George Michael you will be missed. My small tribute, inspired by his "Too Funky" video intro.

On the first official day of the convention, i.e. today, the convention collection is presented to the attendees and the sales room opens for them. One can see that the Supermodel theme is running strong, and we keep guessing which models are represented by which dolls. Some of the outfits are really iconic, at least to those who lived fashion in the late 80s and early 90s. Versace has the lion's share, with Chanel a close second. Adele, Vanessa, Vero and Eugenia also have a second dress, from an Avedon shot Versace campaign.

Pity they have boots instead of the pumps and socks shown in the original. The dresses look yummy though.

From the blonde highlights on brunette, I'm guessing Cindy Crawford. 

The dress is Chanel Haute Couture Autumn/Winter 1990, as seen in the photo below taken by Lagerfeld for the house's campaign. Linda was wearing it on the runway as well.

Naomi of course. And that gown looks like it's Thierry Mugler from his Haute Couture Autumn /Winter 1992 collection, worn on the runway by Christy Turlington.

One of the most iconic Chanel Haute Couture gowns, from the Autumn/Winter 1990 collection as well, worn on the runway and in an equally iconic Irving Penn photoshoot for US Vogue, by Christy Turlington.

Pity they did not make the magnificent boots that went with these gowns, they are the sole reason they look extraordinary and not like another overblown couture gown.They also missed the gorgeous embroidered bows on the arms. I want the dress if only to try and complete the look.

Enough about the dress, who is Vanessa channeling? She does look like la Linda below:

But Linda never had her hair that long in this phase of her career and especially as a blonde. My guess is 50-50 between Claudia Shiffer and Nadja Auermann.

I'm fairly sure she's supposed to be Linda Evangelista. Eugenia's sculpt is a dead ringer for Linda and that hair colour was Linda's for a couple of her reincarnations, both in short (the best) and medium length hair. I wish they were not afraid to go shorter on these dolls,

The dress is of course the iconic safety pin Versace gown that made headlines for one then unknown Liz Harley. It was worn on the runway by Helena Christensen, while a more daring version was worn by Christy Turlington, both below.

So, what do you think? Who is who? How are you liking the Supermodel theme so far? More dolls in the following posts! 

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A few days ago, while I was on holiday, the second W Club doll offering was unveiled: the sister pair of Agnes Von Weiss and Giselle Diefendorf, titled Sister Moguls. Even though both sisters have been around for quite a while, it is the first time that they come together as a gift set. The fashion inspiration for the styling and fashions seems to be the designs of French designer Thierry Mygler, back from his 90s collections (see photos at the end of the post, especially the lace dress and the Nadja Auermann styling from George Michael's Too Funky video). I like them both - my only complaint would be the scale of the lace on Agnes' dress and the absence of bags for the ladies. Then again, Mygler rarely showed bags with outfits like these. Pricing is the same as last year's Lilith/Eden set.

Baroness Agnes Von Weiss™ and her sister Giselle Diefendorf™ are 12.5-inch fully articulated vinyl fashion dolls with long, matching pale blond ponytails and hand-applied eyelashes. Agnes wears a form fitting, see-through lace gown while Giselle comes in faux leather/vinyl pants and matching jacket with lace detailing. They both come with matching sets of jewellery and shoes. This gift set includes an exclusively designed carry case package for safekeeping, a new double-doll stand and a numbered certificate of authenticity For adult collectors ages 15 and up.

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