Montaigne Market Fashion Royalty Exclusive

An exclusive Fashion Royalty doll will be released and sold at Montaigne Market, based on a Jason Wu design that will be displayed as part of his Paris Fashion Week collection next month.

Priced at 150 euros (about $200), this limited edition of 300 (not 250) will be on sale around March 1.

She's wearing a sporty cream jacket with a belt, over an elegant sequined dress, and she includes tiny Montaigne Market shopping bags in addition to the Daphne clutch, one of Jason's designs. I particularly love the shoes!

Photos are property of Integrity Toys.

San Diego Comic-Con 2014 update

SDCC has updated some policies to the 2014 Comic Con, including some rather important details regarding registration on their website. Read it for all the details, but here's what I've gathered:

• If you attended last year and still have your 2013 badge, you can participate in 2014 badge preregistration. If you're eligible, you'll be notified via email 48 hours before the pre-reg starts.
• Open online registration for the general public (including professionals and guests, exhibitors, volunteers, staff, and press) will happen at a later date.
• Only single-day passes will be sold in 2014, and you can only purchase the preview night (Thursday) if you purchase Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday badges.
• When you preregister, you can register for up to three people, including yourself, as long as each person has his or her own eligible member ID.
• Prices have increased, I have heard, over last year. Thursday, Friday and Saturday are $45 for adults, Sunday is $30, and preview night is $30. (Discounts are available for juniors, seniors and military, plus kids under 12 are free with a paying adult.)

See all the info for yourself on the SDCC website.

W Club registration is open now!

Fashion Explorer Vanessa Perrin

Don't forget--Integrity Toys W Club registration is open now through January 21, 2014. This is a fantastic deal if you're a fan of IT dolls--in fact, it's starting to be one of the only ways to be able to get these dolls in a timely fashion and at retail prices, since you'll be notified of newly released dolls first as a W Club member. Follow this link for the complete registration information (it's open to all countries) and to sign up.

Benefits include:

• the opportunity to purchase several W Club exclusive dolls - two Fashion Royalty dolls, one Poppy Parker, one Victoire Roux, and one Jem & the Holomgrams doll
• exclusive member-only W club forum access
• exclusive W Club newsletter subscription
• free digital subscription to DOLLS and Haute Doll Magazine
• members only coupons to various IT dealers
• on-line events, exclusive to members
• plus additional limited right-to-buy lotteries, exclusives, and more!

Three upgrade dolls are available, and you can purchase them along with your membership, if you like--one each, and in any combination. You can read all about the options for your membership on the IT website, but the deadline for signing up is firm, so don't delay!

The Girl from I.N.T.E.G.R.I.T.Y. Poppy Parker

Countess Danielle Du Voisin™ (JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS™)

Photos are property of Integrity Toys.

Tonner Virtual Factory sale is starting now!

Wow--lots of stuff at really cheap prices from Tonner Direct. If you dare, go shop! I'm unfortunately seeing quite a few items from my own collection. Ugh.

New Wizard of Oz dolls from Tonner Doll Company

Check out the latest releases from Tonner Doll - surprise! - They use a new body type for Tonner (it's a 19" Evangeline Ghastly body with new face sculpts, which is made from hard plastic with a vinyl head, including larger hands and even more curves and articulation!). I love the outfits.

Two new dressed dolls are available. Glinda the Good Witch™ has rooted red curls, painted blue eyes with applied lashes, and check out that dress! She includes pink glitter shoes, a resin crown and wand, gauntlets, and lots, and lots, of pink tulle. Limited to 500, she retails for $249.99. She will ship on 1/17/14.

The Wicked Witch of the West also uses the new body, is limited to 500, and ships today, 1/6/14. She retails for $249.99. She uses the light green "wicked" skin tone, has brown painted eyes with applied lashes, and rooted raven hair. Her dress is black taffeta, sequin tulle, and cotton net--it's pretty cool!--and her hat is awesome, too, with chiffon draping.

I'm just noticing that stands are sold separately for $15. This might be because the dolls may be able to stand alone, but I wouldn't count on it.

If you can call them basic, two basic dolls are also available. Absolutely Wicked Witch of the West is available, limited 500, $149.99, no stand included, shipping today. She is a rather fabulous "wicked" skin tone doll with painted blue eyes, applied lashes, and raven hair. Her outfit includes a black taffeta bodysuit with a cotton net overlay, skirt, and black ribbon trim, plus tights, and black sandals. I think she is adorable.

Only a sketch is posted so far of basic Glinda, who is called Absolutely Glinda the Good Witch.  She uses the same cameo skin tone, red curls, and blue eyes as the dressed doll, and is limited to 500 for $149.99. She also appears to be in stock. She wears a pink shantung bodysuit with sheer sleeves, a butterfly decoration on the bodice, and a glitter tulle overlay, and skirt. She also includes pink tights, and pink faux leather shoes.

Castle Stroll outfit is available today for $139.99 and is limited to 200. It's actually a green satin dress with black crinkle chiffon overlay, with a matching bolero. It includes faux leather shoes as well.

Keep in mind that these new girls can wear outfits from Wilde Imagination's Evangeline Ghastly fashions--oh me, oh my!

Photos are property of Tonner Doll Company.