Doll Days Of Summer: ITBE new release!

It looks like ITBE is turning into a very popular line - there was a second wave release from Integrity Toys, again through a lottery for W Club members. Gorgeous dolls again, this time in dresses, with a variety of sculpts and bodies. Let's check them out.

Item # 15040
Rare Jewel
The ITBE Collection
IT Direct Exclusive
Limited Edition Size of 315 Dolls
Retail Price: $99.00 + Shipping & Handling
Estimated Ship Date: July 2015

Doll Tech Specs:
Head Sculpt: Rayna
Body Type:  Nu.Face 1.0
Quick Switch Feature: No
Skin Tone: Dark A-Tone
Hair Color: Black
Eyelashes: Yes, Hand Applied

I love the Rayna sculpt and do not own one yet. I am entering this lottery hoping to get her. She's easily the best doll of the bunch. Rare Jewel is a fully articulated 12-inch vinyl doll with long, rooted hair and hand applied eyelashes. The doll comes dressed in an intricately constructed silky cocktail dress and comes with golden faux-leather belt and matching strappy heels. For adult collectors ages 15 and up. Doll cannot stand alone; stand included. The dress looks like those worn by an older IT Direct release of Natalia and Jordan.

Item # 15041

Flawless Impact

The ITBE Collection

IT Direct Exclusive

Limited Edition Size of 325 Dolls

Retail Price: $99.00 + Shipping & Handling

Estimated Ship Date: July 2015

Doll Tech Specs:

Head Sculpt: Dania

Body Type:  Nu.Face 1.0

Quick Switch Feature: No

Skin Tone: Dark A-Tone

Hair Color: Black

Eyelashes: Yes, Hand Applied

Another gorgeous Dania, after the enchanting Rare Appearance that arrived last month to all members that ordered her, she's the second one I'm entering the lottery for. Fantastic doll and look. Flawless Impact is a fully articulated 12-inch vinyl doll with thick, curly rooted hair and hand applied eyelashes. The doll comes dressed in a silky white cocktail dress and comes with a contrasting faux-leather micro belt and platform strappy heels. For adult collectors ages 15 and up. Doll cannot stand alone; stand included.

Item # 15048
Night
The ITBE Collection
IT Direct Exclusive
Limited Edition Size of 375 Dolls
Retail Price: $99.00 + Shipping & Handling
Estimated Ship Date: July 2015

Doll Tech Specs:
Head Sculpt: Minx
Body Type:  Monogram
Quick Switch Feature: No
Skin Tone: FR White
Hair Color: Black
Eyelashes: Yes, Hand Applied

I think it's the cut of the outfit that breaks this doll. This print needed something more modern to stand out. The face is beautiful though. Night is a fully articulated 12-inch vinyl doll with long, straight rooted hair and hand applied eyelashes. The doll comes dressed in a basic dress and comes with elegant black pumps. For adult collectors ages 15 and up. Doll cannot stand alone; stand included.

Item # 15056
Ignite
The ITBE Collection
IT Direct Exclusive
Limited Edition Size of 310 Dolls
Retail Price: $99.00 + Shipping & Handling
Estimated Ship Date: July 2015

Doll Tech Specs:
Head Sculpt: Janay 3.0
Body Type:  FR2 (First Generation)
Quick Switch Feature: No
Skin Tone: Cream
Hair Color: Cherry Brown
Eyelashes: Yes, Hand Applied

Easily awarded best shoes of the bunch. I do not like the lips here, the rest is perfect. These last two dolls must be the first with the FR2 body. Ignite is a fully articulated 12-inch vinyl doll with long, wavy rooted hair and hand applied eyelashes. The doll comes dressed in a fire red satin dress and comes with zipped strappy heels. For adult collectors ages 15 and up. Doll cannot stand alone; stand included.

