Jeffrey turns 10

Luxury retailer Jeffrey in NYC turns 10 this year, and to celebrate he's found more than 50 of the world's top designers to create some very special dolls from Integrity Toys and Jason Wu for display and auction.

The dolls went on display on 10 August, 2009, and the shop is accepting bids via silent auction until they're sold on 17 September, 2009. Proceeds benefit the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure to support breast cancer research and the Atlanta AIDS Partnership Fund.

It's interesting to note that Integrity Toys supplied the new Monogram dolls in a variety of hair colors for the promotion. Some of the designers used both male and female dolls while others designed only for the female doll. Who's your favorite?

Check out the links below to find out more about these gorgeous doll. Both feature an article and lots of pics.

Style.com
The Moment blog

Wal*Mart : New Dolls & Clearance.

I've been shopping ALOT this week !! Along the way , I've hit Wal*Mart stores in the tri-county central Arkansas area . ( Little Rock , Benton , Bryant , Hot springs ) The sales varied from store to store as did the new stock .

SO , make sure and get out to your local stores this weekend !! Some stores had moved the mark-down dolls to the clearance area ( usually near pets/ garden) other stores had the dolls on the shelf with red price stickers.....OH , here's a tip : always take a few mark-down dolls to a scanner , often they will scan cheaper than marked !! Best of luck to all the bargain hunters !!

Here are a few low price points I saw : Red Corvette Barbie $25 , Scotland $20 , France $ 20 , Julia Repro $30 , MFBD Repro gfitsets 1959 & 1971 $ 30 .

Of course the clearance dolls made rooom for some new stuff : SpongeBob Barbie , Camping Barbie , Ken , NEW Skipper and the Kelly & Stacie set .

The only "new" CE dolls were Harley and "Ballet" Lucy and Goldie Hawn .

HAPPY HUNTING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Are you coming to BlytheCon?

The first Blythe Convention is being held in Atlanta GA this year on October 17th. Although this event has been solely planned by Blythe fans and has no participation of Blythe manufacturer Takara, the excitement and the buzz is unbelievable.

It is a one day only event, but fans and collectors from far and wide are visiting. I know of friends who will be here from South America, Europe and of course the whole of North America. And of course there will be guest attendees, including Gina Garan.

There will be raffles, prizes, vendors, room sales and the works. And although small and not anything near the grand galas that we are used to hearing about with the other doll lines, this will definitely be a fun event. This will also be the first doll convention that I will be attending, which makes me even more excited. We will have live coverage of the event at DollyDaily so, don't forget to check the forums.

Check out the official BlytheCon website

So much new stuff

There's so much new out right now that it's bound to make a collector giddy with excitement or distraught with not being able to afford it all. Sometimes I wonder if the doll companies realize that we're even in a recession!!! LOL And why do they come out with some of their best stuff right in the midddle of said recession!!!

Mattel has just released their Jonathan Adler Barbie doll collection. They're so cute. I've always wanted mini Jonathan Adler products for my dolls. Now I get the chance to have them. And did you see the Edward and Bella dolls they're doing? Lots of buzz about them in the Dolly Daily community.

Integrity Toys is currently shipping their final releases from their February Toyfair announcements including the new Boogie Beach Dynamite Girls, and the long awaited Poppy Parker collection. The FR convention is just around the corner. With about a month and a half to go until the big event, collectors are beginning to get excited about what's in store for them in Chicago.

Tonner Doll Company has recently debuted their fall collection, and collectors are excited about what's to come. The Sinister Circus collection seems to thrilling collectors with an edginess not seen from Tonner before. There have also been more Twilight dolls announced -- James, Victoria, and Laurent, plus Edward and Bella at the prom as an Amazon.com exclusive.

There's plenty more dolls to chat about including new Momoko dolls, new Pullip and Blythe dolls, some new Sybarite accessories, and new Gene dolls -- both regular 16" size and the 1/6th scale. Why not sign into the Dolly Daily community to find out what's going on in the doll world.

Barbie Fashionista

Barbie has a whole new look-and it's all fashion all the time. Strike a pose and express your fashion personality with the Barbie Fashionistas! The Fashionista dolls wear the trendiest fashions! Each doll has 12 points of articulation, more than 100 different poses, and a distinct personality (Glam, Cutie, Girly, Wild, Sassy, and Artsy) that is reflected in their clothes and accessories. Each doll comes with a purse and a fashion accessory. Girls will love playing with the doll that best fits their own personality! These dolls are really gorgeous and reflect today's girls' awareness and appreciation of fashion. The Barbie folks have really gone all out to create dolls that work as play dolls-and even as entry level collectibles. Plus, the lower price delivers great value without cutting corners on high style.

New Pink label from Dressmakers Details

New from Dressmakers Details is the pink label collection, a more affordable, but quality line from DD. The quality that you have known from Dressmakers Details remains and the sets come with shoes and jewelry.

I only was able to score these two but I love their updated vintage feel!

First Eden in black and white lace dress (This dress only fits smaller busts)


















And next is Agnes, in a gold shirt dress (this will fit bigger busts)














To view/buy the collection you can find them here

http://www.masterstrokecanada.com/miva/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=MC&Category_Code=DRE

Gene doll to debut in 1/6th scale

Extra! Extra! Read all about it!!!

Integrity Toys announced today that Gene Marshall, the brainchild and baby of artist Mel Odom, will be the next doll in the Hollywood Royalty collection (previous dolls include Lana Turner and Josephine Baker).

In the collection, Integrity Toys recreates some of Gene doll's popular looks and outfits from her early years (albeit with different names).

Blue Caprice


Each doll in the collection is limited to 250 pieces, and they're expected to arrive in November 2009. Pricing is still being finalized.

Red Desire


Both Blue Caprice and Red Desire will be available from authorized Gene Marshall retailer, and an additional doll, Midnight Lace, will be available via lottery to W Club (Integrity Toys collectors club) members.

Midnight Lace


How exciting for Gene fans everywhere to finally see Gene Marshall immortalized in 1/6th scale.

Wonder Frog spends the weekend in Palm Springs, CA

Wonder Frog took a weekend trip to Palm Spring, CA and saw a few of the sites.

Here he is in front of the "Palm Springs" sign:


While at the sign, he also found the seal of the city:


Then he went to Elvis Presley's "Honeymoon" house:


Finally, he took a swim in the pool to cool off from the heat:


Wonder Frog wishes you could have joined him, but he hopes that at least you could share in his fun. Be sure to check out the Wonder Frog posts in the Dolly Daily community.

A Peek At Gina Garan's Blythe Collection

Jaw-dropping collection !!

The Black Butler

Fans of the Black Butler (Kuroshitsuji) Pullip series will rejoice when September 2009 rolls around. The makers of the popular Pullip dolls has announced a second series from the Black Butler: Sebastian private teacher version and Ciel robin version.

Sebastian (private teacher version):

Check out his red "cat" eyes

Ciel (robin version):


Here is an image of the first three dolls in the Pullip Black Butler series that are already available:


This series is pretty cool looking, but I find it strange that the makers of Pullip family of dolls chose this particular series where all of the three characters they chose to do are male (and Taeyang is the only male doll). Why not Pullip as Madam Red?

Check out The Valley of the Dolls for more info and preorder, and check out the Pullip forum in the Dolly Daily community to chat about all of the wonderful Pullip family of dolls.

Check out Wikipedia to find out more about the Black Butler manga and anime series.

Photos used courtesy of The Valley of the Dolls website.