Tyler Wentworth
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Tyler Wentworth is a 16" fashion doll
created by Robert Tonner
produced by the Tonner Doll Company, Inc.
for adult collectors. Tyler Wentworth dolls are constructed of vinyl
and hard plastic and have rooted hair or wigs. The Tonner Doll Company produces an extensive selection of ensembles and boutique pieces for the Tyler Wentworth doll made from the finest silks, French lace, chiffon, wool and scale knits. The Tonner Doll Company strongly encourages adult collectors to play with their dolls.
The first Tyler Wentworth collection debuted at American International Toy Fair
in 1999.
Subsequent collections have debuted each year at Toy Fair from 1999 until the present.
Beginning in 2002, Tonner Doll Company began releasing "Mid-Year" or "Fall / Holiday" collections during the Summer.
Tyler Wentworth has an elaborate backstory and several friends that have been produced as dolls for the collection.
Fashion doll
Fashion dolls are dolls primarily designed to be dressed to reflect fashion trends. They are manufactured both as toys for children to play with and as collectibles for adult collectors. The dolls are usually modeled after teen girls or adult women, though child, male, and even some non-human...
created by Robert Tonner
Robert Tonner
Robert Tonner is an American entrepreneur, fashion designer, sculptor, doll artist and owner of Tonner Doll Company, Inc. and the Effanbee Doll Company, Inc....
produced by the Tonner Doll Company, Inc.
Tonner Doll Company, Inc.
Tonner Doll Company, Inc. is a collectible doll design and distribution company located in Hurley, New York. Founded by Robert Tonner in 1991, Tonner Doll designs and markets original doll lines as well as a number of licensed dolls for movies such as Harry Potter, Spider-Man 3, and Twilight...
for adult collectors. Tyler Wentworth dolls are constructed of vinyl
Vinyl
A vinyl compound is any organic compound that contains a vinyl group ,which are derivatives of ethene, CH2=CH2, with one hydrogen atom replaced with some other group...
and hard plastic and have rooted hair or wigs. The Tonner Doll Company produces an extensive selection of ensembles and boutique pieces for the Tyler Wentworth doll made from the finest silks, French lace, chiffon, wool and scale knits. The Tonner Doll Company strongly encourages adult collectors to play with their dolls.
The first Tyler Wentworth collection debuted at American International Toy Fair
American International Toy Fair
The American International Toy Fair is one of a few major toy industry trade shows held around the world. It is held annually in mid February in New York City's Toy Center, located at 23rd Street at the crossover of Fifth Avenue and Broadway and at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, and is...
in 1999.
Subsequent collections have debuted each year at Toy Fair from 1999 until the present.
Beginning in 2002, Tonner Doll Company began releasing "Mid-Year" or "Fall / Holiday" collections during the Summer.
Tyler Wentworth has an elaborate backstory and several friends that have been produced as dolls for the collection.
Further reading
- Stephanie Finnegan. (2000). The Robert Tonner Story: Dreams & Dolls . New York: Portfolio Press.
- Stephanie Finnegan. (2002). The Robert Tonner Story Update 2002. New York: Portfolio Press.
- Krystyna Poray Goddu. (2003). High Style Premiere Issue. Cumberland: Reverie Publishing
- Krystyna Poray Goddu. (2004). High Style 2004. Cumberland: Reverie Publishing
- Krystyna Poray Goddu. (2005). High Style 2005. Cumberland: Reverie Publishing
- Krystyna Poray Goddu. (2006). High Style Grand Finale. Cumberland: Reverie Publishing
- Krystyna Poray Goddu (2004). The Tyler Wentworth Fifth Anniversary Album. Cumberland: Reverie Publishing
- Robert Tonner. (2006). Robert Tonner Inspirations. Cumberland: Reverie Publishing