Integrity Toys Convention Post #2

Here are the dolls from Friday.
The Poppy luncheon centerpiece is beautifully dressed and sophisticated.

The Poppy give-away doll has a gorgeous face.

The evening meal centerpiece was Natalia in orange! I'm not a fan of this doll but it could be worse.

 

The give-away doll was Kyori. Simple and appropriately dressed with an interesting hairstyle. I liked the old Kyori mold.

Whoever took over the reins this year has done everyone a favor...even those of us who didn't attend, (although there's less comedy involved in the review.) The dolls are prettier and the fashions aren't  immature as most were last year.

I'm wondering if Vanessa will make an appearance. I guess I'm still coming from the old school of Vanessa lovers. Perhaps she made enough appearances already in other ways this past year. What about Adele? Dasha?

Herve Leger Barbie Deboxed

I could not resist deboxing the Herve Leger Barbie Doll set.
First I took out the black and white dress and this Misaki doll who had previously been switched to a NuFace body got to try it on. The boots belong to another doll as do the earrings.
Perfect!

The dresses are made extremely well. I haven't removed the red dress or the harness belt from the Barbie doll but I could see the quality of construction. The harness has a zipper! That was quite unexpected considering that Mattel uses Velcro so often.

I wish this doll was articulated. It's ridiculous to have such beautiful fashions on a rigid doll.

Integrity Toys 2013 Convention

While I'm listening to the news about a shooting at LAX...a few miles from there the IT convention is taking place. Hopefully it's not causing any concern to the attendees although it is cause for concern that this keeps happening over and over again in the US.

So far the dolls look very nice. This Monogram was a give away in the welcome bag:

Here's a gorgeous 'hair workshop' Elise. I think she's may be the convention winner since the eBay prices are going sky high for her.

Eugenia was the first centerpiece and is styled with a vintage flair. Her hair is gorgeous. I like her grey eyebrows as they don't overwhelm her face.  Eugenia collectors will be thrilled. I understand she's got the new FR2 body.

Looks to me like there is more control over the designs this year...no freaky colors - so far. If everything is black, no one can complain about color.