Spooky Fun Outfit & Charm (2012 - )

[Jackie G]

This outfit is adorable and gets an A from me!

The outfit comes with:

• A black long-sleeved T-shirt with ghost & candy corn design and the words "American Girl"
  
• An orange "tu-tu" style skirt, tulle over a "satin" lining and trimmed at the waist & bottom
  
• Yellow, orange & white striped tights
  
• Black plastic shoes with 3 little holes at the toes
  
• 2 orange hair bands

The tights are great - they look just like candy corn! They are easy to get on, fit well and you don't lose the pattern at all when they are on.

The skirt has an elastic waist, no velcro or other closure, it just slides on and sits more on the hips than the waist.

The t-shirt is a nice thick cotton. The design is like an iron-on type.

The shoes are just okay, a little cheap feeling, but not bad enough to degrade the outfit.

My only complaint is the hair bands which are very cheap. In fact, as I was putting them in my doll's hair they were actually flaking bits of orange. I also don't like that you see white on the bands instead of all orange.

[KitandKat]

Shirt: This is the reason I bought the outfit - in addition to my dolls I have a "cute ghost" collection that comes out at Halloween. LOL The ghosts are a sparkly decal. I would have liked if the candy corn were colored instead of white like the ghosts - it just seems like this was the cheap way out, getting a decal that's all one color compared to producing another one for the candy corn that has different colors. Also, my shirt is REALLY tight; you can see it bunching at the armpits. It will work well for mix-and-match and layering though and I do think it is cute. Grade: B

Skirt: It is made out of orange tulle, and just has an elastic waist. It goes on the doll easily and doesn't stick out like a tutu as much as I thought it would. Cute. Grade: A-

Tights: These are cute and could work with mix-and-matching if you have something that is orange, yellow or white. I think making "candy corn" tights was a clever and creative idea from AG. They are pretty thick, so I wasn't as worried about completely tearing them if they ever came into contact with velcro, like with some other AG tights. Grade: A

Shoes: They are basically ballet flat style "crocs". They are made of rubber which is actually pretty bendable making it really easy to get them on the doll's foot, even over the tights. They are cute, but definitely casual. They are also kind-of a greyer shade compared to the shirt, not as black. I would have preferred "real" shoes but I think the idea of doll crocs is funny and they do fit nicely. Grade: B+

Hair ties: I haven't used these yet so not grading them right now.

Overall Grade: A-

I was really worried about the overall outfit looking silly or too young (even for the target age) but I ended up really liking the way it looks together.

[samlizziesmom]

This is such an adorable set!
The shirt was also tight on my Tempe, who is a Mattel, but it wasn't too bad. The skirt looks like it had elastic but it didn't give much. But it did slide on easily and so far has stayed put. The stockings are just the cutest! I wish I had more to use them with! lol
the shoes are very much like crocs, with the rubbery feel. I wasn't sure if I would like this or not but once I saw it in person I fell in love. Very much like what young girls might wear.
I give this set a solid A.

[melangell]

I bought this set for the tights and they didn't disappoint. They are very cute and fit nicely.

The shoes were a surprise. I love them. They are made out of a flexible rubber and are really cute. I can see using them outside of Halloween. Very different from patent leather Mary Jane's.

The shirt is very tight on my Lanie who is a pretty skinny doll. My other complaint is that the sleeves are too short. Why can't AG just give us 3/8 of an inch more? I'd even take 1/4"!

The skirt is nice. Elastic at the waist. Tulle over a solid orange material.

I was unhappy that this outfit was sold out at the DC store long before October. Luckily, it was still available through the website with the $100 free shipping code.

[jsmith]

From an entire catalogue, this is the piece that really caught my daughter's attention. She asked for a friend for her doll for Christmas and she'll be getting this outfit, too. Of course, I had to try it on the new doll before I wrapped everything up to go under the tree! I think it's really cute!

[AmericanGirlFan728]

This outfit is adorable! I love the ghost and candy corn on the shirt, and the tights are the color of candy corn. The hairbands and the skirt match, which is nice. The shoes are a little hard to get on, but still, I love the outfit. Here's Allie in it: