The second collection unveiled on Saturday was a three doll Fashion Royalty Collection designed again by Jessy Ayala. The collection is inspired by various things: Thierry Mugler’s robotic body armour outfits, Daphne Guinness, Dior, the artist Fecal Matter, Balenciaga, Tom Ford and Alexander McQueen. Lots of influences, combined in various ways, with an almost impeccable result. They fit great with the Anika Luxottica Dasha from the IFDC 2016 convention. If the dolls were more, I’d have a serious budget problem. And contrary to the NuFace collection before it, this one is justifying the prices attached to the dolls. Two of them are available through IT dealers (Vanessa and Adéle), one is the event doll, available only to W Club members for preorder (Dania). I love this collection so much, I got them all!
Item # 91464
Retro Dimensional
Vanessa Perrin® Dressed Doll
The Fashion Royalty® Collection: RETROFUTURE
Expected Ship Date: Late-Spring/Early Summer 2020
Suggested Retail Pricing: $160.00
*ONLY AVAILABLE VIA IT DEALERS*
Edition Size: 1000
Head Sculpt: Vanessa 1.0
Body Type: FR 6.0
Foot Sculpt: High-heeled Foot
Skin Tone: Hungarian
Hair Color: Chocolate Brown
Eyelashes: Yes, Hand-applied
Quickswitch: No
Included:
12.5" fully articulated doll with rooted hair and hand-applied eyelashes;
Intricately engineered, high-gloss red patent "leather" cocktail dress with decorative grommet detailing at the hem and dramatic, oversized, detachable bow at the back, cinched at the waist by a perfectly matched belt;
Chrome plated, full-metal, die-cast robotized armor coverings;
Pair of robotized gloved hands;
Pair of regular flesh toned hands;
Fiber optics inspired chrome metal magnetized choker necklace;
Chrome finish earrings with cloisonné highlights;
Oversized, chrome finish duo-toned sunglasses;
Flamboyant red patent "leather" shoes with chrome spiked heels;
Metallic red, embossed clutch purse;
Stand;
Certificate of authenticity.
What an amazing Vanessa is this? The doll, using the 1.0 sculpt, immediately reminded me of AFL Vanessa. The Hungarian skintone is a first for this sculpt I think. It goes well with her make up as well as the colour of her outfit. And what an outfit! The dress is the one made and worn by the artist Fecal Matter, who in turn was inspired by Marilyn Monroe’s Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friends dress. Only now it is red and has grommets as decoration, which I remember seeing on old and newer Versace outfits. Remember that the bow is detachable. And with Marilyn and retrofuturism combined, you can’t not mention the work of Japanese artist Hajime Sorayama, with his sexy robotic pin ups. The thunderbolt pumps are very Thierry Mugler, as are the metallic hands and arm bands. The sunglasses remind me of vintage Alain Mikli styles. Good thing that she has three pairs of hands: regular, holding and robotic. I added a slideshow below, to help you see the various influences.
Item # 91463
Neo Look
Adèle Makéda® Dressed Doll
The Fashion Royalty® Collection: RETROFUTURE
Expected Ship Date: Late-Spring/Early Summer 2020
Suggested Retail Pricing: $160.00
*ONLY AVAILABLE VIA IT DEALERS*
Edition Size: 900
Head Sculpt: Adèle 2.0
Body Type: FR 6.0
Foot Sculpt: High-heeled Foot
Skin Tone: Nubian
Hair Color: Dark Brunette
Eyelashes: Yes, Hand-applied
Quickswitch: No
Included:
12.5" fully articulated doll with rooted hair and hand-applied eyelashes;
Soft, romantic, yet fashion forward two-piece ensemble composed of a multi-layered tulle skirt and futuristic inspired, elaborately constructed jacket;
Show-stopping, techno embossed chrome finish pleather saddle clutch purse;
Fiber-optic themed chrome plated jewelry set composed of a magnetized choker necklace, earrings and ring;
Pair of robotized gloved hands;
Robotized finger ring attachments;
High-chrome finish sunglasses;
Pair of alternate, flesh-toned hands;
See-through vinyl and chrome finish high-heeled shoes;
Stand;
Certificate of authenticity.
