Integrity Toys Legendary 2020 Convention day 1: Welcome doll and W Club Upgrade dolls

It’s that time of the year again - Integrity Toys convention has begun! And this year it is the 25th anniversary of the company, so the convention is special. Also it is the first ever virtual one because of the pandemic. This of course has given the chance to more people to participate in it, even if they do not have the actual main convention ticket. Anyone who has the W Club event or the Upgrade package can attend all events (save the afterparty on the last day) . I’m happy to say that I am one of the people attending, even though I do not have the main convention ticket, so this year I have an inside view of everything unfolding, to the extend that time difference allows.

The platform of the online event opened for everyone at 10.00 EST - which was 17.00 for me, so quite convenient. The interface was similar to most platforms for online exhibitions and events currently available on the market (I know because it’s the sector I work in) so it felt familiar and easy to navigate right off the bat. I hope it is like this for everyone! The first event we could all attend was a welcome chat with the Percy family, which was an easy way of saying hello to everyone and ask lots of questions about everything convention related. After about an hour (and overcoming some technical glitches that caused a small delay), we were able to watch the first presentation in the convention auditorium: Alain and Carol welcomed us via video (pre-filmed): they talked about the event and the various technical stuff and how people could make their shopping afterwards. Then we were able to see the upgrade dolls unveiled, so let’s start with the amazing duo of Veronique Perrin and Adele Makeda, who were the original Fashion Royalty debut dolls back in the day,

Item # 91478

Petite Robe Classique (Jour)

Adèle Makéda® Dressed Doll

The Fashion Royalty® Collection

2020 Legendary Convention Upgrade

Edition Size: 1069

Expected Ship Date: end of November 2020

Special Members-Only Price: $145.00 + Shipping

Head Sculpt: Adèle 2.0 

Body Type: FR 6.0

Skin Tone: FR Black

Hair Color: Brunette

Eyelashes: Yes, hand-applied

Quickswitch: No

Included:

12.5" fully articulated doll with rooted hair and hand-applied eyelashes;

Perfectly fitted cocktail dress, with criss-cross bow detail;

Purse (not illustrated);

Jewelry (bracelet and earrings);

Sunglasses;

High heel shoes;

Regular hands;

Alternate pair of "gloved" hands;

Doll stand;

Certificate of authenticity.

I’m so happy I preordered the upgrade dolls as they are AMAZING! Look at her face! Her hairstyle! Her dress! The face reminds me a lot of Glamazon. Love her. Love the polka dot detail. And did you notice that she has a bag? Yeap, in this convention, dolls come with bags. Read about the dress inspiration here.

Item # 91505

Petite Robe Classique (Nuit)

Véronique Perrin® Dressed Doll

The Fashion Royalty® Collection

2020 Legendary Convention Upgrade

Edition Size: 964

Expected Ship Date: November 2020

Special Members-Only Price: $145.00 + Shipping

Head Sculpt: Véronique 2.0 

Body Type: FR 6.0

Skin Tone: FR White

Hair Color: Pale blonde

Eyelashes: Yes, hand-applied

Quickswitch: No

Included:

12.5" fully articulated doll with rooted hair and hand-applied eyelashes;

Perfectly fitted cocktail dress, with criss-cross bow detail;

Purse (not illustrated);

Jewelry (bracelet and earrings);

Sunglasses;

High heel shoes;

Regular hands;

Alternate pair of long "gloved" hands;

Doll stand;

Certificate of authenticity.

Veronique is gorgeous as well - her platinum hair, blue eyes and perfect make up match her black outfit to a T. She’s the ideal counterpart to Adele, yin and yang. They make an awesome set of dolls. Alain said they have quite a long waiting list for them and that was just from the sketches.

After the presentation of the two upgrade dolls, we saw another pre-recorded segment of Alain interviewing Percy Newsome, the Integrity Toys founder and CEO. He talked about the creation of the company and how it operates, while sharing funny memories with Alain. Then it was time to present,,, a gift, so they showed us a doll-sized IT T-shirt, like the ones you could buy for yourself from their shop. But then, they said that we need a doll to wear it and out came the welcome doll, which is Janay!

Item # 88062

Carry On

Janay™ Dressed Doll

The 2020 Integrity Toys 25th Anniversary Convention: Legendary

The Industry Welcome Doll

Limited Edition: 600 Dolls

Head Sculpt: Janay 2.0

Body Type: Industry 1.0

Foot Sculpt: High-heeled

Skin Tone: Light Honey

Hair Color: Golden Brown and Dark Brown Mix

Eyelashes: Yes, Hand-applied

Quickswitch: No

David Buttry was inspired by Carrie Bradshaw for the outfit (Carry On, right?) and of course Janay is the doll that started it all for Integrity Toys. It is fitting that she gets to be the welcome doll on the 25th anniversary of the company. She was not in any of the emails sent so far by the company, so here are more photos from their Instagram account.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Prototypes shown, final production may vary. For adult collectors ages 15 and up only. All photos and information contained herein is copyrighted Integrity Toys, Inc. and Intercap Merchant Partners, LLC. and may not be reprinted or disseminated without express written permission. ©2020 All rights reserved. FASHION ROYALTY, THE INDUSTRY, and all other character marks followed by ™ or ® are trademarks of Integrity Toys, Inc., Chesapeake City MD USA 21915. ©2020 All rights reserved. The W Club is a trademark of Intercap Merchant Partners, LLC. All rights reserved.

Layouts and graphics by Alain Tremblay, Marketing.

It's the 20th anniversary of Jason Wu with Integrity Toys - and there are twin Poppies to start celebrating!

Most, if not all of us, will remember 2020 as the year of COVID. Happily though, there are also events and anniversaries to observe and celebrate, making it easier to go through it all. So, apart from this being the 25th anniversary of the company, this autumn marks another great milestone for Integrity Toys: Its long time partner and collaborator, designer Jason Wu, is celebrating his 20th anniversary with them. Most Integrity Toys collectors know that Jason started designing some of the existing company dolls before he became the designer behind brands such as Fashion Royalty, NU. Face and FR Homme. He was also an integral part of many other brands and licensed dolls such as Poppy Parker, that he helped develop in concert with the design team.

For this reason, Integrity Toys is releasing a series of commemorative dolls created to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the partnership between Integrity Toys and Jason Wu. The first release is a pair of dolls that celebrates the creative collaboration between Jason Wu and Poppy Parker, one of the many successful brands that Jason helped create and define during the course of his career: two color variations of the "Anniversary Kiss" Poppy Parker™ doll

Item #12317

Anniversary Kiss (Blond)

Poppy Parker™ Dressed Doll

The Jason Wu 20th Anniversary Collection

Edition Size: 450

Item #12318

Anniversary Kiss (Brunette)

Poppy Parker™ Dressed Doll

The Jason Wu 20th Anniversary Collection

Edition Size: 450

Expected Ship Date: In stock, should ship after winners' payments are received

Price: $175.00 + Shipping/Handling Each Doll (Sold Separately)

*W Club Right-to-buy Lottery Offer*

Head Sculpt: Poppy Parker

Body Type: Poppy Parker 1.5

Foot Sculpt: Articulated Ankle

Skin Tone: FR White (Blond) and FR Black (Brunette)

Hair Colors: Blond (Item # 12317) and Brunette (Item # 12318)

Eyelashes: Yes, Hand-applied

Velvet Touch: No

Quickswitch: No

Included:

• 12" fully articulated doll with rooted hair and hand-applied eyelashes;

• Sassy polka dot long sleeved dress with oversized bow detail at the neck;

• Fashionable boxy trench coat, with shawl collar and functional pocket details (perfect for a cool autumn day of shopping in the Big Apple!);

• Black "patent leather" ballerina slippers;

• Black stud earrings;

• Two miniature Jason Wu shopping bag accessories;

• Doll stand;

• Certificate of authenticity.

An obvious hommage to Bergdorf Goodman Poppy Parker (which technically was not a Poppy Parker doll, at least not named), this pair is quite a nice change from the barrage of Elyse anniversary dolls Jason did last time he was celebrating a milestone.. Jason loves polka dots so it is not wonder they appeared here, transforming the look of the original dress into something more pop and with a slight retro feel. The coat is almost manly, like she borrowed it from her boyfriend to fend off a sudden chill. The accessories are, as is the norm with Jason Wu releases, quite minimal, but they match this look well. The shopping bags are a nice addition, also like the one that the Bergdorf doll had. It would have been more interesting if the dresses were contrasting - one white, one black, but the production costs would be much higher. I am going for the blonde as she is more like BG Poppy as blonde and can only afford one of the pair, if I win. Fingers crossed!

