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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 . Winking smile

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

Posted by raberry65 | October 2, 2016 | Categories: Dania, Fashion Royalty | Tags: 1/6 couture, 1/6 dog, Barbie, doll blog, Doll Photography, fashion doll blog, Fashion doll photography, Fashion Royalty 2014, FR 2014, FR2, Gwendolyn's Treasures, Inside the fashion doll studio, ITFDS, Mattel, OOAK couture, Rare Appearance Dania Zarr, Rebecca Berry Photography | 4 Comments

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

Glam Gown Barbie® Doll

Gold Label®

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

Posted by raberry65 | October 1, 2016 | Categories: Barbie, Silkstone | Tags: Barbie, Barbie collecting, Barbie Fan Club 2016, BFC Exclusive, BFMC, BFMC 2016, doll blog, doll collecting, Doll Photography, fashion doll blog, fashion doll collecting, Fashion doll photography, Glam Gown Silkstone Barbie, Inside the fashion doll studio, ITFDS, Mattel, Mattel 2016, Rebecca Berry Photography, Robert Best, Silkstone Barbie, toy photography | 17 Comments

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

Black Label®

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

Black Label®

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)

Gold Label®

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.

Posted by raberry65 | September 30, 2016 | Categories: Barbie, Silkstone | Tags: Articulated Silkstone Barbie, Barbie, Barbie 2016, Barbie collecting, Bill Greening, Brunette Classic Black Dress Barbie, Classic Black Dress Barbie, Classic Black Dress Barbie Brunette, doll collecting, fashion doll collecting, Mattel, Mattel 2016, Park Pretty Barbie, Pool Chic Barbie, Robert Best, Silkstone Barbie, Silkstone Barbie 2016, The Barbie Look by Bill Greening, The Barbie Look Collection, The Barbie Look Park Pretty, The Barbie Look Pool Chic | 8 Comments

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

Posted by raberry65 | September 27, 2016 | Categories: Nadja, Nu.Face | Tags: 1/6 accessories, Barbie, Canon 40D, Canon macro lens 60mm f/2.8, doll blog, Doll Diorama, Doll Photography, DollhouseAra, fashion doll blog, fashion doll diorama, Fashion doll photography, Inside the fashion doll studio, Integrity Toys, ITFDS, Nuface, Out of Sight Nadja, Rebecca Berry Photography, Rement, The Barbie Look Urban Jungle, toy photography | 11 Comments

The Power of Pink Continues…

Yep…not ready to let go of the pink theme this week and I am sticking with the same designer as well. As we approach this years Integrity Toys convention, I though I would pull out one of my favorite gift dolls from last years convention…Paper Doll Poppy Parker.

From Rimdoll on Etsy

Love this Poppy and love this pink confection of a dress!

— Rebecca

Posted by raberry65 | September 23, 2016 | Categories: Poppy Parker | Tags: 1/6 couture, 1/6 fashion doll, articulated fashion doll, Canon 40D, Canon macro lens 60mm f/2.8, doll blog, doll collecting, doll couture, Doll Photography, fashion doll blog, fashion doll collecting, fashion doll couture, Fashion doll photography, Inside the fashion doll studio, ITFDS, limited edition fashion doll clothing, OOAK couture, OOAK doll couture, Paper dolls Poppy Parker, pink couture, Rebecca Berry Photography, Rimdoll | 9 Comments

The Power of Pink Rises Again

I can’t describe the power of this color in my life. It is a color that just makes me happy. I confess, if I see a dress or gown in this color, I am immediately drawn to it. I seem to fall for the pale pinks more so than the more vibrant hues but If it is pink, I’m interested. For those of you who follow my instagram feed ( and soon to add Instagram stories too!!), you will have seen that I added these babies to my shoe collection.

The color just makes me happy. So it will come as no surprise that I recently took receipt of some pink gowns. They are from a relatively new designer in the doll arena and I am pleased to be adding his pieces to my collection.

