Deciding what I want to review each week is always an interesting process. My decision is often based on a loosely-structured master plan that involves balancing newer releases, awesome suggestions from all of you, and an ongoing desire to document a wide range of dolls on this site. But I occasionally allow myself to be guided by a whim. This past week, it's been windy and rainy outside, and my husband was far away on business travel. That's the recipe for me to feel nostalgic and emotional. In that kind of mood, I get hung-up on a lot of things from my past, including Robert Tonner dolls--the first fashion dolls I ever collected as an adult. And in moods like this, I also tend to crave the emotional release of cheesy romantic movies. I mean, isn't that why those movies are made?
Anyway, I love Robert Tonner's work mostly because of his interpretations of my favorite princess, Cinderella. Tonner's 16-inch fashion doll Cinderellas are among my favorite dolls of all time, and are what I think about when I imagine the Cinderella character. The doll in today's review is not a typical Tonner Cinderella, but she's based on a Cinderella-like character from...wait for it...a cheesy romantic comedy called Ella Enchanted. Sounds pretty perfect for my mood, right?
I've had this doll in my collection for a while, always assuming I would share her with you some day. But for one reason or another she's never pushed her way to the front of the queue. I suspect now you understand why this week, for a bunch of reasons, she was the perfect doll for me to spend some time with...and do some movie "research" on. I hope she's just what some of you need, too:
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| Ella Enchanted by Robert Tonner, 2004. |
