12/18/2015
W Club 2015 Exclusive "J'Adore La Fete"
The final W Club 2015 doll has been announced and fortunately or unfortunately I have to order one.
It's an Elise Jolie gift set in a trunk, reminiscent of Fashion Royalty Kyori Ginza who also came in a trunk like this. I still have Kyori's trunk stuffed with story cards and COAs.
The edition size will be enormous, I'm sure, as it's based upon how many the members order and there are a lot of members. Unfortunately it won't be ready until late spring or early summer of next year.
The price is $175. which isn't bad for a doll with three outfits: a gown, a suit and lingerie.
The gown looks black but it's dark wine with black trim. I love the suit.
I hope the quality exceeds our expectations.
(I'm spelling her name with an 'i' no matter how many times it's changed.)
It's an Elise Jolie gift set in a trunk, reminiscent of Fashion Royalty Kyori Ginza who also came in a trunk like this. I still have Kyori's trunk stuffed with story cards and COAs.
The edition size will be enormous, I'm sure, as it's based upon how many the members order and there are a lot of members. Unfortunately it won't be ready until late spring or early summer of next year.
The price is $175. which isn't bad for a doll with three outfits: a gown, a suit and lingerie.
The gown looks black but it's dark wine with black trim. I love the suit.
I hope the quality exceeds our expectations.
(I'm spelling her name with an 'i' no matter how many times it's changed.)
12/15/2015
Disappointing Sybarite Gen-X Body
I finally deboxed a Gen-X Sybarite doll and to my dismay, I've discovered a defect in one of the knee joints. I've been informed that all the Gen-X dolls prior to the recently released Guillotine have this issue and that is why "all early dolls are marked SAMPLE on the box."
Because she is a convention doll, I paid a premium for this vinyl doll. She's very unique and I like everything else about her.
The thing that drew me to her initially is her hairstyle. It's made up of two wigs, one on top of the other. The one closest to her scalp is darker brown and is just brushed back and cut short. The upper wig is a lighter color drawn up into two long pony tails.
Her gown is a white crochet type knit with fluffy tulle at the lower third of the dress. The belt is iridescent purple, a color which is picked up by the ribbons in her hair.
Underneath is a set of sexy, sparkly lingerie.
The bra and panty are glitter encrusted as are the fabulous shoes. I'm not a fan of glitter but in this instance, it works.
This is the joint issue:
What I don't understand is why I never heard of this problem prior to discovering it myself. Are collectors so blindly in love with these dolls that they don't say anything and will just keep buying? Not that I needed to hear complaints, but I'm surprised.
I've been offered the opportunity to return the doll to the UK to have the part replaced without a guarantee of vinyl color match. I'd rather sell her to someone who missed out on purchasing this very small edition doll. I don't know what to do.
Ed. Update:
I never would have posted publicly about it if an appropriate response to a defective $600.+ doll had been offered.
The other companies I deal with most often: Tonner, Jamieshow, Integrity and Kingdom Doll would have offered to repair or replace the doll at no cost to me.
What's worse is finding out that this was a known problem.
I surely wouldn't have purchased her if I had knowledge of this troublesome and widespread defect.
Because she is a convention doll, I paid a premium for this vinyl doll. She's very unique and I like everything else about her.
The thing that drew me to her initially is her hairstyle. It's made up of two wigs, one on top of the other. The one closest to her scalp is darker brown and is just brushed back and cut short. The upper wig is a lighter color drawn up into two long pony tails.
Her gown is a white crochet type knit with fluffy tulle at the lower third of the dress. The belt is iridescent purple, a color which is picked up by the ribbons in her hair.
Underneath is a set of sexy, sparkly lingerie.
The bra and panty are glitter encrusted as are the fabulous shoes. I'm not a fan of glitter but in this instance, it works.
This is the joint issue:
What I don't understand is why I never heard of this problem prior to discovering it myself. Are collectors so blindly in love with these dolls that they don't say anything and will just keep buying? Not that I needed to hear complaints, but I'm surprised.
I've been offered the opportunity to return the doll to the UK to have the part replaced without a guarantee of vinyl color match. I'd rather sell her to someone who missed out on purchasing this very small edition doll. I don't know what to do.
Ed. Update:
I never would have posted publicly about it if an appropriate response to a defective $600.+ doll had been offered.