Item # 15062
Media Sensation
The ITBE Collection
IT Direct Exclusive
Limited Edition Size of 320 Dolls
Retail Price: $99.00 + Shipping & Handling
Estimated Ship Date: July 2015

Doll Tech Specs:
Head Sculpt: Alysa 3.0
Body Type:  FR2 (First Generation)
Quick Switch Feature: No
Skin Tone: Cream
Hair Color: Red
Eyelashes: Yes, Hand Applied

Is it me or does her head look a tad too big for her body? Such a lovely doll otherwise, perfect combinations of colour. Media Sensation is a fully articulated 12-inch vinyl doll with wavy rooted hair and hand applied eyelashes. The doll comes dressed in a navy blue satin suit dress and comes with 'designer' zipped strappy heels. For adult collectors ages 15 and up. Doll cannot stand alone; stand included.

Note: Prototype shown, final production textures and colors may vary slightly. All photos and information contained herein is copyrighted Integrity Toys, Inc. and Intercap Merchant Partners, LLC 2015 and may not be reprinted or disseminated without express written permission.

San Diego Comic Con Jem And The Holograms IT exclusive: Twilight In Paris

Every year, Jem fans eagerly await the announcement of the Integrity Toys San Diego Comic Con exclusive Jem doll - much desired and sought after all over the world. This year's special release is a Quick Switch Jem/Jerrica doll (for me this is probably the reason this system was developed in the first place), in a special package, courtesy of the multi-talented Alain Tremblay from IT. Let's find out more about the doll:

TWILIGHT IN PARIS™ JERRICA BENTON/JEM Doll 
Ages: 15 and up
Approx. Retail Price: $149.99 US
($162.00 with California Sales tax included at the show)
Available at Hasbro's Booth #3329 at Comic-Con International in San Diego

This fully articulated, Special Edition Twilight in Paris™ Jerrica Benton/Jem doll stands 12.5 inches tall and features all of the components needed to transform the doll from Jerrica Benton into Jem via Integrity Toys' QuickSwitch system that allows users to easily pop the head sculpts on and off, as well as the corresponding clothing components.

As a bonus, this highly sought after collectible is brought to fans intricately packaged in a custom souvenir box that turns into a 30" tall diorama of the Eiffel Tower to use as a background to display Jem And The Holograms. Doll stand and certificate of authenticity included. Following the convention, a limited number will be available on HasbroToyShop.com.

The outfit is based on a vintage 80's Flip Side Fashion, which was called "Like a Dream" back in the day, now paired to go with movie director Anthony Julian. Instructions are provided to help turn the package in the the Eiffel Tower Diorama:

As I mentioned in the introduction, the packaging was created by Alain Tremblay, The actual doll was designed by Vaughn Sawyers. Both guys are huge fans of the series and they keep on proving it with each successive release in this line.

The price of $149.99 announced above does not include California Sales tax, so the actual price at the SDCC show will be $162.00 tax included.

Important: This release is a HASBRO exclusive and neither the W Club or IT Direct will have any quantities available of this doll or have access to it in any way. IT will not be able to help anyone pre-order this exclusive either and does not have further information about timing or anything else at this time.

If you are curious and would like to view the entire "Twilight in Paris" music video, here it is:


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Nu Face is coming this weekend!

The Nu.Face Collection returned, after a long absence, to the Integrity Toys fold, during the Gloss Convention last Fall, with a new body, new sculpts for some dolls (Ayumi 3.0) and some gorgeous dolls to boot. A proper general release collection is probably the most anticipated release this year coming from IT (maybe bar the still unseen AHS collection). Finally, the wait is (almost) over.

Approximately at noon Eastern Time (New York Time) on Saturday, June 27th, 2015, the W Club will send out an email to all W Club members containing all of the details about the new Nu Face collection. They send us members a sneak peek to one of the dolls, the new version of Nadja. She's less cartoon-y then her previous face but less edgy as well. Still, a beautiful doll, but not the Nadja I was expecting to see. I will try to get her though. Curious to see the rest of the collection. I am betting that Giselle, the twins (Eden and Lilith), Erin and Ayumi will make the cut. What would you like to see?

