Integrity Toys 2012 release: Poppy Parker

For the main part of 2012 Poppy Parker collection (remember that Poppy also made her appearance at IDEX this year alongside Chip and Darla and Sabrina?) the company chose to continue with her trip to England - where she went with Darla to work and is chaperoned by Chip and his family. SO the mood is Mod - 60's swinging London, inspirations from Mary Quant, mods, Vidal Sassoon etc. All dolls have applied eyelashes this time (instead of painted ones) at the upper lid.



Item #PP036 Sunshine Games Poppy Parker™ Dressed Doll Suggested Retail Price: $79.00 US Limited Edition Size: 500 Dolls Worldwide Estimated Delivery date: Mid July 2012

The latina skin-tone is what makes this one pop out, along with her lovely make up colours. The outfit is a striped bathing suit in hot pink and lime green. A pink and white hat, white sandals, white hoop earrings, matching sunglasses and a pink and white tote bag finish off her accessories. Lovely brunette hair in pigtails! I like her a lot but I had to pick only two Poppys (having already one coming from the Chip/Poppy gift-set from IDEX). So not now.





Item #PP037 She's Not There Poppy Parker™ Dressed Doll Suggested Retail Price: $99.00 US Limited Edition Size: 600 Dolls Worldwide Estimated Delivery date: Mid June 2012


If this is not Twiggy I will eat my hat! Those eyes! That hair! The outfit! The earrings! The boots! Poppy is wearing a black and white mini dress, red fishnet stockings, and a white and black coat with matching hood. She comes with a pair of regular hands and another pair of painted glove hands. She has a white bag trimmed in black and matching peep-toe boots. Her amazing earrings are striped white baubles hanging from her ears. Red huge sunglasses (like W Club Poppy's from last year) complete the look. This is my favourite from the whole collection! 






Item #PP038 Day Tripper Poppy Parker™ Dressed Doll Suggested Retail Price: $99.00 US Limited Edition Size: 500 Dolls Worldwide Estimated Delivery date: Mid July 2012 

Freckles! First time ever on a Poppy! Her fashion consists of a blue mini dress with canary yellow accents and fake pockets, a yellow coat and hat, and matching yellow go-go boots. A blue train case and blue stud earrings complete her look. Too much yellow for my taste.






Item #PP039 The Happening Poppy Parker™ Dressed Doll Suggested Retail Price: $89.00 US Limited Edition Size: 600 Dolls Worldwide Estimated Delivery date: Mid July 2012 

When I saw this one I though: "Meghan Draper"! She reminds me so much of Jessica Pare in Mad Men! She wears a splashy silver sequin mini dress, metallic fishnets and silver sling-back bow shoes. Her hair is pulled up in a very  long raven ponytail. Incredibly beautiful drop earrings and a silver clutch complete the look. Yes, she has purple eyes. I can just imagine her doing the Zoo Bisou Bisou number! She's my second pick from this collection.






Item #PP040 Colour My World Darla Daley™ Dressed Doll Suggested Retail Price: $99.00 US Limited Edition Size: 400 Dolls Worldwide Estimated Delivery date: Mid June 2012 

Of course her best friend would not be missing! Darla is wearing a copy of the famous Mondrian dress of YSL (so much for the street inspiration the IT designers said they had) but it is a pale imitation - the colours are not as vibrant and it looks flat on the doll (maybe the photos are over exposed). Her shoes are black and white heels, she has a matching bag and a blue hat. And to think she looks her best yet in this incarnation. Poor girl. If the dress was better, this would have been my first Darla. Maybe when I see real life pics... who knows?






Item #PP041 Bus Stop Darla Daley™ Dressed Doll Suggested Retail Price: $89.00 US Limited Edition Size: 400 Dolls Worldwide Estimated Delivery date: Mid July 2012 

The second Darla doll is wearing something that Twiggy was sporting in a photo session back in the 60s: a striped jersey dress with white details, paired with a white straw hat with a black band, black and white shoes, and white fishnets. Orange handbag to die for. Her hair is red and she has a spit curl which is a great addition to her looks. She comes with a set of regular hands and one set of painted glove hands.






Is this the inspiration?

Item #PP042 My Generation Chip Farnsworth III™ Dressed Doll Suggested Retail Price: $99.00 US Limited Edition Size: 450 Dolls Worldwide Estimated Delivery date: Mid July 2012 

This version of Chip, although gorgeously outfitted, does nothing for me. Chip Farnsworth III is not a mod guy, he's an american heir, his get up should be a bit more conservative. So no-no this time. Chip wears black and white houndstooth trousers, black turtleneck, black pea-coat, a matching black cap and black Chelsea boots. He looks just like that Pan Am captain, Dean Lowery, played by Mike Vogel.





