Although I now spend the majority of my doll time with another line, I can't pass up the opportunity to renew my W Club membership (I've been a member since 2006 and have the first year's membership pin to prove it).
Since Covid19 and the disruptions to production and shipments over the past few years, very few Integrity Toys (IT) dolls have been offered through their retail sales partners. Collectors are faced with either getting their dolls directly from IT through the W Club or through secondary market. Personally, I don't like giving my hard earned money to scalpers, so I prefer to spend the $50 membership fee to join the W Club each year.
When you join the W Club, you get lottery opportunities for exclusive dolls and at least five dolls produced for W Club members only. When you join, there are "upgrade" dolls offered that you have the option of adding to your membership purchase. Each doll costs $175; you pay a $30 deposit and the balance (plus shipping, taxes, tariffs) when the dolls are ready to ship to collectors.
I usually get at least one of the upgrade dolls each year I join. The administrators of the W Club are smart enough to offer three dolls from three different IT lines so there is something for the different collecting tastes.
One of the things I really like about IT is that their designers are quite creative when it comes to offering skin tone variations among their characters. That is one creative suggestion I have for Jamieshow/Owensu - Jamieshow/Owensu characters stay the same skin tone in every iteration; it would be refreshing to see them change up the skin tone offerings.
This brings me to the Fashion Royalty upgrade doll for the 2026-27 W Club Registration year. Vanessa Perrin 1.0 is one of the most popular molds ever produced by IT. In 2014, Vanessa was offered for the first time as a black doll in the A-Tone skin variation. As she was produced in a limited edition of only 300 dolls, she is quite the grail. I was blessed to win the W Club lottery opportunity to purchase this girl and she has been in my collection for many years (her body was switched to a Faces of Adele giftset body so she can wear all of the latest fashions). Here is a photo of my Second Skin Vanessa Perrin.
The W Club registration Vanessa Perrin is called Soleil and comes in beautiful bright yellow clothing. She, too, is in the A-Tone skin tone. Here is the IT promo photo of Soleil Vanessa Perrin with all her accessories.
Although I already have Second Skin, I believe I will be upgrading my membership to include Soleil. Her straight hair will be easy to manage and she will redress beautifully. Not to mention that yellow is not a common color in the doll collecting community. I'm excited to add these items to my dolls' wardrobe.
The NuFace upgrade offering is another fan favorite, Nadja Rhymes mold 2.0. This doll truly illustrates the creativity in offering a doll in various skin tones, having been produced in nine different skin tone variations from very pale Cream all the way to the deepest Nubian. Nadja Rhymes 2.0 is one of my very favorite IT molds, and I own every variation of her in my collection. Here is the IT promo photo for Sakura Season Nadja Rhymes.
Although her hairstyle reminds me a great deal of Polarity and Like No Other, her skin tone is Hungarian like Fit To Print. Since NuFace dolls' bodies fit Jamieshow/Owensu Muses ensembles perfectly, I see a lot of redress opportunities in this doll's future and I look forward to adding these clothing items to my girls' closet.
The last upgrade offering is one that we almost always see at W Club registration, Poppy Parker. One of the biggest Poppy Parker grails is Day Tripper from 2012. Day Tripper has a beautiful sassy platinum blonde flip hairstyle and has freckles. This year's upgrade Poppy is very similar to Day Tripper. Here is the IT promo photo of Off We Go! Poppy Parker.
This will be first time in many years that I have actually purchased all three upgrades. If you are interested in joining the W Club this year, here is the official link: 2026-27 W Club Registration. There are some great videos and more detailed photos of the doll offerings. I'm sure you will find it difficult to resist all of them!
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