Who Wears it Best - Casual Edition (part 2)

We continue our Who Wears it Best - Casual Edition with dresses, pants, and skirts! First off, we have a simple sheath dress with ribbon belt, modeled by Djali:



Celeste:



And Sofia:




Next, a summery sundress worn by Brianna:



Milana:



And Sofia again:




In the skirt category, we have a cute beaded number, shown off by Ella:



Nandini:



Cecelia:



And Illeya:




Lastly, for pants, we have a classic pair of jeans - shown on Jordan:



Cecelia:



And Nandini:


(Shoes by Kingstate, horse by American Girl) 

Our final edition of Who Wears it Best is tomorrow! Stay tuned, and don't forget to vote!

Who Wears it Best - Casual Edition

We have a lot of selections for you today! So many, in fact, that we'll be splitting today's episode into two parts - so be sure to come back this evening for the rest!  

Starting the casual category with tops, we have Amaya in a blue ribbed top:



Nandini:



Satine:



Illeya:




Next we have a beaded belly-dancer top, modeled first by Nandini:



Next by Brianna:



Djali:



And Sofia:




Next, a versatile wraparound top modeled by Satine:



Brianna:



Jordan:



Nandini:



And Cecelia:




Last of the tops is this gorgeous blouse by Empire, modeled by Nandini:

(Shoes by Kingstate, horse by American Girl)

Amaya:



Cecelia:



And Jordan:




To be continued... (Don't forget to vote!)

Who Wears it Best - Fashion Zombie Edition

It's time again for Who Wears it Best! Today's edition is... Fashion Zombie!

Illeya models her own outfit, Death Becomes Her, by Tonner:



Now Niobe:



And finally, Urkelgrue - the Headless Ballerina:




Don't forget to vote, and tune in next time for Who Wears it Best - Kimono Edition!

Who Wears it Best - Gowns Edition

For your consideration, my lovely ladies model various gowns. First we have Ella (Seventeen), in her very own prom dress by Tonner:



Snow-White:



Brianna:




Next we have Djali wearing Gene's Red Desire gown by Ashton-Drake:



Celeste:



Illeya:



And Rose-Red:




And finally a 1930s-inspired gown I made myself, on Satine:



Nandini:



Rose-Red:



And Jordan:




This concludes Who Wears it Best - Gown Edition. Don't forget to vote, and tune in tomorrow for the next episode - Coats!

Just for fun - skin tone comparisons

My last post got me thinking about all the different skin tones of dolls I've collected, so I decided to get one of each of them together for a group shot.



I love comparison shots. :p  

Here's a closer view:


Left to right: Sayuri (Alabaster), Illeya (Cameo), Milana (Pale), Jordan (Tan)


Left to right: Nandini (Caramel/Honey), Djali (Spice), Amaya (Dark), Niobe (Onyx) 

These photos were taken during the day, with flash.  

I love variety in the dolls I collect, and I'm glad that Tonner creates so many different kinds of dolls, so almost everyone can find something that they like.  And he listens to collectors.  People requested an Antoinette doll in the Kagiso (Onyx) skin tone, and he gave us one!  How cool is that? 

A look back at 2010... plus a bit of rambling

Once again, in the past year, I've more than doubled my doll collection. At the beginning of 2009, I had three Tonner dolls. At the beginning of 2010, I had a total of nine. In the last year, I've collected eleven more! I got them all together for a group shot, to ring in 2011:



They are quite an eclectic mix, aren't they? From left to right, we have: Cecelia (Central Park Stroll Sydney), Celeste (Ultra Basic Jac), Illeya (Death Becomes Her), Marguerite (Basic DeeAnna 2009), Niobe (Onyx Antoinette mannequin painted by me), Marisol (Snowflake Ballerina), Djali (Emphatic Antoinette), Sofia (Ultra Basic Daphne), Sayuri (Spring Dance Sayuri on all-white body), Amyera (Ultra Basic Golden Stella), and Milana (Ultra Basic Raven Stella). 

I've added four new skintones (Alabaster, Cameo, Spice and Onyx) and four new body types (Antoinette, DeeAnna, flat feet and small bust) to my collection this year, so by this time I have one of almost everything Tonner has to offer!  I like a wide variety in my dolls.  For example, I now have eight different skintones and thirteen different hair colors among my twenty Tonner dolls.  

I have also decided that I am sorely lacking in man dolls.  I have exactly one, and I never play with him.  A) He's awaiting a makeover that I can't afford yet, and B) He has almost no clothes.  I can easily fix the latter problem, and I have lots of ideas and fabrics set aside for male clothes.  I guess that'll be my New Years resolution.  :p  

I also realized when setting up this group picture that there are a couple of new dolls on my shelf that kind of stick out like two sore thumbs when they're all grouped together like this.  Well, Illeya blends in a little better than I originally thought she would, but Sayuri definitely looks out of place.  Thinking about her, and the fact that now I want at least two more geisha dolls, I came upon a happy solution to both of the above problems.  

Clearly, I need a Doctor Who/David Tennant doll.  And a Tardis.  I mean, The Doctor travels through time and space, right?  So if I had him, suddenly a geisha doll makes sense in my collection.  And I've always wanted to add more historical costumes to my dolls' wardrobe, like Victorian gowns, Medieval and Renaissance dresses, Colonial and Civil War era gowns, etc.  I have rather ambitious dreams.  And if I had a Doctor doll, I wouldn't need to worry about any part of my collection fitting in with any other part.  I can just plug The Doctor into any scene I wish to create, and it'll make sense!  He'll be the glue holding it all together.  Plus David Tennant is just gorgeous.  Ok, time to start saving pennies...  :D 

Dolls in the fall

I didn't want to miss out on the gorgeous colors on the trees, and it's been so nice out!  So yesterday morning I took half an hour and spent some time with a few of my girls, out-of-doors.  I think the results are quite stunning. 

Nandini:






Celeste:






Satine:






Illeya:






Thanks for looking!