**Please note that the photos are of a prototype doll and subject to changes and modifications. **All text and information contained herein is copyrighted Integrity Toys, Inc. and Intercap Merchant Partners, LLC 2012 and may not be reprinted or disseminated without express written permission.**Please note that the scooter shown in one of the presentation photos is not available through Integrity Toys. 

Integrity Toys 2012 release: Back To Brooklyn - The Dynamite Girls


Last Saturday Integrity Toys held their on-line event, exclusive to W Club members, for unveiling their 2012 mainline collections. Marketing Director Alain Tremblay started the presentation and introduced their PR director, Carol Roth (who is so bubbly she indeed had to become a doll!). She in turn introduced the designer David Buttry to present the first collection - The Dynamite Girls. The 2012 DG collection is called Back To Brooklyn and features looks inspired by youthful Brooklyn street fashion. A mix of old school prep, vintage hues, textures and patterns are the trademark for this style. Very hipster! All dolls are expected at the end of May. 


Item #66079 Jasper™ Suggested Retail Price: $65.00 US Limited Edition Size: 450 Dolls Worldwide
Jasper is the most popular girl in this collection, she reminds me so much of Japanese fashion dolls like Momoko. She wears a brown lace baby doll dress with black and white pleated accents, black lace tights, brown leather boots (a first for DG, up to now it was only plastic for the girls), a multi-strand silver chain necklace, and a charcoal grey knit sock cap to finish off her look. Her bag looks like it could hold an iPad. Cute but not my style.




Item #66080 Neve™ Suggested Retail Price: $65.00 US Limited Edition Size: 450 Dolls Worldwide 
Neve is the second of the team, dressed in a gold and grey striped jersey pullover, aqua blue shirt, pink neck-tie, jeans with cargo pockets and grey boots with a silver buckle. The silver hoop earrings and the silver bangle bracelet are the finishing touches. I do not like cargo pants in real life (one of the most disfiguring clothing items ever released) and they do not look better on dolls. Her legs look like sausages.




Item #66081 Gavin™ Suggested Retail Price: $65.00 US Limited Edition Size: 450 Dolls Worldwide 
Gavin is wearing a 70s college prep style pant-suit, with belted, high waist corduroy jeans, a vest, a salmon shirt under it and a pumpkin fitted blazer with a lovely green trim. A pair of tan boots complete the retro look.  She is like a young Annie Hall but the hair ruin the look - more Charlie's Angels then Brooklyn hipster.




Item # 66082 Auden™ Suggested Retail Price: $65.00 US Limited Edition Size: 450 Dolls Worldwide 
Auden was the mega hit of the DG collection last year and this year's version was a disappointment for many. He's supposedly a hairdresser so he coloured his hair a carrot red, which looks nice, but his haircut is a bit overwhelming. He sports a vintage jean jacket, brown tweed pants, plaid vest, short-sleeved light blue shirt, neck-tie, and light blue and tan shoes. His clothes look great and would make a lovely addition to any FR Homme guy's wardrobe, although his pants do look a bit shapeless. Where can I find a vest like that for me?




Item #66083 Remi™ Suggested Retail Price: $65.00 US Limited Edition Size: 450 Dolls Worldwide 
Remi is for me the best doll in this collection and the only one I would like to have. Look at this outfit! I would dress like that anytime! He wears mustard colored skinny jeans, a blue chambray shirt (incredibly scaled pattern), a brown graphic t-shirt over it and soft greenish-grey "leather" jacket. The green shoes and a plaid newsboy cap top off his ensemble. I think this one is the hit of 2012 for DG. And I must add that although the girls are too cartoon-y for me, the boys more than make up for it.





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Tonner Spring 2012 Mainline release: DeAnna Denton & Peggy Harcourt

Third and final part of my presentation of the Tonner mainline Spring 2012 collection: the DeeAnna Denton line. Inspired by the romantic and glamorous world of vintage illustration art, the DeeAnna Denton™ Collection hearkens back to the vavavoom era of style. She does remind me of Joan from Mad Men, how she would have been in her younger years. DeeAnna also has a friend called Peggy Harcourt (whose sculpt I love more) and they both come with the curvaceous body.


Let's start with the basics: the DeeAnna Denton wigged basic doll has blue painted eyes with applied eyelashes and a removable auburn wig. She has the Tyler skin tone. Her outfit: a navy swimsuit with white trim and navy plastic molded sandals. LE 500.



