It's All About TJ, Mostly

Fashion Madness TJ Night Out is articulated with nicely made fashion.

I added an articulated TJ to my collection through an eBay seller who offered him with an "or best offer" option.  TJ along with two Fashion Madness Keyshias, purchased from the same seller, arrived last week as my first doll purchases of the year.  Wow... three dolls already during the 1st week of January.  Hope this is not a sign of my doll spending. 

TJ poses in front of the cardboard liner of his box.  The flaps of the box contain his silhouette, which I think is pretty cool.

TJ's fashion is nicer than I expected.  He wears a heather gray turtleneck sweater that has a Velcro closure in back.  Heavyweight denim fabric was used for his jeans.  His black and white check coat has a stand-up collar and black satin lapels.  His black vinyl sneakers with mock laces were made for left and right feet, not for either foot like some doll shoes.

TJ poses without his jacket. 

TJ is articulated at the wrists, elbows, knees and other usual areas.  His ankles are not articulated.  I took a nude photo of TJ and So In Style Darren for a very brief, not detailed, comparison of the two.

TJ and So in Style Darren pose for a body comparison

TJ's body is more muscular than Darren's, but his shorter legs made me think he would be shorter.  His longer torso makes up for the short legs because when side by side, the two are actually about the same 12-inch height.  I like the appearance of TJ's knee joints; however, if the lower leg is turned even slightly, he "wants" to bend his knees.  Perhaps someone has told him that many women like men with "bow legs" and he is attempting to give that appearance.  Even though he tends to bow his legs, he can stand without the aid of a stand.  His feet are slightly longer and wider at the forefoot than Darren's but the two can share shoes.  Surprisingly, they can share (some) clothing, too, as illustrated below.

TJ can wear the Ken track suit that Darren was wearing and Darren can wear TJ's Night Out fashion.  The sunglasses that each were wearing cannot be worn by the other.  Darren's sunglasses are too small for TJ's over-sized head; TJ's are too wide for Darren.

I wanted to see how TJ displays with a Fashion Madness Kenya.  The doll I dressed as Teresa Graves' Get Christie Love character volunteered to pose with Darren.

TJ and Kenya are a cute couple.

As indicated, Weekend Fun and Special Day Keyshia traveled here with TJ.

Weekend Fun and Special Day Keyshia

I will write a followup post on Keyshia soon.  In the meantime, if you are curious about her, Roxanne's Dolls has written a wonderfully illustrated review of Weekend Keyshia. 
 

More About My Articulated TJ:
TJ came with a few minor flaws that were probably not noticeable to the seller.  This is the way of the Kenya World.  Unless you are purchasing the dolls in person and can examine them up close and personal for visible flaws, you might wind up with a doll with imperfections.

TJ's right hand did have a noticeable gray powdery substance on it that was visible through the box.  Initially, I thought the vinyl of his hand had turned an ashen gray, but both shoes had this same dusting of gray stuff all over them.  I removed him from the box and washed off his hand, both shoes -- inside and out -- and his feet.  I have no idea what this was or what TJ had been up to.  I wrote the seller* to inform him of this as well as TJ's vinyl flaws, described below. 

He has a nose rub where the tip of it was pressed against the plastic lining of the box.  I used a pencil eraser to dull the shine of the rub some, but it is still visible.  He has a scratch in the center of his forehead that looks like a scar, other minor vinyl rubs to his bald head, and a discolored indentation at the nape of his neck.  Most of these were probably not noticeable to the seller, but had the doll been examined in person, a collector would have seen the "powder," the nose rub, and the forehead scar.  I took a chance on ordering online because I wanted an articulated version and the same seller had both Keyshias.  All were purchased for a "best offer" price with free shipping.  I am a little disappointed in TJ's flaws, but the fact that his clothing is better than expected, Darren can wear it, and he can wear Ken Fashionistas fashions, I won't sweat it.

*The seller, whose shipping was super sonic fast, offered to replace TJ after I returned him at my expense.  I informed him that since I had already removed TJ from the box and had basically taken care of the visible flaws as best I could, I would keep him, but I did want him to be aware that some of the dolls have issues.

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