Happy Holidays from ITFDS
Sorry for the obscenely long break between posts. I realized I have not posted since IT convention in October and my only excuse is that life hit hyper drive since then. I had WAY too many projects come up at once. I need to do a big shout out to Rogier Corbeau of The Dutch Fashion Doll World who graciously and beautifully handled the blog during the Integrity Toys convention. You rock!! I could not have left ITFDS in better hands during convention.
Back in July, I began some holiday shoots that I had planned to make into holiday cards. Great idea but not enough time to turn it into reality. Oh well, there is always next year right? Since I don’t have time to send these, I thought I would just put it on the blog as one big digital holiday card to everyone. I am so very grateful to all my readers for your support. It means the world to me. I hope to continue my photography series in the year ahead and I am looking forward to bringing more consistent content to the blog. I hope this post finds you all happy, healthy and in anticipation of some really great dolls under your tree or in your stocking.
Model: OOAK Silkstone by Jon Copeland-Childers SeloJSpa
Gown: 2010Chizhik on Ebay
Fur Cape: Integrity Toys “Flight of Fancy” outfit
Holiday photo #2 up tomorrow.
Inspired By
So this will be my last post about the Integrity Dolls convention. From tomorrow Rebecca will be back and I will handle over her bog again
Next year convention will be in Orlando 19-22 October. The theme is Fashion Fairytale.
So in this last post I will put all “Inspired by” pictures together that were found until now. We saw a lot of recreations of some amazing fashion pieces. This convention collection was a true hommage to the iconic 90’s
Tulabelle You Better Werk / Moschino 2012 & resort 2016
Eugenia Perrin-Frost / Verace 1993
Véronique Perrin Cover Girl / Chanel 1990
Adèle Makéda Glamazon / Mugler 1992
Vanessa Perrin / Chanel 1990
Dasha, Vanessa, Eugenia, Veronique, Adele / Versace 90’s
Lilith Editorial Edge / Chanel Haute Couture Spring Summer 2013
Ace McFly Too Sexy / Versace 90’s
Declan Wake Strike it Up / Jean Paul Gaultier spring summer 2013
Blue Burkhart Give it Up / Jean Paul Gaultier for Madonna 1990
Lake O’Rion Poison / Versace 1991
Dree Hill Crazy Sexy Cool / Aaliyah 90’s
Monroe Jilian Pure Love / Versace 1992
Poppy Parker Big Eyes / Marc Jacobs Spring Summer 2012
Kyori Sato / 2008 September Vanity Fair
Natalia Fatale Legendary / Versace 1992
Colette D. Checking In / Azzedine Alaïa 1991.
Erin S. Full Speed / fashion shoots by Peter Lindbergh in the 90’s dressed in Chanel
Sania Zarr Tweed Couture / Dior Couture Fall Winter 1997
Dasha Diva / Christian Lacroix 1995
Elyse Jolie La Vie en Blue / Jason Wu Pre-Fall 2016
The Final Dolls of the weekend
So here are the final dolls that were part of the Saturday Night Diner.
The centerpiece doll was Dania Zarr.
Item # 91410
Tweed Couture
Dania Zarr™ Dressed Doll
Saturday Night Dinner Table Centerpiece
The 2016 Integrity Toys SUPERMODEL Convention
Limited Edition of 350 Centerpieces Only
Inspired by this John Galliano Couture Gown for Dior Fall/Winter 1997.
And Here is the official convention doll.
Item # 91407
Diva
Dasha™ Dressed Doll
Official Convention Doll
The 2016 Integrity Toys SUPERMODEL Convention
Limited Edition of 500 Dolls Only
Inspired by this Christian Lacroix Gown from 1995.
But there was an extra doll. A doll that the conventioneers could pre-order. She is the first in a new colection called Designed by Jason Wu Collection. This collection is to celebrate his 10 years as a designer. It will be a retrospective of his designs. The edition size wil be very limited and they will be sold in exclusive fashion boutiques all around the world. She is also the first doll with the new Velvet Touch skin.