Dealers are prohibited from taking any orders right now. The collection will open to the general public on Sunday, June 28th at approximately Noon Eastern time (it will be posted on the official IT site and on Facebook).

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New Jem & The Holograms release: Anthony Julian

Integrity Toys just started their "Dolls of Summer"week event: starting yesterday, they are releasing new doll information, first to the W Club members and, after a day or two, to the general public. Monday was the day that saw a new doll for the Jem and The Holograms line: Anthony Julian, the director of Jem's video-clips. Henceforth, the Integrity Jem line will be "referred to as "The Legacy Collection", to separate it from the Jem movie merchandise coming later this year (does this mean Integrity is not releasing any such merchandise? We'll see). The new doll is an IT Direct exclusive, with a priority time to pre-order set for members of the W Club (at $125 and one doll per membership limit) and then the remaining dolls will be available to the general public for retail price, on.Sunday, June 28th at noon Eastern.

Item # 14066
Anthony Julian™
Dressed Fashion Figure
The JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS™ Collection
Limited Edition Size of 500 Dolls
Estimated Ship Date: Late Fall 2015
Retail Price: $130.00 US + Shipping and Handling.

Doll Tech Specs:
Body Type: FR Homme
Head Sculpt: Anthony (New Head Sculpt! First Time Appearance!)
Quick Switch Feature: No
Skin Tone: A-Tone
Hair Color: Black
Eyelashes: No

Anthony Julian is a fully articulated vinyl figure with sleek rooted curly and flocked hair. He comes dressed in one of his key looks from the hit 80's animated TV series. His layered outfit has the 80s vibe that characterises the series, with his turtleneck, v-neck knit sweater and plaid pants, topped by his signature royal blue driver coat. His accessories include a watch, a plastic bullhorn and movie clap board (cardboard). For adult collectors ages 15 and up. Figure cannot stand alone; stand included.

I think this is the first time I was really tempted to buy a Jem line doll. The new sculpt is very handsome, I love even his 80s outfit and he'd stand nicely with all my FR Homme guys. Unfortunately I'll pass due to budgetary restraints and hope to find him at a normal price some other time.

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Note: Prototype shown, final production textures and colors may vary slightly.

Tonner 2015 convention: Guilty Pleasures

The last weekend of May was when Tonner had their annual convention. This time it was held in Dallas, Texas, and was named "Guilty Pleasures". They presented most of their lines there, but we will of course concentrate on the fashion dolls. As was to be expected, Marley was prominently featured, so it seems the company is pushing towards having this line as the main fashion doll line for the company, which is fine by me, as long as they can make more relevant and richly accessorized outfits for these dolls. So while early on the first day (29th of May) the first dolls appearing were Ellowyne and Evangeline, dinner was the first two ladies made their appearance, matching the theme of the night: Rockabilly. Please note that prices are those at convention, the Tonner Direct prices are about $10 higher.

Dixie
Re-Imagination
Centerpiece
Estimated availability: 8th of June 2015
Limited Edition of 200, $165.00.
Available to order from Tonner Direct

Dixie is a dressed doll whose face includes hand-painted details such as green eyes. She is crafted of fine quality vinyl and hard plastic. Her Kit head sculpt and Chic body were fashioned with a bisque skin tone. Her chestnut saran hair is swept-up with a red faux flower hair decoration. Her red and white checked halter dress is adorned with black flower embroidery and a patent leather belt with silver ribbon trim. Underneath, a black tulle petticoat and nude pantyhose with attached white panties are the foundation of this garb. Black lace gauntlets, black beaded earrings, and black faux leather shoes with a racy red and white polka dot ribbon flower decoration round-out this outfit. Dixie arrives with a stand. Cute doll but nothing special for me.

Maxine
Re-Imagination
Souvenir doll
Estimated availability: 8th of June 2015
Limited Edition of 200, $165.00.
Available to order from Tonner Direct

Maxine is a dressed doll whose face includes hand-painted details such as her blue eyes. Bisque skin tone is the colour of her fine quality vinyl and hard plastic CW-1 head sculpt and Chic body. Her raven rooted saran hair is styled in a kitschy retro do with a modern twist. Her red beaded earrings match her polka dot pleated chiffon bodice while her black ribbon choker and gauntlets do the same for her black dress. Black lace thigh-highs atop nude pantyhose complete this attire. Her black faux suede shoes come with a bow decoration. Maxine arrives with a stand. She looks great, probably the best looking doll of the convention.

Saturday again started with other lines (Patsy etc) while the ladies below were featured at dinner - the theme was Manhattan Sleek. The dolls do not look like New Yorkers to me but I guess everyone has a different image of what a New Yorker is in their mind. 

Marley Grand Entrance
Centerpiece
Estimated availability: 8th of June 2015
Limited Edition of 150, $199.00.
Available to order from Tonner Direct

Marley’s Grand Entrance is a dressed doll with a face that includes hand-painted details such as light blue painted eyes with applied black eyelashes atop her bisque skin tone. She is crafted of fine quality vinyl and hard plastic with a Marley Wentworth™ head sculpt and a 16" Chic body. She has mink rooted saran hair. Her wine and gold lace dress with satin trim and faux flower decoration shares the same design roots as her wine and gold lace hat also with faux flower decoration and veil. Her matching beaded earrings, gloves and satin shoes tie the ensemble together. Nude pantyhose and panties finish off the ensemble. Marley’s Grand Entrance arrives with a stand. I do not like her lip colour - not with this riot of fuchsia in the dress. The hat is a disaster.

Marley Mad for Accessories Gift Set
Souvenir doll
Estimated availability: 8th of June 2015
Limited Edition of 250, $275.00.
Available to order from Tonner Direct

Marley’s Mad for Accessories Gift Set includes the glamorous Marley Wentworth™ head sculpt with the 16" Chic body with graceful hands. The gift set also includes two other sets of hands: Déjà vu hands and holding hands. She is crafted of fine quality vinyl and hard plastic with a bisque skin tone. Her face has hand-painted details such as searing blue eyes with applied eyelashes. Her two wigs have different colours. The 1st wig is flame coloured blended with chestnut. The 2nd wig is platinum. She comes adorned in a daring black satin coat dress, with rhinestone charm decorations, a black satin belt with a rhinestone buckle, black skirt with ruffle trim, black tights, and black satin pumps. Her additional outfit components include a red satin dress, blue satin pumps, a black lace bodysuit, black sunglasses and a fuchsia pink satin purse with rhinestone decoration. The gift set comes with a stand. I'm guessing she is trying to channel a youthful Anna Wintour. The doll looks great but the outfit is not what I'd like to see on her. Completely mismatched accessories are ok but not special as should be the case for such a giftset and at this price. Great idea to have two wigs although I'd ditch the underwear and have a third, raven wig added instead.

The breakfast on the 31st brought everyone together for the last time in the convention and was dedicated to the Déjà vu line.

Déjà vu Dame de Loisirs
Convention doll (?)
Estimated availability: 8th of June 2015
Limited Edition of 200, $175.00.
Available to order from Tonner Direct

Dame de Loisirs (Lady of Leisure) is a dressed doll with a face that includes hand-painted details such as blue eyes with applied black eyelashes. Her Déjà vu™ head sculpt and 16" Déjà vu™ body are crafted from fine quality vinyl and hard plastic in a cameo skin tone. Her red rooted saran hair is accentuated with pink faux flowers and feather hair decoration. Her light blue dress is highlighted with pink bows and an attached petticoat. Her pink tights bring out the blue in the matching taffeta shoes with bow accent. Dame de Loisirs arrives with a stand. Lovely hair. For the era represented, this outfit is undergarments actually.

She also came on a new Tonner furniture piece, a chaise, styled appropriately for her era. I thin we have not seen furniture from Tonner since the Tyler heyday. It was sold out soon after appearing on the Tonner Direct on-line store. It was priced at $100.

As Tonner does not have a club like Integrity, there were no informative emails about the convention and the dolls, so all my info and photos are from their Facebook page and website. 

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