Street Wise Misaki Dressed Doll

 Here is the newest addition to the FR: Nippon lineup, "Street Wise" Misaki, designed by the newest Integrity Toys' designer, Pamela Thompson.

The edition size is 500. 200 have been reserved for W Club members via RTB lottery starting immediately. 

[Editor's Note: Although IT's original published announcement tells members to log into their IT account and then to try to ender the lottery by going to this link: cln59ecab.cc.rs6.net, the link server IP address returns a "site can't be reached." Perhaps it is too soon. Keep trying.]

 Integrity says:

For those of you who are unable to secure this doll via the W Club right-to-buy lottery or would like to secure a pre-order through the normal channels, here are the usual pre-order details.

Pre-orders for this doll should begin approximately sometime in mid-May 2026 and she will be available from any one of these sources (check these sites out from time to time; we do not have an exact date).

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng

http://www.hlj.com

International collectors (including America) will also be able to buy from the following site:

https://www.azone-int.co.jp/azonet/

Japanese customers ONLY will be able to purchase her directly from this site:

https://www.rakuten.co.jp/azone-int/

Please note that we do not have the exact time that this doll will be going live. The information above is all that has been shared with us at this time.

Item # 81106 Street Wise Misaki™ Dressed Doll The FR: Nippon™ Collection Edition Size: 500 Dolls Worldwide (200 W Club USA / 300 Azone Japan) Expected Ship Date (W Club RTB): July FOR W CLUB ONLY IT DIRECT RTB LOTTERY PORTION PRICE: $175 + S & H

Head Sculpt: Misaki Body Type: Misaki Foot Sculpt: Articulated Ankle Skin Tone: Japan Hair Color: Two-Toned Blue Eyelashes: Yes, Hand-applied

Estimated Tariff/Custom Fee Surcharge, If In Place (Portion passed on to customers; subject to below)*: $10.00 (RTB winners will pay $175 + S, H, taxes & any tariff surcharge* per doll, in full once the W Club portion of the dolls arrive at the IT warehouse). *As the tariff situation is in flux, we do not know if they will be fully removed or changed to another format or name. In order to ensure there are no surprises when the dolls ship, we are estimating the tariff or similar custom fee surcharges based on the levels of tariffs that were in place prior to the Supreme Court IEEPA ruling, and, per usual, only passing a portion of that on to customers. Should the actual fees (whatever they happened to be named) at that time be less, the actual amount charge will be lowered. If there are no additional fees incurred by Integrity Toys, there will be no surcharge. If the fees are higher at the time paid, the surcharge will likely be adjusted higher. Please contact us if any of this is unclear before pre-ordering and thank you for your understanding as we try to navigate this situation!

Included:   • 12-inch Misaki doll with rooted hair and face "piercings" (cheek “piercings” are applied with adhesive and do not pierce through the doll’s face; nose ring is inserted in/through the nose); • Ultra-cool window pane jacket with graphic patches and 3/4 sleeves; • Matching window pane mini skirt; • Blue and black striped knit long-sleeved body suit; • Black textured pantyhose; • Tall black platform combat boots; • Oversized black bag with skull graphic and chain detail; • Textured black hip belt with chain detail; • Separate black studded waist belt; • Black studded thigh belt; • Black choker with drop ring; • Spiked hoop earrings; • Black skull ring; • Black tube rings; • Pair of long-manicured hands • Alternate pair of grip hands; • Doll stand; • Certificate of authenticity.

A Look Back: Barbie, Her House and the American Dream

Take a stop-motion journey with the young, single homeowner of the Dreamhouse. Ken isn’t on the deed.

The live article from the New York Times was too varied to reproduce here so I have included the link to the unlocked offering from the paper. It is very enjoyable!

 https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/06/23/realestate/barbie-dreamhouse.html?unlocked_article_code=1.PVA.pVcT.SglC3oo99v2Y&smid=url-share

American Girl Dolls Get a Makeover By Gina Cherelus, New York Times

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of American Girl, a beloved doll brand that is equally invested in girlhood friendships and the domestic hardships of World War II, the toymaker Mattel announced a new line of redesigned dolls from its historical collection. What immediately jumped out at fans about its new Modern Era collection, aside from the characters’ Gen Z-inspired fashion sense, was that the dolls now appeared skinnier.

