like Avenue and I'm sincerely happy for them. Personally, I will never buy a doll sight unseen from Superdoll again.
I don't know why I cannot find any photos I took of her in her original state. That's very odd. I'm pretty sure I shot a few, at least. Did I delete them? I'll have to hunt the internet as it's entirely possible that I posted and then deleted the images from my camera.
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| I am not sure that this is my own photo. |
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| Not shown are the shoes, the handbag, and the head-piece. |
With the wig removed it made a major improvement. She does have a nice face and I like the eye make-up.
Superdoll skimped on the joints and the details. Look at this photo which compares, side by side, a Dominion Doll, a House of Zenith Doll and a Monarch Doll. Monarch is 12" tall.
I chose not to have my Dominion doll (left) strongly body blushed and the Monarch Doll (right) has natural-looking blushing. Avenue's blushing is exaggerated. She has no underbust joint and her knees have only one joint. There is no thigh or ankle joint. She does not have a matte finish and she didn't come with a stand. They should have just made her from vinyl. She looks it.
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| Avenue (left) vs. Fashion Royalty body. |
One has to wonder if this doll was rushed through to make some sort of deadline.
What she does have going for her is that her feet fit into FR shoes. No doll is perfect but Avenue made me regret my purchase and she was not an inexpensive mistake. She also made me appreciate more the quality, artistry, and attention to detail of the Monarch and Dominion dolls. Vinyl Fashion Royalty dolls are made better.
I will make the best of it by dressing her in pretty clothes and wigs and never buying another one.
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I purchased a separate Superdoll boxed fashion for Avenue and I think it is lovely.
Below is a Rimdoll fashion. Wigs above and below by Culte de Paris.
thank you for this honest review. i would think that if Superdoll does see this, they will at least improve on the quality and reinvention of the body in the future. i do hope that Superdoll fans will unite and give feedback to them, as well. We all remember and love Superdoll for the quality and great dolls they have bought to us in the past, it just makes sense to let them know when things are going badly with a sculpt so they can correct and stay at the top of their game.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you on somes remarks Terri .
ReplyDelete_The resin is too similar to plastique , i prefer Monarch's resin for exemple .
_Avenue's styling is really particular . And the wig don't help . But with your change of wig she is already better .
_I have hard time trying to make my Montaigne sit . They have to work on the joints to help it .
_I must say that Montaigneis much better than Avenue , i have both and i'm in love with Montaigne's face.
Could it be...BillyBoy*? BillyBoy* created resin Mdvanii in 1989 and he harrasses both doll designers and collectors. He will threaten lawsuits and infringmant. Most Mdvanii collectors have gotten out of it because of cyberbullying from BillyBoy*. I can imagine that many doll artists who create resin fashion dolls that even remotely resemble Mdvanii have "met" BillyBoy* too. Poltergeist and Madame V seem to be giving Mdvanii the middle finger-they look and dress like Mdvanii and, more importantly..they EXIST!! (Bwahahaha!!!). Maybe the new 12 inch Hoz are sticking it to Mdvanii too????? KEWL!!!
ReplyDeleteThis doesn't resemble Mdvanii at all and I don't understand the relevance of your comment.
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