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Fashion Show Miscellaneous
1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005
In 2001, Tonner Doll Company released the first set of Display Dolls, each wearing outfits from 2000 and 2001. The dolls were dressed inhouse and varied in character and hairstyles (only Tyler and Esmé dolls were used). There was no psecific count of how many were made for each style; it is believed less than 50 exist of each outfit. The dolls had gold wrist tags that said ‘Authorized Display Doll’ and the boxes also carried gold stickers saying the same thing. From 2002, in addition to the gold sticker, the dolls actually had printing on the box with the name of the doll that also said, ‘Display Doll’.
The Display Dolls made for 2000/2001 are as follows: Urban Sport Madison Avenue Afternoon Beverly Hills Chic Shakespeare in the Park Manhattan Music Awards Russian Renaissance Champagne Bubble Weekend Retreat Metro Chic Uptown Paradise Tailleur Classique
Metro Chic Fashion
Design Weekly recently ran a feature on Manhattan's most stylish business
people and the 'About Town' gear they wear. Under the first heading of
"Chic" appeared Tyler Wentworth in her modern adaptation of the
traditional trench coat, cut to a new length evident of the season's
hemlines. The pewter fabric used was specifically commissioned by the
House of Wentworth to capture Tyler's vision of the contemporary coat and
for the basic dress underneath. It's an all-or-nothing theme with Tyler as
she matches even the umbrella to this hip combination. But she breaks the
rules by contrasting only the boots to make a look of distinction.
One of the rare moments to get away from it all took Tyler to her family hideaway cabin in New England to escape from laptops and voice mail so she could sketch, paint and conjure new ideas of fashionable frivolity. In fact, it was on one such escape that she devised this clever ensemble that reinvents warmth and luxury in a satin parka with faux crystal fox. Tyler loves colorful sweaters inspired by Alpine shapes and knits fuchsia and tangerine with cocoa bean hues to top a pair of perfect velvet pants. With chill-chasing mittens, snappy snow boots, driving map and keys to the cabin, one can only imagine what inspiration will come to her next!
Shades of purple and gold have always been at the top of Tyler Wentworth's favorite color combinations, and she certainly draws on that variation to create a fuchsia and gold cocktail ensemble that established the standard definition for "pretty" in her 2001 collection. Esmé insisted on wearing this ensemble with its richly beaded gold handbag and gold sandals as she attended the Paradise club's uptown opening with Tyler to an explosion of paparazzi attention.
When uptown happenings break, only those In the know make the list, and that was certainly the case for Tyler Wentworth as she displayed her unique gift for color manipulation at the opening of the up-to-the-minute new Paradise club. Her duplicate use of mandarin and lime are perfectly knit together in an airy sweater set over Eastern-influence silk pants interspersed with persimmon, rye grass green and aquamarine symbols of ethnic beauty. The handbag/shoe combination will be in everyone's casual wardrobe with versatile jewelry and an attitude to dance the night away.
From design room to business negotiations, Tyler Wentworth remains her best model as she jaunts across Manhattan to close the deal on her acquisition of a leading jewelry design and manufacturing firm. Her negotiating presence is a strong one in a clean metallic tweed, invoking flashes of silver and gold into a classically tailored suit with black velvet trim. Accessories are the key to Tyler's successful dressing recipe with jewelry, handbag, belt and pumps set to take her to the final handshake.
There is a unique moment when an artist summons the elements into a composition that can be described in only one word...a word that also describes the artist's passion for the glorious. Tyler shows her basic emotions in this 2001 runway collection offering that creates a fitted fantasy of flourish in pomegranate silk embellished with circular reflections. Meticulous beadwork on the silk chiffon wrap is also seen in the bold jewelry that insinuates a Mediterranean sun setting over the cliff of some enchanted evening.
Tyler Wentworth® Collection; February 10, 2001 (Outfit Only) Traveling to Paris for the new season collections, Sydney Chase carefully selected key shapes and styles from Ty1er Wentworth's® 2001 couture offerings. Recently at Tyler's Market Week meetings with buyers to sum up the 2001 offerings and orders, Sydney spotted Tyler wearing this argyle sweater over a fan-pleated wool skirt and perfect white blouse. Along with the diamond-quilted bag and matching beret, it was just the look she needed when she met with the Paris houses for the 2001 Prêt-à-Porter shows. Note: Outfit did not include Sydney's eyeglasses.
Tyler Wentworth® Collection; February 10, 2001
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