Best of 2025 - Number 9

It's sort of strange how this turned out ...

The very first doll added to my collection in 2025 was Number 10 in my Best of 2025 countdown.  Now we have the very last mass-produced doll to join my collection in 2025 in the Number 9 slot.

Nadja Rhymes (version 2.0) is one of my very favorite molds in my collection.  I think it must be one of Integrity Toys (IT) designer Jessy Ayala's also.  He has done so many wonderful things with Nadja.  

This version of Nadja was designed by Jason Wu and is the third time this dress/hairstyle combination has shown up at IT, with the previous versions being 2009 Optic Verve Agnes Von Weiss in yellow with a gray bow and 2009 Optic Clash Dania Zarr in black with a fuchsia bow.  (There was also a reimagined version in yellow using Giselle Diefendorf as the model, but there was very little comparison to the original design.)   I love the material used in this dress, the fact that the bow is in the same fabric and color, and the hair color choice/skin tone of Nadja Rhymes.

A truly beautiful doll worthy of a place in anyone's Top 10 of the past year.   Best of 2025 - Number 9 is Optic Gold Nadja Rhymes.

Best of 2025 - Number 10

I can honestly state that this was one of the more difficult years for me to choose my Top 10.  Even though the choices were limited from what was added to my collection, there were some outstanding candidates.  Collectors received several of the dolls originally promoted in 2024 as "20th Anniversary" collections.  There were some extraordinary giftsets; accessories were generous and screenings were gorgeous!  It made it very difficult to put the dolls in order of preference.

The first doll is one for which I only have a couple variations in my collection.   She was the first doll added to my collection in 2025 and was a very pleasant surprise.  She has a lot of redress potential and her ensemble was young and fresh.

She was a 2024 W Club Exclusive.  Here is the Integrity Toys photo of all the accessories.  These boots are one of my favorite footwear items in my collection!

Best of 2025 Number 10 is Baby Blue Imogen Lennox: