Hollywood Dolls

Since the lost Portrait doll has not been recovered,  I've been scanning photos of people who've managed to get one.  I've been dreaming of that head and its cascade of curls that fall on the doll's shoulders. What to do? Vent it all out by creating a portrait with a photoshopped hairstyle placed on an existing doll. This is one of my favorite gowns created by Alana Bennett. I've been planning on asking her to do another gown for Scarlett. When doing research however, I am stumped by the beautiful creations seen online. Charles Worth gowns are worth looking into. Then there are the Anna Karenina gowns worn by Vivien Leigh. One must be really careful, every dollar is a large chunk on my pesos. Well, here's a portrait that I call "Lost Portrait", an expression of longing for that lost doll. Have a nice weekend everyone!

I was imagining the hoopla that must have happened when Vivien got the most coveted role in Hollywood and thought of creating this faux cover of a Hollywood magazine during that time.

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xoxo, Erika
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Justin Bieber's day tweeted this earlier today. Cute :)


xoxo, Erika
source: http://justinbiebermusik.blogg.se/2011/march/justins-pappas-fodelsedags-tweet.html

Justin Bieber truns 17 years today - March 1st - and in an interview with Entertainment Tonight reveals the immensely popular star, how he will spend his birthday.


- Hopefully, my grandparents will come over and I will be able to spend some time with them. My grandmother makes the best cheesecake, cherry cheescake. She did it when I turned 13th

Justin also tells us that he was mostly looking forward to taking it easy on his birthday, since he had been traveling recently to promote the film Justin Bieber: Never Say Never in Europe.

- I only have four days off, so I should relax, because I start my world tour March 4 - so I will just prepare myself mentally and just rest, he says.


xoxo, Erika
source: http://movieadvice.blogg.se/2011/march/sa-vill-justin-bieber-fira-17-arsdagen.html

Here are some pictures of Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez at the 'Dolce and Gabbana 2011 Oscar Event' :)



xoxo, Erika
source: http://justjaredjr.buzznet.com/2011/02/28/selena-gomez-justin-bieber-dolce-gabbana-couple/

The movement is afoot to get Integrity Toys to stop production of the redesigned Vanessa head mold. Hopefully the designers will listen and make collectors happy.

I have decided to join with those petitioning IT. Vanessa is my favorite mold after all and although I didn't see that much difference, I'd rather no changes at all.

There have been 22 versions of Vanessa manufactured since the beginning.  There have been 15 Agnes dolls. Does that mean that Agnes will also get restyled soon? She's wildly popular among collectors as Vanessa has always been.

All a doll needs is different facial screening, different hair styling and a great outfit to change her appearance.  Make light, medium and dark versions. Discontinue or reduce her production.
You don't change an icon's appearance.  Who is making these decisions?
These are all Vanessa. Most are IT's own promotional photos. Of these, five were not terribly popular but sold out fast nevertheless. All except Aerodynamic are hunted by collectors. The prices for these dolls can be extraordinarily high.
I ought to just dig up my protests against the restyling of Veronique or my comments about the restyling of Natalia. That was ridiculous. It stopped being Natalia. I am quite sure that sales have not improved as a result of these changes. Isn't that why IT is in business? Is someone with an out-of-control ego loose in the boardroom? 

When In Bloom Vanessa, the W Club doll from 2007 was shown there was a very negative reaction to her appearance and it was changed because of that. 

While most unhappy collectors are busy protesting on the W Board and other boards, I have suggested they write directly to the designers at Integrity Toys. At the last convention, Vaughn said he wanted to hear what collectors think. Is he paying attention? Is anyone?

Today teen sensation Justin Bieber truns 17. Happy 17th birthday Justin and have a super awesome birthday! Wish Justin a happy birthday you too :)


xoxo, Erika
picture source: http://seldemi.blogg.se/2010/october/justin-bieber-ny-photoshoot.html