|
Post by jeanette on Jun 26, 2006 21:36:22 GMT -5
This item was released in 2003 and retired in 2007.
Pow-wow dancers are careful not to let the long fringe on this shawl touch the ground as they spin, jump, and step to the beat of a drum. This colorful outfit includes a blouse, a vest, a ruffled skirt, a woven yoke, fringed moccasins, a scarf with a beaded rosette, and hair rosettes and ribbons.
This is one of my favorite outfits for Kaya! There are many separate pieces in this outfit, which makes it quite versatile. The skirt, blouse, vest, scarf, and shawl are all made of a nice quality satin. The woven yoke has rows of beads to keep it together in one piece that Kaya can slip over her head. The rosettes for her hair and the half-rosette for her neck scarf are really beaded in a beautiful design. The shawl is huge - the satin fabric is 24 inches across and is larger than a half-circle - with a thick, rich, 3-1/2 inch fringe around it, and small elastic loops that hook over Kaya's thumbs when she wears it. The moccasins are white with a woven ribbon across the toe that matches the design in the yoke. They also are thickly fringed with white satiny fringes. The outfit also comes with two long yellow satin ribbons to braid into Kaya's hair.
The only drawback I can think of to this gorgeous outfit is that it is so slippery, that it is a little difficult to get Kaya dressed in it properly - especially the moccasins.
I give this outfit an A - would be an A with many pluses if not for the difficulty in dressing.
|
|
green chile supergirl
American Girl Prototype
Order of the Llama Best Writing 2012
A Pueblo Girl in the City
Posts: 4,329
Feedback: Link
|
Post by green chile supergirl on Jun 30, 2006 18:26:30 GMT -5
I agree on the moccasins. I tend to hold Kaya upside down so the fringe is hanging down, and then wrap the ribbons around tightly. I'm assuming Jeanette did something similar. It's very pretty, but I wish the shawl was embroidered.
|
|
|
Post by monimarine on Dec 5, 2006 17:21:57 GMT -5
I finally got this for Kaya last week and love it! It's so detailed and I didn't have a problem with the outfit being slippery. I did have to hold her upside down in order to get her moccasins on properly, but I love this colorful outfit on her!
|
|
|
Post by kenzie on Sept 20, 2008 22:47:36 GMT -5
I love the bright colors of this outfit. I like the yoke, but I think it is little busy when paired with the scarf. The yoke slips over the head and the braids/hair has to be pulled through. The skirt, shirt and vest all have the no snag velcro which is nice. Great modern outfit that is pretty versaitle set. Overall Grade: A I was too lazy to add the yellow ribbons to her hair.
|
|
|
Post by JustMagicMaria on Feb 20, 2013 21:01:29 GMT -5
This is a beautiful, colorful outfit. I love the fringed shawl. It is my favorite of Kaya's "today" outfits. The quality is excellent and the details are very well done.
Grade: A
Here is a Gotz Starshine doll (Singing Dove) modeling the outfit:
|
|
|
Post by incagold on May 27, 2013 7:25:06 GMT -5
Another picture of Kaya in the Fancy Shawl Outfit. I got this outfit 2nd hand. Most people have the 2 round hair rosettes, and the half rosette for the tie, buy mine came this way.
|
|