Unfortunately, I wasn't the one leaving Las Vegas with a Sybarite doll...I was simply hanging out in Las Vegas this week with a collector who was leaving Las Vegas with a Sybarite doll!

One of the best things about traveling with other doll collectors is that somehow or other, one part of a trip to anywhere can be about dolls. So, this week, I went to Las Vegas with my friend Julie (also known as the extremely talented doll repaint artist Jewelianne to meet a good friend of hers, Susan, a fashion doll collector from Australia.

Well, we weren't at breakfast at the Bellagio for more than 5 minutes, when Arleen, a third doll collector joined us, bringing with her a Sybarite doll for Susan! I have read about Sybarite dolls, but I'd never seen one in person before. Sybarite dolls are very stylized ball jointed dolls, a bit high-fashion model, a bit anime, and quite a bit unique. They are resin dolls, selling for approximately $600 to $1000, and made by a SuperDoll of England.

Well, it wasn't long until we had quite a few people around us stealing looks at the Sybarite (her name was Blade, and she was brought nude and quite anatomically correct). Well, Blade soon had some Tyler Wentworth clothing mostly on, and all was again back to normal at the Bellagio buffet. I'm still processing what I think of Sybarite dolls; for me, they are a bit too stylized, but I do know that they have a devoted fan base which included our doll collecting friend from Australia

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