Model: 2016 NBDCC Convention Doll

Gown and earrings: Rimdoll on Etsy

Shoes: 2016 NBDCC Convention Doll

Oh the yummy pink sparklyness of this!! By the way, I completely blame Wholeeah for this gown ( follow her on Flickr or Instagram) because it was her phenomenal pictures of this dress on a Matt Sutton OOAK that got me running to buy it. This gown came with a little gift of earrings. Always a nice touch and it is well tailored and shipped very quickly. I have more of this designer’s work to show you!

** note** The sleeves are a little long on this model because this dress was made to fit the FR2 body. I just decided I wanted a Silkstone to model it first.

-Rebecca

Posted by raberry65 | September 20, 2016 | Categories: Barbie | Tags: 2016 NBDCC Convention doll, Articulated Silkstone Barbie, doll convention, Doll Photography, Etsy doll clothing, Fashion doll convention, Fashion doll photography, Inside the fashion doll studio, ITFDS, limited edition fashion doll clothing, OOAK couture, OOAK doll couture, OOAK Fashion doll clothing, pink converse hightops, Rebecca Berry Photography, Rimdoll, Robert Best, toy photography | 19 Comments

Poppy Goes to Paris–A Recap

This years theme for the Poppy Parker collection by David Buttry hit a chord with many collectors. I know it hit this collector right in the wallet. I absolutely adored it and can’t wait to see what David has in store for us Poppy collectors at the Integrity Toys convention in October. While we wait for convention, I thought it would be fun to get a group shot of the Poppys we have enjoyed so far this year. Since Poppy is in Paris, I drew inspiration from one of the most iconic Parisian fashion houses of all time…Dior.

Ma Petite Fleur Poppy Parker – WClub 2016 Registration upgrade doll

Powder Puff Poppy Parker – IT Direct Lottery doll

Paris in the Springtime Poppy Parker – 2016 Poppy Parker The Bonbon Collection

Night at the Ballet Poppy Parker – 2016 Poppy Parker The Bonbon Collection

C’est Si Bon – 2016 Poppy Parker The Bonbon Collection

Miss Amour Poppy Parker – IT Direct Lottery doll

Magnifique Poppy Parker – 2016 Poppy Parker The Bonbon Collection

Très Chic Boutique Poppy Parker – 2016 Poppy Parker The Bonbon Collection

Ooh La La Poppy Parker – WClub Exclusive doll

Bonjour Mademoiselle Poppy Parker – 2016 Poppy Parker The Bonbon Collection

-Rebecca

Posted by raberry65 | September 17, 2016 | Categories: Poppy Parker | Tags: Bonjour Mademoiselle Poppy Parker, C'est Si Bon Poppy Parker, Canon 40D, Canon 5d mark III, Canon macro lens 60mm f/2.8, David Buttry, doll blog, doll collecting, Doll Photography, fashion doll blog, fashion doll collecting, Fashion doll photography, Inside the fashion doll studio, Integrity Toys, Integrity Toys 2016, ITFDS, Ma Petite Fleur Poppy Parker, Magnifique Poppy Parker, Miss Amour Poppy Parker, Night at the Ballet Poppy Parker, Ooh La La Poppy Parker, Paris in the Springtime Poppy Parker, Poppy goes to Paris, Poppy Parker, Poppy Parker 2016, Powder Puff Poppy Parker, Rebecca Berry Photography, The Bonbon collection, Trés Chic Boutique Poppy Parker | 30 Comments

The Madrid Fashion Doll Show Convention–Day 3 The Salesroom

The last day of convention is full of lovely sales room goodies Smile But before we get into those, I wanted to show the promotional images from two of the auction items displayed last night. These items will be auctioned off on Ebay in the coming weeks. Stay tuned to Rogier’s blog for information on when those items are up and available for bidding.

Carlyle Nuera released these images on his Instagram and FB page of the glorious design he did.

And here is one for the Magia2000 auction item.

Now on to the Madrid Fashion Doll convention sales room!

Artist Creations brought some beautiful dolls.

Artist Creations

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And Magia2000 brought some stunners as well.

Magia2000

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I believe this beautiful lady went home with someone we know.

