Mini Ruthie Doll
Aug 23, 2008 15:57:39 GMT -5
Post by scandia on Aug 23, 2008 15:57:39 GMT -5
For some reason, the toy store near my condo that sells AG had a Mini Ruthie. So I went ahead and splurged and got both her and Mini Kit.
The hair is all in one big flip rather than individual curls. If I have my facts correct, this hairstyle was popular in the 50s and 60s- and Ruthie is from the 1930s, so it may be an anachronism! Hair ribbon is cute- very nice shade of purple. Dress seems a bit shoddily made- which I would excuse for Kit, since she got chicken feed sack dresses, but not for rich girl Ruthie. Also, it looks out of proportion- like the skirt is too long, way past her knees. And the neck is too big and poofy and stands up- making Ruthie look like she has no neck. The underpants are fine- even less bulky than Kit's, which is understandable. The socks are fine in length and thickness- but have a slight blue tinge to them, is that supposed to be there? And the Mary Janes are very cute, of course. Ruthie's face is very cute and her eyes are a dark brownish gray, which works better than the light gray they gave the big doll.
Overall a B. They had material to make a better Ruthie Mini Doll, but it looks like they rushed the dress craftsmanship and her hair looks straight out of Hairspray.
The hair is all in one big flip rather than individual curls. If I have my facts correct, this hairstyle was popular in the 50s and 60s- and Ruthie is from the 1930s, so it may be an anachronism! Hair ribbon is cute- very nice shade of purple. Dress seems a bit shoddily made- which I would excuse for Kit, since she got chicken feed sack dresses, but not for rich girl Ruthie. Also, it looks out of proportion- like the skirt is too long, way past her knees. And the neck is too big and poofy and stands up- making Ruthie look like she has no neck. The underpants are fine- even less bulky than Kit's, which is understandable. The socks are fine in length and thickness- but have a slight blue tinge to them, is that supposed to be there? And the Mary Janes are very cute, of course. Ruthie's face is very cute and her eyes are a dark brownish gray, which works better than the light gray they gave the big doll.
Overall a B. They had material to make a better Ruthie Mini Doll, but it looks like they rushed the dress craftsmanship and her hair looks straight out of Hairspray.
