Mini-Josefina - 25th Anniversary Edition (RETIRED)

[Captain Syd]

She's a mini doll... I don't have much to say about her, other than her mantilla is sewn to her head and it drives me a little batty. I like her ok enough otherwise.

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[Candace]

I picked up mini Josefina in her holiday garb at AGPLA. She's a pretty cute mini doll.

Some things to note:

-her mantilla is sewn to her hair.

-her pantalletes don't go all the way up--these are pretty much drawers.

The shoes, stockings, and dress are adorable.

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[crazyquilter]

I have a friend who made her a comb from a piece of a small person-sized comb that she cut with pliers.

[Wickfield]

I got this doll yesterday for my bday and I love her! I'm usually not too impressed with the minis - something always looks "off," but this doll is just adorable. Her outfit is very accurate except for the comb and the construction of the underwear, but TBH neither of those things bother me. The Nina doll's outfit is also made this way.

Something interesting is that this doll actually looks quite different from the previous mini which we bought in 2003. Her skin and eyes are darker, her eyebrows are drawn differently, and she looks noticeably taller (which also tends to alter her 1:3 doll-for-a-doll scale). Upon further examination I also found that they have different head stamps - 2003 is "Pleasant Company" and the 25th mini is "American Girl LLC". The earrings are also a bit different.

My only problems with this doll is the fact that we kind of already had a doll's doll dressed like Josefina (Nina, though this mini's dres is more accurate), so this seems a bit repetitive, and also the mini book that was included should have had the cover of the actual full-sized version. I'll give this set an A-.





25th Josefina and Nina:


Showing her undergarments and the knee socks!

[American Girl Rescue]

Mini-Josefina, regular Josefina and Nina: