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Post by supernonamegirl on Jul 25, 2006 1:19:26 GMT -5
This outfit is worn by Kirsten in the books Kirsten Learns a Lesson, Kirsten’s Surprise and the short story “Kirsten and the Chippewa”. Released in 1990, retired with archival in 2009.After the long walk home from school, Kirsten changed into her work dress to help Papa with the chores. Its apple green with stripes of plum purple and pine green. It comes with ribbons just the color of the thick cream that filled her bucket when she milked the cow.I really like the simplicity of this dress. I've never liked her school dress much, because I find it dull, basically a red version of her meet dress (and who wears division signs? I mean really?). While that may be realistic for the time period, I like this dress soooooooo much more, though it is still relatively simple and understated.. The fabric is a really beautiful color. The stipes are also a nice contrast to the teal. They're sort of purple-y and darker teal. The ruffles on the sleeves are real cute along with the simple colar. Ribbons, are... ribbons, though I do like the woven pattern of them. I really like the sleeves on the dress. I also like that the collar is cream, and really stands out from the rest of the dress. Grade: B+ for the price, though it is the dress and ONLY the dress (well, and some ribbons), which isn't much to write home about. I like accessories.
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Post by samo22 on Dec 4, 2006 16:04:24 GMT -5
I LOVE this dress. The color is really pretty on Kirsten, and I love the style. However, the sleeves are a tiny bit tight on my PM doll. They still fit, though. It looks very nice with Kirsten's work boots and I like the matching hair ribbons. It's definitely one of my favorites. A
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Post by QNPoohBear on Dec 4, 2006 16:08:23 GMT -5
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Post by scandia on Jun 10, 2007 9:44:40 GMT -5
The color is definitely my favorite aspect of this dress. Although the sleeves are a bit tight, it is otherwise a great dress. I am glad I kept it. It's in my siggie pic. A.
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Post by EofA on Sept 29, 2008 16:21:19 GMT -5
This is a sweet dress and the sleeve detail adds something visually interesting to what is otherwise a simple utilitarian work dress. Mine is pretty old and the fabric is incredibly soft. I can just imagine her pulling this comfy dress on to do her chores. The retail price of $20 for dress and cream ribbons seems about right. The dress itself gets an A from me for durability, style, and playability. I have had no fit issues, but both the dress and my doll are PM versions. And, some additional photos with Mia wearing the dress....although its color is truest in the above photos.
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Post by iPrincess on Jan 27, 2009 18:32:09 GMT -5
I love this dress! It's one of the best AG's made. I think it looks best on green eyed dolls though. It's well made, and the detail on the sleeves is so cute. Definately an A+ from me too!
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Post by Natasha on Feb 2, 2009 21:53:51 GMT -5
I love this dress. Actually, I like all of the work dresses and wish AG hadn't discontinued them! The fabric is softer than I expected it to be, and I like the colors of the stripes that run through it (which I never really noticed until I saw it in person). This is actually one of my favorite dresses on Kirsten, I love the way the color looks with her hair/eye color.
I definitely give this one an A.
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Post by Wickfield on Mar 11, 2009 7:09:02 GMT -5
The dress - this is probably our favorite cold-weather outfit for Kirsten! The aqua color is beautiful, so pretty in person. I think it goes fine with Kirsten's eye color and her hair shines against the creamy muslin collar. There's a tiny "plum" stripe running lengthwise through the (very very soft) fabric. Kirsten wears this dress [/i]a lot[/i] in her books, but the doll-version also has added sleeve ruffles, which I really like for their fancy touch. The dress looks nice with Kirsten's two-tone boots. A+
The hair ribbons - these are very nice, thick and woven like her meet ribbons. They are a loose weave though, and can tend to fray. We actually don't use these ribbons much with this outfit as we usually pin Kirsten's braids up, but they match well with this and also the summer outfit. A
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Post by rosieangel on Dec 2, 2009 18:19:18 GMT -5
This dress is far too nice for work, I think! It has a really exquisite cut with the ruffles at the drop shoulders. The color is also quite lovely, a muted green with tiny stripes made of burgundy pinprick dots. They look like shadow stripes in the photographs, but they actually are a print!
The hair ribbons that come with this area great color! When I redo Kirsten's hair in its original looped-braid style, I'm planning on making these the default hair ribbons since they will match all of her outfits.
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Post by skukla on Jul 11, 2010 15:41:02 GMT -5
The dropped sleeves of this dress make it perfect for Addy. Her hoops fit under the skirt too (pictured here.)
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Post by cymbre on Sept 1, 2017 9:32:04 GMT -5
Never cared for the shoulder ruffles, but I love the color and fabric.
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Post by chernayakoshka on Mar 8, 2020 10:34:51 GMT -5
Dress – A+I love this dress for its simplicity. The colour is a lovely blue-green with subtle dotted lines in red, green, blue, and purple. The colour is very pretty and both ties into Kirsten’s collection and stands out for being unique from the normal light blues and reds. I love the ruffled detailing on the shoulders and the simple cream collar. It’s slightly tight in the sleeves, which baffles me since both my Kirsten and my version of the dress are early PC, but it’s not too bad. I love the growth lines on the skirt. Good Value?Mine was purchased on the secondary market with Sari for something like $40, which I thought was fair for two retired pieces. Retail cost was $20, and I think that’s a little high for a dress and hair ribbons once one considers inflation. My parents, at least, wouldn’t have paid it if it didn’t come with shoes. Overall – A+I love having this outfit for Kirsten. I think it’s an underrated classic that perfectly sums up the beauty and practicality of Kirsten’s collection. I almost find it hard to believe that she works in this since it’s so nice. It’s not considered a “core” piece of Kirsten’s collection, but I adore it! I also don't know how Kirsten is going to work with her bangs in her face, but that's her problem to figure out ;-)
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Post by keeperofthepast on Jun 4, 2023 19:49:24 GMT -5
This is my favorite of Kirsten's dresses. The green color is gorgeous and the sleeve ruffle detail is just precious. I like this dress so much I have two of them. z1 by Laura *, on Flickr
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