Beach Pajamas & Slippers

So, as you can see, SO CRAZY CUTE. The fabric is, like Anna said, not a thin silk or satin at all. It has decent weight to it. And the top portion of the jumpsuit is completely solid. No see through fabric here! It does bunch funny when she sits, but any pants designed to go all the way to the waist will do that.



The little tie at the neck is attached to the flaps, but it's loose otherwise. The loop on it is stitched securely - it won't move.

As you can see, it's a nice, flat front, with flaring legs that were so popular back in Kit's day - and this photo shows how stiff the fabric is. The one leg, which I tried to get as open as possible, made the other crinkle up!

The pockets aren't real pockets - the buttons are decoration only.

Since it's easily visible in this photo, I'll comment on the ribbon, too: it's a simple satin ribbon, about 1/4-1/2 inch wide, and about two feet long. It is longer than the green birthday ribbon and the ivory ribbon that comes with Felicity's rose garden gown. It's the same length as the 1inch red ribbon I used in her hair back in December, actually...




The sailor collar is attached to the velcro bit, but it's nice, because it helps keep it flat. The one corner curls up crazy on mine, from the weight of the fabric and the silver trim, or something. I mean, it must have been bent in the box, and then the trim or fabric "remembers" that bend now, and they're stiff enough to keep it, like when you have a poster rolled up for a long time.


Most of the elastic at the waist is in the back, which provides the gathers you see, between the blue and white. You can't really see in this photo, but the back is rather puffy, much more than the front.



It's that nice, minivelcro! It shouldn't snag dolls' hair. It only opens to the waist, not any further. It's a bit of a tug to get the jumpsuit on because of that, but it's not really difficult, because of the elastic.



And, finally, the slippers!

They're a soft red vinyl on top with a camel colored bottom, which is more of a faux suede for traction. The insides of the slippers are just the back side of the vinyl. You can't really see, but Beatrice has a wonky right foot, and it stretches the vinyl out funny. Her small toe makes it MUCH lighter! It does the same thing to the workboots.

Anyway, if your doll has wide feet, too, you'll want to remember that. I had a very difficult time getting the slipper onto her right foot, but her left foot is simple. The shoes are soft, so if you have a doll-sized shoehorn, it will be a lot easier getting them on. Well, if your doll has a big foot.

The pompom is fastened tightly. It didn't do a whole lot of moving when I poked and prodded at it, and it is so cute! I love these sooo much more than Molly's fuzzy wuzzy slippers.



Also, unrelated, but you can see in my top photo, I got Beatrice a bedtime book: Irish Legends and Myths! It was $3 at JoAnn's, I think.



--- KERI