Nu.Face EDEN BLAIR as BOHÉME First 2025 W Club Exclusive

Here's the first W Club doll for 2025. Is it a bit late? I don't know. Perhaps this is the way it's done now. She is certainly dramatic all decked out and accessorized to the hilt. In fact, the accessories are the bits I really like. Her handbag with its charms, her name belt and the necklaces are appealing to me.

The faux fur stole does look pretty ratty. I've gotten many faux fur pieces from IT that are nice and silky-looking. This drags the fashion down to grunge bohemian status. Hmmm....Bohème may be an apt name.

She is a very pretty sculpt and her face makeup is lovely. I like the long, smooth hair which has several design possibilities. 

The dress is sheer which seems to be the favorite design signature of Jessy Ayala. 

Along with the dress-up fashion is a pair of blue jeans and a stretchy tank top with matching dusty purple underpants. Is that what brought the price up to $250. plus shipping and probably tariff of $20. The Club price is a bit less but still sky-high for one nicely dressed doll with 3 additional unnecessary, low value pieces. 

This is not a giftset in my opinion.  

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Superdoll's 2025 Halloween Offering - PYRRAH™ Dressed Doll No. 200 and CABERNET FUGU

PYRRAH™ is Superdoll's 200th dressed doll. Her sculpt is a remastered Voltaire and she has a new Generation 8 skintone called Japan.  PYRRAH™ introduces Superdoll's INTEL body.

From the Superdoll Website: 

TITLE: Pyrrah™

SYB/BD-0200 

CLONE: 808 VOLTAIRE

BODY: Gen 8
SKINTONE: Japan

🔥 Be Afraid… PYRRAH Plays with Matches.

From the molten depths of couture and shadow rises **PYRRAH**, a vision ablaze with defiance and seduction. Draped in burned tones of guilt and dust sequins and scorched lace, she smoulders beneath a mantle of distressed plaid applique — an infernal fusion of ruin and refinement. Her flared bodysuit clings like ash to skin, whispering danger with every glint of copper and jet., yet her plastic bodice remains un-molten.

Her hair — a torrent of flame — crowns her like vengeance made beautiful, while her sculpted face bears the calm of one who commands both fire and darkness.

**PYRRAH** is not for the faint of heart. She is the flicker before destruction, the last spark of elegance in a world gone to embers. A true Superdoll masterpiece — fierce, untamed, and entirely herself.

*Limited Edition — once she cools, she’s gone forever.*

Comes dressed in Jumpsuit, Cape, Heels and Lashes!

 

To purchase you must make a non-refundable deposit of £200.00 GBP.

The item's full price is £750.00 plus postage.

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I would love to see her face up with different eyes and eyebrows. However, I can see the attraction. She is certainly different.  

I love the burnt look cape over the black sequined jumpsuit. 

https://www.superdollonline.co.uk/products/voltaire-halloween

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CABERNET * FUGU

TITLE: Cabernet  SYB/BD-0191
CLONE: 807 FUGU
BODY: Gen 8
SKINTONE: *(noidtrial-code8)

ED -30

Comes dressed in Hose, Shoes and Lashes!

Apparently Cabernet's skin tone is a trial color. I like it. Her body is lovely and I like the sculpt very much.

It's great to see designers change up what they're doing - but not so much that your collection of gorgeous clothing becomes useless. 

The changes are beautiful. Her chest is less exagerrated and her body appears to be more proportionate. It's a great update. Congratulations to Superdoll! 

The item's full price is £910.00 GBP. plus postage.

The non-refundable deposit is £290.

https://www.superdollonline.co.uk/products/cabernet-fugu

Rome Fashion Doll Convention - Golden Jubilee - RFDC 10th Anniversary Tribute Exhibition

Wouldn't it be nice to be able to fly to any event I fancied?

This one is in Rome, next week. Sigh. 

The Rome Fashion Doll Convention (RFDC) is celebrating its 10th Anniversary, referred to as the "Golden Jubilee," with events on November 8th and 9th, 2025, at the Eurostars Roma Aeterna Hotel in Rome, Italy. The convention includes a salesroom, which is free and open to the public, and special events like a welcome party on November 7th for registered attendees. This year's tribute exhibition will feature a special centerpiece doll and diorama designed by Spanish artists Beatriz Mateos and Mary Martinez, and Viviana Liuni and Andrea Guidi, respectively. 

Event details

• What: Rome Fashion Doll Convention (RFDC) "Golden Jubilee" - 10th Anniversary Tribute Exhibition.
• When: November 8th and 9th, 2025.
• Where: Eurostars Roma Aeterna Hotel, Piazza Del Pigneto 9a, Rome.
• Salesroom: Open to the public from 10:30 AM to 5:30 PM with free entry.
• Special guests: Barbie designer Robert Best will be a guest at the exclusive welcome party on November 7th. 

