Heirloom Accessories (retired)
Jan 10, 2015 22:28:30 GMT -5
Post by maggiedoll on Jan 10, 2015 22:28:30 GMT -5
When I brought Josefina she came with a PM version of her Heirloom Accessories but I originally brought the current Mattel version for Cécile.
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I got the idea from shawls like above that were popular from 1840s-1860s. I figured that Cécile would had worn one and Josefina's shawl looked like a perfect match to Cécile's parlor outfit. I was right, it matches the jacket and Cécile's skin tone very well.
The shawl is large, almost like it was sized for an adult doll, just like in Josefina's story that hers belonged to her mother. Cécile also nicked her from Maman too.
The fan is your basic American Girl fan, plastic with craft lace. In like the look that can fit around the doll's waist and it does look nice open on Cécile's desk of chair. It takes a little work to get it look like Cécile is really holding her fan, however it does not stay long on her hand.
I do not like the necklace. It looks fine around the doll's neck but the "cord" is very twisty and the cord wants to stay twisted. It is hard to get around the doll's neck and the hook likes to attack Cécile's curls. The charm is tiny and it is hard to lay nicely.
[*Mod edit to remove dead image links throughout the review.]
I got the idea from shawls like above that were popular from 1840s-1860s. I figured that Cécile would had worn one and Josefina's shawl looked like a perfect match to Cécile's parlor outfit. I was right, it matches the jacket and Cécile's skin tone very well.
The shawl is large, almost like it was sized for an adult doll, just like in Josefina's story that hers belonged to her mother. Cécile also nicked her from Maman too.
The fan is your basic American Girl fan, plastic with craft lace. In like the look that can fit around the doll's waist and it does look nice open on Cécile's desk of chair. It takes a little work to get it look like Cécile is really holding her fan, however it does not stay long on her hand.
I do not like the necklace. It looks fine around the doll's neck but the "cord" is very twisty and the cord wants to stay twisted. It is hard to get around the doll's neck and the hook likes to attack Cécile's curls. The charm is tiny and it is hard to lay nicely.