Of course, the backlash on social media was swift; in the replies to an Instagram post unveiling the new line, Ozempic jokes abounded.

Sophia Elizalde, a 20-year-old cosmetology student in Provo, Utah, said she loved the four American Girl dolls she owned as a child. “They had those little cloth bodies and they resembled little girls,” she said. “I didn’t look at them and see a skinny Barbie doll.”

The new Modern Era collection, unveiled on Feb. 11, plucks the first six American Girl characters from their historical contexts and imagines how they might look and dress if they lived in our world today.

For the 40th-anniversary transformation, Kirsten Larson, a Swedish immigrant in the 1850s, had her braided tresses pinned into space buns and saw her classic blue calico dress swapped for a fitted, over-the-knee frock with ruffles.

The Addy Walker character, who escaped slavery via the Underground Railroad, was now wearing her hair in long twists with slicked-down baby hairs, instead of her classic straw bonnet.

Since the 1980s, the American Girl brand has held a special place in the hearts of not only those of doll-playing age, but also adults who have grown up with the characters and maintain an abiding fondness for them.

So how can a self-described “multigenerational” brand remain committed to its traditional ethos that satisfies older fans, while also tapping into the trends and culture of its new ones?

“We want to spend the year honoring the legacy of the brand and the ongoing legacy of our characters because that’s what first ignited consumer passion,” Jamie Cygielman, the global head of dolls at Mattel, said in a phone interview. “And so Modern Era is a creative extension, really meant to celebrate the original historical characters in a different form.”

According to Ms. Cygielman, the new dolls weren’t redesigned to look thinner or to resemble teenagers. Unlike the original dolls, which were 18 inches tall, the updated dolls are 14½ inches, an established size that has existed in other American Girl product lines. The primary reason for the change of size and weight was for “ease of play” for younger consumers, she said.

“We are still deeply committed to the original 18-inch dolls and their stories,” Ms. Cygielman said, adding that American Girl would continue to sell “reissues of the original dolls, but also tell some new stories too.”

One American Girl fan, Emily Marks, 31, said she thought the new dolls were cute and was excited for this new collection.

“They still look like kids to me,” said Ms. Marks, who lives in Charlotte, N.C., and owned an American Girl doll as a child. “I like that it’s an entry of more interest into the historical dolls.”

Still, some fans claim that the style and beauty alterations gives the dolls a mature appearance, unlike the modest and historically accurate clothing they traditionally wore.

“I feel that the heads on these new ones look a lot bigger compared to the body,” said Adriana Ryan of Blackwood, N.J., 32, a recreation director at an assisted-living community, who also grew up playing with the historical dolls. “They’re almost very cartoonish-looking to me.”

“Maybe the dolls might appeal to kids today, but I think it’s definitely missing the historical appeal,” she added.

A former children’s textbook writer named Pleasant Rowland debuted the first three American Girl dolls in 1986, with characters from different historical periods and accompanying books for each telling their story. Mattel acquired her company in 1998 and, since then, has released a number of new products, books and doll lines.

Ms. Cygielman said when she joined the company in 2019, American Girl was finding that most of its adult consumer interests revolved around the original characters, but that younger consumers were gravitating toward the contemporary collections.

“I think the opportunity has been for us to merge history and modernity and get kids interested in storytelling and talking about the past,” Ms. Cygielman said.

Emily Kokidko, 28, who started the Instagram account @ModernAmericanGirlDolls, creates parody memes of different American Girl characters, including one who is obsessed with her air fryer and another who enjoys bagged salads and shopping at TJ Maxx. Ms. Kokidko says she believes her content is popular because of the universal nostalgia surrounding the brand.

“To see them in a new light, as maybe around their age, is fun for them,” she said. When she saw the announcement of the Modern Era collection, Ms. Kokidko said she was “excited at first.”

“And then when I saw the dolls themselves, I was kind of taken aback,” she said. “I was like, Wow, they are kind of skinny.”

Membership is now open for the 2026 W Club

From the promotional advertisement:

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN THROUGH 3/24/2026 ONLY

SCROLL DOWN TO REGISTER NOW!

