Thursday, September 4, 2014

The Leading Ladies Of the Wizard Of Oz auction

Warner Bros. Consumer Products and Tonner Doll Company, Inc. have invited prominent fashion and costume designers to create one-of-a-kind looks for the Leading Ladies of The Wizard of Oz. To celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the classic film, top fashion and costume designers have created a glamorous collection inspired by Dorothy, Glinda the Good Witch and the Wicked Witch of the West – all modeled on Tonner’s 22-inch dolls. All proceeds will be donated to the “There’s No Place Like Home” campaign, benefiting Habitat for Humanity’s mission to create decent, safe, and affordable housing in partnership with low-income families.




I never liked the 22" size for dolls - they look unnaturally elongated (especially their arms and torsos). And for their size, their face sculpt detail is minimal and their huge round child doll eyes are scary. It is for a good cause though and that is the main issue. Regarding the designers, some did live up to their name while others (I'm looking at you Trina Turk) must have been too busy to actually pay any attention to what they were designing. All the dolls are on auction from today and for the next nine days. See them below and go bid here. My favourite is the Erickson Beamon doll by far. Click on the photos to see them bigger. Oh, one last thing: dear designers, choosing to re-interpret the Wicked Witch of the West in 2014 is so predictable. 


 Glinda the Good Witch by Erickson Beamon


Hervé Léger – The Wicked Witch of the West


Betsey Johnson – Glinda the Good Witch


Anna Sui – The Wicked Witch of the West


Anna Sui – The Wicked Witch of the West


Jenny Packham – The Wicked Witch of the West


Sue Wong – Glinda the Good Witch


Reem Acra – Dorothy Gale


Carmen Marc Valvo – Glinda the Good Witch


Byron Lars – Dorothy Gale


Ruth Myers – Glinda the Good Witch


Lyn Paolo with Kerry Washington (yes the Scandal star) – The Wicked Witch of the West


Carlos Falchi – The Wicked Witch of the West


Chris Benz – Dorothy Gale


Charlotte Ronson – Dorothy Gale


Douglas Hannant – The Wicked Witch of the West


Marc Jacobs – The Wicked Witch of the West


Donna Karan Atelier – The Wicked Witch of the West


 Colleen Atwood – The Wicked Witch of the West


Trina Turk – Dorothy Gale

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3 comments:

  1. I like the 22" size, but have never fell in love with one enough to shell out the higher price tag for a bigger doll. To me, the 22" doll face looks a lot like Tyler's face, blown up. Especially the sort of snub nose.

    I agree with you about the Trina Turk costume. It looks like almost like pajamas to me.

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  2. Now these are what I call fashion dolls! The designers came up with some lovely fantasy outfits, with a few exceptions. I agree about the Trina Turk outfit, but I would say the Chris Benz needs something; it doesn't do much for me. However, the last thing I need to do is try dolls of a different size that can't share clothing and therefore "needs" her own wardrobe. :-)

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  3. Beautiful collection of dolls... each dolls are unique and their costumes are looking pretty... Carmen Marc Valvo and Chris Benz are so cute...
    Thanks.
    Jaslynn from Bizbilla b2b portal

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