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Post by HelloMiss on Apr 28, 2006 0:02:54 GMT -5
This outfit is worn by Kirsten in the book Kirsten Learns a Lesson. Released in 1986, retired with archival in 2009.
Mrs. Larson probably made Kirsten’s red-print school dress out of leftover material from her own dress—the first mother-daughter styles! Since girls didn’t wear jackets, Kirsten has a plaid shawl that you can tie around her so she won’t get cold on her long walk to school across the prairie. Her outfit includes dark blue woven hair ribbons.
Review: I love how Kirsten looks in this dress. The dress is made from a heavier cotton material (to resemble Calico I suppose?) I also love the little shawl, it is a very nice touch. My only complaint with this set is that the shawl feels cheap... a little slippery even. I thought it would be thicker and more "woolen" like her napkin from her school lunch...
Rating: **** 1/2
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Post by QNPoohBear on Apr 28, 2006 19:25:09 GMT -5
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Post by FelicityFan85 on Aug 20, 2006 21:20:18 GMT -5
I like this dress. The thickness of the fabric comes in handy for colder days. The color and pattern are cute and I think the shwl, though thin, feels soft.
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Post by samo22 on Dec 2, 2006 10:47:34 GMT -5
I really like this dress. Like others said, the thickness of the fabric is nice. I also really like the pattern and the matching hair ribbons. My only complaint is that I would have liked if the shawl was thick like Kirsten's yellow shawl. It's still nice, though. A
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Post by PleasantMemories on Sept 12, 2007 15:34:53 GMT -5
Grade B+ Kirsten’s school dress is one of the few pieces in Kirsten’s collection to undergo a substantial change. In 1991-2 the print on Kirsten’s school dress was changed. Some sources say it was changed later, but I’m very certain that I purchased my 2nd dress in the early 1990s. The first version of Kirsten’s school dress is softer, is a brighter red and has little addition signs. The second version is a little stiffer, more a cranberry color and has a floral print. I personally prefer the older version. The dress also comes with two woven, navy hair ribbons and a shawl. My older shawl feels a tiny bit thicker and softer, but there are no other changes.    Though the pioneers probably couldn’t care less, I think the school dress clashes a bit with Kirsten’s checked, meet bonnet and wish the set came with a darker colored one. Oh well! My Kirstens often wear the meet apron with the dress, which looks quite cute. The birthday pinafore looks cute over the new school dress too.  |
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Post by Wickfield on Mar 10, 2009 18:07:32 GMT -5
The dress - the main flaw I find in Kirsten's school dress is the fact that it is essentially a red version of the outfit she arrives in! This is historically appropriate though, and the outfit is very nice; and Kirsten thinks she looks hot in red.  The dress has an accurate calico pattern of white and black flowers and "grow stripes" to be adjusted as Kirsten grows. The only problem is that it looks kind of short most of the time. Strangely, it matches her meet apron and also goes with her cream-colored hair ribbons. I prefer the dress with her black boots, too. Nice quality but kind of redundant so it gets an A-. The shawl - is kind of pointless. It's not very thick and also slightly small; it's the same size as the kerchief to her dirndl (and can be used as a kerchief too). It will not keep her warm at all and is hard to tie, but at least it matches the dress. B-The hair ribbons - these are thick and woven and though they come slightly unraveled at the ends they work with both this and her dirndl. They are thinner than her meet ribbons and seem more tightly woven. APiccys soon! 
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Post by pevensie on Apr 9, 2009 10:09:11 GMT -5
In case collectors would like to know, I just wanted to throw out there that I have both versions (patterns) of this dress--and they're both tagged 1989! I don't know what happened there...
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Post by Wickfield on Sept 28, 2009 17:50:58 GMT -5
Does the redness of this dress stain the doll's body at all if left on for a few weeks? Thank you. We've left our dress on Kirsten for weeks at a time and have had no problems at all.  HTH! |
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Post by RubyAlison on Oct 21, 2009 11:28:07 GMT -5
Another question. This dress almost seems a little short on my Kirsten. Her pantaloons show below the bottom of the dress. Is that normal?
I do really love this as a nice autumn dress for Kirsten though. And of course I am delighted to be able to read the books and look at the pictures and then look over at my Kirsten and see her matching the story pictures.
I thought the shawl wouldn't stay on easily without having to knot it. However I am able to just kind of tuck the ends under her arms and she wears it well.
Overall I am very pleased with the outfit and I like the rich deep burgundy.
