Summer Skirt Set
Apr 2, 2011 9:41:47 GMT -5
Post by Candace on Apr 2, 2011 9:41:47 GMT -5
I received this as a birthday present from my parents. I'm not as thrilled with it as some of the other posters.
I actually collect for Julie, and this is for my Julie doll. Compared to the rest of her clothing collection, this outfit is lacking and just doesn't seem as nice.
You get a headband, skirt, slides, and blouse for your money. It costs as much as the Calico Dress but isn't anywhere near as impressive.
The blouse is cool and fits over Julie's head nicely. It does not have velcro. The colors on it are very nice and fit well with the rest of Julie's collection. I had somewhat of a gripe with the fact that the blouse is shapeless, but was informed by Mom that shapeless was in for girls--you wore it shapeless, or with a belt, or tucked in. So the blouse has many options, and because of the colors AG chose, it goes well with Julie's other clothing items.
The slides are not that impressive. Contrary to the apparent beliefs of the folks over in Wisconsin, just because a place doesn't get snow doesn't mean it never gets cold. So poor Julie gets yet another pair of sandals. They slide on or you can use the velcro along the top. They remind me of the slides that were sold with a MyAG outfit a few years back, the one with the green hoodie. I can't remember its name.
The headband is cute but because of Julie's hair texture it doesn't like to stay on her head. It took me some time to get it to look right and to not cause Julie's hair to get staticky and poof up. Bonus: it can also be used as a belt, since AG made it so that you can actually tie it.
The skirt was the biggest disappointment for me. A real skirt from the time period would have had the stripes go all the way around with a V in the back. This skirt does not. Also, this is probably the first AG outfit, and the first for Julie, where the belt does not go all the way around. The belt is just on the front only. So the skirt looks cool from the front, and is cute, but the belt doesn't even go all the way around, let alone the pattern. My skirt also arrived wrinkled and the belt has threads coming off of it.
This outfit costs as much as the Calico Dress, is within $4 of the Floral Jumpsuit, and near the same cost as the Hoops Outfit. For me, it is an okay addition to Julie's collection. But in terms of quality it is less than prior Julie outfits.
Grade: B (half a belt? what were they thinking?)
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I actually collect for Julie, and this is for my Julie doll. Compared to the rest of her clothing collection, this outfit is lacking and just doesn't seem as nice.
You get a headband, skirt, slides, and blouse for your money. It costs as much as the Calico Dress but isn't anywhere near as impressive.
The blouse is cool and fits over Julie's head nicely. It does not have velcro. The colors on it are very nice and fit well with the rest of Julie's collection. I had somewhat of a gripe with the fact that the blouse is shapeless, but was informed by Mom that shapeless was in for girls--you wore it shapeless, or with a belt, or tucked in. So the blouse has many options, and because of the colors AG chose, it goes well with Julie's other clothing items.
The slides are not that impressive. Contrary to the apparent beliefs of the folks over in Wisconsin, just because a place doesn't get snow doesn't mean it never gets cold. So poor Julie gets yet another pair of sandals. They slide on or you can use the velcro along the top. They remind me of the slides that were sold with a MyAG outfit a few years back, the one with the green hoodie. I can't remember its name.
The headband is cute but because of Julie's hair texture it doesn't like to stay on her head. It took me some time to get it to look right and to not cause Julie's hair to get staticky and poof up. Bonus: it can also be used as a belt, since AG made it so that you can actually tie it.
The skirt was the biggest disappointment for me. A real skirt from the time period would have had the stripes go all the way around with a V in the back. This skirt does not. Also, this is probably the first AG outfit, and the first for Julie, where the belt does not go all the way around. The belt is just on the front only. So the skirt looks cool from the front, and is cute, but the belt doesn't even go all the way around, let alone the pattern. My skirt also arrived wrinkled and the belt has threads coming off of it.
This outfit costs as much as the Calico Dress, is within $4 of the Floral Jumpsuit, and near the same cost as the Hoops Outfit. For me, it is an okay addition to Julie's collection. But in terms of quality it is less than prior Julie outfits.
Grade: B (half a belt? what were they thinking?)
*Mod edit: dead image links removed*