Happy Dolly Days pt.2: Eric Raymond arrives for Jem and the Holograms fans

This character was one of the most anticipated in the Jem and the Holograms line of Integrity Toys and now he is finally here to pre-order. He has the Count/Perry Marino sculpt, probably the ugliest face ever released from Integrity. He's definitely a pass from me but most Jem fans will surely add him to their collection. W Club got priority in ordering the doll, which is ready to ship by next week. Any dolls left after that, will be made available to the general public on Tuesday December 1st at noon ET. That link will be available through the company's Facebook page. 

Item # 14060 
Eric Raymond™
Dressed Fashion Figure
The JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS™ Collection
Limited Edition Size: 500
Estimated Ship Date: Approximately the First Week of December 2015
Special Holiday Pricing: $130.00 US + Shipping, Handling and Tax

Doll Tech Specs:
Head Sculpt: Perry Marino
Body Type: FR Homme
Quick Switch Feature: No
Skin Tone: FR White
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Eyelashes: No

Eric Raymond is a 12.5-inch fully articulated vinyl fashion figure with rooted hair. Comes complete with his signature business suit, briefcase, watch, sunglasses, exclusive character specific paper accessories and shoes. A stand is also included. For adult collectors ages 15 and up only.

The dolls shown in the official product pictures are prototypes. Textures, fabrics and colors may vary slightly on the final production dolls. HASBRO and its logo, JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS and all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro and are used with permission. ©2015 HASBRO. All rights reserved. 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.

Poppy Parker Fashion Teen is back - and she brought a friend with her!

Integrity Toys are doing the Happy Dolly Days week again this year - this means a week full of everyday new doll announcements and releases. The first dolls to be presented to the W Club this Monsay were from this year's Poppy Parker Fashion Teen collection. These are 16" dolls and, this time, apart from Poppy, feature her best friend, Mallory Martin. And guess what - the sculpt of Mallory is none other than the old Tulabelle sculpt. So people who loved that face will still have a chance to her new dolls in that likeness. Let's see the four dolls, now available to pre-order from Integrity Toys dealers.

Item # 84009 
Clear Over Here 
Poppy Parker™ Dressed Doll
The Fashion Teen™ Collection
Limited Edition Size: 300
Estimated Ship Date: Approximately Late Q1/Early Q2, 2016
Suggested Retail Price: $150.00 

Doll Tech Specs:
Head Sculpt: Fashion Teen™ Poppy
Body Type: Fashion Teen™ Poppy (16-inch format)
Quick Switch Feature: No
Skin Tone: Japan
Hair Color: Dark Brunette
Eyelashes: Yes, Hand Applied

Poppy wears a bright orange and blue halter neckline dress with a bow detail at the neck. The look features a clear vinyl coat with orange piping trim. White fishnets, blue and orange kitten heels, and an orange purse complete this look. Fashion Teen Poppy Parker is a 16-inch fully articulated vinyl doll with rooted hair and hand-applied eyelashes. Comes complete with outfit, accessories and shoes. A doll stand is also included. For adult collectors ages 15 and up only.

Great looking Poppy and I was tempted to add her to my collection (I only have one 16" Poppy and she's blonde) but I could only get one from this collection and there's another one that won my heart in the end (see the last one). Love the outfit too, very mod, reminiscent of Marlo Thomas in "That Girl" TV series.

Item # 84010
Bright Idea 
Mallory Martin™ Dressed Doll
The Fashion Teen™ Collection
Limited Edition Size: 300
Estimated Ship Date: Approximately Late Q1/Early Q2, 2016
Suggested Retail Price: $150.00 

Doll Tech Specs:
Head Sculpt: Tulabelle 1.0
Body Type: Fashion Teen™ Poppy (16-inch format)
Quick Switch Feature: No
Skin Tone: FR White
Hair Color: Light Blond
Eyelashes: Yes, Hand Applied

Mallory Martin is wearing a blue and white polka dot blouse, accentuated with a crisp white collar and cuffs and a hot pink necktie, finished up with a yellow miniskirt. Nude fishnet pantyhose, white faux leather knee high boots, and a matching purse finish off the ensemble. Fashion Teen™ Mallory Martin™ is a 16-inch fully articulated vinyl doll with rooted hair and hand-applied eyelashes. Comes complete with outfit, accessories and shoes. A doll stand is also included. For adult collectors ages 15 and up only. 