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Post by Colonial Rose on Oct 21, 2009 16:12:57 GMT -5
This set includes a dress, shawl and two hair ribbons. I have the Mattel version of this and am very pleased with it. The material is a good thickness and I like the colour and floral pattern. It has growth tucks on the bottom and plenty of gathers just like the real dresses from that time did to let them out as the owner grew. Best of all, the dress fits my PM doll fine. The shawl was a bit of a disappointment as it is a very thin cotton with fringe and it is rather small to be a good shawl. But I did know that before I ordered the dress, and it is pretty and looks good with the dress. The hair ribbons are dark blue and are a thick woven material. A
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Post by ashleyvp on Oct 21, 2009 17:32:58 GMT -5
This is my favorite dress in Kirsten's collection. I love the fabric - rich, soft and thick. Plus it's gorgeous on K's coloring. I purchased this secondhand so I can't comment on the shawl, since we don't have it, but I am in love with the dress.
Well made and beautiful, I highly recommend it for your Kirsten!
A++
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Post by agl ♥ on Oct 24, 2009 12:30:55 GMT -5
This is my favorite Kirsten dress! It is a lovely color, and the fabric is thick and a great pattern. Very well made, and it looks great on Kirsten, as well as other dolls. The shawl is adorable, and though it is a little small, I still like it very much.
I give this dress an A+
Mia is modeling, I thought her coloring looked very nice with this dress.
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Post by LinneaAnne on Oct 24, 2009 15:51:41 GMT -5
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Post by Aaryana on Oct 29, 2009 23:13:17 GMT -5
My Mattel dress fits my PM doll fine. It's soft and really nice fabric, though I think the shawl is a bit small.  |
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Post by rosieangel on Nov 28, 2009 13:58:27 GMT -5
I like this dress a lot. I have the newer pre-Mattel version, as my Kirsten was a 1993 birthday gift. The fabric is a lot stiffer than her other dresses, which I like because it becomes more wrinkle-resistant and preserves the adorable little pin-tucks in the front of the bodice. It fits her beautifully and looks quite cute with her Meet Apron!
I lost the shawl when I was little, probably because I was so frustrated with trying to tie it around her shoulders that I simply discarded it. When you're ten years old, you don't think about collectibility, unfortunately! But I do remember it being so small that it was impossible for my little hands to tie. That's a pity, because the shawl itself is cute and matches with the cranberry color of her dress beautifully!
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Post by skukla on Oct 10, 2010 11:14:09 GMT -5
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Post by sailormolly on Nov 7, 2010 15:12:09 GMT -5
This is my favorite of Kirsten's core 6 outfits! And the first one I got after getting Kirsten from Goodwill. The shawl is a little thinner than I was expecting, but still very cute.  Kirsten fall 2 by Elizabeth, on Flickr SailorMolly |
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Post by JustMagicMaria on Dec 12, 2015 10:20:07 GMT -5
I have the second version of this dress with the little floral pattern.
I assume my dress and shawl is authentic but I do not see any tags on it. My set is missing the hair ribbons but Kirsten uses her meet ribbons which are close.
The outfit is adorable though I wish it wasn't quite so similar to her meet dress.
Overall, I'd give the outfit a B+.
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Post by QNPoohBear on Feb 28, 2020 21:26:27 GMT -5
Kirsten's school dress looks nice on Addy.   |
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Post by bhaythie on Dec 18, 2020 14:52:24 GMT -5
I have the second version of this dress with the flower print and it is striking on Kirsten. Rich red is definitely her color! This dress is thicker than her Meet Dress and the Winter Petticoat helps to fill out the skirt (pictured with Winter Petticoat). The gathers in the bodice add a very pretty touch and the growth stripes add to the authenticity of having to wear clothing as long as one possibly could. The shawl is a little thin, but I Iike the fringe and the color ties the included hair ribbons in nicely. This outfit is and AG classic. Grade: A  |
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Post by keeperofthepast on Jun 25, 2023 17:17:41 GMT -5
I find this outfit nice, but not particularly unique. It is essentially a red copy of her meet outfit with matching collar. I decided this was one outfit easily made from her patterns in a similar fabric, Finding a nearly identical plaid was easy.
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The dress has an accurate calico pattern of white and black flowers and "grow stripes" to be adjusted as Kirsten grows. The only problem is that it looks kind of short most of the time. Strangely, it matches her meet apron and also goes with her cream-colored hair ribbons. I prefer the dress with her black boots, too. Nice quality but kind of redundant so it gets an A-.
HTH!
