Wonder Woman 52

Wonder Woman 52, a photo by alington on Flickr.

The lovely Wonder Woman 52 makes her appearance on the blog (finally) in the Amethyste fashion (an older Theatre de la Mode gown from 2003, I believe, which barely snaps over her rather busty heroic figure).

Wonder Woman uses the Tyler Wentworth 2.0 sculpt with raven hair and blue eyes. I think she restyles very well, though she'd fit better in DeeAnna Denton fashions, I think. I love her!

You can see a few more photos on Flickr.

New releases from Tonner Doll, part II

Tonner Doll Company continues its Fall/Holiday release with two new additions to the Theatre de la Mode. Elegance #93 uses the Gina head sculpt and a gorgeous pleated dusty rose satin dress with silke flower trim, white gloves and rhinestone jewels. She's LE300 and $224.99. Her shipping date is TBA.

Glamorous #75 also use the Gina head sculpt, dressed in a black chiffon dress with rhinestone decorations on the bodice. She wears a velvet headpiece with a belt, black shoes, and rhinestone earrings. She's also LE300, retails for $229.99, and will ship October 25.

Shipboard Wedding is a new dressed doll LE300 ($224.99) or outfit LE50 ($99.99) added to the Marilyn Monroe collection.

Two new basic dolls and two new outfits have been added to the Re-Imagination line this year--finally! No photo is yet available for 16" Fairytale Basic, but she uses the Kay head sculpt. Above, you can see 16" Vintage Basic, who uses the Daphne head sculpt. Both dolls are limited to 500 and retail for $149.99. Shipping is TBA.

The outfits are available separately, LE200, $124.99, created for the Tyler body. Sleeping Beauty is shown above. Shipping TBA. Below, Snow White is now in stock.

 The DC Stars are back with three new 16" super heroes--Wonder Woman 52 (new Tyler sculpt--photo coming soon),  Mera 52 (Lois Lane head) and Supergirl 52. They retail for $199.99 each, LE300, with shipping TBA.

Additionally, there will be a new 22" Harley Quinn, LE200, $349.99. She uses the alabaster skin tone and has inset sky blue eyes, and pale blonde rooted hair. In addition to her painted hands, she also includes alabaster hands as well.

Finally, the last photos belong to the Sinister Circus collection. Three new dressed dolls are coming. Ava is shown below and uses the 15" teen body and Alice's Sister head. She's $174.99, LE200. Above, Dark Soul uses the Batman head sculpt and the 18" Superhero body. He's also limited to 200 and retails for $259.99. Finally, Dark Mistress uses the Breathless head sculpt on a BW body, and is $239.99. Photo and shipping dates are forthcoming.

Several other dolls are announced (Antoinette, Gone with the Wind) with photos pending, as well as a whole bunch of new Patsy dolls.

As always, preorders can happen now. Check out Dreamcastle Dolls for your best prices!

Royale #82

Royale #82, a photo by alington on Flickr.

Theatre de la Mode Royale #82 - Merry Christmas!

Tonner Doll Company.

Happy New Year!

Royale #82, a photo by alington on Flickr.

Happy New Year from all of us here at the Fashion Doll Review.

Have you ever wanted to meet us? (Oooh, creepy!) Well, for me, Alison, you can meet me at Barbie Convention this year in Garden Grove, CA, and also at IFDC, where I will be teaching a seminar on, you guessed it, Ball-Jointed Dolls for Beginners! You'll want to be sure to make it to this year's IFDC, since this will be the 10th anniversary of this year's convention, and come to my seminar. It's like BJDs for dummies.

My doll resolutions are long this year, and I'm sure I will fail in them, as usual. And they unfortunately involve pruning. I'll post about them later. For now, I'd like to wish you a very happy, doll-filled New Year!

The lovely lady above is TDLM Royale #82. If you haven't snapped her up, she belongs in your collection.

Do you think it's a bad thing for me to take artsy fartsy photos, just to post to Tonner's new Doll Duels site? Terri Gold, if you see this post and haven't uploaded any photos yet, this is a personal invitation/plea for you to do so. I will definitely vote for your TDF Theatre de la Mode photos, among your other gorgeous photos. Plus, then I will quit obsessing about taking soft focus shots, and be able to put away my Christmas tree, a.k.a. doll prop in the living room.

By the way, dear readers, if you're on Facebook, you must add Collecting Fashion Dolls by Terri Gold's fan page to your Likes list. She is so close to 500 likes! Plus, you can stay up-to-date on her down-to-earth reviews and to-die-for photography!

Tonner updates from IDEX

These notes are translations from a Tonner dealer, Carolyn at Sweetheart Dolls, so they may be subject to interpretation and change.

Some important announcements from Tonner were made at IDEX's retailer breakfast on Friday morning:

• Tyler is getting a new look for her 11th anniversary. New Mood Tyler will have inset eyes, wigs and interchangeable body parts: three hand sets, feet, torsos and more muscular upper arms.
• The original full-sized Harry Potter line will be continued, and the line will expanded.
• Robert Tonner has purchased 10 additional Theatre de la Mode costumes and will be releasing them three or four at a time. (I am so excited about this news!)
• The dressed dolls will be on Antoinette bodies, but the costumes are designed to fit the Tyler body as well.