And many, many more talented people exhibited their wares

—Brani Mladanov

Amazing hats and outfits by Cisca Durieux

And so many more….

And with these final images, I pass the baton back to Rogier for Dutch Fashion Doll World. Rogier will be blogging for me in about a month as I travel to Chicago for the Integrity Toy Convention. Wishing you safe and easy travel back to your home my friend. It has been a pleasure and honor to sit in the editor chair these past few days.

-Rebecca

Posted by raberry65 | September 11, 2016 | Categories: Barbie, Convention, Madrid Fashion Doll Show Convention 2016 | Tags: Artist Creations, Barbie Convention, Carlyle Nuera, Convention, convention sales room, Créations Cotho, doll convention, Fashion doll convention, Madrid Fashion Doll Show Convention, Madrid Fashion Doll Show Convention 2016, Magia2000, Marcelo Jacob, MFDS, OOAK Barbie | Leave a comment

The Madrid Fashion Doll Show Convention–Gala Dinner continued…

I forgot to mention a few things about the centerpiece in the previous post.

The gold Indian inspired 3D frame around the doll was designed and fabricated by Rogier Corbeau of Dutch Fashion Doll World. The mandala carpet beneath the doll was made by Maria Vergara Bea. This entire centerpiece was sponsored by Douglas Martinez from the Harrisbourg doll Club. Beautiful work everyone!!!

The Gala dinner by all accounts was a glorious and fun affair.

And then it was time for the presentation of the Mattel convention doll!!

Brunette Classic Black Dress articulated Silkstone. Gorgeous!!!

Limited Edition of 221

And the convention was not done handing out the gifts! From the Madrid Fashion Doll Convention organizers:

“Bollywood nights in Madrid”

“This doll is made to celebrate our fourth convention. She has been designed and made by Mon-Lew Designs. She has a rich combination of fabrics and colors.

A special embroidery was made for her.

She is wearing all kinds of Jewelry.

In Bollywood more is the best so she has it all.

The box was designed by Brani Midlanov”

And, as extra extra bonus, a helper doll was given to some of the instrumental people who collaborated and helped bring this fabulous convention to fruition.

MUMBAI TRAVELLER

Made By Mon-Lew Designs to thank collaborators and helpers.

She is a limited edition 30 units

Tomorrow is salesroom day!! I am sure Rogier will have lots of amazing pictures for us of the bounty available at the Madrid Fashion Doll Show. Stay tuned tomorrow.

Posted by raberry65 | September 10, 2016 | Categories: Barbie, Convention, Madrid Fashion Doll Show Convention 2016 | Tags: doll convention, Fashion doll convention, Madrid Fashion Doll Show Convention, Madrid Fashion Doll Show Convention 2016, Silkstone convention doll | 2 Comments

The Madrid Fashion Doll Show Convention–Gala Dinner

After presentations were over this afternoon, there was one workshop put on by the talented member of Artist Creations Guiseppe de Bellis

Then it was time for the really big party…The Gala Dinner!!! Here are a few images from the dessert table.

The centerpiece doll

“Bolliwood Diva 2.0”

She was an originally designed by Marcelo Jacob, now redesigned by Lewis and made by Joana Costa “Squistish”

And the tables themselves incorporated many of the beautiful colors of India.

Rogier’s table gift. Wish I were at his table!!!

Gorgeous!!

There were beautiful auction items as well. Here are just a few….

Magia 2000

Here is beautiful image Magia2000 shared on their instagram

Artist Creations

Mattel done by Carlyle Nuera

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So, Gala dinner is happening right now. We should have images of convention doll very soon. As I write this, Rogier is sending me videos of some major dancing going on…Bollywood style. LOVE. What a fantastic party!!

-Rebecca

Posted by raberry65 | September 10, 2016 | Categories: Barbie, Convention, Madrid Fashion Doll Show Convention 2016 | Tags: Artist Creations OOAK Barbie, Barbie, Carlyle Nuera, doll convention, Fashion doll convention, Madrid Fashion Doll Show Convention, Madrid Fashion Doll Show Convention 2016, Magia 2000, OOAK Barbie | Leave a comment

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