A gorgeous Adéle is the second doll in this collection and is one of the best Adéle dolls ever released. Nubian skintone? Check. Beautiful make up? Check. Great hairstyle? Check. Amazing outfit? Check. Brilliant accessories? Check. She could be a Christian Dior modelfrom the John Galliano era, with that modernised Bar Suit silhouette. And, not that Jessy could have had an advanced look at the new Ivy Park collection that Beyoncé is dropping next January, but the jacket could easily have been part of it, from what I have seen in the photos of her in the January 2020 Elle magazine. The bag is the metallic version of the Dior Saddle bag that designer Kim Jones debuted on the Pre-Fall 2019 Men collection, in collaboration with - guess who? - Hajime Sorayama! Pity this bag is not metallic; its real life counterpart was and cost a breathtaking $35,000! There are only ten of them in the world, one being owned by KKW. Jones has been obsessed with Sorayama’s work for years and he had him do a special installation of his robotic woman statue for the show. The metallic hands are again Mugler. I made a slideshow with all the references, check it out below.
Item # 91462
Mothership
Dania Zarr™ Dressed Doll
The Fashion Royalty® Collection: RETROFUTURE
Expected Ship Date: Late-Spring/Early Summer 2020
Retail Pricing: $175.00
*ONLY AVAILABLE VIA IT DIRECT FOR W CLUB MEMBERS*
Edition Size: TBA
Head Sculpt: Dania
Body Type: FR 6.0
Foot Sculpt: High-heeled Foot
Skin Tone: FR White
Hair Color: Platinum Blonde With Black Streak
Eyelashes: Yes, Hand-applied
Quickswitch: No
Included:
12.5" fully articulated doll with rooted hair and hand-applied eyelashes;
Dazzling chrome plated, magnetized two-piece bustier with "diamond" detailing;
Extravagant, intergalactic inspired, floor-length ruffled overcoat;
Intricately engineered thigh-high chrome finish gladiator boots;
Chrome finish gauntlets and robotized gloved hands;
Fitted, magnetized chrome finish neck piece;
Futuristic chrome plated earrings;
Newly designed mirror-chrome finish sunglasses ;
Alternate pair flesh-toned hands;
Stand;
Certificate of authenticity.
The pièce de résistance of this collection (and the whole week in general) is Mothership Dania Zarr. She is incredible. Inspired by the Alexander McQueen friend and muse, Daphne Guinness, the Mugler robotic bodysuits and a Balenciaga coat, the doll stands out from the rest. I love the Daphne Guiness inspiration, she is one of my favourite fashion people and I love the idea of having a doll inspired by her. She has been photographed wearing lots of incredible McQueen originals by the greatest photographers. Her trademark streaked hair are like the ones Dania is sporting. The outfit is based on the Mugler robotic outfits, taking elements from all of them - he has done quite a few, with the most famous being the one worn by model Emma Sjöberg both on Mugler’s catwalk and in the George Michael videoclip Too Funky (watch it below). And the bodice and arm covers are made of metal. The coat is inspired by Balenciaga (Jessy mentioned it in a video accompanying the email presentation). Cristobal Balenciaga had designed a short coat in this style, which Nicholas Ghesquière redid for the storied house into a dress, many years later. The belt is from the Christian Dior Resort 2019 Collection by Maria Grazia Chiuri. The boots are surprisingly not Mugler but Tom Ford Spring 2013. And the sunglasses are from Alexander McQueen by Sarah Burton Fall 2012 RTW collection, bringing it full circle back to Daphne Guinness. A tour de force. If you’re not a W Club member, you will have to wait till next year to get it on the secondary market. The price is higher than the other two dolls but she fully justifies it. There’s the slideshow with the references below.
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