Wu Adele (right) compared to Barbie (left)

Finding early outlet for his design talent and aspirations by winning Barbie doll fashion design contests at age 16, Jason Wu went on to develop his own line of 12-inch multi-ethnic Fashion Royalty dolls.Here you see the earliest Fashion Royalty 12-inch dolls released by Jason Wu, designer of Michele Obama’s inaugural gown (see www.jasonwustudio.com for human collections!), and Integrity Toys (www.integritytoys.com) in 2003.

Causing a huge stir, the dolls were immediately sold out and tripled in  price (and more!) on ebay. Limited to 500-1000 dolls (Barbie editions = 50,000 plus!) with exquisite facial sculpts, fabrics, and detailing. Mattel’s Barbie has gone through complete revision in an attempt to “catch up.”  I have included some comparisons between equivalent Barbie Silkstone and Fashion Royalty dolls.

If you want to own a little bit of Jason Wu fashion yourself, you can search for Fashion Royalty Doll on ebay (category Dolls and Bears) for early dolls or see dealers listed at www.fashionroyalty.com . I can recommend Pat Feick at http://patspotpourri.com.

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