Tennis Skirt Set + Charm (2011-2013)
Oct 11, 2012 21:17:26 GMT -5
Post by Talky Tina on Oct 11, 2012 21:17:26 GMT -5
Pictures to come the next time I'm home in the daylight!
This is a wonderful set that's well worth the money and accurate to tennis outfits worn today; I generally agree with the review posted above, and also LOVE that it is not pink. I like pink, but it's great to have an athletic outfit that not only doesn't have it as the primary color, but doesn't incorporate it at all - tough to find in AG athletic outfits especially.
The top, skirt, wristband, and spankies are all made out of a spandex material that's a very close approximation to the wicking performance fabrics that many sports clothes are made from. The headband is cute - two pieces of grosgrain ribbon held together with some elastic. The shoes are far and away the best part of the outfit; they're cute, sturdy, and very fashion-forward. Fluorescents are really in for athletic shoes right now!
The only negatives about the set have to do with the accessories. The tennis ball is a little out of scale. The dolls are supposed to be representations of kids, so I get that it's going to look a little larger in her hand than a real tennis ball would in mine, but I still think it's a tad on the large size. The doll CAN hold her racquet if you balance it just right and put her arm at just the right angle, but it took a lot of experimenting for me to get this to work, and it didn't stay very long.
Overall, I give the outfit a solid A. The scale of the ball and the doll's inability to hold her racquet well are very small points against a really cute, accurate, and non-pink athletic set!
Aaryana already has some very accurate photos of the outfit overall, so I'll just highlight a few things:
This is the best picture I could get of the racquet in a doll's hand - you have to wedge it into her hand at just the right angle and have her hand at just the right height for it to work. Would probably frustrate a child who wanted to have the doll "play" tennis.
Close-up of the pintucks on the skirt - really cute and adds something a little different and fun! AG star at right hem.
Out-of-scale tennis ball in a doll's hand. It is really more the size a bowling ball would be in proportion to an AG's hand. The ball is rubber, unlike some previous AG sets with a plastic ball, and bounces - it feels to me like a dime-machine superball covered with flocking to look like a tennis ball.
This is a wonderful set that's well worth the money and accurate to tennis outfits worn today; I generally agree with the review posted above, and also LOVE that it is not pink. I like pink, but it's great to have an athletic outfit that not only doesn't have it as the primary color, but doesn't incorporate it at all - tough to find in AG athletic outfits especially.
The top, skirt, wristband, and spankies are all made out of a spandex material that's a very close approximation to the wicking performance fabrics that many sports clothes are made from. The headband is cute - two pieces of grosgrain ribbon held together with some elastic. The shoes are far and away the best part of the outfit; they're cute, sturdy, and very fashion-forward. Fluorescents are really in for athletic shoes right now!
The only negatives about the set have to do with the accessories. The tennis ball is a little out of scale. The dolls are supposed to be representations of kids, so I get that it's going to look a little larger in her hand than a real tennis ball would in mine, but I still think it's a tad on the large size. The doll CAN hold her racquet if you balance it just right and put her arm at just the right angle, but it took a lot of experimenting for me to get this to work, and it didn't stay very long.
Overall, I give the outfit a solid A. The scale of the ball and the doll's inability to hold her racquet well are very small points against a really cute, accurate, and non-pink athletic set!
Aaryana already has some very accurate photos of the outfit overall, so I'll just highlight a few things:
This is the best picture I could get of the racquet in a doll's hand - you have to wedge it into her hand at just the right angle and have her hand at just the right height for it to work. Would probably frustrate a child who wanted to have the doll "play" tennis.
Close-up of the pintucks on the skirt - really cute and adds something a little different and fun! AG star at right hem.
Out-of-scale tennis ball in a doll's hand. It is really more the size a bowling ball would be in proportion to an AG's hand. The ball is rubber, unlike some previous AG sets with a plastic ball, and bounces - it feels to me like a dime-machine superball covered with flocking to look like a tennis ball.