Beach Pajamas (RETIRED)

[Keri]

I could have sworn that there was a thread already started for these, but I didn't see one. How odd, when americanmommy did something for all the other Kit items!


I will have a picture posted tomorow, probably. I want to do it in daylight, but I didn't get home from my dad's house (where I was recuperating from anasthaesia) until after dark. On the bright side, my package with the pyjamas and photography set was waiting for me. Yay!



Okay, now to business:

Kit's Beach Pajamas, KDO
$26

A+


The pajamas are a silky fabric and one piece. They veclro up the back, and the sailor's collar is split and attached to the pjs at the back, and the velcro. I'm not sure if I'm explaining this well (my pain meds feel like they're struggling to kick in), but I was curious about whether it would be a flap or not, and it isn't a "true" flap.

Anyway, the blue is a beautiful Crayola-crayon blue, very rich and bright. The trouser part of the pyjamas has wide, flared legs. Very comfortable and chic, just like you would have seen movie stars wearing.


My hair ribbon came wrapped around a small card, like you cna do with embroidery threads or yarns, and it's the first of the hair ribbons I've received that is like that. Very, very nice!


The slippers are just darling. They're a faux-leather and bright red, and just like a pair of slide-on shoes, or stiff ballet shoes where the top part comes up higher over the foot. On that part is a big red pompom on each - again, SO cute. If I could get another pair of these I might take off the pompom and add small red beads or sequins to make them dress shoes.



As of right now, I don't have a single complaint about the set, but I haven't put it on my doll yet. She's still chillaxing with her new Pepperminsticks clothes, and I can't bear to undress her yet.



These would make a really fun slumber party outfit - something that a modern girl could wear out and about without looking like she's in her pajamas, but still very comfotable slumber party-ish. (I'm not the only one who had slumber parties and walked up the road to the 7-11 for slushies at sunset, am I? )



--- KERI

[Keri]

Yay, pictures!

So, as you can see, SO CRAZY CUTE. The fabric is, like Anna said, not a thin silk or satin at all. It has decent weight to it. And the top portion of the jumpsuit is completely solid. No see through fabric here! It does bunch funny when she sits, but any pants designed to go all the way to the waist will do that.

The little tie at the neck is attached to the flaps, but it's loose otherwise. The loop on it is stitched securely - it won't move.

As you can see, it's a nice, flat front, with flaring legs that were so popular back in Kit's day - and this photo shows how stiff the fabric is. The one leg, which I tried to get as open as possible, made the other crinkle up!

The pockets aren't real pockets - the buttons are decoration only.

Since it's easily visible in this photo, I'll comment on the ribbon, too: it's a simple satin ribbon, about 1/4-1/2 inch wide, and about two feet long. It is longer than the green birthday ribbon and the ivory ribbon that comes with Felicity's rose garden gown. It's the same length as the 1inch red ribbon I used in her hair back in December, actually...

The sailor collar is attached to the velcro bit, but it's nice, because it helps keep it flat. The one corner curls up crazy on mine, from the weight of the fabric and the silver trim, or something. I mean, it must have been bent in the box, and then the trim or fabric "remembers" that bend now, and they're stiff enough to keep it, like when you have a poster rolled up for a long time.


Most of the elastic at the waist is in the back, which provides the gathers you see, between the blue and white. You can't really see in this photo, but the back is rather puffy, much more than the front.

It's that nice, minivelcro! It shouldn't snag dolls' hair. It only opens to the waist, not any further. It's a bit of a tug to get the jumpsuit on because of that, but it's not really difficult, because of the elastic.

And, finally, the slippers!

They're a soft red vinyl on top with a camel colored bottom, which is more of a faux suede for traction. The insides of the slippers are just the back side of the vinyl. You can't really see, but Beatrice has a wonky right foot, and it stretches the vinyl out funny. Her small toe makes it MUCH lighter! It does the same thing to the workboots.

Anyway, if your doll has wide feet, too, you'll want to remember that. I had a very difficult time getting the slipper onto her right foot, but her left foot is simple. The shoes are soft, so if you have a doll-sized shoehorn, it will be a lot easier getting them on. Well, if your doll has a big foot.

