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Kit's Playsuit is a one-piece baby blue jumper in a bunny print. I've done scanning of the Sears catalogues from her time period- they are accurate, but the illustrations seem more like they're for a younger child, not a 9 or 10 year old. The suit has blue piping, a pocket on the breast, and a large buckle belt.

In addition to the playsuit, you get a pair of white socks, a set of matching grey and blue shoes, and a blue hairbow. The hairbow is on a terry cloth loop in a pre-tied bow; it's definitely made for a child and not a collector in mind.

The socks are your basic sock. I believe they are the same socks as in the Reporter Outfit and Molly's Rollerskating Outfit.

Shoes are rather unlikely. I doubt Kit would have had shoes to match every outfit, particularly a play suit. They aren't anything spectacular. Very humdrum.

I give this outfit a B-. It's a cute idea, but it seems to young and has very little detail.

Grade: F

I purchased this pair of glasses solely to review and subsequently return. And believe you me, there is no way I would have kept these glasses! The Lilac Glasses were originally wire-framed, sold under the part # F0791. The catalogue and website both continue to have the original, wire-rimmed lilac glasses. However, at AGPNY, for the past two months, they have been replaced by the new version- #F0791-CF1A.

The glasses appear to be the same as the new brown oval glasses, which appeared at approximately the same time (Fall 2008 release). They are made of a shiny purple plastic. I found them to be considerably less realistic than the previous, wire incarnation. Furthermore, they are the least realistic AG glasses ever, because of the extremely shiny, thick plastic.

The glasses arrive in the same plastic case as the other types of glasses, with the same purple case that many of the other pairs have.

I am attaching photographs of the glasses on various facemolds. Their one positive is that they are rather tight, so they don't seem as likely to slide off the face of the doll, as the rectangle-type glasses were liable to do.
















*edited to fix mark-up language

With this $7 set for dolls with pierced ears, you get three pairs of studs (rhinestone, black, and red) and three dangles.

I think this set is the most detailed and versatile of the available sets of earrings. The colors (Red/black/white) all mix and match easily. The three different styles of dangles are fun and detailed.

The three jewels are secured very well to the studs. I was worried they would come off easily, like the stick-on earrings that have come with the JLY outfits for the past few years. I picked at them with my nails to see if I could get them to come off, and I could not.

The dangles: The white dangles are made of a little silver frame w/ beads attached to it with thread. This is probably the only bad part of the set- I can see how rough handling might cause the threads to break and the dangly beads to come off. However, I think with care, they will be fine. Just don't pull the earrings off by the beads!

The red dangle is a larger red jewel (the diameter is about twice that of the stud) hanging on a little strip of metal. Again, the jewel is firmly attached.

The black dangle reminds me of a morning star (the medieval weapon). It's a black ball with tiny rhinestones evenly spaced of it.

Overall, for this set's durability and creativity, I give it an A+.

And now, the photos:


Rhinestone stud.


Rhinestone stud w/ rhinestone dangle.


Rhinestone stud w/ red dangle.


Rhinestone stud w/ black dangle.


Red stud.


Red stud w/ rhinestone dangle.


Red stud w/ red dangle.


Red stone w/ black dangle.


Black stud.


Black stud w/ rhinestone dangle.


Black stud w/ red dangle.

I've been meaning to write this review for a long, long time. Better late than never, right?

This was one of the items I've wanted as long as I've known about it. It came out when I was in college, but I remember looking at the catalogue and thinking how awesome the whole camping theme was.

So, on with the review:


One assembles the tent pretty much exactly like a human-sized tent. Though humans had largely moved on to external frame tents w/ clips, this one still uses the sleeve style. You take the six sticks, stick them together into to 2 longer sticks, slide them through the sleeves, and stick the ends in the little black dealie guys on the bottom corners of the tent proper.

Now, I bought my tent on eBay, so only two of the tent poles were still intact. You can see the intact poles on the left side of the tent- where the poles are gracefully curved instead of strangely jointed. It doesn't look like it would be that difficult not to break the poles, but if you're not familiar w/ pitching tents, I can see how it might be difficult- particularly because the plastic joint sections are not reinforced. I sat down and went at the poles with packing tape. This works, but is a bit unsightly. Also, it's not very practical to tape and untape a three foot section of plastic tubing, so I'm going to store them taped together with Kaya's teepee.


Two sides, opposite each other, have round entry holes. You can roll up the little "doors" and use the little bungie guys to keep them up. Not very accurate, but I think this makes a lot of sense. In a real tent, you'd want mesh over all the openings to prevent bugs from getting in, but this is a toy. Plus? It looks really cute when my cats sit in the tent with their heads poking out the holes.


This is what the round doors look like with the "doors" pulled down. They can velcro into place like this.


The third side of the tent is not an accurate replica of human tents, but it is *perfect* for playing with one's dolls. This side zips open down the middle into two panels, which can then be rolled off to the side and secured with more of the bungee guys. The black things on the lower edge are velcro- for velcroing this side of the tent shut. This is a definitely improvement over the Our Generation tents, which don't have sides allowing so much access. Great feature! (The non-broken pole is on the right in this picture, if you're keeping track.)


