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The Baroness herself, Agnes von Weiss, had been planning her comeback for several years—an eponymous lifestyle brand that would branch out into every conceivable territory, including fashion, cosmetics, accessories, and other lifestyle goods. She decided the Blair twins would be the perfect influencers to help launch the brand across social and print media, and while Lilith Blair jumped at the chance, her sister Eden was hard to come by.
Crucial to getting the right press for the launch was an appearance at an industry event known to insiders as the “Anniversary Gala.” With the 20th anniversary coming up, invites were more coveted than ever, and Agnes spent huge sums on PR agents and gift baskets to secure her limited invitation. Agnes was thrilled to get an invitation for herself and Lilith, and decided it would be a great opportunity for them both to wear clothes from the fashion part of the collection, which now goes by the brand name “AvW.”
In addition to working on her launch, Agnes also tried to distract her competitors. She sabotaged the presentations by stealing reserved seats, offering a higher price, double-booking famous fashion photographers, and even taking over key players from competing brands, including Vanessa Perrin, to whom she sent everything from love poems in French to bouquets of flowers.
Agnes was very happy with her work until she and Lilith arrived at the event in their chauffeured Bentley. As she got out of the car to the paparazzi’s clicking, she noticed two lines—one for guests and one for VIPs…
“Lilith, honey, does your invitation say ‘VIP’?” — Agnes asked.
Lilith shook her head, “No.”
“I’m going to need you to set up a diversion,” Agnes said.
Lilith’s train had deliberately gotten stuck in the door of the Bentley, calling for help and distracting everyone. It created just the distraction Agnes needed to slip past security and make her way straight to the VIP area for the champagne tasting.
Although several of the event’s organizers knew that Agnes hadn’t been invited to the champagne, no one dared to approach her, fearing she would cause a commotion.
The peace didn’t last long, however. When Agnes spotted Adele Makeda in the small group toasting, she walked straight up to her and patted her on the shoulder. Adele turned around and in shock dropped the champagne, and the liquid splashed down the front of Agnes’ dress…
Includes:
- Beautiful strapless dress with a black bodice attached to a voluminous purple skirt with a removable belt with floral appliqué;
- Stiletto heels with hot pink floral details;
- Doll-sized 20th Anniversary Party Invitation;
- Doll-sized 20th Anniversary Visitor Bag containing a miniature reproduction of the original Fashion Royalty dealer catalog from 2002;
- Purple handbag with “gold” chain and filigree detail;
- Newly designed champagne flute with interchangeable tilted and untilted pink “liquid” effect inserts (for more realistic close-ups);
- Spectacular drop earrings;
- Ring;
- Beaded bracelet;
- Pair of hands with long manicures;
- Alternate pair of hand grips;
- Doll stand;
- Certificate of authenticity. read more
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