Meet Outfit
Jun 23, 2006 19:16:57 GMT -5
Post by pidgetgirl on Jun 23, 2006 19:16:57 GMT -5
This outfit was worn by Molly in the book Meet Molly as well as the short story "Molly's A+ Partner". It can also be seen in the movie Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front. It is the classic Meet Outfit that is worn by Molly in all releases with the exception of her BeForever release (briefly sold at Costco and then online) in 2018-2019.
Early description: Molly wears a sporty outfit featuring a navy blue sweater with a stylish green and red argyle pattern. Push up the sleeves as she would have back in 1944. Under her sweater Molly wears a dickey — a removable collar trimmed in blue rickrack. Her navy blue wool skirt flares smartly. Red hairbows, white anklets, and black Mary Jane shoes finish the outfit.
2022 rerelease description: She comes in an authentic 1944-style outfit: A navy-blue knit sweater with a blue, red, and green argyle pattern on the front, A dickey with a white woven collar and rickrack trim that Molly wears under her sweater in place of a full shirt, A navy-blue wool blend skirt that reaches her knees, A pair of white bloomers with an elastic waist, A pair of white ankle socks, A pair of black Mary Jane shoes, Two red hairbows that tie on the ends of her braids, Her signature round frame silver metal glasses with a red felt glasses case.
This is a review for Molly's meet outfit.
The grade for this is a B+, but I truly love this outfit. I'll explain the grade below (it mostly has to do with her sweater).
Molly's meet outfit consists of a sweater, collar*, skirt, bloomers, hair ribbons, glasses, glasses case, socks, and shoes. Her sweater is very nice. It is mostly navy blue in color, but it has a blue, red and green plaid pattern in the front. The skirt is flared and is made of navy blue wool, I think. It stops right above her knees. It has a Velcro attachment on the back.
The ensemble comes with a detachable collar. It goes around Molly's neck and fastens in back with Velcro. The collar itself is white, but it is trimmed with dark blue ric-rac.
This outfit also has smaller items, such as Molly's white bloomers, red hair ribbons, silver-rimmed glasses, a red felt glasses case, white socks, and black plastic Mary Janes.
I'm giving this ensemble a B+ because the sweater is a little hard to pull over Molly's head. It doesn't open up with Velcro or snaps, so pulling it over Molly usually causes her hair to become mussed up. This can also cause the sweater to stretch along the bottom, but the stretch marks are not noticeable once Molly is wearing the sweater. The skirt is also beautiful, but you have to be careful because it catches lint easily. Also, I don't like the plasticky Mary Janes--they work fine but they just seem so cheap. (Still, though, you could always buy patent Mary Janes separately.)
I hope a B+ doesn't seem like too harsh of a grade, because this is still one of my absolute favorite Molly outfits. It has such a simple, clean and patriotic look--very nice for the 1940s. I just wish the manufacturers had decided to include snaps at the back of Molly's sweater so it would be much easier to pull on and off.
* = I can't even say the real name of the detachable collar because of the censors on this board. LOL!
Early description: Molly wears a sporty outfit featuring a navy blue sweater with a stylish green and red argyle pattern. Push up the sleeves as she would have back in 1944. Under her sweater Molly wears a dickey — a removable collar trimmed in blue rickrack. Her navy blue wool skirt flares smartly. Red hairbows, white anklets, and black Mary Jane shoes finish the outfit.
2022 rerelease description: She comes in an authentic 1944-style outfit: A navy-blue knit sweater with a blue, red, and green argyle pattern on the front, A dickey with a white woven collar and rickrack trim that Molly wears under her sweater in place of a full shirt, A navy-blue wool blend skirt that reaches her knees, A pair of white bloomers with an elastic waist, A pair of white ankle socks, A pair of black Mary Jane shoes, Two red hairbows that tie on the ends of her braids, Her signature round frame silver metal glasses with a red felt glasses case.
This is a review for Molly's meet outfit.
The grade for this is a B+, but I truly love this outfit. I'll explain the grade below (it mostly has to do with her sweater).
Molly's meet outfit consists of a sweater, collar*, skirt, bloomers, hair ribbons, glasses, glasses case, socks, and shoes. Her sweater is very nice. It is mostly navy blue in color, but it has a blue, red and green plaid pattern in the front. The skirt is flared and is made of navy blue wool, I think. It stops right above her knees. It has a Velcro attachment on the back.
The ensemble comes with a detachable collar. It goes around Molly's neck and fastens in back with Velcro. The collar itself is white, but it is trimmed with dark blue ric-rac.
This outfit also has smaller items, such as Molly's white bloomers, red hair ribbons, silver-rimmed glasses, a red felt glasses case, white socks, and black plastic Mary Janes.
I'm giving this ensemble a B+ because the sweater is a little hard to pull over Molly's head. It doesn't open up with Velcro or snaps, so pulling it over Molly usually causes her hair to become mussed up. This can also cause the sweater to stretch along the bottom, but the stretch marks are not noticeable once Molly is wearing the sweater. The skirt is also beautiful, but you have to be careful because it catches lint easily. Also, I don't like the plasticky Mary Janes--they work fine but they just seem so cheap. (Still, though, you could always buy patent Mary Janes separately.)
I hope a B+ doesn't seem like too harsh of a grade, because this is still one of my absolute favorite Molly outfits. It has such a simple, clean and patriotic look--very nice for the 1940s. I just wish the manufacturers had decided to include snaps at the back of Molly's sweater so it would be much easier to pull on and off.
* = I can't even say the real name of the detachable collar because of the censors on this board. LOL!