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Belle : The doll is from the 2011 Classic Film Doll Collection. I changed her outfit with the 2010 Classic Belle Doll and add in more ruffles. I also curled her hair as she originally came with long straight hair.
Beast : The doll's head is the new mold and the body is the 2010 Classic Beast Doll body with full articulation. He is wearing the 2010 classic doll's shirt, vest, pants, boots, and the new doll's tux that I removed the beast's hands and tail.
My big winner for most spectacular display this year is Saks Fifth Avenue. Not only does Saks transform its exterior into a castle straight out of a Disney movie every year, complete with scheduled light and musical shows, this year its windows tell the story of Snow White.
Sak's "Once Upon a Holiday" follows Snow White's journey from meeting the Seven Dwarves all the way to her happy ending across 14 scenes, all of them animated in Saks over-sized Fifth Avenue display windows .
The thing that I love the most about the Princess Stories Collection is how basic the concept behind this line was. The dolls wore classic outfits, mostly based off ensembles from the films, and they were each paired with a character figurine and a mini book. While this line might have been a simple idea, the execution was flawless. The little characters are so much fun to put on my displays. Even though I've limited the accessories I display these days, due to spacial restrictions, I don't think I'd ever have the heart to pack them away (except the ones that Oliver my cat likes to steal). I also adore their Little Golden Books--each one is actually a miniature storybook. They all have beautiful illustrations and text! I've always had a soft spot for miniature doll books, ever since my dad found me a set at a yard sale back in 2011, right after I started collecting dolls again. I have to say, that all five of these dolls are some of my favorites in my vast Disney doll collection. In fact, most of these ladies are my second favorite dolls that I own from their movies! Their outfits are all fabulous quality--the girls wearing dresses each have petticoats beneath their gowns! Not to mention that all five of them have fabric hair accessories, except Aurora who instead got a pretty gold crown. Even though these girls are all from different films, the line fits together seamlessly. They each have iridescent fabric on their ensembles, which makes them look beautiful when arranged together. But my favorite feature about these dolls has to be their absolutely stunning faces. All of them have minimal makeup but super sweet facial expressions! I'm personally very fond of these sorts of transitional facial screenings that blend the 90s Disney dolls' features with the early 2000s dolls'!
I always forget that I didn't get my Aurora and Belle dolls together. Belle was from an antique store--I found her back in the late winter/early spring of 2013, if I'm not mistaken, with my Sparkle Eyes Aurora. Since I got Belle with an Aurora doll, I always make the mistake of assuming it was Princess Stories. Later that year, during the summer, I did end up finding my Princess Stories Aurora. She was boxed, just like Belle, and also really affordable. The irony is that when I bought Aurora, the seller told me she had the rest of the line, but failed to bring them to the flea market. I assumed she had been mistaken. However, the following summer, in 2014, the same seller at my local flea market put out both Cinderella and Snow White. The ultimate irony is that had I not already purchased Jasmine, this seller also could have sold me Jasmine. I already had Jazz though--I purchased her during the winter of 2012 off eBay, around the same time as my Special Sparkles doll. They were the last 90s Jasmine dolls I added to my collection that weren't duplicates. It still feels unreal that I have this entire line! I really cannot get over the fact that I had the opportunity to de-box all of them too, which I especially appreciate because I love their figurines and books so much! The Princess Stories Collection holds a very dear place in my heart. I remember admiring all five of these ladies back in 2010, when I first got my "Disney Dolls Book" by Margo Rana. I never thought back then, that within a few years, I would end up with the entire line. I still remember those cold winter nights that I spent huddled up next to our woodstove, next to Dad on our couch, flipping through the pages, admiring each one of these dolls, dreaming that one day I could have them too. That was the time before I had even begun collecting dolls again. Even though these ladies have been part of my collection for quite a while now, I still feel grateful each time I gaze upon one of them on my display, and I can't help but fall in love with them all over again!