Of course there's a basic Peggy Harcourt wigged doll as well! She too has blue painted eyes with applied eyelashes and a removable platinum wig. She has the Tyler skin tone woo. Her outfit is a black body suit with a black satin half slip and black plastic molded sandals. LE 500. I want her! She looks like a mix of Marilyn Monroe and Rita Heyworth!



Now the dressed dolls: I love DeeAnna dressed doll has blue painted eyes with applied eyelashes and  rooted platinum curly hair. She wears a pale lilac "dotted swiss" dress with white lace trim over a white net crinoline and sheer pantyhose with attached panties. Accessories include a faux pearl necklace,  faux pearl earrings, sheer white short gloves with lace trim and a pair of  lilac and white strappy high heel sandals. No bag, which looks weird with 50s outfits. LE 300.


The second dressed doll is called Lunch On Park. Here DeeAnna has brown painted eyes with applied eyelashes and rooted copper hair with side-swept bangs (they do not look promising). She wears a black twill suit jacket with light brown faux fur trim, golden buttons and a mauve satin ribbon. The suit has a black twill pencil skirt. Her accessories are AB rhinestone earrings, AB rhinestone bracelet, a black twill hat with light brown faux fur trim, mauve elbow length gloves, sheer pantyhose and a pair of mauve faux leather high heel pumps.Wonder why they do not include a bag. LE 300.


The outfits are even better: First one is DeeAnna's New Look outfit. A one piece dress with black taffeta bodice and net skirt with glitter firework pattern. It fastens with a black taffeta belt with rhinestone buckle. There are matching rhinestone earrings and black satin sling back, peep toe shoes. A bag is sorely missed. LE 200. The outfit looks great though.


Next up is the Red Hot DeeAnna outfit. A va-va-voom sexy red matte taffeta fitted dress with portrait neckline and three quarter sleeves, it comes accessorized with leopard print gloves and a leopard print wrap.  Red, black and gold bead earrings and a matching necklace are included. Final touch: the leopard print high heel pumps. Again no bag. LE 200.



The third outfit is called Banker's Ball. This is an ivory tissue taffeta and net waltz length gown with embroidery trim and a white net crinoline. It has a flower detail on the shoulder, like a corsage. Included are black gloves, a faux pearl bracelet and black faux leather peep toe shoes. Not even a clutch here.LE 200.


Fourth and final outfit is called On The Rocks. It includes a fuchsia tissue taffeta fitted, sleeveless jumpsuit worn with a printed leopard hostess coat with a big white organza ruffled collar and cuffs. It comes with fuchsia satin peep toe mules. Not very classy. LE 200.


Oh here's the bag! The Glamour Set Accessory is sold separately from the fashions and included a lamé scarf, a faux leather brown handbag with golden trim (which does not match any of the outfits), a pair of pink sunglasses (which would look good only with the last outfit and maybe on a younger gal) and a  pack of faux gum. I would have ditched the gum and included a long cigarette holder with a cigarette attached to it. The line also has two lovely wigs: the Suzanne which is a red/brown wig (Suzanne Hayward comes to mind), and the Bettie which is a raven wig with bangs (Bettie Page indeed).




Overall the line looks good although the omission of a bag with every outfit is a serious mistake. I would love to have the Peggy Harcourt basic doll, the New Look outfit and the two wigs. Wonder if this body fits the Marilyn Monroe and Elisabeth Taylor outfits from Franklin Mint.

Tonner Spring 2012 Mainline release: Cami, Jon & Antoinette

Continiouing the Tonner new collection presentation, this post features the Cami & Jon line as well as their more high fashion sister, Antoinette, with whom they share the same body. The Cami & Jon dolls are more hip and youth oriented. 


First up are the basics: the Cami basic doll with the Cami head sculpt (much too doll-like for my taste) and Antoinette™ body in the cameo skin tone with inset blue eyes (another pet peeve of mine). She has a medium brown center part removable saran wig. She comes with a 2-piece cotton jersey bra and panties set with lace trim. LE 600. Her friend Jon basic doll has the Jac #2 head sculpt and the Antoinette™ body with the honey skin tone. She has inset blue eyes and sports a raven centre part removable saran wig. She wears a 2-piece cotton jersey bra and panties set with lace trim. LE 400.

 

 

We all know Robert Tonner loves Steam-punk (check out the video of those steam-punk dolls here) so it was only a matter of time to translate that to the fashion line: Steam Funk Cami is a dressed doll with the Lily skin tone and a medium brown centre part saran removable wig with bangs, sporting green inset eyes. Her faux leather dress has faux gold stud details and she even has an eye patch! The outfit is completed with a faux leather belt, a pair of  matching gauntlets, pantyhose with attached panties and dark brown faux suede back zip boots. LE 300. If it used red and black velvet and had a nice metal corset attached I would be in line to get her. Her belt looks a bit too big (the scale of the holes might be the problem).



