Tonner Dolls & Mixology: A History of the Cocktail Dress. PLUS Bar recipes!

Tonner Dolls & Mixology: A History of the Cocktail Dress. PLUS Bar recipes!

Welcome to our cocktail party!

The history of cocktails is inextricably linked with the history of fashion. The cocktail dress, as with most fashion, is a reflection of society and social mores of the time. We take a look at over a century of style, modeled by Robert Tonner dolls from the collection of Ryan Andersen.

To find your favorite cocktails and fashions, here's are some handy timestamps:

0:00 A Tonner Cocktail Party
0:04 History of Cocktail Dresses Introduction
0:22 1900s fashions
0:48 Tyler 2.0 Doll by Robert Tonner, gown by Redsilk Thread
1:17 The Old Fashioned
1:41 1920s fashions
2:21 Tonner’s Daisy Buchanan doll
2:43 The Martini
3:02 1930s fashions
3:39 Tonner’s City Tweed Shauna doll. Hair:Cary Carter. Gown: Lori Lyon
3:56 Tonner’s Sydney Chase doll, gown by Robert Tonner
4:22 The Daiquiri
4:43 1940s fashions
5:23 Basic Raven, Lady Ozmopolitan, in Blue Belle from Brenda Starr all by Robert Tonner
5:56 The Manhattan
6:16 1950s fashions
6:56 Tonner’s Panache Sydney, evening ensemble by David Escobedo, D.A.E. Originals.
7:13 The Bloody Mary
7:32 1960s fashions
8:12 Martini Minx Jac wears Monica Merrill’s Flipped Out. Doll and outfit by Robert Tonner
8:50 The Moscow Mule
9:09 1970s fashions
9:49 Petulant Pink Stella from Tonner’s 2006 collection
10:16 The Tequila Sunrise
10:34 1980s fashions
11:27 Tonner’s Embassy Dinner Mei Li
11:52 The Long Island Iced Tea
12:15 1990s fashions
12:55 Tonner’s RTW Esme, styling by Laurie Lenz, gown by Lori Lyon
13:23 The Cosmopolitan
13:42 2000s fashions
14:36 Celebration: Tonner’s 25th Anniversary banquet event doll
15:10 The Penicillin Cocktail
15:28 Cocktail gowns: summary and recap
16:01 Closing credits