Name: Elara
Made by and When: XianXian Toys, 2026
Material: Vinyl
Marks: (Head) XianXian; (near the rim of the left buttocks) an open-heart symbol 2023 xianxian
Height: 12-1/2 inches
Hair, Eyes, Mouths: Short curly rooted Afro, or long black rooted straight hair; side-glancing, brown-painted eyes with painted upper and lower eyelashes, and a beauty mark (mole) underneath their left eye; closed mouths. The doll with the Afro has burgundy lip color. The straight-haired doll has rum raisin-colored lips.
Clothes: Elara dolls are sold nude by the manufacturer to be dressed in clothing and accessories made by XianXian (XX) Toys. In the gallery photos, Afro Elara wears a brown faux leather top and shorts ensemble from the XX Earth Collection. Straight-haired Elara wears a two-piece white top and pants ensemble from the Navitation Collection. In a combined photo, the dolls wear ensembles from the Cool Girl Collection. In the last gallery photo, they wear an AI-created, Patrick-Kelly-inspired black sheath embellished with a heart-shaped button-decorated bodice. Fashions made for similarly sized dolls usually fit Elara dolls.
Other: Founded in 2015, XianXian creates moderately priced, high-quality, articulated fashion dolls, clothing, and accessories that have piqued the interest of high-end fashion doll collectors.
Gallery
Top to bottom, left to right: Afro Elara wears a brown faux leather top and shorts ensemble from the XianXian Earth Collection. Straight-haired Elara wears a two-piece white top and pants ensemble from the Navitation Collection. In a combined photo, bottom left, the dolls wear ensembles from the Cool Girl Collection. Bottom right, they wear an AI-created, Patrick-Kelly-inspired black sheath embellished with a heart-shaped button-decorated bodice.
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