Collecting Cycle 2025 - Number 7 and Number 8 - The Swans

In addition to their regular fashion capsules, Jamieshow/Owensu usually produces a special edition each year.  2024 was the 15th Anniversary of Jamieshow (even though the re-launch of the Muses line was advertised in late 2020 - released mid-2021).

To celebrate their anniversary, they decided to take a favored 16" special edition and scale it down for Muses.  Here are the "The Swans" - twins Alexis (in black) and Grace (in white).  Here is the promo photo from Jamieshow:

Jamieshow/Owensu really spent some time on the details in this collection!  Although the dolls were purchased separately nude, the ensembles were truly spectacular and included a new foot sculpt for the ballerina shoes.

Here is my photo of Grace.

When Integrity Toys released photos from their Stilettos Out convention last year, I knew that the Lethal Rose ensemble belonged on Alexis.  Here she is wearing it.  She refuses to take it off!  LOL!  I think she looks very old Hollywood here with maybe just a touch of modern goth.

Number 7 and Number 8 of 2025 are "The Swans".

Collecting Cycle 2025 - Number 6 - Jamieshow/Owensu Muses Premier Sasha

I wasn't quite sure how to count this next incoming doll.  I didn't actually spend any money on her, but she is new to my collection.

One of the most fulfilling things about collecting dolls is connecting with other collectors who share your love of this hobby.  One of my best doll friends lives in San Francisco, all the way on the other side of the country from me; I live near Atlanta, GA.    Even though we are thousands of miles apart, we message almost daily.   

One day, I casually mentioned that I had acquired some duplicates of some of my favorite Jamieshow/Owensu Muses and was considering letting them go to make more room.  One of the dolls I was selling was one that he wanted.  He also had some duplicates, so he offered a trade of an older doll I have regretted missing.

So, we made a trade!  When she arrived, she was everything I had hoped.   Here is the promo photo of Jamieshow/Owensu Premier Sasha from 2020.

And my closeup photo of her beautiful face!  

These girls share clothing with Integrity Toys lines beautifully.  Here she is wearing Garden of Excess.  I'm so glad I added her to my collection.  Collecting Cycle 2025 - Number 6 is Jamieshow/Owensu Muses Premier Sasha.

"The Masterpiece" - The Latest Jamieshow/Owensu Muses Collection Pre-order Until May 3

If you've been admiring the Jamieshow/Owensu Muses from afar and have considered purchasing from this brand, here is your chance.  Introducing "The Masterpiece":

"Masterpiece" is now being offered on their website for pre-order until May 3.   Here is the link:  Link to View and Pre-Order Jamieshow/Owensu Muses Masterpiece Collection .

This collection is truly extraordinary.  There are only four dolls offered:  A new version of fan-favorite Astrid, a newer version of male doll Gabriel, and two new females:  Celeste and Blanca.  Each is fantastic in its own right, but the stand-out among collectors is Celeste.

The theme of this collection is "Masterpiece".  Many of the Looks are inspired by easily recognizable artist Masterpieces on display in museums around the world.  Many of the ensembles were inspired by noted designers like Christian Lacrox, Yves Saint-Laurent, Schiaparelli, Dior, and Mugler.  There are fifteen ensembles ranging in price from $175 - $250.  The ensembles include jewelry, shoes, and oftentimes headpieces, sunglasses, and purses.  There were four ensembles for male dolls and eleven for the girls.  Here is a quick view of what is being offered.

And some promo photos ...

In addition to the fifteen ensembles, there are ten accessory sets (two for the guys, eight for the girls).  One of the coolest things this time is there are little resin purses with famous paintings on the outside included with many of the offerings.  Here is a photo of my favorite, inspired by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt.

Since Muses are bald with a "wig cap" system, there were also several wigs in various colors also offered.  

Jamieshow operates just like Integrity Toys.  This is a pre-order period where the they establish the edition sizes of the items made-to-order.  Buyers pay a 20% deposit now and are invoiced for the remainder right before shipment.

I usually struggle with placing a pre-order, but this time the process of elimination has been excruciating.  How do you choose?  I will leave you with three of my favorite looks.

Look 11 - Mugler's Birth of Venus

Look 14 - 

Look 15 - Inspired by Van Gogh's Starry Night.

... So Where Can I Buy One of These Jamieshow/Owensu Muses?

It just so happens that my countdown coincided with the latest release promotion for Jamieshow/Owensu Muses Time & Timeless.

My favorite dolls from 2024 were the Daphne and Thea from the Legend capsule.  Both sculpts appear in the Time & Timeless line with new faces.