So this is the re-use of the first Tulabelle sculpt. Mallory Martin looks great in this fashion era, although I never was a big fan of this face - I have not got any Tulabelle dolls. I love the outfit but would love more details in the accessories, she is a 16" doll after all.

Item # 84011
Silver Shine 
Mallory Martin™ Dressed Doll
The Fashion Teen™ Collection
Limited Edition Size: 300
Estimated Ship Date: Approximately Late Q1/Early Q2, 2016
Suggested Retail Price: $150.00 

Doll Tech Specs:
Head Sculpt: Tulabelle 1.0
Body Type: Fashion Teen™ Poppy (16-inch format)
Quick Switch Feature: No
Skin Tone: Japan
Hair Color: Auburn Red
Eyelashes: Yes, Hand Applied

Mallory is wearing a striped sequin dress in shades of silver and grey. She tops the dress with an A-line silver faux leather coat. Metallic pantyhose, silver shoes, and a silver bag complete the ensemble.

Fashion Teen™ Mallory Martin™ is a 16-inch fully articulated vinyl doll with rooted hair and hand-applied eyelashes. Comes complete with outfit, accessories and shoes. A doll stand is also included. For adult collectors ages 15 and up only.  

The second Mallory looks better than the first one and could pass for a contemporary era doll as well. Love the sequins and the silver bag.

Item # 84012
Midnight Sparkle 
Poppy Parker™ Dressed Doll
The Fashion Teen™ Collection
Limited Edition Size: 300
Estimated Ship Date: Approximately Late Q1/Early Q2, 2016
Suggested Retail Price: $150.00 

Doll Tech Specs:
Head Sculpt: Fashion Teen Poppy Parker
Body Type: Fashion Teen™ Poppy (16-inch format)
Quick Switch Feature: No
Skin Tone: FR White
Hair Color: Golden Blond
Eyelashes: Yes, Hand Applied

The long gold sequin gown features midnight blue trim at the plunging neckline with a bow detail for modesty. The white faux fur stole, metallic gold heels, and gold clutch finish off the ensemble. Fashion Teen™ Poppy Parker™ is a 16-inch fully articulated vinyl doll with rooted hair and hand-applied eyelashes. Comes complete with outfit, accessories and shoes. A doll stand is also included. For adult collectors ages 15 and up only. 

This is the best of the bunch and the one I pre-ordered. She is of course a recreation of the Sparkle, Poppy, Sparkle! 12" doll from the Cinematic convention collection. I think I prefer this version, even though there is no ring to go with it like her miniature counterpart (tsk tsk tsk Integrity).

The dolls shown in the official product pictures are prototypes. Textures, fabrics and colors may vary slightly on the final production dolls. 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.

The new "most wanted" Barbie: the new Moschino Barbie

Jeremy Scott loves Barbie. He proved it by dedicating an entire Moschino collection to her, dressing women like the famous doll, accessories included. Back then, guests at the fashion show had received a limited edition of Barbie dressed in Moschino, that had collectors all over the world drooling in anticipation of an actual commercially released version. That time came today: the doll is available through Moschino, Net-A-Porter and, through Barbie Collector later on 6:00 am PT. 

There are two versions of the doll, a Caucasian and an African-American one, and she comes with two outfits: a leather "suit" and some sporty separates. Of course she has her Moschino shopping bag and assorted accessories. She's a limited edition of 700 according to Net-A-Porter (I guess each version will have 700 dolls released).

Jeremy Scott said: "I wanted to bring all of the Moschino elements to Barbie, as I had done the reverse by bringing all of the Barbie elements to Moschino for the spring/summer 15 collection. The thing I love most about Barbie, is that she is the ultimate muse, she's worn every style and design imaginable and at the same time she's had every possible profession you can dream of."

For me, the best thing about this release is that a boy is included in the commercial that accompanies the release - and nobody bats an eyelid. I know it should not be an issue in 2015 but there are still boy-girl distinctions in toys and it''s about time it stopped being so. So kudos to Moschino and Mattel for this.

Last time I checked, the AA version was sold out at Moschino but seems to be available on Net-A-Porter. Those who missed it go for Barbie Collector. Good luck.

Photos and video courtesy of Mattel and Moschino.