Offer Type: Members-only right-to-buy lotteries;

Participation Deadline: October 26th, 2020, Noon Eastern time;

Pricing (Only If You Are Selected in the Right-to-buy Lotteries):

12317 (Blond Version): $175.00 + S&H each;

12318 (Brunette Version): $175.00 + S&H each;

Shipping Timing: In-stock, should ship once the lottery winners have paid;

Availability: 2020 W Club members only;

Right-to-buy Participation Limit: Max. one (1) lottery ticket per style per 2020 membership only. For clarity, you may enter both lotteries.

MPORTANT NOTE: Prototypes shown, final production may vary. For adult collectors ages 15 and up only.

All doll photos and information contained herein is copyrighted Integrity Toys, Inc. and Intercap Merchant Partners, LLC 2020 and may not be reprinted or disseminated without express written permission.  POPPY PARKER and all other character marks followed by ™ or ® are trademarks of Integrity Toys, Inc. All rights reserved. JASON WU COLLECTION is a trademark of JWU, LLC. and is used with permission. All rights reserved. The W Club is a trademark of Intercap Merchant Partners, LLC. All rights reserved.

Doll Photography by Jayme Thornton; Layouts and graphics by Alain Tremblay, Marketing

The 2nd W Club exclusive doll is revealed and I'm not enamoured

Not that long after their previous release, another new doll from Integrity Toys. Yesterday the members of W Club got an email with the 2nd W Club Exclusive doll of the 2020 W Club membership year. more lt's a mini gift set with Natalia Fatalé in a gown plus a lingerie set. The price is the same for a regular Fashion Royalty doll so we get free lingerie.

Item # 91477

Enamorada

Natalia Fatalé™ Mini Gift Set

The Fashion Royalty® Collection:

Maison FR

2020 W Club Exclusive

Limited Edition: TBD

Estimated Arrival:

Winter 2020/Spring 2021

Retail Price: $175.00

Head Sculpt: Natalia 2.0

Body Type: FR 6.0

Foot Sculpt: High-heeled

Skin Tone: Hungarian

Hair Color: Dark Chocolate

Eyelashes: Yes, Hand-applied

Quickswitch: No

Included:

• 12.5-inch fully articulated doll with rooted hair and hand-applied eyelashes, featuring the debut of a new screening;

• Evening look:  dual toned evening gown, featuring a tailored, Fashion Royalty signature style bustier and a high-contrast, cerise tone mermaid "skirt" (bustier and skirt are connected to form one piece, cannot be worn separately);

• Jewellery set, encrusted with faux-amethyst "crystals" (necklace, earrings and ring);

• Bright red satin clutch purse;

• strappy sandal heels;

• Boudoir look: Highly-detailed, blush toned, one-piece teddy;

• Sheer, black lace robe with matching satin cuffs;

• Delicate "patent leather" open-toe high-heeled slippers with pom pom detail;

• Make-up set (compact, lipstick and perfume bottle);

• Pair of long manicured nail hands;

• Alternate pair of grip hands;

• Acrylic doll stand and pole;

• Certificate of authenticity;

She might be called Enamorada but I’m not in love with her. The doll is lovely to look at and fits the Latina type more than most Natalia incarnations lately, so that is a plus. Her make up and hairstyle are fierce. But the gown looks like a fashion school graduate’s attempt at making an alternative mermaid dress and failing miserably. Or a Runway Project designer that failed to understand the week’s assignment which was “Hollywood Siren gets the Galliano treatment”. The skirt could have been worked in a completely different way regarding the piecing and stitching - they have made so many gorgeous mermaid type gowns before. The corset looks bland compared to the skirt - imagine it with circular stitching on each cup, how much better it would have looked. It’s not by accident that the gown is less photographed than the lingerie. The accessories are nothing we have not seen before in other dolls. Her lingerie is nice but not exceptional. If the doll was wearing something different, I might have been tempted to get her. Not now.

Offer Type: W Club Exclusive pre-order.

Participation Deadline: October 19th, 2020, 12 PM (Noon) Eastern Time.

Pricing (FOR W CLUB MEMBERS ONLY): $175.00 USD + S & H.

($25 NRD deposit due now, $150.00 + S & H due in approx. Winter 2020/ Spring 2021).

Final Edition Size: To be determined (will be based on all orders received).

Shipping Timing: Approximately Winter 2020/ Spring 2021.

Availability: 2020 W Club members only.

