Deerskin Outfit (Adorned Deerskin Dress) (RETIRED)
Oct 18, 2007 22:30:04 GMT -5
Post by Colonial Rose on Oct 18, 2007 22:30:04 GMT -5
This set contains a dress, belt and a pair of moccasins, I got it from American Girl on Monthly Special for $20 in October 2007. The dress is the same material as Kaya's meet, but in a different colour, with fringe cut along the edges, red, white and blue plastic porcupine quills along the front of the yoke, and fringe with red and blue beads and ivory plastic elk teeth across the front of the bodice and skirt. The fringe and beads might be a bit too fragile for a rough child, but they should be fine with normal play. The belt is a woven pattern in beige, red, blue and black with a bit of turquoise it is pretty but it is too small to really fit around Kaya without a great deal of squeezing. I have one older set and one newer and both belts are too short. The moccasins are the same style as the meet ones but match the dress, I haven't put them on Kaya because I am still afraid to take her meet pair off. It is a very pretty dress and necessary to have if you want to keep her historical but don't want to leave her in her meet outfit all the time, I only wish it looked more like the one on the cover of Kaya and Lone Dog. I got the dress on Monthly Special with free shipping and was much happier with it at that price than full retail (especially after the 2012 price increase). Now for the specific reviews of the two versions of the dress that I have.
version I
I think this must have been the original style for the dress since the one I got came in a garment bag and they have stopped using those. The neck and shoulders on this dress are cut straight across, the neckline is hemmed and then everything sewn together in a straight line, as a result the neckline looks like it is strangling poor Kaya and the shoulders stick straight out from side to side making her look like a bird about to take flight. The meet dress was also made in this style and it looked every bit as bad. D
version II
This must be a later version as it came in a box, the older burgundy one but still a box, and my star boxed Kaya's meet dress was the same style. The neck on this dress is cut with a slight scoop and the shoulders are cut in a slope, they aren't hemmed (and they really don't need to be as this isn't a material that will fray), just sewn together so the neckline looks much better and the shoulders follow the curve of her shoulders more instead of sticking out. A
version I
I think this must have been the original style for the dress since the one I got came in a garment bag and they have stopped using those. The neck and shoulders on this dress are cut straight across, the neckline is hemmed and then everything sewn together in a straight line, as a result the neckline looks like it is strangling poor Kaya and the shoulders stick straight out from side to side making her look like a bird about to take flight. The meet dress was also made in this style and it looked every bit as bad. D
version II
This must be a later version as it came in a box, the older burgundy one but still a box, and my star boxed Kaya's meet dress was the same style. The neck on this dress is cut with a slight scoop and the shoulders are cut in a slope, they aren't hemmed (and they really don't need to be as this isn't a material that will fray), just sewn together so the neckline looks much better and the shoulders follow the curve of her shoulders more instead of sticking out. A