Christmas Outfit I (retired)
Oct 8, 2007 11:24:29 GMT -5
Post by scandia on Oct 8, 2007 11:24:29 GMT -5
This outfit was worn by Julie in the book Happy New Year, Julie. It was released in 2007 and retired in August 2014 during the BeForever revamp , when it was replaced with Julie's Holiday Outfit. In 2019, Julie's Christmas Outfit II was released.
On Christmas Day, Julie has special plans with her father and sister at San Francisco's fancy Fairmont Hotel for afternoon tea! This cranberry crushed-velvet jumper is perfect for such an elegant affair. This holiday outfit features: A velvet jumper with a fabric belt and pretty floral embroidery on the side, A puffy sleeved, lace-trimmed white blouse with a jabot collar, Shiny black sandals with platform soles, Gold tights.
(price increase from $28 to $32 January, 2012. Retired 8/28/14)
I bought this outfit at the American Girl Boutique and Bistro last Tuesday.
The jumper is gorgeous. It is a good length. The belt buckle actually works- but the dress velcroes in the back. The velvet is soft- perhaps a bit too soft, but the jumper still has a shape and durability. The design on the bottom left of the skirt is beautiful and works great. The color is a gorgeous shade of cranberry- it looks beautiful on Elise (JLY 25), but I do not know how would it work on Julie since her coloring is so different. I do have to pull the skirt a bit down when I sit Elise, but the length is fine per se and you can sit down your doll- it just takes a bit of adjusting.
The shirt is absolutely beautiful. It is crisp without being stiff. The design is a classical one that would work for any time period. In fact, the blouse and jumper are timeless and not dated- they would work for Samantha, Kit, Molly, Julie, and the Girls of Today!
But while the jumper and blouse are timeless classics, I am afraid the tights and sandals are not. The tights- let's just say that shiny gold metallic stockings are not something I would put on a pre-pubescent tween. And the platform sandals- while I had a pair in high school that I wore in the warmer months, I would not put them on someone in the winter nor with that outfit. Don't know if the term for the tights and the sandals would be dated- but they do not go so well with the jumper and blouse.
Overall:
A+ for the jumper and blouse
Not going to grade the tights and sandals, since to me they do not go with this outfit at all.
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On Christmas Day, Julie has special plans with her father and sister at San Francisco's fancy Fairmont Hotel for afternoon tea! This cranberry crushed-velvet jumper is perfect for such an elegant affair. This holiday outfit features: A velvet jumper with a fabric belt and pretty floral embroidery on the side, A puffy sleeved, lace-trimmed white blouse with a jabot collar, Shiny black sandals with platform soles, Gold tights.
(price increase from $28 to $32 January, 2012. Retired 8/28/14)
I bought this outfit at the American Girl Boutique and Bistro last Tuesday.
The jumper is gorgeous. It is a good length. The belt buckle actually works- but the dress velcroes in the back. The velvet is soft- perhaps a bit too soft, but the jumper still has a shape and durability. The design on the bottom left of the skirt is beautiful and works great. The color is a gorgeous shade of cranberry- it looks beautiful on Elise (JLY 25), but I do not know how would it work on Julie since her coloring is so different. I do have to pull the skirt a bit down when I sit Elise, but the length is fine per se and you can sit down your doll- it just takes a bit of adjusting.
The shirt is absolutely beautiful. It is crisp without being stiff. The design is a classical one that would work for any time period. In fact, the blouse and jumper are timeless and not dated- they would work for Samantha, Kit, Molly, Julie, and the Girls of Today!
But while the jumper and blouse are timeless classics, I am afraid the tights and sandals are not. The tights- let's just say that shiny gold metallic stockings are not something I would put on a pre-pubescent tween. And the platform sandals- while I had a pair in high school that I wore in the warmer months, I would not put them on someone in the winter nor with that outfit. Don't know if the term for the tights and the sandals would be dated- but they do not go so well with the jumper and blouse.
Overall:
A+ for the jumper and blouse
Not going to grade the tights and sandals, since to me they do not go with this outfit at all.
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