Skintone Jeans - Yellow

For fear of stating the obvious, these are the 'Skintone Jeans' in yellow, modelled by the superbly sublime 'Sushi'  from the 400 Club series. I just love the 400 Club girls, they really are beautiful and I think would be the hardest to part with as they were the 'first' commercially available Sybarites. They are over 15 years old now ... Wow! that time has flow by but I still get that 'buzz' when I look at them!

I think this is probably my favourite combination in this series of pictures I did for the jeans; yellow is my favourite colour so that's possibly why, but 'Sushi' is a perfect model for anything yellow or lime and she carries these off with pizazz.

'Sushi (LE 75) is modelling the 'Skintone' jeans in yellow, the silver paillette jacket from 'Apple', blue pearlised leather shoes  and belt from 'Meeow', 'Rock-It' hot pink PVC belt,  'Librium' wig,  'Rosemary' ankle socks and 'Disguise' yellow/blue/pink colourway scarf all by Superdoll.

Skintone Jeans - Red

It is scary to think that I took this series of photos in August 2012 (almost 8 years ago!) as it certainly does not seem that long ago.

I wanted to take a set of photos showing a Sybarite each wearing a different colour of jeans from the 'Skintone Jeans' pack which was issued in September 2011. There were six pairs of jeans in total and the first 50 customers to purchase the set got a free pair of jeans in white.

I like some of the photos in the set and some I am not so keen on. This one is okay but I wish I'd added a black jacket.

'Karma' (LE 100) from the 'Fortune' collection is modelling her own tartan bumflap, the red jeans from the 'Skintone Jeans' pack, shoes from 'Librium', 'Trapeze as Napoleon' T-Shirt (a gift to attendees of the Sybarite event at the 2008 PFDF), black mesh gauntlets from 'Pony', black 'i-Bean' sunglasses and tartan bag and necklace from the 'Knife' accessory pack, all by Superdoll.

I Get a Tick Outta' You

As mentioned in the post below on 'Peep', this is the only other PFDF Sybarite that I have kept; 'Tick'.

'Tick' (LE 100) was the Event doll at the PFDF in March 2010. This was the same year that Superdoll held their 'Speak & Spell' Unconventional Convention at the Paris Doll Museum where the lucky attendees received 'Librium' (LE 50). As if that were not enough, the Paris Doll Museum also had an exclusive Sybarite 'Slipper' (LE 300) and there was a 'sister' for 'Tick'
by the name of 'Tock' (LE 100) who was sold from the PFDF Sales Room on the Sunday.

I did not like the original wig on 'Tick' ... it was a strange beehive thing and my best shot at a description would be a cross between Ronnie Spector and Marge Simpson ... so I removed it and I think she looks great with this black bob. The nicest things about her outfit are probably the silver 'powder compact' shoes (there is a a hinged powder compact in the sole of each shoe) and the flat wire headband that she had under her wig that enabled her to wear earrings (as far as I am aware 'Tick' was the only Sybarite with this feature which was called 'Earwigg').

'Tick' is modelling her default outfit (minus the wig and 'safety shield') by Superdoll. Wig by Chewin.

Speak and Spell

'Librium' was the exclusive doll for the attendees at the Superdoll 'Speak and Spell' Convention in Paris 2010, on 11th March to be precise and she is an Edition Size of 50 only.

She is a tribute to 'Tattoo' the very first commercially available Sybarite (LE 30) and a doll from the 'Tzotzie' collection called 'Valium'. She incorporates the design used on the 'Tattoo' bodysuit on her armlets, plus the top part of her asymetric bobbed wig is the same colour as the wig on 'Tattoo'. 

Her face-paint is pure 'Valium' and she is a pretty accurate copy right down to the powder-blue eyeshadow and the beauty spot! 

I took this photo of her and since then, I don't think she has ever worn her default wig or outfit ... not that I don't like them but she just look so fabulous in almost anything you put her it.

'Librium' is wearing her default outfit of a dress, with sheer harlequin-print bodice with a red fishnet overlay and a magenta silk skirt, an African-inspired two-piece apron, silver neckpiece and silver cuff bracelet with floral design, armlets in the 'Tattoo' print, red fishnet hose, red platform-soled stiletto sandals trimmed with silver studs and fringed-studded wings (they have a compact with a powder-puff in the soles), all by Superdoll. Mirrorred pedestal and turquoise/purple sequinned cushion by Doll-scum.

DC Does Vintage

'Librium' has to be one of the most versatile Sybarites ever ... there isn't a thing that I've put on her that I don't like her in (I do chose carefully for her though!).

She seems to make even the most basic item look achingly cool and suits every hair colour/wig too.

Librium is the DC mould, which is my favourite, so maybe that has something to do with why I like her so much and I seem to redress her more than any other Sybarite - 'Sushi' 'Sugar' and 'Sabbatha' must come a close second and third.

She's in a different outfit at the moment and is looking great (as always!) so when the light is better I need to get a new shot of her.

'Librium' is modelling the red pencil skirt from 'Seville', sheer bodysuit and polka-dot pumps from 'The Cross', capelet from 'Catnip', waist-cincher from 'Switchblade', hose from 'Sage', purse from 'Mass' and a customised 'Severe' wig all by Superdoll.

Never on the Sabbatha

Well as you can see my "only the one" Sybarite vow was well and truly out of the window and this gave me free reign to order 'Sabbatha' from Haute Doll in October 2005. She was offered with 'Skye' and they were a slightly higher edition than their 400 Club sisters 'Sugar' and 'Sushi' at 95 pieces each.

'Sabbatha' sold out pretty quickly but 'Skye' proved less popular and took quite a few weeks to sell out. they both came in the same underwear, fishnet knee socks and stilleto boots as 'Sugar' and 'Sushi' ... 'Sabbatha' in red and 'Skye' in black.

I stupidly sold my 'Sabbatha' in October 2006 to buy another Sybarite and instantly regretted it but luckily, I did manage to buy her back almost three years later (and at over twice the original  price), so lesson learned hopefully! The reason it took three years and cost double is because she is still one of the most desirable Sybarites and seems to be most people's favourite from the '400 Club' quartet.

'Sabbatha' is modelling a mesh and lace bodysuit from 'Cross' black pencil skirt from 'Will, checked obi, tabi-geta shoes and parasol from 'Marigold, red fishnet hose from 'Librium' and platinum wig from 'Blade, all by Superdoll.

DC or not DC?

That is the question that was asked recently on a Sybarite board that I post on. Actually the question was along the lines of "what is your favourite Sybarite sculpt?" and my answer was the DC sculpt. Superdoll have several sculpts and mainly use the Venus sculpt for production dolls ... the DC sculpt is saved for special Limited Editions, for example Superdoll Events, OOAKs and exhibition collections.

I do not have many DC Sybarites  (my favourite dolls are owned by other people and they mostly happen to be the DC sculpt). However I am very happy with the ones I do have and 'Librium' and 'Cosma' who are pictured above, just happen to be DCs!

I was craving a splash of colour on this cold, wet, grey January day and this has satisfied that need. The added bonus is that it also shows off my favourite Sybarite sculpt!

'Librium', on the left of the picture is modelling 'Sweet', the platinum afro wig from 'Sushi', hose from 'Iguana Blue' all by Superdoll. Jewelled hair clip from Facets. 'Cosma' on the right of the picture is modelling 'Sour' and the auburn corkscrew wig from 'Powder'. Bird hairpiece by Doll-Scum