Integrity Toys convention 2015: Cinematic Part X: The final gala and convention doll

The Saturday gala is always a bittersweet event: while everyone is anticipating the presentation of the convention doll and lots of other reveals and gifts of the night, it is also time to say goodbye and marks the end of the convention. The Integrity Toys design team conducted the highly anticipated OOAK and complete collection raffles, unveiled the final dolls of the weekend and announced that next year's convention would take place in Chicago (the theme, dates, registration information and other details will be revealed approximately in the Spring of 2016). They also announced the winner of the design contest, Jason Kramer, who was attending his first convention and won both categories, the advanced with his 12" entry (which will be made into a doll from Integrity next year) and the intermediate with his 16" entry. Here are photos taken from the flickr profile of Crystal.

Jason Kramer - winner of the advanced category in the design contest

This is Jason Kramer's 16" entry that won the intermediate category. It is actually portraying model Shalom Harlow at the finale of the Spring Summer 1999 Alexander McQueen collection, where her dress was spray-painted by industrial robots live on the runway.

Of course the final two dolls of the weekend were revealed: Elyse Jolie was the centerpiece (the designers mentioned that the change in her name's spelling was requested by her and they had being writing it wrong for years!) and a new character was introduced in the Nu. Face collection, Ms. Karolin Stone, a model and actress. Everyone in attendance received the gorgeous Karolin doll who is the official convention doll. Not everyone was pleased, as Elyse or Vero were expected to be convention dolls. The fact that Jason Wu did not make an appearance during the convention and no doll was wearing one of his real life outfits in miniature was also much discussed and speculated upon.

Item # 91383
Starlet Elyse Jolie™ Dressed Doll (Gala Dinner Centerpiece)
Cinematic: The 2015 Integrity Toys Convention Collection
Limited Edition of 450 Dolls

I'm not a fan of this Elyse. She looks a lot like previous releases of her (On The Rise was the first that came to mind), while the dress is too transparent  - shouldn't it be lined? I really like the fabric buy maybe it needs a different design to look its best.

Item # 82068
Making An Entrance
Karolin Stone™ Dressed Doll (Main Souvenir Doll)
Cinematic: The 2015 Integrity Toys Convention Collection
Limited Edition of 600 Dolls

The face looks familiar. She could be using the Ayumi 2.0 (more likely, as it is out of use now) ot 3.0 sculpt. Her severe look and simplicity did not go down well with some attendees - I read somewhere that when she was announced, everyone was silent for a few moments. She looks modern and strong but I would not try to get her.

Note: The dolls shown are prototypes and final versions may vary slightly. All doll 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.

Integrity Toys convention 2015: Cinematic Part IX: The W Club luncheon

One of the most sought after events of the convention each year is the W Club members-only luncheon. Attendees that are not part of the W Club cannot attend and everyone is eager to find out details about the next year's collections that are unveiled on the luncheon. Each member who opted to attend received the opportunity to purchase a Veronique Perrin centerpiece doll from the Fashion Royalty Collection and each member then received a basic Eden doll as a thank you gift for attending the lunch. In addition to an interview with the W Club's own Carol Roth, David Buttry returned to the stage to sneak peek a brand new line- The Industry- featuring a 12" version of Tulabelle that will officially début next year. Yes. you read it correctly, Tulabelle is turning 12". Is this a sign for the other 16" doll lines of Integrity too? Vaughn and Alain also talked about how the dolls of IT are made.

Item # 91380
Stage Presence
Véronique Perrin® Dressed Doll (W Club Luncheon Centerpiece)
Cinematic: The 2015 Integrity Toys Convention Collection
Limited Edition of 450 Dolls

For me this is one of the three best dolls in the convention - the other two being Nadja and Agnes. She looks like Jean Harlow. In real life photos, the hair look longer than shown here though, which is a minus. Brilliant doll.

Item # 82062
Sneak Peek Eden™ Dressed Doll (Giveaway Souvenir)
Cinematic: The 2015 Integrity Toys Convention Collection
Limited Edition of 600 Dolls

Another Eden (counting the cocktail ITBE as an Eden), she looks like Vero's daughter as they share the same colouring. Wonder what Hollywood link is there in these underwear. Casting couch outfit?

Note: The dolls shown are prototypes and final versions may vary slightly. All doll 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.