Item # 91411
La Vie en Bleu
Elyse Jolie™ Dressed Doll
Designed By Jason Wu Collection
Limited Edition: TBD
Additional 2016 Supermodel Convention Attendee Exclusive
She looks to be inspired by this Jason Wu Pre-Fall 2016 gown.
What an exciting way to end this convention.
Salesroom Dolls IRL pictures
We already showed you these dolls with the official pictures by Integrity Toys but I always prefer the IRL pictures. And Rebecca took some gorgeous shots. Its especially helpful for us non conventioneers to see all the details and help us decide who to get on Ebay 😉
Véronique Perrin Cover Girl, Adèle Makéda Glamazon, Vanessa Perrin Chamelon and Eugenia Perrin-Frost Fashionista.
Mademoiselle Jolie Kiss You in Paris.
Lilith Editorial Edge and Imogen Fashion Force.
Poppy Parker Model Living & Just My Style.
And some girls and boys from the museum who will be sipped/released later this year.
Competition dolls at the 2016 Integrity Toys Convention
This year they also had a design competition where the conventioneers could show their talents. And wow we have some very talented people in our community. During the diner last night 3 designers won an award for their creations.
The Judge’s Choice award in the Intermediate Category went to Jason Kramer.
The People’s Choice award in the Intermediate Category went to Ginny Liezert.
And the People’s & Judge’s Choice award in the Advanced Category went to Salvador Lopez Arriaga. His design will be taken into production next year.
Here an overview from al the dolls that were made for this competition.
Ooak’s at the 2016 Integrity Toys Convention
At integrity Toys Convention there is a big raffle event where you can win some amazing ooak dolls made by the IT designers. And this year there were 9 dolls.
They were al amazing but my personal favorite (and I know that Rebecca will agree with me) is this amazing Victoire Roux called Midnight Lace by Chris Stoeckel.
50’s Haute Couture, a redhead, pink with black lace. It can’t get any better then this. I am so happy with the news that we will see this character soon in the production line again.
There was also a color variation from this year Poppy Parker doll Miss Amour.
Her name is L’amour Toujours and she is designed by David Buttry.
This was not the only Poppy Parker Doll. Here is Stole the Show Poppy Parker. of course also a design by David Buttry.
And how cool is this fashionable duo.
Subculture Kumi & Subzero Yumi
Designed by Jessy Ayala and inspired by Anna and Elsa from the movie Frozen.
This is Plum Fierce Tulabelle designed by David Buttry.
Rapacious Agnes von Weiss by Vaughn Sawyers.
Prim & Plaid Misaki by Mark Tinkey.
Desire Tatyana Alexandrova by Vaughn Sawyers.
and Obsession Adèle Makéda by Vaughn Sawyers.
W Club Members-Only Luncheon
So today it was time for the W Club Members-Only Luncheon. And wow that was an exciting event.
There was an amazing doll on the tables as a centerpiece.
Item # 82079
Full Speed
Erin S.™ / NU. Face Dressed Doll
W Club Luncheon Exclusive Table Centerpiece
The 2016 Integrity Toys SUPERMODEL Convention
Limited Edition of 400 Centerpieces
She is inspired by one of my favorite Supermodel fashion shoots by Peter Lindbergh in the 90’s.
Were the models are all dress in Chanel.
The centerpiece had Motorbike. A perfect 1/6 scale Honda Valkyrie. 50 lucky attendees were allowed to buy this piece.
If you missed out on this piece and you would love to have one then you can find them online. They are from the miniature brans Motor Max and different stores sell these bikes for $39.95
During the Luncheon questions from W Club were answered by the design team. And they had some exciting news.
They will stop with the decal eyes.
The Coven doll will go for sale in 10 days.
Next years NuFace inspiration is the classic movie Clueless.
And my favorite news was that we will see Vict0ire Roux back this year !!!! According to the Designer Chris Stoeckel he has something big up his sleeves.
There was also a Giveaway doll.
