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Grade: B

I love Josefina's Winter Accessories. It's so sad that they were retired. As a Native New Mexican, I can say with great certainty that Josefina would have needed something warm in the winters. Sadly, the poor girl only has one long-sleeved camisa and the sarape to keep her warm.


Josefina's hat is a lovely black velvet with a black grosgrain ribbon. It's very classy. In this picture, it's sitting a bit high on Josefina's head because she has her hair in French braids. The only downside to the hat is that it probably picks up cat hair like nobody's business, so this is definitely staying away from the furry denizens of my house.


Josefina's white petticoat isn't very thick. It is, however, quite long. I'm going to venture that it's so thin because it actually needs to go under Josefina's skirts, which also have camisa and drawers tucked in. I really like the detail on the hem; I can imagine Josefina crocheting it herself.


Josefina's socks are the wintriest of the lot. Unfortunately, because they're so thick, I couldn't get them on underneath her moccasins. They also look ridiculous with the dainty shoes from her shoes and socks set. The only thing they really work with are her riding boots, and even that's a strain, as you can see in the photo.


I really don't care for sarapes at all, so I was surprisingly pleased with how nice Josefina's looks. I love the color, which fits into the Josefina earthy color scheme so well. The little pouch is very sweet, as is the letter inside. Like AGR said, it's sad that the letter couldn't be in Spanish, but I can see why they would make it English.

Poor Josefina- she can hold her telescope, but not look through it at the same time! That aside, this is a very nice little telescope. Very fun for Josefina to lend to other dolls for playing pirates.

Whoa! I totally didn't know there were two extensions until reading this thread either! *runs off to play doll pirates*

Grade: B

This trunk is patently amazing. The woodwork is absolutely gorgeous, it's very sturdy, and it holds everything Josefina owns, except for her furniture! I got mine at MCM for $75, but if that hadn't been an option, it would be well worth it to save up for it at retail price.

It's a few inches wider than Kit's trunk, which I also own. When we moved to our current apartment, I had to buy a new bookcase to display it on, because it didn't work out to have it on the floor. If you're looking for an bookcase to put it on, I used the Ikea BESTA line, which fits the trunk perfectly.


I can fit all of Josefina's accessories on the top tray. They all fit together very nicely. (You can also see some extra stuff I've gotten for her- that fits too!) In fact, until I found another storage solution, I was able to fit Kaya's belongings (save teepee and animals) in the trunk as well.


All of Josefina's clothes, shoes, hats, and cloth accessories fit in the bottom. Initially I had kept the hats on top, but when I removed Kaya's things, the hats fit easily in the bottom as well.

I love Josefina's trunk. If they wore more affordable, I would buy a second one so that Kaya could have one too!

Grade: B

I purchased this set at MCM for the perfect price of $15. I really like it, but I think I would be disappointed with it had I paid the retail price.

It's deceptively sturdy, with the lid having a little lip that fits into an indention on the writing surface when the desk is folded up. The colors are very pretty; I really appreciate how all of Josefina's things fall into a simple, elegant color scheme. The plethora of little drawers and the two secret compartments are such much fun! I wouldn't have realized the second compartment existed without a little included slip of paper reading "push here to reveal the secret compartment."

The stand seems as if it's made from pine. It has the same beautiful detailing as the table/chairs set. I thought mine seemed a bit distressed, but after looking at the other reviews, it seems this is normal and not a particular effect of being an MCM item.

If you can find this piece for a reasonable price on the secondary market, go for it. However, I wouldn't recommend paying retail and definitely wouldn't go above retail for it.

Grade: A-

I love Josefina's lunch. The canteen is beautiful. I particularly enjoy it because I'm Pueblo, just like the canteen, and my grandmother made traditional pottery. The two tortillas are really sweet- I'm so glad they actually made a real New Mexican lunch! The cheese, in its cheesecloth, is dear.

I don't like the squash as much, because no one would eat a squash that size, it wouldn't be ripe yet! It should either be bigger, or just available in slices. The cuts in it are a nice detail, but no one would pack a lunch with little slivers sliced into the a whole squash.

