Integrity Toys' New Reveal: The Monarchs Homme Collection

Members of the W Club received an email regarding Integrity's new male doll line called The Monarchs Homme. No, there is no relation to Kingdom Doll's Monarchs and IMO it's a shame that they chose to call these dolls Monarchs.

I've always said that no one has ever created better dressed 1/6 scale male dolls than Integrity and this line does not disappoint. I must say they these guys are at the cliff's rim of edginess. If I were collecting guy dolls, I'd be interested in one or two for sure. I do love most of the fashions. They're fabulous.

Most edition sizes are surprisingly large at 725 each. But, Elias Veiga's is LE 500 and Romain Perrin's edition size is TBD.  (To Be Decided.)  Hmmm.
The prices are fairly high at $175.00 plus s&h.
Two of the dolls will be offered via right-to-buy lottery and the rest via authorized dealers.

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Noah Faraday formerly Ace McFly
Lottery

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Tenzin Dahkling

 Tenzin's hair reminds me of Kim Jong Un's. It's a bit out there as is his fashion, but he carries it off.

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Tobias Alsford

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Declan Wake

 I like this one...maybe not the hair curl so much but the outfit is great.

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Elias Veiga Formerly Perry

The vampire is back. Why don't they put this sculpt to bed already? 

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Romain Perrin
Lottery

 I like his sculpt - it's one of the oldies but goodies. Again, I'm not a fan of the hairdo and the van Dyck era (late 1599-1641) facial hair is not attractive. 

His saving grace is his great outfit and cool camera accessories. I need that camera. It's really cute. It's my favorite thing.

If you do a search for "The Monarchs" on Google, you can come up with lots of interesting things:

Music bands and songs, Yugioh cards, Butterflies, Explanation of what a monarchy is, Bars, Bridges, and more. For example, here are The Monarchs and if you've a mind to, you can get tickets for their Reunion Concert at The Calumet Lake Events Plaza in Jasper, Indiana for Saturday, April 27, 2019. 

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-monarchs-tickets-55579752536

Listen to their hit song "Look Homeward Angel." It's very pleasant.

https://youtu.be/yAOUrxfzG9s

Photos of my Lovely Little 'La Scala Georgiana'

I've been so busy posting photos on Facebook boards that I've neglected this blog. Today, I'll make up for that.
In all of these photos, the fashions are from other 1/6 scale dolls or made for them by individuals. I love that she can wear Silkstone and Integrity gowns and dresses.

My Beautiful Kingdom Doll, Envy

Here are two new photos of this beautiful doll.
She is wearing a wig made by Chewin.
Her red velvet gown is Sybarite Fidele's. The faux fur stole is by Integrity Toys.
The necklaces are by Kingdom Doll and the earrings may be Franklin Mint.
The background is a Tonner Evangeline or Ellowyne mirror.

I really like the black and white version because it shows the highlights and they seem to glow. I love being able to see the back of her wig as well. 

Pretty Pictures

Tyler in "Swept Away" by Robert Tonner from his Theatre de la Mode line.

This silk gown is possibly the most sought after TDLM fashion ever produced. It's a work of art. In essence, it reminds me of some of Charles James' sculpted gowns. One main difference is that Swept Away does not have any the understructure found in many of CJ's fashions.
Below are two of my photos of doll-sized James' fashions developed by Sandra Stillwell for the Taste of Manhattan Convention.

The very beautiful Kingdom Doll, Logan:

La Scala Georgiana Reviewed

This week, the first release of Monarch Dolls was sent out to collectors. The response has been tremendously positive judging by what I've seen on the boards and on Facebook.
There were two versions, each in an edition of 50 pieces. I picked La Scala. The other one is called Covent Garden Georgiana.

It's only four days from when people began to receive their dolls and I've already seen five people with both versions. (We were supposed to choose one or the other.) That's five who are either posting photos or just talking about getting both. There's nothing wrong with that but I wonder about the people who made such a fast decision and turn-around to sell theirs. Some of them are saying that they didn't bond or that the doll is too small for them. There are some who bought the doll to trade it for something else. OK, whatever.

I used to wonder about the same thing on the W Club board. There were always two or three people who posted a brand new doll for sale immediately at a jacked-up price. There's something missing with the thought process of someone who has the balls to do that. The potential buyer, willing to pay a premium for a doll, may be happy, but the one that dearly wanted a chance to have one is not and becomes resentful. I feel bad for a long time doll friend who has never been able, in five years, to get a 16" Kingdom Doll and now was also not able to get a Monarch Doll either.

That's the doll world and I suppose it goes on in every collectible milieu.

Back to La Scala. She is 12" tall and has a size 4 head. If you put a 4-5 on her, it will be too full. I have a dozen or more 4/5 wigs that look ridiculous on La Scala. Wigs made for Integrity's Monogram dolls fit quite well. Barbie has a size 4 head but I have no wigs made for her to test.
Her joints are perfectly strung and her posing ability is excellent. The resin feels like velvet and has a matte finish. It is recommended that the doll is handled only with gloves to avoid transferring natural body oils to the resin which will eventually cause the matte to go shiny.

The red silk dress with its gold insert is reminiscent of a 16" Kingdom Doll gown.

Her purse is a faux gold metal envelope with a rhinestone letter M and dangles on a long gold chain. It opens.

Her right hand is a "pocketbook holding" hand. Monarchs do not have extra hands. 

Her shoes were cast in resin to fit their ultra-arched shape.

I have them shown below with tiny rubber bands as one kept falling off while I was dressing and photographing her. I didn't want them to disappear as no other shoes in my huge collection of 1/6 scale dolls shoes will fit. They are a clear resin with shiny red sparkles.

You can also see the lovely new stand with the Monarch symbol in gold on a white acrylic base. 

Another alteration I made was to the saddle of the stand. I cut a strip of moleskin and adhered it to the surface of the saddle. It's protection against thigh rub marks and also provides a bit of resistance to the doll slipping.

My comparison photo shows (left to right) La Scala, a frankendollied articulated Barbie body, an original Silkstone body, the newer articulated Silkstone body, an FR2 body and a Dominion Doll body. The four in the middle are not resin dolls, of course. 

La Scala has a beautifully sculpted, proportioned body. 

She makes a lovely addition to my collection.

Georgiana Devonshire cost $650 plus postage.

The Kingdom Doll Monarchs' Debut

The long-awaited release of The Monarchs is scheduled for January 31, 2019. I posted previously about these gems as I saw them in Scotland at the Kingdom Doll convention last October.
https://terrigoldphoto.blogspot.com/search?q=Monarch

This 12" resin beauty called Georgiana Devonshire has been created in two versions. La Scala Georgiana has raven hair and a beautiful red gown that is a miniature version of the Kingdom Doll Elgin's.

Kingdom Doll Elgin 16"

La Scala

The other Monarch, Covent Garden, will have blonde hair and a black gown with a golden insert. The gowns' fabric is silk satin. Their shoes have been hand carved and cast in resin. Each carries a golden evening bag and wears dangling beaded earrings.

Covent Garden

The edition size of each version is 50 dolls.
The price is $650. plus shipping.

1. In order to submit a request to purchase one of the Monarchs, send ONE email to info@kingdomdoll.co.uk
2. In the email subject line write either La Scala or Covent Garden. You must pick one or the other.
3. Only one email is to be submitted per person.
4. Time to send emails is 6:00 PM UK Time (18:00 hours.) Check your time zone and make sure it corresponds to London Time. https://www.worldtimeserver.com/current_time_in_GB.aspx
5. Only winners will be notified.

More information about KD Monarchs: https://kdmonarchs.com/