Now lets get back to proper fashion: The Soho Sheer Dressed doll has the Cami head sculpt and the cameo skin tone. She has rooted curled golden pale blonde saran hair with centre part and grey/blue painted eyes. A proper angel! She wears a silver lamé mini slip dress under a chiffon tank dress - I hope it shows more in real life! To complete her look, she sports some sheer pantyhose , a multi strand chain and bead necklace, matching beaded bracelet and golden faux leather strappy boots with back zip. LE 300. Gorgeous doll.


Next up is the Skyline Dressed doll. Again it's Cami, this time with rooted dark brown saran hair, crimped and pulled up at the sides. She has green painted eyes (so much better than inset ones). Her outfit consists of a deep red sleeveless dress with a cowl neckline under a black crepe unlined coat with button lapel details (finally some sorely missed army inspiration). She sports sheer pantyhose with attached panties, a pair of black beaded earrings and black faux leather side zip boots. LE 300.


Of course there is a Jac dressed doll! And she's called All Business. She has rooted dark brown straight hair  pulled back in a ponytail and brown painted eyes. She wears an off-white silky tank dress under a grey/silver slip over dress with  a ruffled hem. Over all this she has a lined, printed brocade coat. Completing the look is sheer pantyhose with attached panties, a bead and chain multi strand necklace, matching beaded earrings and a pair of beaded black faux leather strappy sandals. LE 300.



Some outfits are included in the line as well. Most impressive is the Deep Pink Dream outfit. It is a deep pink (duh) satin and chiffon fishtail gown with nice draping details. It comes with a pair of black lace gauntlets, black rhinestone earrings and deep pink satin pumps. LE 300.


The New York Jet outfit is a black taffeta cocktail dress accessorized with a black rhinestone necklace, matching black rhinestone bracelet and black faux leather strappy heels with organza trim. It comes with a black short saran wig with bangs which adds to the New York style. LE 300. The centre draping is not my favourite as it always reminds me of those bordello-style curtains. Maybe it would look better in chiffon with a much smaller drape.


Little Red Riding Hood is in the house (I can see Ruby from Once Upon A Time wearing this)! The Dynamic Red outfit is a red knit fit and flare sleeveless dress with black shoulder straps under a red knit cropped duffle jacket. Of course there is the red knit hood with shiny faux leather trim. It comes with seriously glam black stretch over the knee boots. LE 300.



Antoinette is the haute couture "big sister" to Cami & Jon. She has always intricately made fashions and more outré make up and hair than her younger peers. Let's see what the line has this year.


First is a line-up of three basics: the Antoinette basic (Blonde, Brunette or Redhead) has the cameo skin tone and painted light brown (Blonde) /blue (Brunette) /Grey (Redhead) eyes. The dolls have side part rooted saran wheat blonde - mink - copper brown hair (respectively). They all wear a pale pink side ruffle cotton knit camisole and pale pink cotton knit panty. LE 500.


This time there is only one dressed doll: Flourish has brown painted eyes and rooted saran golden blonde up-do. She wears a frothy pink-on-pink striped chiffon gown with a front beaded belt. The look is topped off with a pink flower petal hat. She has pink faux gem earrings, sheer pantyhose with attached panties and a pair of pink faux leather strappy sandals. LE 300.


The Desire outfit consists of a black bustier with attached sleeves and multiple mixed trims and a black, side slit multi-fabric ruffled skirt with train. It comes complete with black fishnet stockings, a ribbon choker, a tiny beaded cocktail hat, a pair of black lace gauntlets and black lace trimmed short boots. LE 150. She reminds me of my favourite Tonner doll, Ghost of Christmas Future.


The second outfit is literally Sparkling: a silver satin trapeze jacket with 3/4 sleeves and rhinestone buttons over a silver stretch strapless fitted dress. The accessories include a silver bead choker necklace, matching silver earrings, a pair of silver stretch gloves and silver strappy sandals. LE 300. I find the jacket too puffy and the dress a bit boring. The chunky necklace with the jacket stand up collar will not look that good.



Last, but not least, is the Winterberry outfit. Finally a suit! The ox-blood red wool jersey suit has a slim skirt and a faux leather belt with golden buckle.Accessories include a pair of golden earrings, ox-blood tights and matching satin short boots. There is also (surprise!) a bag! Topping it off: an ox-blood red hat. LE 300.