The plum is adorable! My only complaint is that it's made of a kind of gummy material. I'm not sure if others have encountered this, but mine is the sort of texture that makes dust stick to it very easily.

As for the onions, again, they're oddly scaled next to the other foods. I'm guessing they're supposed to be pearl onions, but even so, why would someone take along three onions the same size as a plum, and just eat them straight? I really love onions, but even I can't see doing that.

The cloth is darling. It looks so much like a print that Pueblo ladies would use for everyday dresses.

Overall, this set is absolutely adorable and I highly recommend it, as long as your Josefina doesn't eat those onions!

Grade: A+

This is one of my favorite pieces that AG has made, period. It's such a beautiful piece. I agree with the other reviewers that it is quite sturdy. My cat has slept on it several times and no damage was done.


Here's the bed next to the Star & Moon bed for scale. It looks appropriately sized next to that particular bed, but Josefina's bed dwarfs Kit's bed. I'll see if I can upload a picture later, but the contrast makes both beds look ridiculous.


The head of the bed.


The foot of the bed.


Bedframe insert, made of pressboard.


Attachment of headboard to frame.

Melissa already covered this outfit really well in her review, so I won't add much. It's excellent for mixing and matching. I particularly appreciate the outfit because it's not pink/purple, but more neutral colors. The shorts are the best part. They're so versatile!

The hoodie goes on easily, but the drawback is the printing on the front. I've never much cared for when AG does school/ camp specific clothing, because it makes it less realistic when you're doing your own pretending.

The shoes are adorable. They're less bulky that the previous camping outfit shoes (the purple ones w/ the bugs) and as such, look more realistic.

The scarf is very nice. Unlike the previous camping outfit, this scarf is pre "tied", so all you have to do is slide on the doll's hide, no tying involved. It actually fits much better than the other scarf with ties, which was pretty large on the doll's head. The leaf pattern is a really pretty alternative to a more traditional bandanna paisley.

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The whole outfit on Inky (#4).


Cute little tag on the back of the shorts.


Shorts from the front.


Shoes.


Adorable scarf.

This is a set of 12 pairs of doll earrings. They're stickers, not pierced earrings.

To me, this is a terrible value. $7 for 24 stickers? I've used the doll sticker earrings that used to come with outfits and they're terrible quality, they come off so easily. I would never buy these!

Grade: F

SKU: F9842-MF1A
$8

This hot pink shirt has adorable poofy sleeves and a glittery star on the front. I really like it because it's a decent length, unlike some of the previous shirts, which were cropped too high.

I bought this at AGPNY, but it is also available at Natick, according to seejoansew.

Grade: A-

This outfit is very sweet, but it could do without the insect-like brételles. I was able to get the socks and shoes on my PM Josefina, but I did so with some trouble. The photo I have is from a member request to see the dress with the Christmas pantalettes.

Grade: B

I love #31. I've named mine Asha and she's adorable! I would have called her skin tone medium, as it's somewhere between my #18's and my #26's. Her hair is softer than #18's; I would call it mildly textured.

Grade: A

Very cute shirt! I love the sparkles on the writing and the little ribbon tag on the sleeve.

Grade: A

This outfit is really cute, but ultimately I returned it. None of my dolls skate, so it spent a lot of time just stored away. The dress is really adorable and in retrospect, much much cuter than Mia's crushed velvet horror. The black practice unitard is great- it's too bad Mia didn't have one in her collection. The shrug is just flat-out ugly. I hate the sparkly material. Yuck.

The skates, unfortunately, are a really annoying color. Not only do they not match either the shrug or the skating dress, but they won't match a thing in the rest of your doll collection either. I wish they'd gone with something like white, or even a light, non-sparkly, pink.

Grade: B-

I love these pajamas. The working button detail is great, the flannel is soft, and the print on the material is to scale. It's refreshing to have an outfit without the weird line down the back from velcro. Overall, these are some of the best pajamas American Girl offers.

Grade: A