The newest installment to the Starplaza has generated so much buzz within the community in the last 36 hours alone, it's safe to say it has given a whole new meaning to exclusive snobbism.
On early Monday morning (for those of us living in Eastern Standard Time), a new collection featuring fabulous items that screamed street style and the occasional stiff gesture imitating a New York socialite hailing a taxi down Madison Avenue.
The first item to get my attention is the now most sought after NY blazer in hand denim. These jeans seem to imitate the go-to pose so many of us Lookbook bloggers use.
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| My doll poised front and center amidst my collection. |
Despite my usual lack of luck at being prepared for Stardoll's collection outbursts - not that they didn't warn us - I shelled out the bucks for all of the poses (including the interior). Here are some outfits I styled featuring some of the most sought after items of the collections.
Albeit, this collection with its exciting take on street style does come with a pros and cons list.
Pros
- Prices were somewhat fair considering the items are limited.
- Poses we can use in many different ways for styling our dolls.
- Gloved hands and legs can easily be edited into graphics.
Cons
- Items sold out within hours of the store being opened. Some members are creating bidding wars and selling them for up to thousands of Stardollars.
- Items were too limited, with almost 300 million members you'd think Stardoll would be a bit more considerate.
- Graphics wise, no one is fond of the grey, black, and over all neutral limbs. We want skin colored poses please!
- Some poses could have been gorgeous add-ons to spice up an outfit, but their neutral counter parts completely ruin them and defeat the purpose of a street style outfit. For example: white fur coat with extended black palms.
- Some of the graphics were subpar and lacked much detail considering the steep tag price.
- Items aren't very versatile...
I could go on and on, but you get the gist, the cons outweigh the pros.
That doesn't stop me from feeling lucky that I managed to snag all of the poses though!
It's a simple marketing strategy that although bordering full on monopoly, it was a smart move by Stardoll as a company. Well played, well played indeed. Let's cross our fingers that the next collection (yes it's been confirmed it will be just as exclusive!) will have diverse skin shades and colors.
Blog y'all later. xoxo