Item # 82080
Checking In
Colette D.™ / NU. Face Dressed Doll
W Club Luncheon Exclusive Giveaway Doll
The 2016 Integrity Toys SUPERMODEL Convention
Limited Edition of 400 Dolls Only
Inspired by Azzedine Alaïa 1991.
The Collectors Fashion Bazaar
So yesterday evening there was the Collectors Fashion Bazaar. Here the conventioneers could sell and shop. And wow there were some amazing dolls and goodies for sale. Here some pictures from this event.
Re-root Workshop
One of the workshops yesterday was a Re-root workshop by She’s So Poppy. Her work is amazing.
http://www.facebook.com/shessopoppy
http://www.instagram.com/shessopoppy/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shessopoppy/
And she shared the workshop on Facebook and Instagram with some great pictures and video’s
When you click on the video’s it will take you to the video on her Facebook page.
Remove hair video
Draw hairlines video
The different hairstyle lines
Make holes video
Reroot part 1 video
Reroot part 2 video
And she learned the conventioneers hoe to make a cute bow.
The illustrations that were used at this workshop were made by te talented Ryan Liang.
Fashion Royalty Luncheon
So today Integrity Toys had a very big surprise at the Luncheon. A REAL SUPER MODEL !!! Veronica Webb attended the luncheon and talked about her supermodel years.
Here some fun screenshots from her Instagram.
She walked that runway like only a Supermodel could do.
And of course there were dolls and gifts.
All attendees got the final part of the Tulabelle giftset.
Item # 88007
You Better Werk!
Tulabelle™ / THE INDUSTRY Dressed Doll Gift Set
Official Convention Welcome Set
The 2016 Integrity Toys SUPERMODEL Convention
Limited Edition of 500 Giftsets
Look No.3 (Outfit only)
And here is the centerpiece doll from the Luncheon.
Item # 91408
Legendary
Natalia Fatalé™ Dressed Doll
Friday Luncheon Table Centerpiece
The 2016 Integrity Toys SUPERMODEL Convention
Limited Edition of 350 Pieces Only
Again inspired by an iconic piece from the Versace Bondage collection from Fall 1992.
The dress was also worn by Lady Gaga in 2012
And here is the giveaway doll.
Item # 91409
Shade
Kyori Sato™ Dressed Doll
Friday Luncheon Exclusive Giveaway Doll
The 2016 Integrity Toys SUPERMODEL Convention
Limited Edition of 500 Dolls
Her dress looks to be inspired by a dress that Cindy Crawford is wearing in this 2008 September Vanity Fair Picture.
Poppy Parker Welcome Dinner
The Welcome diner just ended at the Integritiys Convention. And due to some scheduling changes this first event became a Poppy Parker diner !!!
The conventioneers got this cute fashion that belongs to the welcome doll Tulabelle.
Item # 88007
You Better Werk!
Tulabelle™ / THE INDUSTRY Dressed Doll Gift Set
Official Convention Welcome Set
The 2016 Integrity Toys SUPERMODEL Convention
Limited Edition of 500 Gift Sets
Look No.2 (Outfit only)
And on every table there was a Poppy Parker Center Piece doll.
Item # PP109
Kicks!
Poppy Parker™ Dressed Doll
Welcome Dinner Table Centerpiece
The 2016 Integrity Toys SUPERMODEL Convention
Limited Edition of 350 Pieces Only
During the diner there were presentations. And next years theme will be Poppy Goes to Swingin London !
And at the end of the diner everybody got this very sweet Poppy Parker doll called Big Eyes. And I LOVE her !!!! she is so sweet.
Item # PP110
Big Eyes
Poppy Parker™ Dressed Doll
Poppy Parker Exclusive Giveaway Doll
The 2016 Integrity Toys SUPERMODEL Convention
Limited Edition of 500 Dolls
Style Lab Convention Collection
And here are the 12 dolls and 12 outfits from the Stye Lab collection. I love the boys and girls in this collection. They are so much fun. I see Versace, Chanel and Jean Paul Gaultier.