First, we have Time & Timeless Daphne

And here is Time & Timeless Thea

Also as part of this line was a new version of Sakura:

And a new sculpt was unveiled, a doll of color named Leomie:

Each doll is sold nude with a stand, extra hands, and a wig cap.  The cost for each is $475.  Here is a promo photo of the dolls in the 12 ensemble options.

Ensembles range from $175 - $225.  This line was heavily influenced by John Galliano designs.  Here are four of the looks I love.  

Here is one heavily influenced by Alexander McQueen.

The order deadline is midnight, January 2nd, 2025.  If you just happen to have a little Christmas money burning a hole in your pocket, you can't go wrong purchasing one of these ensembles since they also fit other 1:6 scale fashion dolls like Integrity Toys Fashion Royalty/Nuface, Dominion Dolls, etc.  Do yourself a favor and at least visit the site and look at the photos.  They are phenomenal.  Jamieshow/Owensu Muses Time & Timeless Collection for Sale

Best of 2024 - Number 2 - Jamieshow/Owensu Muses Legend Collection

 Jamieshow designer OwenSu has this unique way of taking a theme that could easily become "cliche" or "costumey" and making it classy, unexpected, and couture.   Previous examples are his Go East and Enchantment collections.   He did it again in 2024 with the Legend theme, representing mythology.    Here is my review of this collection when it landed:  Review of Jamieshow/Owensu Legend Collection .

One of the ways Owen accomplishes this feat is with the accessories included in the ensembles and available for purchase separately.  Dresses could be worn with or without head dresses and armor.  Some of these ensembles were just beyond regular design.  The fabrics were opulent.  Add to this some of the most beautiful dolls produced in 1:6 scale and you get a stellar collection.  Here is one of the new face molds introduced in the Legend line, Daphne, wearing Look 5 (without armor).

And a close-up so you can see this incredible face!

Here is the other new character and collector favorite, Thea, wearing my very favorite ensemble, Look 13, with armor and headdress.  

And a closeup without the headdress.  

Best of 2024 - Number 2 is Jamieshow/Owensu Muses Legend Collection.

Best of 2024 - Number 4 - Jamieshow/Owensu Muses La Vacanza Collection

I realize that, in many ways, it doesn't seem quite fair comparing Integrity Toys products with Jamieshow/Owensu Muses.  Both companies produce beautiful 1:6 scale collectible fashion dolls.   An Integrity Toys doll's edition is usually hundreds, sometimes even thousands,  whereas Jamieshow/Owensu has been producing less than 150 of each version of theirs.  In addition, the price points for each line are significantly different.  Jamieshow/Owensu dolls are resin, strung ball-jointed dolls that are hand finished.  They come nude and can cost twice the price of their dressed IT counterpart.  Even so, Muses and IT dolls are displayed side-by-side in my collection.

Since I struggle a little comparing them for my countdown, I do not include individual Jamieshow/Owensu doll versions.  Instead I list Jamieshow/Owensu placements as production capsules.  Otherwise, I would have nine slots filled just by this brand's dolls.

I reviewed the next line of dolls in March of this past year: Review of Jamieshow/Owensu Muses La Vacanza.  There were four female and two male dolls in this collection, with an additional 12 female ensembles and four male ensembles. Also available to purchase were eight female and four male accessory packs.   This collection really broke my bank account, and the line sold out quickly following production and offer of "leftovers".

Included in this collection was the first ever Jamieshow/Owensu doll sculpt with an open mouth.  She quickly became a collector favorite.  Here is a full length photo of my favorite female and male from this collection wearing La Vacanza ensembles. 

Representing Number 4 in my Best of 2024 countdown is Astrid and Dusan from the Jamieshow/Owensu La Vacanza Collection.

Best of 2024 - Number 5 - Redefined Luxury Kyori Sato

The next doll in my countdown was one of the last to be reviewed in my blog (See: Redefined Luxury Kyori Sato ).   As I mentioned earlier, one of the key factors in selecting dolls for my countdown is "playability".   Few things in doll collecting have more playability than a great giftset, and Redefined Luxury was a FANTASTIC giftset!

Each piece of this wardrobe is meticulously crafted with a keen eye for detail.   Personally, I believe this is the best produced Integrity Toys (IT) product in years.   It also doesn't hurt that IT resurrected one of my personal favorite molds, Kyori Sato 1.0, and gave it a refreshed look.   Although this giftset was based on Ginza Kyori Sato from 2004, it is elevated and actually exceeds the original.

There is so much to love about each part of this giftset and it's been great fun trying the ensembles on other dolls.  To illustrate my point, here is one of my favorite Jamieshow/Owensu Muses, Enchanted Lilly, wearing the evening gown.