The other companies I deal with most often: Tonner, Jamieshow, Integrity and Kingdom Doll would have offered to repair or replace the doll at no cost to me.
What's worse is finding out that this was a known problem.
I surely wouldn't have purchased her if I had knowledge of this troublesome and widespread defect.
12/11/2015
New Superdoll Fashions
These four new Gen-X fashions took me by surprise. I did not get an announcement email at all and just happened to be looking for something else on the site. There is no information on edition size so maybe they will be around for a while.
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12/09/2015
Holiday Dreaming with Young Marley
This is a photo that I did for FDQ's recent Holiday issue. Young Marley
is day dreaming on a gorgeous Bashette bed wearing a OOAK nightie also
by Bashette.
12/04/2015
Kingdom Doll Eira in White
An image I did recently for FDQ of Kingdom Doll, Eira. She's dressed in a Tonner gown
I love her in white.
12/03/2015
Superdoll: PVC Skirt Packs, Boot Packs
Superdoll Collectables has listed some fine goodies to outfit your Gen-X ladies.
Two PVC skirt packs: left, Autumn Skirts; right, Neon Skirts. Each £95.00 ($143. USD)
Two packs of 4 pair of boots each. On the left, Hallogenic; on the right, Kitten. Price: £109.44 ($164. USD)
Postage for one pack of skirts and one pack of shoes shipped to me in PA would come to £14.28 or $22.55 USD.
Note: I use Yahoo's currency converter. On any day, at any time, the conversion rates may differ.
Two PVC skirt packs: left, Autumn Skirts; right, Neon Skirts. Each £95.00 ($143. USD)
Two packs of 4 pair of boots each. On the left, Hallogenic; on the right, Kitten. Price: £109.44 ($164. USD)
Postage for one pack of skirts and one pack of shoes shipped to me in PA would come to £14.28 or $22.55 USD.
Note: I use Yahoo's currency converter. On any day, at any time, the conversion rates may differ.
12/02/2015
Tonner Doll 2015 Holiday Collection
Tonner released their Holiday 2015 Collection with De De Denton and several other dolls. De De is a new character whose back story is that she is an heiress to the Denton chewing gum fortune with her own reality show. She's related to Deeanna Denton and big-boned women run in the family. They need to switch to sugarless gum.
She's been given the 17" Athletic body and from here, she's got a lot of eye makeup, too.
Above from left to right, the first two are outfits only and are priced at $89.99 each. The rest are dressed dolls priced at $174.99-$179.99 except for the last one that is $184.99.
Made in the shade is a dressed doll retailing at $159.99. What is the CW-1 head sculpt?
Two new "Basic Dixies" in the Rockabilly collection sport bangs that are a big fail. Wigs work better for hairdos with bangs. $99.99 each
Bombshell Batwoman makes an appearance in the DC Stars line. She has a beautiful sculpt and her hair color is stunning but the costume is odd. $179.99
Collectors flipped out over the Wilde Imagination chaise from a recent convention and now we are offered the same chaise in three different fabrics and "wood" finishes. $124.99. The Ellowyne chaise is a very good size for all 16" dolls.
See the full release here: http://www.tonnerdoll.com/tonner/2015-holiday-release?p=1
Op Ed:
I must say that I am not a fan of Tonner's new website at all. There is too much automation (zooming, fading and highlighting) for my taste. The archive is disorganized. One used to be able to search by year and category. The pictures are too large initially and one has to keep going to the next page and the next page and on and on.
It's a sophisticated website but it's not very collector friendly.
She's been given the 17" Athletic body and from here, she's got a lot of eye makeup, too.
Made in the shade is a dressed doll retailing at $159.99. What is the CW-1 head sculpt?
Collectors flipped out over the Wilde Imagination chaise from a recent convention and now we are offered the same chaise in three different fabrics and "wood" finishes. $124.99. The Ellowyne chaise is a very good size for all 16" dolls.
See the full release here: http://www.tonnerdoll.com/tonner/2015-holiday-release?p=1
Op Ed:
I must say that I am not a fan of Tonner's new website at all. There is too much automation (zooming, fading and highlighting) for my taste. The archive is disorganized. One used to be able to search by year and category. The pictures are too large initially and one has to keep going to the next page and the next page and on and on.
It's a sophisticated website but it's not very collector friendly.
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