Pre-order Limit: Up to 1 mini gift set per membership

Final fabrics, colors, and textures may vary slightly. For adult collectors ages 15 and up only. All photos and information contained herein is copyrighted Integrity Toys, Inc. and Intercap Merchant Partners, LLC. and may not be reprinted or disseminated without express written permission. ©2020 All rights reserved. FASHION ROYALTY and all other character marks followed by ™ or ® are trademarks of Integrity Toys, Inc., Chesapeake City MD USA 21915. ©2020 All rights reserved. The W Club is a trademark of Intercap Merchant Partners, LLC. All rights reserved. Doll Photography by Jayme Thornton. Layouts and graphics by Alain Tremblay, Marketing

The Moschino Spring-Summer 2021 fashion show was a puppet affair - and had everyone swooning

We saw dolls becoming models in the July shows this year, one of the creative ideas designers had to overcome restrictions due to the pandemic. Inspired by Théâtre de la Mode, Maria-Grazia Chiuri showed miniature versions of the Dior Autumn/Winter 2020 collection, much like those shown in the Maison’s incredible fashion exhibition a year ago. Walter Van Beirendonck showed his Spring Summer 2021 men’s collection on dolls made by the talented Eli Effenberger from Meenangerie dolls. So it did not seem weird that Jeremy Scott had the same inspiration for his Moschino 2021 Spring Summer Ready To Wear show - it fits the whimsical spirit of the brand very well. But he took it a step further: he used puppets instead of dolls.

It is not the first time puppets, or more precisely, marionettes, were used for a fashion show. In 1960, marionettes were used alongside real human models on the runway at the Cypress Club in London, as you can see below.

Jeremy Scott talked to US Vogue about the process of creating the whimsical runway show. He has worked with Barbie in the past, even did a complete collection inspired by her. He loves dolls!

He also did a segment for CNN Style:

His original inspiration was, as for others too, the Théâtre de la Mode mannequins. As he has worked with Jim Henson’s Creature Shop (The Muppets, Dark Crystal) before, and they all were in Los Angeles due to the pandemic, he decided to work with them to make the show. The marionettes were sculpted with computers and then made in L.A. by the Henson team, while the painstakingly detailed outfits were made in Italy by the Moschino team, and then sent to the US for the filming. Most of the outfits were made in human size too, as we can see in photos posted on the company’s Instagram. You can see the entire collection here.

What is a fashion show without its front row? Not content with making the models into puppets, Scott had the Henson people make a series of esteemed fashion editors into marionettes, sitting along the runway on golden chairs like they do during couture week. You could see Anna Wintour (holding her invite), Edward Enninful (British Vogue), Hamish Bowles (Vogue US), Samira Nasr (Harper’s Bazaar US), Vanessa Friedman (NY Times, jotting notes down her notebook no less), Carlyne Cerf De Dudzelee , Anna Dello Russo (Vogue Japan), Nina Garcia (Elle US), Angelica Cheung (Vogue China), model Brandon Good. For the rest, we have “inside information” that two more front row attendees were Lupita Nyong’o and Kerry Washington, while the blonde lady taking a snapshot with her phone could be Scott’s friend Lizzie Widdiecombe from New Yorker magazine. Below is a panoramic photo on which I have written the audience members I could identify.

Below you can see a slideshow of close ups from the front row. If anyone has concrete information about any of the so far unidentified ladies, please let me know so I can add them.

Edward Enninful

Anna Wintour

Angelica Cheung

Anna Dello Russo

Hamish Bowles

Carlyne Cerf De Dudzeele

Lizzie Widdicombe (?)

Unidentified

Left: unidentified Right: Samira Nasr

Left: Lupita Nyong'o Right: unidentified

Unidentified

Brandon Good, Kerry Washington

Nina Garcia and Vanessa Friedman

Jeremy Scott

Jeremy said about the clothes: “When I opened the boxes when the little outfits for the puppets arrived, I was shocked and befuddled and tickled pink!” All the work on the mini outfits has been done by hand, and even the jacquard was scaled down and rewoven to marionette proportions. “It’s filled with love, it’s so delicate and intricate,” says Scott of the workmanship that has gone into the collections – both big and small. “It’s close to looking classical but not exactly. I wanted to play with all the subtleties but make them bold at the same time.”