Best of 2024 - Number 5 is Redefined Luxury Kyori Sato.

Best of 2024 - Number 6 - Jamieshow/Owensu Muses Versailles Collection

Where IT has had a disappointing year with production dolls outside the convention, another doll line had three collections land in 2024.   Words really do not do justice to Jamieshow/Owensu Muses.  You have to truly experience it to understand the sheer decadence and quality.

In 2024 Jamie/show Owensu produced a split collection called Versailles.  The first half was "Mademoiselle" and the second part was "Let Them Eat Cake".   I have already reviewed this collection on my blog:  Review of Jamieshow/Owensu Muses Versailles I & II .

There was so much to love here!   The wigs, the boots, the jewels, the dolls.  Instead of including all these dolls in my countdown, I chose one to represent the line.  My favorite Versailles doll, wearing my favorite Versailles wig, in my favorite Versailles ensemble.   

Best of 2024 - Number 6 is Jamieshow/Owensu Muses Let Them Eat Cake Eileen.  Owen truly captured the opulence of this fashion trend.

Collecting Cycle 2024 - Jamieshow/Owensu Legend Collection

The Jamieshow/Owensu Legend Collection arrived earlier this past month.  Every time a box from this group arrives it is like Christmas and birthdays all rolled into one!  I like to take my time and savor every moment of experiencing the sheer decadence of these collections!

There were four dolls in this collection, but I only ordered the two new characters.  The first doll I chose to release is called Daphne.  Here is the Jamieshow/Owensu promotional photo of her in stock.

This doll just truly checks all my boxes.  When she arrived, I decided she needed a more vibrant wig color.  The great thing about Jamieshow/Owensu Muses is that it is so easy to change their wig style and color.  Collectors are offered interchangeable wig caps in a variety of colors and styles.  In this collection, the wig style the dolls came with were offered as separate purchases.  There were four colors; Daphne's wig color is Bronze and Thea's is platinum.  It was also offered in pumpkin and black.  I wanted to try Daphne in something more modern and chic.  Here she is in a Van Oscar Met Gala gown.

I do love this so much!  She looks like a modern Rita Hayworth!  Another great thing about collecting Jamieshow/Owensu Muses is that the Facebook Fan Page is very active.  It is so much fun to see how other collectors style their dolls.  Another collector posted a photo of Daphne in a silver wig - the converse of my idea of going with a vibrant color. I couldn't believe how beautiful she was!  Next step ... silver wigged Daphne wearing Look 11 from the Jamieshow/Owensu 2021 Dangerous Love collection.  (The wig is from Instagram member Maovi92.)

This doll is just extraordinary.  Her faceup works with every color wig.  I don't know how this line keeps improving, but they just get better and better.   Collecting Cycle 2024 - Number 24 is Jamieshow/Owensu Legend Daphne.

The second doll I ordered turned out to be one of the most popular Muses ever created by this designer.  Here is the Jamieshow/Owensu promo photo of Legend Thea.

Those eyes are remarkable, aren't they?   Again, based on another collectors' styling choices I chose to put her in a different JS/Owensu wig cap in Bronze color.  She is wearing Look 7 from the JS/Owensu Bonjour Paris 2022 collection.

Collecting Cycle 2024 - Number 25 is Jamieshow/Owensu Legend Thea.

As you can tell, the dolls aren't the only items I love from this production team!  The ensembles are just incomparable.  The designs, construction, fabrics, accessories.  Everything is just out-of-this-world amazing!   Here is the JS/Owensu promo photo of the Legend collection showing all the ensembles.  

I have been disillusioned by other fashion doll manufacturers for several years now, even before the Covid pandemic.   The quality control is all over the place and the quality often suffers due to quantity of merchandise produced.  JS/Owensu Muses are produced in edition sizes less than 150.  The faces are actually painted by hand.  The bodies are blushed by hand.   The ball-jointed bodies are resin. Again, collectors have to pay for this quality.  Each doll currently retails at $475 (which is more than double their plastic counterparts).   These dolls were introduced in Winter 2019 with a delivery date of late spring 2020.  The original price of the dolls was $425 (they have increased $50 since that time).  The original ensembles from the Premier Collection ranged in price from $150 - $200 (the upper end of the Legend collection pushed $250 which is another $50 increase).

Even though the luxury is substantially higher than other fashion doll brands (ensembles often cost as much, or even more, than most Integrity Toys dressed dolls), collectors seem to be willing to pay it.   To offset the expense, each ensemble comes fully accessorized with jewelry, footwear, purses, and often hats/headpieces.  But the cost is quite prohibitive of purchasing entire lines.  Here is where this collector has to exercise some serious self-restraint or she would be in the poor house.