Tribute exhibition highlights

• Centerpiece Doll: A special centerpiece doll is being designed by Spanish artists Beatriz Mateos and Mary Martinez.
• Centerpiece Diorama: A diorama for the centerpiece is being designed by Viviana Liuni and Andrea Guidi, with artistic collaboration from Federico Venzi.
• Sponsor: Lisa Johnson Alford is the sponsor for the centerpiece doll project. 

Page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/romafashiondollconvention/

Barbie Styled by KidSuper Ken Doll, Styled by Design

 When I saw this Ken Doll, I didn't think it WAS a Ken Doll. Mattel is so conservative...but things appear to be changing.  This doll was released on or about May 9, 2025.

Colm Dillane, AKA KidSuper, a Brooklyn-based artist and designer, is the creative force behind KidSuper Studios, a collective known for its unconventional fashion, art shows, films and music.
For the Styled by Design doll, KidSuper puts Ken doll in the spotlight, literally, in a bright lime green coat with vintage illustrations of Ken and Barbie, inspired by KidSuper's "Everything Is Fake Until It's Real" show at Paris Fashion Week.

The lowest price I've found it for today is $45 fro KidSuper who claims they have it in stock.

The highest price by far is $175 from StockX.  In between $72., $84.99 on eBay. 

It's an interesting addition to any BarbieKen collection.

DEFA LUCY DOLLS Body Update - You're going to love this!

*Retail: $85.00 per doll plus shipping
*Deposit: $20.00 per doll
*Limit 1 of each style per customer
*Must Get a ORDER CONFIRMATION via DM / PM / Email before you send deposit. No Confirmation Deposits will be Refunded.

*Pre Ordering Starts:
Oct. 15th, 5pm Eastern USA time.
This will be 5AM Taiwan time so I will be later in replying. But we will go by the order requests are received.
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 Series 2 Available to order in a few hours!  

                October 15 at 5PM EST.

She looks like a really great fashion doll and she's so well priced at $85!

I think she will sell out quickly. There are only 650 units of each model

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Series 2    Paris

Model No. 01 

Edition Size: 650

Hair: Pink Saran

Eyelashes: Rooted Saran

Sculpt: DF01

Body: GlamFlex™ Body Ver 01 with 14 points of articulation, high heel feet and interchangeable hands 

Skintone: Cameo

Fashion: Off-White Coordinated Tweed Set (Jacket + Camisole + Mini Skirt)

Accessories: Pearl Stud Earrings, Pearl Necklace, Sheer White Socks, Beige Leather Boots, Quilted Round Bag, Doll Stand, Interchangeable Hands, Numbered Certificate

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Series 2    Paris

Model No. 02 

Edition Size: 650

Hair: Jet Black Saran

Eyelashes: Rooted Saran

Sculpt: DF01

Body: GlamFlex™ body Ver 01 with 14 points of articulation, high heel feet and interchangeable hands

Skintone: Espresso

Fashion: Black Coordinated Tweed Set (Jacket + Bandeau + Mini Skirt)

Accessories: Pearl Stud Earrings, Pearl Necklace, Sheer Black Socks, Leather Boots, Quilted Round Bag, Doll Stand, Extra Interchangeable Hands, Numbered Certificate of Authenticity

https://defalucy.com/collections/dolls

"ABSINTHE" INSPIRED BY THE JASON WU SPRING 2024 READY TO WEAR COLLECTION:

 The W Club was shown this new doll, Absinthe, which is described best below:

• 12.5-inch articulated doll with rooted hair and hand applied eyelashes;
• Elegant asymmetrical fit and flare dress made of luxurious Jason Wu custom couture fabric (note: the original fabric used for the human version of this gown did not work in doll-scale, so Jason sourced the final fabric from the couture custom mill as his desired replacement);
• Jason Wu branded shoebox;
• Jason Wu branded protective pouch;
• Viper green slingback heels with buckle detail;
• Viper green satin clutch;
• Statement golden "emerald" earrings;
• Matching golden "emerald" ring;
• Pair of FR hands;
• Pair of long-manicured hands;
• Alternate pair of grip hands;
• Doll stand;
• Certificate of authenticity.

When you open the offering you see Elyse Jolie in several poses one of which follows. 

There is a little video that shows the doll spinning on a stand.

Then a few more pictures of Absinthe and her accessories.

And THEN...you see the actual human model with the human version of the dress.

Wow! What a difference. The human dress fabric is so much more luxurious in how it falls and the fabric colors are more sophisticated than the contrasty light and dark green of the doll's dress. The flat-chested model (poor thing - she should eat something,) shows off the dress best. 