The pompom is fastened tightly. It didn't do a whole lot of moving when I poked and prodded at it, and it is so cute! I love these sooo much more than Molly's fuzzy wuzzy slippers.



Also, unrelated, but you can see in my top photo, I got Beatrice a bedtime book: Irish Legends and Myths! It was $3 at JoAnn's, I think.



--- KERI

[dollsforadoll]

I am CRAZY about these!!!!! The cutest PJ's ever! I actually bought them for Kit and myself. I wore it as my Halloween costume and everyone thought it was adorable! I even had a sailor hat! I give these an A+++++++++!!!!

[redhead1]

I bought these on Wednesday, along with Kit, and I really like them. Kit looks very cute in them. My only complaint is that the knot on the tie came undone, so I had to guess on how to re-tie it. It looks okay, but I don't think it's right.

[balletmom97]

My daughter has this set and the shoes are different. They are red patent leather slides with a pom. Actually, they are just like Nellie's slippers, but red.

The girl's pj's are stinkin' adorable, too. :-)

[Wickfield]

The pajamas - both Kit and I like the look of this PJ set much more than her striped nightgown, and it better suits Kit's tomboyish personality. The pajamas are one piece, thick, soft satin in shades of crisp white and blue that brings out Kit's eyes. There is nice detail here, with the nautical flags on the pocket and the buttons up the side. The collar is edged with silver ribbon, too. Apparently people have problem with the sleeves ripping but we haven't noticed, our 2007 set seems very high-quality. Plus Kit can wear it as a costume, too! A+

The slippers - these are very nice faux-leather with a soft heel for scuffling around. The pompoms seem attached well, although if we had gotten this set younger they would have been ripped off pretty soon. They also go on easily. A

The ribbon - uh...just a ribbon. But it matches!

[sailormolly]

These pajamas are my absolute favorite piece from Kit's collection. Even though I don't have Kit (YET!) I want to make sure I got them before they were gone for good.

Here they are modeled by my new Lanie doll.




I was really surprised that the pajamas were all one piece instead of a top and pants. I guess I should have read the reviews first. I still love it. It's so cute!

The slipper are easy to get on and off. The pom poms should stay on as long as my cats don't get ahold of them.

A++

SailorMolly

[starwenn]

I just got the pantsuit and slippers (no ribbon) off of eBay for my Molly. I like these a lot better than either Molly's or Kit's current pajamas! In fact, I think these might be the cutest pajamas American Girl makes.

Though I didn't really have much trouble with the pantsuit, even on my PM Molly's plump rear, I could not get the slippers on! They kept getting pushed down in the back. I did finally get them on, but I'm going to have to remember to pull them out at the sides when she wears them. Her feet are pretty large.

Otherwise, these are highly recommended for patriotic Molly, tomboyish Kit, and any modern American Girls looking for sailor and patriotic show costumes, or just for really comfy, unique PJs.

[SimoneQ]

Overall I like these pajamas and the slippers. Quite frankly, I prefer them to the new pajamas AG makes for Kit. They're pretty easy to get on. The person above me talked about trouble with the slippers, but I really like them!

[1994samanthafan]

Someone had asked for this picture, so I'll post it here for future reference.

[Colonial Rose]

This set contains pajamas, slippers and a ribbon, I got it from American Girl in May 2008. I'd wanted these from the moment I saw them as they brought to mind all those wonderful black and white movies that I love. When the new Kit stuff was due to come out with the movie and I thought it might be my last chance, I finally ordered them (yay free shipping) and I love love love them. The pajamas are a nice heavy satin in a rich blue and white, the details are nice and my only small disappointment is that since they velcro (low-snag) down the back the middy collar is split and sewn down. I like the fact that they didn't just use random flags but made sure there was a meaning. The slippers are a red vinyl with a satin edge and a pompon on the toe, the soles are a textured rubbery material that reminds me of my grandmother's old slippers. The ribbon is a red satin ribbon with fray-checked ends, I haven't needed it so it is still in the box. The set fits both my PM and Mattel dolls well which was a nice change from some of my other recent purchases. A+