From the Cami line my pick is Soho Sheer. From Antoinette I would love the Desire dress without the puffy sleeves but only with the doll that models it, she looks gorgeous.

Tonner Dolls Spring 2012 mainline collection release: Precarious


On the 21st of March, the Tonner 2012 Mainline collection was release to the public. I think it is one of the strongest Tonner showings in ages (for fashion dolls) even though it does not include a single Tyler or Sydney to be seen! This first part is dedicated to their new fashion line, the very avant-garde fashion collection named Precarious™ .


Firs up is the Party Girl dressed doll. This is one of the most beautiful dressed dolls from Tonner in recent years. The face is the new Precarious™ head sculpt - all the dolls in this line have it. It is not a great sculpt, suffering from the classic Tonner problem: too wide. Their best sculpts usually are the narrow ones (like the old Daphne). I feel this line would have been perfect if it had such a sculpt to show. Her body is the Antoinette™ body, with the cameo skin tone. Her eyes are painted silver-blue and have applied eyelashes (another thing I love here - most Tonner dolls miss eyelashes sorely) They do look a it off though, I hope the production dolls have better lashes. Her hair is platinum rooted saran hair, pulled back in a high ponytail, secured with a loop of braided dark hair. And the fashion? Exquisite! A beaded neck brocade gown with eyelash chiffon skirt over silver stretch tights. I love this, very McQueen. She wears a crystal and pearl bracelet and silver faux leather platform shoes. A pair of earrings would have been nice. LE 300 dolls.




Next up is the Scandal Dressed doll, another favourite of mine. Again sporting the Precarious™ head sculpt and Antoinette™ body with cameo skin tone. Her eyes are painted light brown with applied eyelashes and she has black rooted saran hair piled up high on her head. She is wearing a black glitter/sparkle peplum jacket (all the rage this spring, structured like this or more flou) with beaded neck and cuffs and a sheer embroidered skirt with sequins. Her accessories are black and silver beaded earrings, rhinestone sewn on brooches, black sheer pantyhose and a pair of black sparkle heel-less shoes Lady Gaga would love. LE 300 dolls.





The Intriguing Dressed doll is the most outrageous of them all. Same Precarious™ head sculpt and Antoinette™ body nt the cameo skin tone. Her blue painted eyes with applied eyelashes match her eccentric Peacock blue rooted saran hair that look like a maharajah's turban with the jewel at the front. She is dressed in a sleeveless blue and gold lace full body cat suit under a blue rose embroidered net cape made of tulle. She sports a satin tie belt, blue crystal and gold earrings, a matching blue crystal and gold ring, beaded crystal and gold necklace and matching bracelet. Her blue suede shoes are heel-less pumps. She's amazing. If the coat was not tulle (but organza or chiffon) and she had another face I would get her in an instant. LE 300.




There is a basic doll included in the line, called Simply Precarious. She has of course the Precarious™ head sculpt with the Antoinette™ body in the cameo skin tone, painted blue eyes with applied eyelashes and black and white up-do saran wig - so no rooted hair here. She comes also with a  Real Red saran wig with long red hair and bangs, so two wigs included for this doll - instant look change! She is wearing a white lace front sleeveless top with pale pink bow over black tights and black platform wedge sandals. LE 500




Luckily there are some outfits to put on the basic doll as well: first up is the Swing Time outfit. Obviously it will also fit dolls as Cami & Jon™, Antoinette™ and of course the Precarious™ line it belongs to. It consists of a flame red jersey dress, a matching flame red sculpted hat, black tights and black strappy platform sandals. So very 80s in a 2012 way. I love the shoulder detail. LE 300


Second in line is the Decadence outfit. It is a painted cotton canvas dress with an attached lamé halter detail and the skirt is slit at the front. It fastens with a beige pink lamé belt with a rhinestone buckle. There are rhinestone earrings, painted cotton canvas gauntlets, beige pink sparkle tights and a pair of beige pink faux leather strappy platform shoes. Looks late 60s/early 70s but for the waist. I wonder how the gloves will stay put this way. LE 300. 


Last but not least is the best one: the Anything Goes outfit. only. Over a black jersey tank bodysuit and a pair of black faux leather "jeans" comes an incredible black burnout velvet cape with detachable crinkle yarn hood. I wish the whole cape was crinkle yarn, it would be perfection! There is a tie-on rhinestone necklace, a  jet bead belt, a pair of black gloves and black on black brocade zip boots. LE 300.



I think this is a great looking line with much potential. It is more focused fashion-wise then the rest of the fashion lines, as it has a more coherent look and feel. Hope to see more in the future.