Join the W Club for 2026 and be part of the premier doll club and collector community on the planet- now in its 21st year!

The W Club is the one and only Official Collectors' Club for Integrity Toys, covering all their hottest brands including Poppy Parker®, Fashion Royalty®, NU. Face™, NU. Fantasy™, East 59th®, The Monarchs: Homme™, Meteor™, Tulabelle True & Co.™ and much more!

Registration is only open once a year, so make sure to register by 9 PM ET on Tuesday, March 24th! You definitely won’t want to miss out!

VALUABLE CLUB PERKS

A base membership (one time $50 fee) covers all of these perks and more for the 2026 membership year:

Please see our registration video or contact us if you have any questions.

In addition to the first-to-know information, members-only forum, online chats, priority customer service and special events, W Club members will receive the following opportunities:

• Enhance your membership by adding one, two or all three of our Registration Exclusives™ when you register (only available during the W Club registration period!)
• Five additional W Club exclusive made-to-order dolls are guaranteed throughout the year (we cannot guarantee which lines they will be from or how many from which line, but we are currently expecting that these will come from Poppy Parker, Fashion Royalty, NU. Face and/or NU. Fantasy during 2026).
• Special pricing for most* IT Direct releases that are also made available to the public.
• Priority access for online and in-person events, if any**.

*THIS IS FOR MOST, NOT ALL of the items. There may be some items excepted, including but not limited to collaboration projects or sales outside of Integrity’s control, such as through dealers.

**If there are any limited attendance events, priority access does not guarantee every W Club member a spot. Some spots may be held for the public or other purposes. Access to any online events does not guarantee access to event-specific products offered.

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As noted above, you can pay to enhance each membership with one, two or all three of these beautiful dolls!

The Registration Exclusive dolls are $175 for each doll above the price of the base membership. Only $30 per doll is due now and the rest will be due at shipping*.

*Taxes, tariffs and shipping are extra. Estimated tariff/custom fee surcharge, if in place (portion passed on to customers; see the FAQ page for more info): $7.50 for each Poppy Parker doll and $10 for each Nadja Rhymes doll and each Vanessa Perrin doll.

{Why is the tariff lower for Poppy Parker dolls?}

Poppy Parker® Dressed Doll
The Poppy Parker® London Look Collection

Soleil
Vanessa Perrin® Dressed Doll
The Fashion Royalty® Collection

Sakura Season
Nadja Rhymes™ Dressed Doll
The NU. Face™ Collection

If you are ready to join the W Club for 2026, first, please review our membership rules here and make sure you have agreed to them to proceed.

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The above is a brief version of the 'invitation.' 

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I have been a member of the W Club since its inception. It was a lot of fun the first few years as we would meet in Manhattan at FAO for a reception and see new dolls. Two years in a row, there was a snowstorm that began while we were in the store in the evening.  That wasn't as much fun but we survived. 

The chat board has changed a great deal and it's much bigger with better oversight. The liaisons answer questions very quickly.  One still runs into the attention whores who have to comment on everything. Best to ignore them. They've been on for a long time and nothing changes. The craziest thing to happen was when a Nazi lover doll collector from Finland insisted that it was OK to post dolls in Nazi uniforms! Seriously. I wondered if she knew the Germans lost the war.  No, I never saved any of her photos. 

 The Club is still the same $50. We used to get a $20 coupon per membership and a few dealers would provide certain perks to members. Those days are gone. 

Prices of the dolls seem very high. Even Barbie dolls are priced ridiculously high. If you don't like the price, don't spend the money. It's a business for Integrity Toys. Businesses must make a profit or what's the point?

I don't buy many IT dolls any longer. If you have been following my posts on Facebook you know that about 10 years ago, I became involved with Kingdom Dolls. If you buy 6 Integrity Toys' Dolls now, you are spending just more than the same amount of money as for one basic Kingdom Doll!

Have fun. Play dolls.

Terri

Defa Lucy Dolls

 This is it. No more Lucy unless they sell a cool fashion pack.

She's cute and she can wear Integrity Toys' fashions but I'm not convinced about the shoes.