This is the fourth and final side of the tent. I think the fabric is supposed to be smooth and not oddly wrinkled, but I believe this is a side effect of my broken, taped-up tent poles. You can see the purple ribbon that goes all the way around the tent. It's adorable- it has little insects on it that match the Camping Outfit shoes.


This is the tent at an angle. The side directly facing the photo is the non-broken side.


And here's the interior. It's actually very roomy! One thing that is cool is the floor- like the rest of the tent, it's made of real tent material. The floor even has two sides, a right and wrong side, to keep out water- just like on a real tent! Awesome!

So, I give this tent at B-. I believe I've mentioned all the pluses already- the accessible doors and open side, the cute ribbon trim, the adorable bungee guys, and the accurate materials. I've docked the grade because the tent poles do seem easily broken because they are not reinforced. Almost all the tents I see on eBay have broken poles.

Additionally, it doesn't have a rainfly. This is probably nitpicky, but as a lifelong camper, I would really appreciate the dolls having a rain fly. It protects the actual tent from sun as well as rain. It wouldn't have been that hard to add little jump rings to each corner and stitch up a square piece of fabric for the fly.

So, overally, cute, and easy to store, because it rolls up into a nice, tidy little packet. However, w/ the broken poles, I have to keep them stored in their taped form, so that's kind of a pain.

This set kind of stinks. The lip balm is cute, but I've never used it. The boogie board itself is kind of odd- why didn't they make it out of the same material as a real boogie board? Instead, it's inside a clear, hard plastic casing. My guess is that the possibility of a water getting inside this casing and getting the board all mildewy is the reason for not placing it in water.

It's really cute to pose with, but beyond that, not much use if you're not actively playing imaginatively with your doll.

The case is nice. I took Inky to the beach w/ the boogie board and Julie's beach towel, sunglasses, and sandals all fit in the front pocket w/ room to spare.

I give it a C. Could have been usable in water, at least!

Well, here's my new #30, Coral. I love the Jess mold, so I had to get her despite already having Jess & Ivy.




Coral's hair is quite long. However, it is very, very thin. When I did her hair in two braids, each looked rather paltry. Sad. I had hoped she would have thicker hair. It is very silky and soft.


Her hair does have a bit of a flip to it. I was pleased to see that she has the short hairs to cover the gaps in her wig- no creepy bald spots.


A closer look at the back of her wig.


Another angle.


Coral with Jess- you can see Jess's highlights more readily here. They are extremely similar- they have the same eye color.


From the back- Jess's braids are much more substantial than Coral's pigtails.

Grade: A-

Now, grades are so subjective that I don't really like giving them. The doll is really very lovely. Her appearance warrants an A+, but points deducted for how thin her hair is. I would prefer she didn't have layers, but that is a personal preference and doesn't speak to the quality of the doll.

My second reservation about her is the tendency of the face mold to seem (and maybe not just seem) to be tilted forward so that the doll looks like she's staring downward. I found this to be the case with Ivy as well, though my Jess doesn't seem to have this problem. That said, I only noticed the looking-down when the dolls are on display above my head.

I'm not so sure that the colors do actually differ. Inky has one from Chicago, while Violet's is from New York. When they're next to one another, the two look like they're the same color. Here are a few photos:







At any rate, I think this hoodie is adorable. It seems to do decently with light layering, but I haven't tested it on a PM doll yet.

They attach by means of a tiny button and loop.

I got this and actually ended up returning it. I love the combo of pink and brown- and pink and red. I often wear red and brown myself. However, I could not stomach the hideous cheetah print on this dress. I loved the shoes, but in the end, it wasn't worth it.

Here's a photo of it. I'm not saying it's terrible, just that it turned out not to be my style at all.

What are those martini glasses with the holes in them?

This is also included in the goody bag you get at AGP birthdays.

It is red. I have it and have seen it multiple times at AGPNY. It doesn't have a rhinestone either.

I actually like it better than the shirts with rhinestones. I'm not one for overtly sparkling things.

I sent in a huge return order and got this in exchange. It shipped very, very quickly. It does come in its own brown box with the packing list in a plastic pouch on the outside- it does not come in a colorful AG box, just the styrofoam inside the brown box.

I know it seems cheap online, but it is amazing quality. I got it because my partner lived in Utrecht and became obsessed with Vespas. It is very sturdy- with one wheel in front and two in the back, so it does not tip. There are two rearview mirrors and a little hologram with fuel and speedometers. Just below that are three buttons: horn, engine revving, and the light. Only the light on the front of the scooter turns on, the back does not. The major con to this is that the light does not turn off when you press the "light" switch. It only turns off if you turn off the power button on the bottom of the scooter.
Unlike Marisol's stage, the power switch prevents you from accidentally turning on the top buttons and wearing down the battery. It did come with a little card that said "When sound no longer works, please ask an adult to change the battery."

The butterfly on the back of the scooter is flexible plastic, unlike the rest, which is hard. The helmet strap unsnaps on one side, but when I unsnapped it, the whole snap popped out of the helmet! I fixed it by gently working it back in, but I am just going to leave it snapped from now on.

This set is darling!

Pros: sturdy. great noises! headlamp very bright.
Cons: light doesn't turn off unless power switch is toggled. helmet strap not very sturdy.