The W club emailed members with yet another Fashion Royalty doll opportunity from designer Jason Wu, featuring custom couture fabric from one of Jason Wu’s adult-sized fashion mills. Her name is "Absinthe" Elyse Jolie and, if you’re wondering, we still haven’t got any of the 5 exclusive made to order W Club dolls! It’s October, where are they? Instead we keep getting expensive dolls that nobody asked for - is this how we celebrate 20 years of W Club? By being late in delivering to its members? And if anyone says that we got so many dolls already, I will say that each and every one of them, fab or not, specifically mentioned that they were not part of the five exclusive W Club dolls we were promised when we bought our membership.
Item # 12336
Absinthe
Elyse Jolie™ Dressed Doll
The Jason Wu™ Collection
Edition Size: 800
Expected Ship Date: Should Ship Shortly After Winner's Payments Are Received
W CLUB ONLY IT DIRECT RTB LOTTERY
Head Sculpt: Elyse Jolie
Body Type: FR 6.0
Foot Sculpt: High-heeled
Skin Tone: Cream
Hair Color: Ginger
Eyelashes: Yes, Hand-applied
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
Sales method: This is being sold to W Club members via a W Club right-to-buy lottery offer. Should any product remain after fully placing the lottery, it would then be made available to the public and for purchasing extras at the MSRP. (RTB winners will pay $199 + S, H, taxes & any tariff surcharge* per doll, in full once winners are notified).
*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 Integrity Toys if any of this is unclear before pre-ordering.
The Story:
Elyse Jolie had always been a private person, but she was having a difficult time keeping it that way of late. Only Adèle knew that she had been dating billionaire playboy, Alexandre Beaumont-Durand, who finally announced his separation from his wife of several years, which only made the paparazzi hound him harder for a scoop on whom he might be dating. Well, Véronique and Eugenia also knew, because Adèle had to fill them in once Elyse agreed to be the face of a new makeup campaign that W was producing. Elyse was even going to walk the runway. “What have I done?!” Elyse wondered. The runway was far away from her formerly private life running her family’s finishing school. She knew once she became a model, she would be in the public eye every day. Now, as her name had surfaced as Alex’s possible new love interest, she was worried about even more attention!
Elyse begged Alex not to attend the upcoming runway show, where she was walking in a collab between W Cosmetics and Jason Wu’s haute couture line in Paris. But trying to get an uber-successful man like Alex to do- or not do- something was not an easy task. Making matters worse, Alex was an investor in W Cosmetics’ rival AvW by Agnes von Weiss. “Please, mon chère,” she begged. “I don’t need the cameras and the headlines. I don’t want to steal attention away from the W Cosmetics team.” “You are so beautiful when you worry about nothing,” Alex gushed, brushing off Elyse’s concerns and taking her face in his hands while he kissed her deeply. She knew he would do whatever he wanted.
The day of the show, Elyse was backstage, having her hair and makeup expertly done by the W Cosmetics team, where she would be showing off a new line called “Absinthe”. As she was set to close the show, before she moved from hair and makeup to wardrobe, she couldn’t help but peek into the audience. She spotted Alex in the crowd, chatting up someone. She couldn’t make out who it was, because, as she worried, cameras were going off all around him. When Alex had arrived at the show, he had noticed a familiar face in the audience, so he made his way to sit next to her. “What are you doing here, beautiful?” he asked, sliding into his chair. The young woman looked at him blankly and then laughed. “You must think I am Lilith!” Eden said. Alexandre looked confused but then joined the laughter as Eden explained that she and Lilith were identical twins. He told her how he was an investor in AvW and had met Lilith and become better acquainted in recent months. Their discussion was cut short by no less than five men with cameras and a handful of autograph seekers.
The show was about to begin. Elyse paced backstage, trying to be supportive of the other girls as they made their way down the runway. Finally, it was her turn. Elyse drew in her breath as she did her signature glide down the runway. She was effortless and looked like she was floating on air. Her beautiful updo showed off her cheekbones and the stunning Absinthe W Cosmetics palette. As she got to the end of the runway for her signature pirouette-inspired turn, she saw Alex and then saw Lilith next to him. Or was it Eden? It was always so hard to tell. She tried not to get distracted so she could do her job.
The show was a rousing success. However, Alex’s presence did cause a stir in the press. First was the rumor that he was in the audience to expand his portfolio and make an investment in AvW’s rival, W Cosmetics. Second was a bunch of photos and salacious headlines speculating that they had uncovered Alex’s new lover—and naming her as… Eden Blair.
Included:
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.
We definitely did not need another Jason Wu doll this time of the year, and especially this one. She is similar to Bergdorf Goodman Elyse - she’s the Zara Version. And the dress is not as long and as fluid as the real one. The accessories have been done before in other colours and the pouch for the bag is not a saving grace - far from it. It’s mainly something for the first time members of the club - so good luck to all who enter.
The real life version: Jason Wu 2024 Spring Summer collection dress
IMPORTANT NOTE: Prototypes shown, the final product may vary. Background and props are not included. This collectible is meant for adult collectors ages 15 and up only. All photos and information contained herein is copyrighted Integrity Toys, Inc. and Intercap Merchant Partners, LLC 2025 and may not be reprinted or disseminated without express written permission. FASHION ROYALTY and all other character marks followed by ™ or ® are trademarks of Integrity Toys, Inc. Chesapeake City MD USA 21915. All rights reserved. JASON WU COLLECTION is a trademark of JWU, LLC. and is used under permission. The W Club is a trademark of Intercap Merchant Partners, LLC. All rights reserved.
Doll Photography by Bill and Shaunessey Peck; Layouts and graphics by Alain Tremblay, Marketing.