The Return of Rhonda!

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My Fashionista BoHo Fringe has been sitting around hoping for blog time! 

Rhonda: Yes, Ms. Leo! What's up with that! And my name is Rhonda.

Well, Rhonda, I said, you did have that hair that has that sticky stuff in it! It took washing with adhesive remover several times to get that stuff out.  

Rhonda: Yeah, maybe but I have this great hair color!

You also have a stiff body but I've got a new articulated body for you! I ordered more 

bodies from China. 

New body and old body.

Rhonda on the new body and Rhonda's old body.

It is similar to the old Fashionista articulated body. Contrary to popular belief, MTM bodies are the be-all and end-all of bodies. The old Fashionista body was more elegant to me. The bodies from China aren't made as well as the Mattel Fashionista body but the Mattel body is getting harder to find. I think stocking up on these cheap bodies might work for me.

Me: Rhonda is a difficult complexion match. She doesn't match the complexion of any other warm tones of Mattel dolls in the line. She has the gray-green undertone of an IT doll or an old Defa Lucy doll.

Rhonda: I'm shorter now! I guess I can deal with that now that I can move. I think it is time for an outfit!

Me: OK, I have this Fresh Dolls outfit!

Rhonda: Yeah, this is kinda nice! I don't need those shoes.  I like these better.

Me: Now that you can move, tell us a little about yourself!

Rhonda:  Well, I am a happily married mother of three girls.  With three young teenage and preteenage girls, it can be a drama zone at home. I will be working in the Radiology Department at the hospital.

Me: Oh, so you will need scrubs! I have just the thing! I got these scrubs too from Fresh Dolls.

I saw a review on the Fresh Dolls fashion packs. One of the things that the reviewer said was that "at the price point Fresh Dolls outfits don't contain shoes like Mattel and or cheap Dollar Tree outfits.

Rhonda: It will be great to get to work!

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Nigel North - Come Live With Me!

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I recently purchased Nigel North - Come Live With Me. I thought he might make a good boyfriend for my Street Fusion Jade doll.

As I was posting about him, I thought of one of my favorite artists and one of her songs!

This was the last album that she did with Rufus and it was one of her best if you ask me!

Back to the doll!

He was listed as the 2008 Mission Moscow Takeo Mizutani Figure by Jason Wu. I reached out to a few Intregity Tosys collectors because his photo wasn't coming up under Takeo.  I learned that he was Nigel North and that he shares a head sculpt with Miles Morgan.

He may have been mistaken for Takeo because he is described as Japanese.

Nigel North comes with some really awesome clothes like most of the IT Homme dolls!

I purchased my doll Nude! I wish I could afford to purchase him with the fashions!

Warning! Nude Dolls!

He has the same body as most of the IT male dolls.

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So now he just needs some clothes! I have these jeans that I use for all my dolls that are larger than Ken. Here they are on Zhang. Zhang is on Dumbledore'sbroad articulate body.

On Remi

The pants originally belonged to my WPK Mr. Woo

Jeans with Cody Simpson jacket and Ken Bascie #16 shirt.

ZizzleWillian Turner coat Ebay scull shirt and pants 

With Jade!They are a great couple!

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What The Dolls Got For Christmas! Nola!

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Here is what Nola got for Christmas! Nola knew she wanted to put more fitness into her routine.  Nola got a skating outfit!  She skated as a child and a new skating rink opened in the area! 

Here is Nola in her skating outfit. She got it as a Christmas gift from a friend.

Her outfit includes a jacket with a scarf and mittens with kitten faces.

American Girl Winter Skating outfit was just the right size for Nola! She wears the head band as a scarf.

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Isabela Redressed!

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This is my Isabela doll.  She is a hybrid of the Disney store body with the Jakks head. In combining the two dolls there are some differences. First, the Jakks doll doesn't have the side glancing eyes.  That is why I chose that head. The Disney doll is articulated and why I decided on that body. There isn't too much difference between the two dolls as far as complexion goes, but the bodies are a little different. The Hasbro doll is smaller. It is harder to put the Hasbro dress on the Disney body. Both bodies are larger than Barbie dolls. The body, head, hands, and feet are larger also.

One of the challenges with a doll that is not Barbie size is finding clothes and shoes. Sometimes it's a matter of trying on everything you have to find some outfits and sometimes you have to buy things that will give them a look. I purchased this sweater on Etsy and the skirt is Barbie.  The shoes are Ken doll deck sneakers.

This combo is a is Kari Michelle top, a skirt that part of a fashion pak from Dollar General, tights from Etsy, and Ken sneakers.

One of my favorite things that I purchased was this outfit from Etsy.  It is very classy. I need to make her some jewelry to go along with it.

Every girl needs a great pair of jeans. This little outfit is great for running to the market or dropping in on a PTA meeting.

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More Defa Lucy Dolls!

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These are my new Defa Lucy dolls. I found some on Temu, Shein. and two on eBay.  

Defa Lucky Beautys

Defa Lucy Fashion Girl.

If you are wondering about the neck knob, it looks like this!

There are two types of feet. Some have flat feet and some have high heel feet. The dolls in heels have high heel feet and the dolls with flat shoes have flat feet.

This girl I'm calling Loreal because of her beautiful hair color.  I have redressed her in a purple sweatsuit.

This doll I'm calling Lorna. She was part of a set that I found on eBay. They were sold nude.

This is Nadia.

Warning Nude dolls!

Here are the dolls that I found on eBay.

I swapped the body of Lorna with the high-heeled feet with Loreal's body. Loreal with need high-heeled feet because she will be the more glamorous one. 

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Black History Month and Chinese New Year Featuring 2004 Street Fusion Jade!

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It is Black History Month!

Integrity Toys!

Founded in 1995 by Percy Newsum,

This photo and information are from https://www.integritytoys.com/company-information/

Integrity Toys is a family-owned business based in Chesapeake City, Maryland. With the absolute lack of diversity in the doll industry at the time, Percy’s dream was to build a company that would display a balance, showing respect and appreciation to all cultures. His innovation in the industry did not only help children develop self-love but also fostered respect and understanding for all ethnicities and socioeconomic backgrounds.

In 2000, with the exceptional collaboration of Integrity Toys very first Creative Director and Designer “Jason Wu” along with the design team, Integrity Toys welcomed its first “collectible” collection and its Fashion Royalty concept.

You can read about my first Integrity Toys doll here!

Chinese New Year!

2004 Street Fusion Jade isn't a grail but she is close to me!

Out of the box!

 The outfit is cute! It has a Mandarin collar satin top with red trim. 

The pants are an Asian print flower brocade with red cuffs and gold dot buttons on them. 

Taupe color shoes and taupe leather hat. The taupe apple hat is the "topper" of the whole outfit. This outfit is still as stylish today as it was in 2004!

From the back!

Her long pigtails add to the young edge of the look.

Close-up!

She has a great face screening and this face sculpt is better than the older sculpts.

Jade Candi face 1996-2001

In Style Jade Sculpt 1996

The box seemed kinda moldy. Not to the point of discoloring the accessories but there were spots on the cardboard.

Warning Nude Dolls

I was looking to give her some articulation.  She isn't the complexion of Barbie dolls.  If you are familiar with IT dolls you will know that they have a gray undertone. A body matching to Barbie body can be hard.

I had anwas Evil Queen doll that is close in complexion and had articulated arms and click knees. She also has a small wait like this IT Doll. I thought it might work.

My comparison.

I am happy with the rebody and am calling her Liu!

 

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