Integrity Toys Gloss convention

Conventioneers were welcomed with the official welcome doll Gloss, an ITBE exclusive doll. I believe she uses the Erin face sculpt, limited to 500--as the number of registered attendees was also 500.

I'm adding here that this doll uses the original NuFace body, not the updated one, as the W Club luncheon was the debut of the new NuFace body, and they didn't want the surprise to be spoiled!

The table centerpiece for the first dinner is Sheer Sensuality, and she uses the original Vanessa Perrin face sculpt, much to my surprise. She's quite pretty, and limited to 350 dolls. Convention centerpiece dolls usually sell for about $150 each.

Guests were also given Le Smoking, a limited edition of 500 Adele Makeda official Gloss souvenir doll. She's dressed in an amazing white satin suit with a marabou boa--and it wasn't until I saw this doll that the 1970s inspiration of the convention finally came together.

Petworks Momoko: ae ＜ahcahcum＞

A new Momoko designed by “ahcahcum” Masako Shinya,a fashion designer, is available for pre-order.  She comes all dolled-up in a variety of pink shades as well as red lips and black hair.  She comes with the cool face, not the honey face.  Petworks indicates that the blouse is slightly sheer and the fabric has an original "ahcahcum" print of sexy pin-up girls.

This doll will be produced on order with the pre-order period being from October 27, 2014 to November 16, 2014.  If she is ordered through the Petworks online store during the pre-order period, shipping will be free.  She will be delivered between July to August 2015.  Her price is 27,000 yen. 

Want some special designs for your dolls?  I provide lots of dolly attire and pattern books.  Support an artist!  Visit my website (MegannArt) for an Etsy shop, Twitter, Facebook (with occasional discounts), Pinterest page, and much more.  

Picture courtesy of Petworks.

Malibu Superstar Barbie

I was able to acquire my very first Barbie in close to mint condition at the last Barbie convention. My friend Kathie found this rather unique Superstar Barbie in a swim suit. I remember her, the vinyl doll case, and all her beach accessories from my childhood.

I'm almost certain this is the first Barbie doll I had and whose feet I chewed to bits as a child.

Isn't she lovely? I'm trying hard to restrain myself from chewing on her feet today. The fact that she's tied into the case with permanent plastic ties helps quite a lot.

Check out more photos of her on Flickr.

New Seki Momoko: Flight Attendants and Monchichi

Sekiguchi released a few new Momoko recently.  Among the new ladies, we have a couple of flight attendants with a limited outfit from LAMMFROMM and a new wake-up doll with Monchichi. 

There are two different versions of the flight attendant, LAMM and FROMM.  Both ladies have the same haircut, but LAMM has strawberry-color hair and FROMM has blonde hair.  They both appear to have the exact same skin tone, outfit, and face including the dark eyeliner.  The dolls will be available in mid October for 15,800 yen.  You can purchase them from your preferred doll dealer.

Next up is the new wake up doll.  She's a special edition similar to some wake-up dolls offered in the past.  She comes with a Monchichi.  She also has freckles!  As with all wake-up Momoko, she comes with a basic outfit and no shoes.  She will be available this October for 7,800 yen.  She can likely be purchased from your preferred doll dealer. 

Want some special designs for your dolls?  I provide lots of dolly attire and pattern books.  Support an artist!  Visit my website (MegannArt) for an Etsy shop, Twitter, Facebook (with occasional discounts), Pinterest page, and much more.  

Pictures courtesy of Sekiguchi.

Did you miss the Karl Lagerfeld Barbie?

I did--and man, am I bummed. You can see her original listing from Mattel at the Barbiecollector.com website. Her original retail was $200, and she was made in a tiny (for Mattel) edition size of 999 (Platinum Label).

She has a new face sculpt with a rooted platinum ponytail, and is wearing a darn cool Lagerfeld style black jacket, white men's shirt with French cuffs, black cravat, and black fitted jeans. She also includes fingerless gloves, a bag, glasses and ankle boots.

If you're sad you missed her--since she sold out in under an hour--you can still pick her up from collectors who apparently changed their minds and would rather be swimming in cash. On eBay, she is going for about $1000 (only five times her original price), and Marl & B has one available for even more, $1999, ten times her original cost. 

I try not to say this on my blog, but in this case, I just can't help it: holy shit.

The photos are property of Mattel.