The W Club membership year ends in February, so that means that the two remaining dolls will be making their appearance this months - and so the 4th club doll was revealed. It is not surprising it is a Poppy Parker, since we get two of them as club dolls each year. The surprise (well, kind of) was that it was a two doll gift set and that it is Grease - inspired! With a bit of Barbie in it too. More of this later, let’s see what the amazing designer David Buttry did in homage to good and bad Sandy. The price is more than we have paid in the past for a two-doll Poppy set - even a three doll one!
Item # 77188
Sugar & Spice
Poppy Parker™ Duo-Doll Gift Set
The Poppy Parker™ Collection
2020 W Club Exclusive
Limited Edition: TBD
Estimated Arrival: Summer 2021
Retail Price: $225.00
Head Sculpt: Poppy Parker
Body Type: PP 1.5
Foot Sculpt: Articulated Ankle and High-heeled
Skin Tone: FR White (Both Dolls)
Hair Color: Light Blond and Platinum
Eyelashes: Yes, Hand-applied
Quickswitch: No
Included:
Two 12-inch articulated dolls with rooted hair and hand-applied eyelashes;
Certificate of authenticity;
Sugar look:
Beaded cardigan and sleeveless bodysuit;
Poodle skirt with tulle petticoat;
Bobby socks;
Pink and white flat saddle shoes;
Straw bag;
Heart earrings and bangle bracelet;
Hair bow;
Pair of regular Poppy Parker hands;
Alternate pair of "slight hold" hands;
Acrylic doll stand and pole;
Spice look:
Black halter top with shoulder straps and polka-dot bow detail;
Black capris;
Faux-leather belt;
Pink satin bomber jacket with contrasting embroidery detail on the front and back;
Pink neck-scarf;
Black cat-eye sunglasses;
Black open-toe pumps;
Black clutch purse;
2 bracelets;
Mini-hoop earrings;
Fake cigarette accessory;
Pair of regular Poppy Parker hands;
Alternate pair of "slight hold" hands;
Acrylic doll stand and pole;
W Club Exclusive pre-order.
Participation Deadline: Jan 20th, 2021, 12 PM (Noon) Eastern Time.
Pricing (FOR W CLUB MEMBERS ONLY): $225.00 USD + S & H.
($30.00 NRD deposit due now, $195.00 + S & H due in approx. Summer 2021).
Final Edition Size: To be determined (will be based on all orders received).
Shipping Timing: Approximately Summer 2021.
Availability: 2020 W Club members only.
Pre-order Limit: Up to 1 gift set per membership.
I am a big fan of Grease, and Olivia Newton-John, since I was ten years old, when the film premiered in 1978. The homage David did here is absolutely gorgeous. Lots of lovely details, from the saddle shoes to the charm bracelet, from the cigarette and cat eye sunglasses to the Pink Dolls (Ladies in the film) jacket, the embroidery on the cardigan. Spice’s outfit also has a whiff of Michelle Pfeiffer’s Pink Lady one in Grease 2 (which was not that different from those of the original film). and the bust is a nod to the street-wise girl of the film, Rizzo Sugar on the other hand, while keeping the Sandy one style, is more related to Nifty Fifties Barbie (Soda Shop also sported a poodle skirt). The screening of Sugar screams I Love How You Love Me, while Spice has the Lady Luck screening - I do not own any of those two, so this is an added bonus. So now, after Farrah Fawcett, we got Olivia Newton-John, a second 70s icon for Poppy - who could be the third? How about a70s Cher tribute?
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