He designed all the front row clothes as well: “I had to capture everyone’s unique personality and then give it a little twist,” says Scott, of designing Moschino outfits for a front row of marionettes that included Vogue editors including Edward Enninful and Anna Wintour, the New York Times journalist Vanessa Friedman (who at one point can be seen jotting down thoughts in a notebook) and Scott’s regular stylist collaborator Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele. “For Edward’s suit I made sure it had the British flag. I thought, if I was making something custom, what would I imagine for him that would respect him in his world, but give a little nod that I was playing?”

The marionettes were 30-inch rall, about 76cm, and the ones from the front row were all sent to their real life counterparts. The rest of them along with the outfits are now all in the Moschino archive in Milan. To end this post, here are some backstage photos. They even made the outfit board!

Shantommo for Integrity Toys - Ryan Liang's Such A Gem Dania Zarr available for W Club members

Late last year, Integrity Toys announced the winner of their 2019 International Integrity Toys Design Competition and now the W Club presents the production doll based on competition winner Ryan Liang's winning entry, named "Such A Gem" Dania Zarr™. According to the rules of the competition, the winning design, which was voted on by W Club members, went through various adjustments to make it production ready, while preserving the spirit of Ryan's original design, alongside the character choice that W Club members voted on. Now W Club members get to pre-order her and have the right to pre-order as many dolls as they like.

Item # 91516

Such A Gem

Dania Zarr™ Dressed Doll

2019 Design Competition Winner

Limited Edition: TBD

Estimated Arrival: Late Winter/Early Spring 2021

Retail Price: $150.00

Head Sculpt: Dania 1.0

Body Type: FR 6.0

Foot Sculpt: High-heeled

Skin Tone: Japan

Hair Color: Raven

Eyelashes: Yes, Hand-applied

Quickswitch: No

Included:

• 12.5-inch fully articulated doll with rooted hair styled in an elegant chignon, as well as hand-applied eyelashes;

• Glamorous, intricately draped asymmetrical gown, with dramatic removable train and long, optional golden mesh skirt (for more display possibilities);

• Luxurious faux-fur purse with large golden hoop handles;

• Chain necklace;

• Three "ruby" adorned bangle bracelets and matching chunky cuff bracelet;

• "Ruby" adorned earrings;

• Oversized "ruby" ring;

• Zippered, gold-toned high-heeled sandals;

• Pair of long manicured hands;

• Alternate pair of grip hands;

• Doll stand;

• Certificate of authenticity;

Ryan Liang is well known to most doll collectors as the person behind Shantommo, designing gorgeous clothes for dolls of both 1:6 and 1:4 scale. I love his style and designs and the quality of his work is exquisite. His award was much deserved and the resulting doll is gorgeous. Her colouring brings to mind a young Elisabeth Taylor. Her versatile dress is in haute couture territory - and this style of glamorous chic is creeping up again in the work of many young up and coming designers, inspired by 80s French Haute Couture. It must have been the fastest pre-order I’ve ever done!.

Offer Type: W Club open pre-order.

Participation Deadline: Oct 12th, 2020, 12 PM (Noon) Eastern Time.

Pricing (FOR W CLUB MEMBERS ONLY): $150.00 USD + S & H.

($25 NRD deposit due now, $125.00 + S & H due upon arrival).

Final Edition Size: To be determined (will be based on all orders received).

Shipping Timing: Approximately late Winter/early Spring 2021

Availability: 2020 W Club members only.

Pre-order Limit: No limit

The deadline to pre-order Such A Gem Dania Zarr is October 12th, 2020 at 12 PM/NOON North American Eastern Time.

A few words about Ryan from the club email:

Born and currently living in Malaysia, when Ryan Liang first saw Integrity Toys’s FR line back in 2012, he was hooked and he immediately started collecting! As time passed, influenced and assisted by his mom (who is a tailor), Ryan learned how to sew and design garments. This eventually led to the creation of doll outfits and now, dolls act as his canvas of choice to express his visions and passion towards fashion!

Final fabrics, colors, and textures may vary slightly. For adult collectors ages 15 and up only. All photos and information contained herein is copyrighted Integrity Toys, Inc. and Intercap Merchant Partners, LLC. and may not be reprinted or disseminated without express written permission. ©2020 All rights reserved. FASHION ROYALTY and all other character marks followed by ™ or ® are trademarks of Integrity Toys, Inc., Chesapeake City MD USA 21915. ©2020 All rights reserved. The W Club is a trademark of Intercap Merchant Partners, LLC. All rights reserved.

Doll Photography by Jayme Thornton. Layouts and graphics by Alain Tremblay, Marketing.