The collection is called Too Funky. another reference to a great fashion song.
Item # 85107
Monroe Jillian™ Nude Doll
Wearing…
Item # 85120
Pure Love (Fashion Only)
Item # 85108
Dree Hill™ Nude Doll
Wearing…
Item # 85122
Crazy Sexy Cool (Fashion Only)
Item # 85109
Laka O’Rion™ Nude Doll
Wearing…
Item # 85121
Poison (Fashion Only)
Item # 85110
Tilda Brisby™ Nude Doll
Wearing…
Item # 85119
All That She Wants (Fashion Only )
Item # 85111
Blue Burkhart™ Nude Doll
Wearing…
Item # 85124
Give it Up (Fashion Only)
Item # 85112
Jaeme Costas™ Nude Doll
Wearing…
Item # 85123
Teen Spirit (Fashion Only)
Item # 85113
Callum Windsor™ Nude Figure
Wearing…
Item # 85125
Whatta Man (Fashion Only)
Item # 85114
Ollie Lawson™ Nude Figure
Wearing…
Item # 85130
Mr. Vain (Fashion Only)
Item # 85115
Declan Wake™ Nude Figure
Wearing…
Item # 85127
Strike it Up (Fashion Only)
Item # 85117
Ace McFly™ Nude Figure
Wearing…
Item # 85126
Too Sexy (Fashion Only)
Item # 85118
Tobias Alsford™ Nude Figure
Wearing…
Item # 85128
Hypnotize (Fashion Only)
Item # 85116
Preston Woods™ Nude Figure
Wearing…
Item # 85129
Come As You Are (Fashion Only)
The Models Hit The Catwalk
The salesroom just openend today at the Supermodel Convention and here are the official pictures from the convention collection dolls.
Lets start with the 4 ladies that were sneaks yesterday during registration.
These ladies all come with 2 outfits.
Item # 91403
Cover Girl
Véronique Perrin® Dressed Doll
Convention Collection Exclusive
The 2016 Integrity Toys SUPERMODEL Convention
Limited Edition of 500 Dolls
Doll Specs:
Head Sculpt: Véronique Perrin 2.0
Body Type: FR2013
Skin Tone: FR White
Hair Color: Brunette with Blond Streaks/Highlights
Eyelashes: Yes, Hand-AppliedQuickswitch: No
Item # 91404
Glamazon
Adèle Makéda® Dressed Doll
Convention Collection Exclusive
The 2016 Integrity Toys SUPERMODEL Convention
Limited Edition of 500 Dolls
Doll Specs:
Head Sculpt: Adèle Makéda 2.0
Body Type: FR2013
Skin Tone: FR Black
Hair Color: Deep Brunette
Eyelashes: Yes, Hand-Applied
Quickswitch: No
Item # 91405
Chameleon
Vanessa Perrin™ Dressed Doll
Convention Collection Exclusive
The 2016 Integrity Toys SUPERMODEL Convention
Limited Edition of 500 Dolls
Doll Specs:
Head Sculpt: Vanessa Perrin 1.0
Body Type: FR2013
Skin Tone: FR White
Hair Color: Blond
Eyelashes: Yes, Hand-Applied
Quickswitch: No
Item # 91406
Fashionista
Eugenia Perrin-Frost™ Dressed Doll
Convention Collection Exclusive
The 2016 Integrity Toys SUPERMODEL Convention
Limited Edition of 500 Dolls
Doll Specs:
Head Sculpt: Eugenia Perrin-Frost
Body Type: FR2013
Skin Tone: FR White
Hair Color: Redhead
Eyelashes: Yes, Hand-Applied
Quickswitch: No
Item # 91412
Kiss You in Paris
Mademoiselle Jolie™ Dressed Doll Gift Set
Sales Room Exclusive
The 2016 Integrity Toys SUPERMODEL Convention
Limited Edition of 500 Dolls
Doll Specs:
Head Sculpt: Isha / Mademoiselle Jolie
Body Type: FR2013
Skin Tone: Cream
Hair Color: Lux Blond
Eyelashes: Yes, Hand-applied
Quickswitch: No
NU. FACE
With their young and edgy style, the NU. Face girls bring their own kind of glam to the SUPERMODEL arena!
