Saturday, April 13, 2013

2013 Barbie Cocktail Ensemble Silkstone Video and Review


Just receiving my 2013 Barbie Cocktail Ensemble Silkstone.
The piece is just as wonderful in real life as she is in the promo pictures!
She is a classic screening with a simple and elegant presentation.
Glamorous, feminine and classy.
Very much a Barbie production.
Robert Best has done a phenomenal job with this new crop of ladies.
The only flaw is:
When you debox doll her cape will need steaming or ironing because of being tied to box.
Once you do this she opens up and looks just as she does in the promo pics!
So if you decide to iron or steam be very cautious.
I ironed outfit by sandwiching between a thick folded cotton towel!

Can't wait to see more from Robert!


                                             

 


Saturday, April 6, 2013

Out Sass Vanessa is FREE!!


The Hostage situation is OVER!
Out Sass Vanessa has been freed from U.S. Customs!
Originally slated to arrive at the Integrity Toy's warehouse on March 20th Vanessa and the new crop of London Calling Dynamite Girls have bee held up in U.S. Customs for two weeks!

She finally arrived today and she is thrilling!




Orders were taken in fourth quarter of 2012 (technically she is a 2012 WClub exclusive doll) for this divine incarnation of Vanessa Perrin. She was made to order.
This means Integrity offers exclusive club dolls to members and only produces the number ordered.
Word is there are about 875 of these produced
Designer Vangnh Sawyer is Fantastic when he's on point!
This time he brought it to the runway and served the children fish on fire on a silver platter!




Monday, April 1, 2013

2013 Integrity Spring 2013 Line Part 2

 

 On Saturday March 30, 2013 Part 2 of Integrity Toys Spring line was unveiled and the crowd seemed to be a bit more enthused by this showing than the last!
Why??
Because David Buttry finally unveiled his 2013 Poppy Parker line!
This year its called "Poppy Parker at the 1965 Worlds Fair"
David claims the line was inspired by art work from the 1965 Worlds Fair.
He's not fooling anybody....This line says Mr Buttry LIVES for the Its A Small World Ride at
Walt Disney World and he wore his work pad out on that ride HUNTY!
As word goes this line was the first to sell out in just a few hours after the show.
Here are the highlights of the line:







Item #PP048



Irresistible in India
Poppy Parker™ Dressed Doll
Limited Edition of 750 Dolls
Suggested Retail Price: $89.00 US 
Estimated Shipping Date: June 2013
 
 

Item #PP050



Sweet in Switzerland
Poppy Parker™ Dressed Doll
Limited Edition of 750 Dolls
Suggested Retail Price: $89.00 US 
Estimated Shipping Date: June 2013
 
 

Item #PP051



Pretty in Polynesia
Poppy Parker™ Dressed Doll
Limited Edition of 750 Dolls
Suggested Retail Price: $89.00 US
Estimated Shipping Date: June 2013 

 
 
Item #PP052



Joyful in Japan
Poppy Parker™ Dressed Doll
Limited Edition of 750 Dolls
Suggested Retail Price: $89.00 US 
Estimated Shipping Date: June 2013



UP NEXT
To my surprise The Misfits!
Both me and my wallet hoped they were going to wait till next year to unveil the Misfits but Alas, they did not.
I had planned to skip the Holograms and only purchase The Misfits, so I was in regardless.
I remember not even being interested in the original Holograms when I was young and NEVER being able to find Roxy and Stormer so this line completes me!

As for the dolls.
The outfits seem to fit much better than the Holograms' outfits.
Face screening is also a step above.
They are really fantastic!
My only gripe is the face molds should have had more mischievous grins like the original line.
However, Vaughn said Hasbro OK'd the line so if it's fine with Hasbro then its fine with me!








Item #14031
Phyllis "PIZZAZZ" Gabor™
The JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS™ Collection
Limited Edition of 1200 Dolls Only
Suggested Retail Price: $119.00 US 
Estimated Ship Date: May 2013








Item #14032
Roxanne "ROXY" Pelligrini™
The JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS™ Collection
Limited Edition of 1200 Dolls Only
Suggested Retail Price: $119.00 US 
Estimated Ship Date: May 2013








Item #14033
Mary "STORMER" Phillips™
The JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS™ Collection
Limited Edition of 1200 Dolls Only
Suggested Retail Price: $119.00 US 
Estimated Ship Date: May 2013







The third line was the crown jewel in the Integrity Toys stable: Fashion Royalty
Before the line was revealed the lead designer trumpeted: "Surprises".........
We still cant figure out what the surprises were.
It wasn't furniture or a new character....

Was it the almost 18% price increase?

Maybe it was Jordan!?
Jordan seems to be the HIT of the line (aside from the WClub Event Doll below)
and the FIRST Must Have Jordan EVER!
Even tough some people expressed dislike in the hair color, Jordan seems to be the over all HIT of the line:



Item #91315



Splendid
Jordan™ Dressed Doll
The Fashion Royalty® Collection
Suggested Retail Price: $130.00 US 
Limited Edition Size: 400 
Estimated Ship Date: Late June / Early July 2013




The rest of the collection seemed to fall flat due to poor promo dolls and promo pics. Bad lighting and wonky eyes may have quelled interest.





Item #91317
Ambitious
Kesenia™ Dressed Doll
The Fashion Royalty® Collection
Suggested Retail Price: $130.00 US
Limited Edition Size: 700  
Estimated Ship Date: Late June / Early July 2013







Item #91316
Captivating
Anja™ Dressed Doll
The Fashion Royalty® Collection
Suggested Retail Price: $130.00 US   
Limited Edition Size: 800
Estimated Ship Date: Late June / Early July 2013






Item #91318
Polished
Korinne™ Dressed Doll
The Fashion Royalty® Collection
Suggested Retail Price: $130.00 US
Limited Edition Size: 700
Estimated Ship Date: Late June / Early July 2013

Integrity dolls ALWAYS look better than their promo pics!
I think once the dolls are shipped and live pictures are seen Korinne will be a hit as well!
Close up pics showed her with a clumsy screening that will be improved in production.

The SHOW STOPPER

The show stopper of the event was the second Dania Zarr!
(The first one can bee seen on other blogs and flickr)
This was the WClub member exclusive doll available ONLY to WClub members with a production number made to order.





Item #91319
Irresistible
Dania Zarr™ Dressed Doll
The Fashion Royalty® Collection
2013 W Club Online Event Doll
Suggested Retail Price: $130.00 US
Limited Edition Size: TBA
Estimated Ship Date: Mid to Late Summer 2013

A few people had issues with the outfit. I can admit the style may be a little dated.
Unlike the rest of the collection she is a dazzling and interesting piece with many different possibilities that rises above the ensemble.

Remember this is NOT the complete list ONLY the highlights!

Surely a complete list can be found on Shug's Blog or inside The Fashion Doll Studio.
If you are still undecided about your selections you may be out of luck for the Poppies but excluding Jordan there should be plenty of Fashion Royalty dolls available.
The Misfits were also produced in high numbers and should be found at numerous dealers!
GOOD LUCK!