Tonner's Deja Vu Line Expands

Four male characters have joined the Deja Vu line.  http://www.tonnerdoll.com/tonner/fashion-dolls/deja-vu on the site. Unfortunately one has to click through a few layers to get there. Main page/Fashion Dolls/Deja Vu.
I don't know when this new addition was announced because I received no notice.

The guys have the Matt O'Neill body and to my eye, the Matt sculpt as well.

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Black Tie Matt O'Neill 2004

Does his head look enormous?  I do love the tails.

Absolute Elegance $189.

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I'll let your people go...

A lot more Yul as Ramses would have appealed to me.

Ani $179.99

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Blech

 
Great costume but it leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

Halvar $249.99

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The 18th Century was a dandy era but does he have enough snuff?

Gerard $194.99

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There's no end to the variety that Tonner & Co. produce. Hopefully, for them, collectors will like these enough to add them to their collections. I predict they will want the fashions more than the dolls.

Dollcis - Numina Doll Announces Premier Event!

Today Dollcis sent out an announcement to mailing list members. They will hold an event on September 16-18, 2016 in Hartford, Connecticut.

Competition does wonders for the doll world. Will we see a Ficon or a Modsdoll event down the road? The game's afoot.

Barbie Fan Club Opens 2016 Renewal Period

The notice went out today to current members for renewal. The public period will open in one week.

New Fashions from Shantommo

One of my goals last year was to buy less dolls and  more fashions. I was successful to a certain degree. I bought less dolls but they were more expensive. Sigh. However, I did manage to buy a good deal of designer fashion from the wonderfully talented people in our doll world. Shantommo, Ryan Liang, puts out new designs every so often and they do sell out quickly. Here are two new outfits for my Fashion Royalty gals.

"Owning the Night" is a micro pleated gown with a Fortuny vibe. The very low neckline is a fashion mishap waiting to happen. On this Veronique, who has a fuller bust than the newer FR2 body, it's a bit too revealing. Photoshop almost comes to the rescue!

I have added the fascinator and jewelry.

A close-up of Vero's classic Fashion Royalty face that launched a thousand collections.

"Rebel Chic" is a sporty pair of slacks and a one shoulder blouse. Many designers have difficulty making slacks from non-stretch fabric that fit and look good on a doll. Ryan has done a good job balancing the details and style. They do need a bit of pressing. The top, however, doesn't work well along the diagonal front seam. The white fabric is buckling and I don't think it's suppposed to be like that. I like the overall look anyway. Perhaps the top needs ironing as well.

My model is a hair workshop Elise from the 2014 FR convention. Pin is a vintage item.

Star and Kingdom Doll News for 2016

Here's a beautiful way to begin the New Year. Star is a limited edition of 50 and retails for $610 plus shipping.
She uses the Selgovae head sculpt and her resin color is called Devonshire Cream. Sounds good enough to eat. She'll be dressed in lovely blue lingerie and silver heels.  Her wig is a two-tone blended Nordic blonde hard cap and she sports a delicate silver Angel feather tag bracelet.

KD is trying out a different way to sell Star. The first 50 emails received from collectors after 5PM (British time) on Sunday the 10th of January, 2016 will be able to pre-order Star. You must write Star on your email header and send your email to kingdomdoll@yahoo.co.uk.

    •    Only the first 50 emails for the purchase of Star will be responded to.
    •    You will be required to pay a 50 percent deposit at that time.
    •    If you do not receive a response from us in a timely fashion then please assume that you were not one of the 50.
    •    Any emails received before the stated day and time will not be taken into account for the purchase of Star.

The planned release date is January 31st, the Kingdom Doll Birthday!

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More good news.

Coming soon:

"Strike a Pose" hand and foot sets are back in Devonshire cream (Eira, Orbit, Liberty and Star's) resin shade.

In February the hand-sculpted resin shoe packs and new exclusive fashions will be released.

Additionally, Spring 2016 will see another British Tribe added to the many faces of Kingdom Doll, the "Trinovantes."

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Time Zones

For those of us in the continental United States, UK's time is 5 hours ahead. For example, if you are in New York at noon, it is already 5 PM in London. 

You can find time zone conversion tables on the internet to plan in advance when to send in your order. Here is one: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

Good Luck!