Item # 82077
Editorial Edge
Lilith™ / NU. Face Dressed Doll
Convention Collection Exclusive
The 2016 Integrity Toys SUPERMODEL Convention
Limited Edition of 500 Dolls
Doll Specs:
Head Sculpt: Lilith / Eden
Body Type: NU. Face 2.0
Skin Tone: Japan
Hair Color: Brunette
Eyelashes: Yes, Hand-Applied
Quickswitch: No
Item # 82078
Fashion Force
Imogen™ / NU. Face Dressed Doll
Convention Collection Exclusive
The 2016 Integrity Toys SUPERMODEL Convention
Limited Edition of 500 Dolls
Doll Specs:
Head Sculpt: Imogen
Body Type: NU. Face 2.0
Skin Tone: FR White
Hair Color: Blond
Eyelashes: Yes, Hand-Applied
Quickswitch: No
POPPY PARKER™
Eternally young and fashionable, Poppy is one of the first Top Models of our world of dolls and she shows that she was the main trend-setter of her era with her impeccable style! Also in this collection, following the success of Midas Touch Poppy in 2015 and by popular demand, Poppy makes another appearance in the FR Black skin tone!
Item # PP108
Model Living
Poppy Parker™ Dressed Doll
Convention Collection Exclusive
The 2016 Integrity Toys SUPERMODEL Convention
Limited Edition of 500 Dolls
Doll Specs:
Head Sculpt: Poppy Parker
Body Type: Poppy Parker
Skin Tone: FR White
Hair Color: Light Brown
Eyelashes: Yes, Hand-Applied
Quickswitch: No
Item # PP111
Just My Style
Poppy Parker™ Dressed Doll
IT Direct Salesroom Exclusive
The 2016 Integrity Toys SUPERMODEL Convention
Doll Specs:
Head Sculpt: Poppy Parker
Body Type: Poppy Parker
Skin Tone: FR Black
Hair Color: Black
Eyelashes: Yes, Hand-Applied
Quickswitch: No
Integrity Toys Convention day 1
So yesterday it was time for early registration at the Integrity Toys Convention.
These golden bags were handed out at registration.
And in these bags the conventioneers found a welcome doll !!!.
And here she is.
Its Tulabelle called You Better Werk !
Item # 88007
You Better Werk!
Tulabelle™ / THE INDUSTRY Dressed Doll Gift Set
Official Convention Welcome Set
The 2016 Integrity Toys SUPERMODEL Convention
Limited Edition of 500 Gift Sets
Doll Specs:
Head Sculpt: Tulabelle (12″)
Body Type: The Industry
Skin Tone: FR White
Hair Color: Blond
Eyelashes: Yes, Hand-Applied
Quickswitch: No
In the box there is still room for something more…. So maybe we will see some additions later this week for this doll.
In the lobby at registration there were some sneaks. rumor is they are dolls from this years convention collection. Nata-leto on Flickr found the possible fashion inspirations for these dolls.
Vanessa dressed in dressed in Chanel from 1990
Adèle in Mugler 1992
Véronique in Chanel 1990
Eugenia in Versace 1993
The rest of the day it was time for roomshopping.
Here some images from the amazing goodies that were for sale at the room of Hilda Westervelt from Bellissima Couture Fashions and Rebecca Berry.
2016 Integrity Toys Convention
Supermodel, Larger than Life on the Catwalk
When this posts, I will be on my way to Chicago to join over 600 other collectors for the IT 2016 Convention. This years theme is sure to be a hit and I can’t wait to see what fabulous things Integrity Toys has planned for us. While I am attending and sharing images ( yes, you can watch on Flickr, FB and Instagram stories). My good friend, Rogier Corbeau of Dutch Fashion Doll World will be taking over the blog. It will work just like Barbiecon. If you want up the second images, follow my Flickr feed. Link is to the right on the blog page. I won’t be posting all images to Flickr…just quick photos. For all images, come back to the blog. I am sure Rogier will do a fine job sharing everything.
