Sartoria J Design Group - Part 3

General question: when purchasing a doll with a face up, will the colours be adapted to the tone of resin, or will the artists strictly stay on the same colour palette as the promo pictures?

 

If there was an option for Marina with legs, I would be seriously tempted. But I am really not a fan of the tail. So, I guess the captain´s girl will be Margot

 

@sageyufi Not always, I think it depends on who the faceup artist is.

 

The mermaid is beautiful! I really like the faces on all the ladies this time. The last four themes have all been directly targeted at me I feel. kind of wish I hadn't jumped in on the doll I did but ah well.

 

Haha @Bobble I feel the same way, but then I realized Jay must be of a similar age as me or at least was as obsessed with certain movies from like 1998 to 2005
Pirates of the Caribbean
Man in the Iron Mask
Lord of the Rings
Marie Antoinette by Sophia Coppola
Interview with a Vampire

Now I just need a Phantom of the Opera theme and my early 2000s obsessions will be complete

 

You may have a point there! It's great finding a company who has similar tastes, not so great for the wallet.

 

Oh I like this movie comment. the ̶h̶u̶r̶t̶ ̶l̶o̶c̶k̶e̶r̶ devil wears prada must be next!

 

Phantom of the Opera would be stunning as far as SJ's attention to detail and love for drama goes! And The Devil Wears Prada would absolutely slay me haha considering my dolls' story take inspiration from that movie among others. Just imagine a Miranda Priestly inspired doll!

 

I love the mermaid, she is so ethereal and mesmerizing I hope Sartoriaj will reuse her face for some angelic or heavenly being kind of doll, that will rock.
Margot is also very cool, my second favourite after the mermaid. She's very badass and has a lot of character.
And if I haven't spent already I would also be in danger to buy with Jack, he is my favourite type of Sartoriaj men, kinda of Jude-ish pretty guy. But all the best clothes on that ship obviously go to the captain and Jack gets what's left
Amazing collection

 

whelp, in my typical way, I will have to walk back my previous statements I just realized I could swap my incoming Flora onto the mermaids body and put Marina on a normal body and be happy, and with the 20% discounts on Margot and Marina it will actually be cheaper than my last two orders. So those girls are getting ordered tonight

Haha love the other movie suggestions, if anyone could do Miranda Priestly justice it would be SJ! I'm fairly sure they also worked in the fashion industry at some point so The Devil Wears Prada HAS to be on their watch list!

 

Yay big brain energy!

Honestly, if I had more money to be a complete self-indulgent visionary, I’d love to purchase Marina and customize her into a creepy ghoulish siren.

 

Ugh what a great idea, I would love to see it. I was going back and forth on whether I should get the tail blushing from SJ or see if my face-up artist could do it, but even if she would it would likely be out of my price range haha. I like the colors SJ chose so SJ it is

 

A couple of people were asking about the new Pirate lady sculpts to be available on different bodies so, I wrote to Jay last night, and here's her response: (my questions are at the bottom, her response is on top)

Hello Susan,



Thank you so much for your thoughtful message and for sharing your ideas with us!



Margot was specially designed for the 65 Athletic body, and she will only be offered on that body type.

Her proportions, expression, and overall sculpt were created with the 65 Athletic in mind, and we feel she truly looks her best that way.



For Marina, we created her head sculpt especially for the Siren concept, so she was made to embody the mermaid design from the start.

We completely understand that not every collector will connect with her the same way, and that’s exactly why we are offering the mermaid body on its own.

So you can pair it with a head you already have and love.



We truly appreciate your feedback and hope you’ll enjoy the flexibility of the mermaid body option.

Thank you again for supporting our creations and for being part of this journey with us!



Warm regards,
Jay



[ Original Message ]

Hello Jay!



Since you are offering the mermaid "body" to be sold as an option, is it possible you can give us the option of adding either the Margot, or Ayla head?

It would be nice to have a mermaid body with either of the new sculpts that you offered in the "pirate" theme. Having a choice between "heads" either Marina,

Ayla, or Margot would be awesome!



Also, is it possible to have a different size body option for Margot? To have the choice of either 59,61,64,?

You can still offer the 20% off for the new 65 body but, some of us would consider her on a smaller body, at the 10% off?



Thanks for considering our request,

Susan

 

I think the mermaid body is a very interesting and well-crafted creation! What BJD mermaid can stand upright on her fins or even kneel properly?
And another new feature at SartoriaJ is that you can also order the body without the head!
But what makes me happiest is that SartoriaJ is available to buy Marina in the skin color Pale Rose

 

@susieagent99 Glad you asked! As disappointing as it is, I'm actually kinda glad Jay is less willing to do customizations like this. Why? Because I think part of what brought Iplehouse down (I know they still exist but they're not anywhere near what they were in their heyday) was having too many sculpts with to much customization available. With small teams I think it can set them up for failure. I'd much rather SJ continue to thrive and have interesting one offs than get too bogged down.

I've noticed more shipping issues in their QA so I think they realized they were having too many custom requests and couldn't keep up.

 

My Ayla + 65 ATH request was approved, but I totally respect SJ for sticking to their solid visions of Margot and Marina. I think it makes them extra special as they should, and I'm happy SJ as a team loves to challenge their creativity.

I guess if people really wanted to and could meet their other match, split orders and trades on DoA etc. is still an option.

 

Hmm. I actually really like the textures on the mermaid tail, and the scale blushing on the human half! I'm not fond of the color pink, but the way the colors are blended is lovely as well. Ideally, I also would have liked to have had more joints, but if the intent was to make a tail the doll could stand on, I can understand why that could have made it more difficult.
On the other hand, I really want Ayla and her outfit.
And honestly, Jack is the only one I'm NOT tempted by.
Decisions, decisions!

 

Ahhh....I love Jack and his outfit. I love Edmund and his outfit too. And I think the mermaid is very clever with her ability to stand. I love the whole set of dolls...decisions indeed. I did order a Margot...

 

I've ordered Margot! 20% off and free shipping i could not pass that up. Although, I must admit I was hoping the new body would be more muscle even they I knew they wouldn't be that brave. Maybe in the future.

So, I've ordered Margot in peach cream and with a custom face up. Hopefully, she suits it .

 

I've ordered Ayla! I got her in Sonoran Beige on the 61APH body. I already have a 61APH lady (Elf Naomi), so I can work on clothing for her while I wait.

Excited to see everyone else's dolls from the Pirates series.