Jumper & Boots Set + Book (2008-2010)
Jul 8, 2008 16:46:38 GMT -5
Post by Quirked on Jul 8, 2008 16:46:38 GMT -5
I just got this outfit in the mail today as well. I have to say, I don't like it as much as I thought I would.
The outfit itself is really cute, but the boots are junk. Its difficult to get a doll to stand properly in them. They can't stand straight, else they tip forward. So they have to stand leaning back to compensate for the heel, or have to stand awkwardly like I have my #25 in the photo above.
Honestly, I think the boots are even worse looking in person than they are on the website. And I tried some different shoes out from the slim selection of shoes that I own -- The boots from the SantaBaby Helper Outfit and the shoes from Ivy's New Year Outfit
The jumper and shirt are really great pieces. The jumper is a grape-y purple fabric that looks sort of like muslin, but a bit thicker. The pinstripes are a very light purple. And I want to say that theres pink undertones in it, because it almost fooled me at first glance into thinking the stripes were pink. The laced-up part reminds me of a shoe lace with the aglets cut off. Its laced up and tied in a bow at the top, with the bow stitched down. However, I think the stitches could be picked out and the cording replaced if one so wishes to do so. It closes in the back with heavy snag-happy Velcro.
I think the jumper looks pretty good on its own, without a shirt underneath -- which was how I intended to use it. But it also matches well with the pink shirt from the Petals and Plaid Outfit.
The shirt is a great basic. Its a sage green with darker top-stitching at the wrists, shoulders, and bottom hem. It fits closely, and could make for a great layering piece, because it uses the flatter, low-snag Velcro as a fastener in the back. Its hard to pull the bottom part of the sleeve over the hands though, since the top-stitching doesn't allow for the fabric to stretch.
The shirt might look good with the Pretty Print Outfit -- the green matches with the leaves in the shirt from that outfit, and likely the skirt as well. I can't find my skirt to the Pretty Print outfit, but I'm sure I will when I re-organize my closet.
The shirt is a very good length, which I'm surprised about. A lot of the tops I've seen, and a lot of tops in the sewing patterns I own are very short -- and make AG dolls look very short-waisted. I love how the shirt looks with the jeans from the School Days Outfit. And the second picture example below isn't a serious example, its just to show that the shirt can be layered without a doll looking like a burrito.
I'm not going to review the book or the clips -- books are almost always reprints from American Girl Magazine; and the clips, I likely will never use.
Grade: B+
If the boots didn't have heels and they were black and non-patent, the outfit would have gotten more love. I'll seek out those non-AG Gothy McGoth boots I've seen about, along with some stockings.
The outfit itself is really cute, but the boots are junk. Its difficult to get a doll to stand properly in them. They can't stand straight, else they tip forward. So they have to stand leaning back to compensate for the heel, or have to stand awkwardly like I have my #25 in the photo above.
Honestly, I think the boots are even worse looking in person than they are on the website. And I tried some different shoes out from the slim selection of shoes that I own -- The boots from the Santa
The jumper and shirt are really great pieces. The jumper is a grape-y purple fabric that looks sort of like muslin, but a bit thicker. The pinstripes are a very light purple. And I want to say that theres pink undertones in it, because it almost fooled me at first glance into thinking the stripes were pink. The laced-up part reminds me of a shoe lace with the aglets cut off. Its laced up and tied in a bow at the top, with the bow stitched down. However, I think the stitches could be picked out and the cording replaced if one so wishes to do so. It closes in the back with heavy snag-happy Velcro.
I think the jumper looks pretty good on its own, without a shirt underneath -- which was how I intended to use it. But it also matches well with the pink shirt from the Petals and Plaid Outfit.
The shirt is a great basic. Its a sage green with darker top-stitching at the wrists, shoulders, and bottom hem. It fits closely, and could make for a great layering piece, because it uses the flatter, low-snag Velcro as a fastener in the back. Its hard to pull the bottom part of the sleeve over the hands though, since the top-stitching doesn't allow for the fabric to stretch.
The shirt might look good with the Pretty Print Outfit -- the green matches with the leaves in the shirt from that outfit, and likely the skirt as well. I can't find my skirt to the Pretty Print outfit, but I'm sure I will when I re-organize my closet.
The shirt is a very good length, which I'm surprised about. A lot of the tops I've seen, and a lot of tops in the sewing patterns I own are very short -- and make AG dolls look very short-waisted. I love how the shirt looks with the jeans from the School Days Outfit. And the second picture example below isn't a serious example, its just to show that the shirt can be layered without a doll looking like a burrito.
I'm not going to review the book or the clips -- books are almost always reprints from American Girl Magazine; and the clips, I likely will never use.
Grade: B+
If the boots didn't have heels and they were black and non-patent, the outfit would have gotten more love. I'll seek out those non-AG Gothy McGoth boots I've seen about, along with some stockings.