From the 16 ensembles offered in the Legend fashion capsule (12 female and 4 male), I only allowed myself five of them.   Since Thea and Daphne were busy modeling ensembles from earlier collections, I decided to try using some of my Muses that I have struggled bonding with.  

The least expensive ensemble from this Line was Look 1.  Its retail price was only $125.  It came with this wonderful resin breastplate that looks like wings.  Here is Go East Sakura modeling.  This is the first time I have liked this Muses girl.  

Next up is one of my very favorite looks from Legend, Look 12.  The silk is so soft and beautiful.  The draping is just crazy good!  Here is Summer Kisses Ginnie modeling.

Then we have one of my favorite Muses, Dangerous Love Valentina, wearing one of my favorite Legend ensembles, Look 5.

Another doll that I've always been unsure of in my collection is Go East Bella.  I decided to put her Daphne's stock dress and accessorize with an IT Meteor crown and designer earrings.  I think she really pulled this off beautifully.

That leaves the two ensembles that I most looked forward to from the Legend collection.

First I have to give credit where it is due.  I stole this idea from my doll friend Lorraine.  Legend Look 11 needed a little something extra to tie it in with the theme of the rest of the collection.  This ensemble came with a narrow tube-top-like bra in the same fabric as the the skirt.  The resin bra is from Etsy seller Little Janchor.  With tax and shipping it was less than $35, but it totally elevated the whole look.  It is being modeled by one of my new favorites, Let Them Eat Cake, Eileen.  The ensemble even came with the cat as one of the accessories.  How cool is that!  

The last ensemble is one I am saving for my countdown later this year.  There is no doubt in my mind that it will be included with Thea modeling it.

I don't know how they continue doing it, but Jamieshow/Owensu Muses just keeps getting better and better.   I know the edition sizes have risen in response to the crossover collectors from other lines.  Once you experience the luxury of these dolls, the decadence of the ensembles, and the wig cap system, it's hard to go back to anything less.

Collecting Cycle 2024 - Jamieshow/Owensu Muses Versailles I and II - #16, #17, #18, and #19

On May 30th of this year, I celebrated my three-year anniversary collecting Jamieshow/Owensu Muses.  Where Integrity Toys has fallen short delivering quality dolls to collectors since the pandemic, Jamieshow has truly excelled.   Integrity Toys has several doll lines and several designers.    They have a private networking club on the internet.  It wasn't that long ago when they were releasing upwards of 100 or more different versions of dolls in one year!   They really need to straighten out whatever is going on.

Yes, Jamieshow/Owensu Muses are more expensive, but I've come to the conclusion that my collection, which is bursting at the seams, needs to focus more on quality than quantity.  Integrity Toys still has many quality control issues such as crooked hairlines and head/body mismatching skin tones.   They need to revisit their quality control.  There will still be extraordinary examples of IT dolls that make their way into my collection, but my focus has generally turned to Jamieshow/Owensu Muses.

Last year, Owen Su introduced his Versailles I Line, Mademoiselle, which was very Rococo.   I didn't want to love this line, but I did.  There were only two dolls offered:  Sabina, a favored model around here from her Bonjour Paris release, and Astrid, first offered in the previous collection La Vacanza, but this time with freckles.

First out of the gate we have Sabina.  These dolls were sold nude for the first time but with special face-ups.  They came with dressing hands and a wig.  Sabina had two small flat backed pink crystals applied under the outer corner of each eye.

And here she is wearing Look 4 and Wig 2 in Platinum.

You need to see the full length to fully appreciate these ensembles.

The ensembles weren't cheap (Look 4 was $250), but Owen Su spared no expense with the details. Underneath the skirt is this big form to make the dress stay flared out.

Collecting Cycle 2024, Number 16 is Jamieshow/Owensu Muses Versailles Mademoiselle Sabina.

My favorite thing about Versailles I and II were the extravagant wig caps.  The really big ones weren't cheap - upwards of $145.  But they were handmade using a scalp form.  This means they can be worn by other 12" Fashion Dolls with similarly shaped bald heads.  

Next up is Versailles I Mademoiselle Astrid.  Here she is right out of the box.

In addition to the extravagant Rococo wigs, Jamieshow/Owensu offered a more budget friendly wig cap version at $45 each.  They came in four colors.  Here is Astrid wearing Look 7 from the 2022 Summer Kisses Line, Wig Cap 1 in Blonde,  Crown (used upside down intentionally) from IT, and blue thigh high boots from the IT 2020 Legendary Convention Style Lab Fast Fashion Accessory Set.  One of the things I love about Jamieshow/Owensu Muses is the versatility of mixing and matching with Integrity Toys.