It reminds me of a theme I have running on my Kingdom Doll board called "Who Wore it Better?"

The model does. 

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Item # 12336

Absinthe

Elyse Jolie™ Dressed Doll

The Jason Wu™ Collection

MSRP: $220 + S & H

Special W Club Price: $199 + S & H

Tariff Surcharge (Portion passed on to customers; estimated based on 30% at time of receipt, subject to below)*: $20

(RTB winners will pay $199 + S, H, taxes & any tariff surcharge* per doll, in full once winners are notified).

{Thanks Donald}

*The tariff surcharge is the portion of tariffs in US dollars that will be passed on to the customers. The estimate of the portion to be passed onto customers above is based on a 30% tariff rate at the time that this product is received by Integrity Toys out of Customs. If the tariffs are lower at that time, the surcharge will also be lowered. If the tariffs are eliminated at that time, there will be no surcharge. If the tariffs are higher at that time, the surcharge will likely be adjusted higher. This amount above is provided as a courtesy to calculate the cost based on the information and tariff levels as they are today, but are subject to the aforementioned changes. 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!

The UFDC Tonner Exclusive Banquet Centerpiece Doll, "Moonlit Grace," Finally Arrives

 "Moonlit Grace" was not available at the closing banquet in Norfolk,VA this past July due to international shipping delays. There was a prototype to examine at the back of the room. She looked very nice and I went against my practice of not ordering a Tonner Doll before seeing it in real life due to prior disappointing experiences of dolls not living up to their promotional images. I didn't learn well enough. Perhaps I was struck with a bout of FOMO. 

She arrived yesterday in a bashed shipper delivered by USPS Ground Advantage. 

When I saw the shipper, I hoped against hope that the doll box and it's contents were undamaged. Unfortunately the back of the interior doll box also took a hit as seen in the photo above.  It was a miracle that the doll herself was undamaged although I have not detached her from the box to check. 

Needless to say, I was quite dismayed.

Reba Hood, (Second Vice-President, Director Convention Services) responded to the email I sent to UFDC. I was instructed to send it all back and they would send a replacement. They would also pay for my shipping. 

I snapped a few pictures of Moonlit Grace in her box. Her gown is stunning. The jewelry is excellent. Her hair is styled well although I wish it was a wig but that's another story. I'm not overly fond of the sculpt but it is done very well. She is definitely of the flapper period. 

There is a listing at the UFDC Store asking $550. I'm selling for $500. plus postage.

This is the description they posted: (I edited this paragraph for grammatical clarity and spelling.)

"Moonlit Grace" by Robert Tonner was to be the convention Centerpiece doll for UFDC 2025. She is a vinyl 22 ½-inch tall and is jointed at the neck, shoulder, elbow, wrist, midriff, knee, and hip.  She has rooted, styled, blond hair and painted face. The pink lace sleeveless, drop-waist dress is embellished with satin roses and leaves that float over a satiny full slip with a pink crepe insert and elbow sleeves. Pink lace shoulder drapes float down her back. Diamante earrings, choker and cuffs make her sparkle.
 You will need to pull off her hands to get the elbow-length sleeve on her arms. The silver shoes are very detailed as expected.

Amicus Dolls by Alena Amicus

I just learned of Amicus Dolls today from a post on Prego by Ori. She posted a group of these dolls and I was impressed by their realism.

The owner of Amicus dolls is Alena Amicus. Her stated vision is as follows:

I create articulated human-like dolls (ball jointed dolls). My addiction is to show the human’s body beauty, that’s why I concentrate on flexibility of my dolls as well as on the realistic sculpting.
Different methods are used in my work: development in 3D programs, hand sculpting, manufacturing in different materials, such as porcelain, photopolymers and polyurethane.

She was awarded the 2022 Dolls Awards of Excellence Industry's Choice Awards.  Many of her various portfolios are posted which show you the broad range of talent Alena has.

The website was complex to me at first as I was totally unfamiliar with her methods of pre-orders, extra parts, digital files and the names of her characters.  You can order a digital file of full figures or mannequins and various body parts such as heads, faceplates, hands, feet and eyes.  Examples shown here.

There are a few dolls available to ship - very few. You have to watch for her announcements and posted dates for doll availability. That's pretty normal for specialized, highly sought after dolls. 

She does not take orders for clothes or wigs as she wants to concentrate on making dolls only. But she does provide an international list of doll artists. 

Here is a picture of her Kiddos dolls. Keep in mind that they are sold nude.  

A pre-order period for these Kiddos begins on August 22, 2025

34cm and 32cm tall.  (Boys 13.39" and Girls 12.6")

This is one of her Urban Legend Dolls (44cm or 17.32" tall)

There is so much more. Take a look for yourself.

https://amicus-dolls.com/