-Rebecca
Straight From Paris Fashion Week
Since I showed off Hilda’s suits from Bellissima Couture in a very elegant way, I wanted to show how versatile these Chanel inspired jackets can be. Eden and Nadja have been hitting the fashion shows at Paris Fashion week this past month.
Models: Sneak Peek Eden and Out of Sight Nadja from 2015 IT Convention
Jackets: Bellissima Couture ( will be for sale this week at IT convention!)
Eden’s purse and sunglasses: Moschino Barbie
Nadja’s beret and wig: FR Monogram
The remainder of clothing came with the dolls that are modeling
These jackets will be for sale at 2016 IT Convention this week!!
Accessories, Accessories, Accessories
I have shown you a little bit of what Hilda is bringing to The Integrity Toys convention this year. Now, I can show you a little bit of what Rogier and I are bringing to Wednesday’s event and the Friday night sales bazaar.
From Inside The Fashion Doll Studio:
1. Nudes, Nudes, Nudes…and only in a tasteful way. I mean nude dolls people. FR, FR2, NuFace, Monogram and Dynamite Girls. I have over 60 dolls to sell.
2. A few boxed dolls.
3. Silk scarves for your dolls
4. Doll jewelry
5. Designer shopping bags
6. **NEW This Year** Flowers for your dolls
We won’t be putting anything on hold so if you want anything you see, show up early.
NOTE! Purse not for sale!!
And from the very talented Rogier Corbeau of Dutch Fashion Doll World:
Minis!!!!!!!!!
Look for time and room number of the Bellissima Couture , Inside The Fashion Doll Studio and Dutch Fashion Doll World event at convention. It will be posted on the sales boards
Oh so Chanel
For those of you who follow me on FB and Instagram, you received a little sneak peek of today’s post this past weekend.
Tomorrow, I am flying to Chicago for the 2016 Integrity Toys Convention. Hilda Westervelt of Bellissima Couture and I will be having an event on Wednesday evening to sell fabulous OOAK clothing creations by Hilda and a variety of 1/6 items made by me and my fellow blogger Rogier Corbeau of Dutch Fashion Doll World. For place and time, check the boards at convention. We will be placing signage as soon as we have a room number. We will also be at the sales bazaar on Friday evening.
Here is a small sample of some of the Chanel inspired yumminess that Hilda will have available for convention attendees.
If you are in the market for some exquisite 1/6 couture for your dolls and are attending IT convention this year, come attend the event. Room number and time will be posted at convention.
Blog post on accessories and other 1/6 items available will be up later today 
Hudson’s Bay Barbie!
Sorry to start this blog post out with some snark but here it goes. When you are a company the size of Mattel…and you say you are going to have something for sale on a certain date at a certain time….you would think they would honor that. Nope. But then again, this was the same company that advertised a doll for $50 then raised the price 50 percent an hour into the sale to $75. Snark over…for now. 
All this being said, Mattel released a highly anticipated doll today ( about an hour and a half later than they said they would but released it they did)…whaaaaat…how did that extra snark get in there?
Seriously though..Carlyle has a new girl to show off at Mattel and she is a beauty! Well done Carlyle!!! Also important to note…for once Canadian collectors can buy directly and get this one shipped to their homes. She is also available at Hudson’s Bay online.
Designer: Carlyle Nuera
Release Date: 10/5/2016
Retail: $49.99
She’s purrrrty. And…There is a poodle!!! The latte cup and cell phone are a bonus too eh?
-Rebecca
It’s Party Time
Everyone in the fashion world has their eyes turned toward Paris right now for the culmination of the 2017 Spring Summer Ready to Wear shows and I thought, “what does one do at the end of fashion week?”. If it were me, I would want to celebrate so that is the inspiration behind this group of photos. Well…that and a killer sparkle dress from Rimdoll.
