Striped School Dress (2011 - )

[Aaryana]

From the AG site:

Striped School Dress + Charm
Item# V6011
My American Girl® dolls can let their school spirit show! This outfit includes:
A striped dress featuring a chunky knit collar with button details, plus a distressed Innerstar University™ crest at the hip
A pair of cropped leggings to layer underneath
Ballet-flat shoes with ruffles at the toes
Includes a "Proud" square charm for the doll's charm-keeper necklace
$28

I picked up this dress for another board member, but she kindly allowed me to try it on my doll since I was hesitant about it. I've decided that I do really like it! The dress is adorable! I love the detail of the cuffs and collar! The dress and leggings are a nice, soft cotton, and the shoes are pleather. The dress and pants went on easily, but the shoes were a bit of a challenge. The heels wanted to fold under the doll's heel when I tried to put them on. I finally used a plastic spoon as shoe horn to get them on Katia. They are cute shoes though, and the material is fine for pleather. Overall, I like the set and will eventually pick one up for myself. Grade: A- (for the shoes).

[dragonflybg]

I bought this outfit because I absolutely love the collar on the dress. I wish it didn't have the logo, but I can overlook that. The fabric is nice and soft.

The shoes are cute, but on the tight side and a little difficult to get on. I can actually see toe outlines through the shoes. They are very similar in color to the current MyAG meet shoes.

B+ for tight shoes and unnecessary logo.

ETA 3/20:
Just wanted to add that I love the way the dress looks with Lanie's Jeggings and tall boots!

[babc]

I would recommend that anyone buying this in the stores open the box and check out the skirt. As you can see above, Aaryana's skirt has diagonal stripes and dragonflybg's has horizontal stripes. AG's stock picture has horizontal, so I guess that's what it's supposed to be, but I prefer the look of the diagonal. However, I just opened mine up to find sort of in-between stripes that just don't look quite right. I may bring it back for an exchange, but I thought I'd warn people.