Integrity Toys revealed its new dolls to the members of the W Club last Saturday. The categories were Fashion Royalty, Poppy Parker, Tulabelle and Jem.
The Fashion Royalty theme is Urban Safari.
From left to right
they are:
On The Rise Elise Jolie,
Vivid Encounter Adele Makeda,
Elusive Creature Natalia Fatale,
Faded Desert Kyori Sato,
City Prowl Eugenia Perrin Frost and
Full Spectrum Veronique Perrin
All the dolls are editions of 700 or 800 each except Adele which is an edition of only 400. Each doll's retail price is $135., a bit of a hike from last year's FR dolls. These have the FR2 version 2 body.
Overall, this group of dolls is
nice. There's nothing spectacular or new to write home about. The designer stayed close to the chosen theme in most cases and the clothes are pretty tame. My own favorites are Elise and Adele. I love anything Elise as I used to love Vanessa. However, the fashion looks very familiar to ones IT has done in the past. My other favorite is Adele but only for the outfit. I don't know why they think that Adele looks good in washed out lipstick. She doesn't. I love the outfit and the jewelry and I hope that the color of the actual lining isn't too off in real life. Also, they never should have changed her sculpt. She was beautiful.
The last doll is the event doll available to any W Club member who wishes to
pre-order. The edition size in this circumstance will be determined by
those who sign up to buy her. She is
High Visibility Agnes Von Weiss.
It is a mini gift set as she comes with two fashions. She, too, retails
for $135. but will not be available to the public.
Agnes' fashion leaves me cold. The cropped vest over the bustier is fussy and awkward and probably too bulky for the doll to wear. The long skirt is just like another early FR outfit. But Agnes is a very popular sculpt so many will order her.
I like Veronique's outfit a lot but it's not worth $135. I would not keep the doll as this is not Veronique to me.
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The Poppy Parker line gains four new characters, not all with new sculpts. The theme is the Girl From I.N.T.E.G.R.I.T.Y. Apparently they are crime fighters (or murderers) as all come with color coordinated weapons. Seriously?
Sebina Havoc: Mistress of Disguise aka Loni Lawrence joins the line. She is pictured on the right, above. This doll comes with an extra head with the Poppy Parker sculpt.
The new guy is
Sebastien Havoc: Brother in Arms aka Lex Lawrence. He's a bad guy and Sebina's brother.
The third new character is
Agent Kimiko Gunn aka Tina Tanaka. This doll uses the original Ayumi sculpt.
Colette returns as
Agent Penelope Chase aka Jolie James. All these 'forgotten' sculpts are making comebacks.
Four others, above are from left to right:
Agent Lotta Danger, Spy-A-Go-Go, Arm Candy Chip Farnsworth III and
Mayhem in Monte Carlo Poppy Parker.
The dolls and their outfits are cutesy. The entire Poppy Parker line is on the comical side of tongue in cheek. They need to be careful not to turn them into action figures as opposed to fashion dolls. The price of each doll in this line is $120. That's a huge increase over last year's prices. Perhaps it's the tiny guns.
I like Arm Candy's suit a lot. It's a very gay James Bond look. I just don't care for Chip's sculpt. I'm wondering if Lex Lawrence is a combination of features seen previously. He's got very strange eyes.
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There are four new Tulabelle dolls. Each is an edition of 300 and costs $140. Tula's clothes will fit the Avantguard doll. I don't have any FR16 dolls but the clothes are very similar in size.
Click on any of the photos to see larger size versions.
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Jem and the Holograms
The Jem line dolls are action figures to me. They wear costumes, not fashion.
To each his own.
Each doll is $125.
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What is your opinion of the offerings?
Did you pre-order anything?
Please include your name in your posts...if you dare. :-)
