GMColl Studio is the project of two very talented and creative people: Gloria and Bertan. Gloria is well know in the fashion doll world with her OOAK briliant work and she teamed up with Bertan to create and run GMColl Studio, a new line of fashion dolls that had already caused quite a commotion as limited run offers of only heads and fashion sets before the label launched. It now has a member club and the members get first dibs at new releases. I was lucky to become a member and now I got the chance to preorder their first made-to-order release (the previous releases so far were lottery dolls for which I did not participate): Celebration Allegra Orsini.
Celebration Allegra Orsini.
Line: The Agency — Model Living Collection
Edition Size: TBD
Order Limit: 1 doll per member
TOTAL Price: $140 + shipping & any applicable duties/taxes
Deposit: $50 Due Now
Balance: $90 + shipping & any applicable duties/taxes due prior to shipping
Shipping date: Late Summer 26’
Body type: AGC 1.0
Skin tone: Peach
Sculpt: Allegra 1.5 (New)
Screening: CLBRTN (New)
Hair: Brunette(Saran)
Manicured hands: Nude nail polish (as photographed)
Fashion Pieces: Silk Gown, earrings, bracelets, evening bag, high heels
THE STORY
As Allegra stepped onto the red carpet of the agency’s opening celebration, the flashing lights suddenly pulled her back — To the day she shot Faces of Today with the girls. Just as she was about to leave the studio, a quiet commotion turned her attention. Standing there—commanding, unmistakable—was Davinia Orsini. A legend. The head of the Orsini family. The force behind a fashion empire. “I’ve been thinking about starting a modeling agency,” Davinia said, her voice calm yet electric. “I heard you were shooting today… I wanted to see my baby—and the girls—for myself.” Then, with a smile full of certainty: “You were absolutely wonderful, cuore mio. I think it’s time to make this real. You girls are going to become the talk of everyone. It’s time to bring the era of supermodels back to the present.” The sound of cameras snapped Allegra back to now. And in that moment, she understood — The Faces of Today are destined to shape the agency of tomorrow.*
As I mentioned in the first paragraph, I waited a bit to get my first GMColl Studio doll. It is not that the previous members-only releases were not beautiful, it is just that they were not to my taste exactly. So I bid my time and here she is. She’s a new sculpt for Allegra (the original, a gorgeous Donatella lookalike is this one), which does not mean that the old one is retired. I will risk a guess and say that the old one might be used as her mother, as it looks more mature and chiselled than this new iteration. She has a lovely neutral screening, beautiful brunette hair and she looks fab. Her gown follows her screening colour scheme and it looks nice without it being a revelation - I do notice the zipper (good) is a bit large for the scale (bad). Her matching shoes have bows at the back and I love it. Her bag is made of the same material as the dress, so it is a total monochromatic look. And the price is amazing. Cannot wait to receive her!
