Deerskin Outfit (Adorned Deerskin Dress) (RETIRED)
Dec 11, 2017 17:02:18 GMT -5
Post by Wickfield on Dec 11, 2017 17:02:18 GMT -5
I bought this as part of a lot from a fellow board member who had several early-edition Kaya items. My adorned dress is the straight-shouldered version, but I didn't find it very difficult to arrange the dress nicely. The beadwork on this outfit is AMAZING. I can't believe AG originally went to the trouble of adding three stitched rows of different colored beads, as well as two different shapes for the red and blue beads. The elk-teeth make this dress so unique and authentic!
I was kind of surprised by the color of the dress material. The books and pamphlets describe it as "almost white" which it clearly is not, but I was expecting a lighter, cooler brown color based on magazine and board member photos - more like the leather of the cradleboard in my pics below. In person, it has more of a silver-green cast. It's interesting, and evidently the correct color since it matches the band on her hat perfectly, but it wasn't the color I was anticipating. The moccasins are the exact color of the dress. Personally, I don't think it matches very well with her winter accessories, which tend to go better with her meet outfit.
As for the belt, it is one of the few official AG items I decided to alter. It was SO TIGHT on my doll I was afraid I would damage the dress, the belt, the doll, or all three! The belt is kind of an odd nylon material like a backpack strap, so it was easy to remove the velcro and reposition it for a looser fit. Now it is snug but wearable, and it won't threaten to split poor Kaya in half!
Overall, I would rate this dress A-.
I was kind of surprised by the color of the dress material. The books and pamphlets describe it as "almost white" which it clearly is not, but I was expecting a lighter, cooler brown color based on magazine and board member photos - more like the leather of the cradleboard in my pics below. In person, it has more of a silver-green cast. It's interesting, and evidently the correct color since it matches the band on her hat perfectly, but it wasn't the color I was anticipating. The moccasins are the exact color of the dress. Personally, I don't think it matches very well with her winter accessories, which tend to go better with her meet outfit.
As for the belt, it is one of the few official AG items I decided to alter. It was SO TIGHT on my doll I was afraid I would damage the dress, the belt, the doll, or all three! The belt is kind of an odd nylon material like a backpack strap, so it was easy to remove the velcro and reposition it for a looser fit. Now it is snug but wearable, and it won't threaten to split poor Kaya in half!
Overall, I would rate this dress A-.