Yes, you need to see the full length.  

Collecting Cycle 2024, Number 17 is Jamieshow/Owensu Muses Versailles Mademoiselle Astrid.

There were four looks that went with this collection.  I purchased three of them.  Look 2 was selected for a doll that I already owned, Enchanted Lilly.  Here she is wearing it with Versailles Wig 1 in Black.  Even though Lilly is from a previous collecting cycle, this ensemble needed to be shared.

Versailles I - Rococo Mademoiselle - was so popular with collectors that there was another mini-capsule offered in the spring of this year, Versailles II - Rococo Let Them Eat Cake.  This time the ensembles offered were "cakes".   Here is a promotional photo from Jamieshow since I did not purchase any of these as their price was $125 and you had to buy the accessory set separately for $85.

I did however buy this accessory set (mainly for the white gloved hands).  Here is a mix n match combination using the Versailles Accessory Set Fraises with Jamieshow/Owensu Look 2 from their Go East 2023 Collection, and Versailles Wig 1 in purple.  The model is 2020/21 Premier Eshe (my very favorite Muses doll ever produced).

It was so much fun using these wigs on previous editions and mixing and matching fashions!

Two dolls were offered in the Versailles II - Rococo Let Them Eat Cake collection.  In response to collector input about posing these dolls, the bodies were revised to have double-joints at the elbows and knees.  In my opinion, this was an excellent enhancement! 

At first I passed on the Let Them Eat Cake Camille because I had just purchased the La Vacanza version that had just been released.   Also, the eye shadow reminded me of Go East Sasha.  When collector photos started showing up on social media, I reconsidered my decision.  She reminds me of a relative of Integrity Toys Agnes Von Weiss/Giselle Diefendorf.  Here she is right out of the box.

Since I had already used the three ensembles from Versailles and the accessory set I had purchased, I scrambled to find her something to wear.  Here she is in Versailles Rococo Mademoiselle Wig 3 in Blue, Jamieshow/Owensu Bonjour Paris Anya's sequin mini-dress, the ostrich feather peplum/cape from Dangerous Love Look 18, and Integrity Toys Meteor Afterglow Keeki Adaeze's boots.

Collecting Cycle 2024 - Number 18 is Jamieshow/Owensu Versailles Let Them Eat Cake Camille.

This brings me to the fourth and final doll from this collection.  One of my very favorite Muses dolls is Bonjour Paris Eileen.  She is just an extraordinary mold that looks good in everything I've dressed her wearing.  I was excited to see another version of Eileen offered in Versailles Let Them Eat Cake collection.  Here she is right out of the box.  For me, personally, she was the best of the four dolls and looks like an artisan's OOAK doll.  She is just exquisite.

This doll had a more exotic look to her.  I love her brown irises and cat's eye liner.  I put her in my favorite look from the Versailles collection, Look 1, and Let Them Eat Cake Chocolate wig.

Now, this is what Fashion Doll collecting is all about.  I just sigh when I look at this beautiful doll!  Collecting Cycle 2024, Number 19 is Jamieshow/Owensu Versailles Let Them Eat Cake Eileen.

The fashion I did not purchase from Mademoiselle was Look 3.  Here is a photo of it.  (I included this photo because it shows the construction of the underskirt used on three of the ensembles.)

I was not a fan of the dark purple with the white lace; the white lace, in my opinion, was a little out of scale and cheapened the look for me.

In addition to the four short looks offered in Mademoiselle, there were ultra limited edition gowns, designed and created by Owen Su himself.  They were little works of art, selling at $1475.  Here is a photo of my favorite from the three that were offered.

Now, that is truly decadent.

Even though I couldn't justify a Mademoiselle gown, I purchased all three wigs from the Let Them Eat Cake collection.  This time the wigs were named after flavors of cake.  There was chocolate, strawberry, and lemon.  That lemon wig was a hard sale, but I knew exactly who and what was going to go with it.  Even though the gown is actually Look 7 from the Moments of Joy collection (my very favorite Jamieshow/Owensu gown ever produced) and the doll is Go East Sasha (another of my Top 10 Jamieshow doll versions), the wig is the Let Them Eat Cake Lemon Wig.  To make up for missing the couture gowns from Mademoiselle, I created my own formal look.  So, I leave you with a last image which should further explain why I am an avid Jamieshow/Owensu Muses collector.  (The jewelry, including the ship hair ornament, is from Integrity Toys.)