Here is the mood board I posted on Instagram.
Dress: Rimdoll on Etsy
Shoes: Integrity Toys Cold shoulder Eugenia
Earrings: Integrity Toys Fabulous Fields Luchia
Glassware: Facets by Marcia
Fur Wrap: Pottery Barn wine bottle adornment ( yes!! seriously!! I know right?!)
Champagne bottle: origins of which are lost in the quagmire of my mind….
There was another item besides the gown that I was inspired by. Those of us who attended last years Integrity Toys convention were a bit hmmmm…lets just say underwhelmed by the convention doll last year. Her name was ‘Making an Entrance’ Karolin Stone and she was a severe looking lady with a major broad forehead. Not the most attractive look in my opinion.
I really liked her facial screening but I was all ready to sell this one when I saw an image of a restyled Karolin on Rimdoll’s Etsy site. I decided to change course and see if I could soften her look a bit. Here is what I ended up with and I have to say…I am very happy 
.
She still has the wide forehead but at least it’s softened up by the roll of bangs.
Welcome to Fall everyone!
And before you say it…YES I know there is no such thing as a pink pumpkin. They are there to remind all of us that it is breast cancer awareness month people…so do those self exams and get those mammograms!!!
The Royal Tea
Ok..so this series of shots were inspired by the outfit I posted on Instagram. As with many images, what looks good on an idea board does not translate to a model or doll. In this case, the hat that looked good on the board did not translate well to actual model. And…as much as I wanted to use it, the teapot did not make it into the final shots either. Sometimes it works out sometimes it doesn’t. The post is called “The Royal Tea” because the dog is wearing a crown .
Here was the Instagram inspiration:
You will notice a little bit of a color cast difference between my Instagram shots and the other images I use in the blog. The reason behind this is a difference in camera. Most if not all of the outfit boards that I post are shot with…wait for it…my IPhone. If I ever get around to doing my next photography installment you will learn more about that. Suffice it to say, as good as these new phones are these days, they still have a long way to go as far as color balance. Ok…geek photography moment over.
I am sharing snippets of the photo process on some of these posts on my instagram stories so feel free to follow that if you want. They disappear in 24 hours so they are there and then they are gone.
I am totally in love with this doll. She is Rare Appearance Dania Zarr from Integrity Toys. She was a WClub exclusive for 2014. Still one of my favorite models. The dress is a new acquisition from the talented Gwen of Gwendolyn’s Treasures.
Model: Integrity Toys Rare Appearance Dania Zarr
Dress: Gwendolyn’s Treasures
Hat: Bogue’s Vogues
Gloves: Integrity Toys IT Airways Poppy Parker
Necklace: made by me
Dog: Mattel
Shoes: Integrity Toys Sneak Peek Eden
Perfume bottle: Purchased at 2016 Barbiecon from Hande. If you ever go to Barbiecon… her sales table is a favorite of mine. Great minis! Sorry, no website or Etsy store yet.
-Rebecca
More Silkstone News!!
So right after I posted yesterday, Mattel posted new images of the BFC exclusive Silkstone for 2016. We have all had a gander at the sketch for many months and many of us had a chance to see the doll in person at the NBDCC 2016. Here are a few images I took of her at NBDCC
And here is the information and official pictures
Designer: Robert Best
Release Date: 10/12/2016
Retail: $100.00
- Body Type: Posable Silkstone®
- Facial sculpt:
- Fashion Sewn On: No
- Fashion: Pink satin gown with flowing organza train
- Accessories: Black satin opera gloves, chandelier earrings
She is a BFC exclusive which means you need to be a BFC member to purchase.
