Christmas Gown & Stomacher (RETIRED)
Jan 26, 2010 15:22:37 GMT -5
Post by sussemaus on Jan 26, 2010 15:22:37 GMT -5
My Christmas dress is from October 2009.
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Looks: I think Lissie looks very pretty in this dress. It works oddly well with her red hair and green eyes. I have never seen the movie nor read "Changes for Felicity" so i cannot compare how the doll dress looks with either of those, but it photographs very well with only a little shine when using the flash.
Here are a few examples:
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I also think that it looks so wonderful with the cloak. I really think the pinkish/purple stomacher ties the red and blue together.
Now for a bit of nitty-gritty breakdown:
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The outfit includes the skirt, the outer dress, two stomachers (white lace and pink ribbon), shoes with sewn on blue bows, a blue hair ribbon, a necklace and a white pinner cap.
First off let me say that this dress should most defiantly be worn with the white meet shift underneath. The underskirt will be much too big if it is not. I did do a comparison of a Mattel felicity and a PM molly and really feel that the size of the skirt/dress was never adjusted to the slimmer mattels, but it really is not that big of a difference:
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As you can see the skirt simply comes down a little further on the Mattel dolls hips. The skirt has two small Velcro pieces on each side to fasten it around the doll.
The outer dress is similar to a jacket. One side of the stomacher has to be undone to slide it on and off. The stomacher has three snaps that attach it to the outer dress.
I find the dress very easy to get on the doll. i do worry that the snaps will come loose with wear and tear, but i think i wold worry about that with snaps on anything
The outer dress does need to pulled down in the back (on my doll at least) to keep the shift underneath from showing.
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close up of the detail on the dress and on the lace stomacher. this is where the dress and stomacher snap together. rather seamless in my opinion.
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close up of the pink stomacher. you can see how the snaps are sewn on. they are also hidden on the dress.
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The shoes are as cute as can be. they cannot really be seen under the dress, but still very cute and fit my Mattel Lissie very well. They also fit my PM molly perfectly.
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The hair ribbon matches the dress perfectly and looks wonderful in Lissies hair.
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The necklace is nicely detailed and matches the dress and ribbon. This would be the only real point where i have complaint. The necklace is too long. it does not fit snuggly around lissie's neck and the clasp is horrible. the way it should be clasped is impossible for it to stay on. I have clasped it in the other hole and found it will hold for a bit longer. The length is really the problem here, the necklace is 6 and 1/2 inches / 17 centimeters clasp to clasp
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The pinner cap is very cute. it matches the rest of the dress nicely. Mine came with out pins, but i just use regular bobby pins to hold it on. I really do not understand how to put it on so it looks nice and hides the pins, but i am sure you just have to mess with for a bit and figure it out.
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Also included is an inset about the stomacher with illustrations and a set info trading cards.
Overall i think this dress is very nice and for the price comes with a lot of pieces. I hate the necklace and think it could be done better, but the outfit loses nothing if you leave off the necklace.
I give it an A- beautiful, but a bit big and that darn necklace.
ETA: fixed grammar (i hope all of it lol). added necklace and info pics
>broken links removed<
Looks: I think Lissie looks very pretty in this dress. It works oddly well with her red hair and green eyes. I have never seen the movie nor read "Changes for Felicity" so i cannot compare how the doll dress looks with either of those, but it photographs very well with only a little shine when using the flash.
Here are a few examples:
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I also think that it looks so wonderful with the cloak. I really think the pinkish/purple stomacher ties the red and blue together.
Now for a bit of nitty-gritty breakdown:
>broken links removed<
The outfit includes the skirt, the outer dress, two stomachers (white lace and pink ribbon), shoes with sewn on blue bows, a blue hair ribbon, a necklace and a white pinner cap.
First off let me say that this dress should most defiantly be worn with the white meet shift underneath. The underskirt will be much too big if it is not. I did do a comparison of a Mattel felicity and a PM molly and really feel that the size of the skirt/dress was never adjusted to the slimmer mattels, but it really is not that big of a difference:
>broken links removed<
As you can see the skirt simply comes down a little further on the Mattel dolls hips. The skirt has two small Velcro pieces on each side to fasten it around the doll.
The outer dress is similar to a jacket. One side of the stomacher has to be undone to slide it on and off. The stomacher has three snaps that attach it to the outer dress.
I find the dress very easy to get on the doll. i do worry that the snaps will come loose with wear and tear, but i think i wold worry about that with snaps on anything
The outer dress does need to pulled down in the back (on my doll at least) to keep the shift underneath from showing.>broken links removed<
close up of the detail on the dress and on the lace stomacher. this is where the dress and stomacher snap together. rather seamless in my opinion.
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close up of the pink stomacher. you can see how the snaps are sewn on. they are also hidden on the dress.
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The shoes are as cute as can be. they cannot really be seen under the dress, but still very cute and fit my Mattel Lissie very well. They also fit my PM molly perfectly.
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The hair ribbon matches the dress perfectly and looks wonderful in Lissies hair.
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The necklace is nicely detailed and matches the dress and ribbon. This would be the only real point where i have complaint. The necklace is too long. it does not fit snuggly around lissie's neck and the clasp is horrible. the way it should be clasped is impossible for it to stay on. I have clasped it in the other hole and found it will hold for a bit longer. The length is really the problem here, the necklace is 6 and 1/2 inches / 17 centimeters clasp to clasp
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The pinner cap is very cute. it matches the rest of the dress nicely. Mine came with out pins, but i just use regular bobby pins to hold it on. I really do not understand how to put it on so it looks nice and hides the pins, but i am sure you just have to mess with for a bit and figure it out.
>broken links removed<
Also included is an inset about the stomacher with illustrations and a set info trading cards.
Overall i think this dress is very nice and for the price comes with a lot of pieces. I hate the necklace and think it could be done better, but the outfit loses nothing if you leave off the necklace.
I give it an A- beautiful, but a bit big and that darn necklace.
ETA: fixed grammar (i hope all of it lol). added necklace and info pics