Things to take note of….The IRL doll at NBDCC was sporting pink shoes not black and the fabric on the IRL doll did not show the same kind of fabric as the promo shots are indicating. Just trying to keep it real folks and set expectations appropriately. You be the judge but to these eyes, the ruffle material on the promo shots looks like it lays very nicely, whereas the IRL doll at NBDCC did not. The beading also looks very different but there are always differences between the promo shots and the actual production doll. The difference here is that the production doll was actually seen BEFORE the promo shots so, it feels kind of humorous to me. It’s like saying “ Yeah…this is what we could have done…but….we didn’t”
All else being held equal, I’m still buying the doll. She is a platinum updo with a pink gown…of course I’m buying. Whether or not I feel very good about it is another thing. I have a hard time supporting a company who is making some really unfortunate decisions regarding their collector line. I find it hard to plug a product in this blog when I have a very real concern for the direction of this Mattel division.
-Rebecca
New Barbie Look and Silkstone News!
There has been a bit of a Barbie drought in this collectors house for a while but that may change in the coming weeks. This morning, The Barbie Collection added a few items for preorder that has some collectors very interested.
First up are a couple of new Barbie Look dolls.
The Barbie Look™ Barbie® Doll – Park Pretty
Designer: Bill Greening
- Body Type: Articulated
- Facial sculpt: Millie
- Fashion Sewn On: No
- Fashion: Floral dress paired with yellow peep toe shoes
- Accessories: Doll, fashion, shoes, sunglasses, bracelets, purse, phone, coffee drink, Miss Honey, dog tag
Release Date: 9/30/2016 **** Caveat…don’t be fooled by the date people, it says release but in actuality, this one won’t ship until 11/11/16** Just keeping it real.
Retail: $29.95
I love the accessories this one comes with. Honey the dog is always a plus ( did you know this dog has her own Instagram account!) and the phone and iced coffee drink is adorable. It looks like this doll also has a semi ‘made to move’ body. The knees at least look that way and one would assume its so Barbie can sit very easily on the picnic blanket while she is at the park. Nice work Bill. I like this one.
The Barbie Look™ Barbie® Doll – Pool Chic
Designer: Bill Greening
Release Date: 9/30/2016
- Body Type: Articulated
- Facial sculpt: Karl
- Fashion Sewn On: No
- Fashion: Floor-length aqua blue halter dress with gold detail
- Accessories: Doll, fashion, shoes, earrings, bracelet, purse, phone, compact with pom pom, lipstick
Release Date: 9/30/2016 **** Caveat…don’t be fooled by the date people, it says release but in actuality, this one won’t ship until 11/11/16** Just keeping it real.
Retail: $29.95
Very elegant and I love the accessories again. Bill…you have this collector’s attention. I am really liking these Barbie Look collections so far.
Classic Black Dress Barbie® Doll (Brunette)
Designer: Robert Best
- Body Type: Posable Silkstone®
- Facial sculpt: Vintage Silkstone
- Fashion Sewn On: No
- Fashion: Little black dress
- Accessories: Boots
Release Date: 9/30/2016 **** Caveat…don’t be fooled by the date people, it says release but in actuality, this one won’t ship until 01/31/17** Just keeping it real.
Retail: $40.00
OK…first off I am really happy that a brunette version of the adorable blonde classic black dress silkstone will be available to collectors now. The price point is very attractive too! However, this doll is eerily similar to a couple of the convention dolls given in Europe this past year. If I were an attendee for one of these conventions and I saw this, frankly, I would be a little pissed off. Those convention dolls are supposed to be super exclusive, a perk for going to them. Now Mattel is offering up a doll so similar it’s uncomfortable. Here is the Milan convention doll…
Odd choice Mattel.
Fall Fashion Week
Milan fashion week wrapped up day before yesterday and I was inspired by the Instagram feeds. I posted a photo of an outfit I felt would have worked at Milan fashion week and brought in the colors of the season.
The next step was to find a model to put it on and shoot.
Chanel purse is DollhouseAra on Etsy . Outfit is Barbie Look Urban Jungle.
Many of you may have already figured out that I have started posting preliminary images on Instagram of upcoming outfits or behind the scene things. I am also sharing on Instagram stories. The stories will include some videos of the doll room and new diorama or display items. If you are on Instagram, come and join the fun. Follow me to see the stories.
—Rebecca
Inside the Fashion Doll Studio 