Meet Outfit I (retired)
Jan 5, 2008 2:13:00 GMT -5
Post by EB Agent J/Goo on Jan 5, 2008 2:13:00 GMT -5
Julie first Meet Outfit was released at her debut in 2007 and retired in August 2014, when it was revised with the BeForever revamp.
Julie opens up a whole world of play with authentic styles from the ’70s: A crinkle-gauze peasant blouse over a turtleneck, Two-tone bell-bottom jeans and butterfly screen-printed underwear, Platform sandals and a braided, beaded belt.
I noticed that no one's actually dissected Julie's meet outfit and given it a piece-by-piece review, so I decided to do just that. I was changing her clothes/starting to customize her while I went, so if you notice a striptease thing where she has less clothes on with each piece I review, that's why.
The belt. Started there because that's what I took off first. It seems to be made of real leather, or a reasonable approximation thereof. There's three beads at each end, and it's braided, with the braids sewn up at the ends to keep them from unraveling.
The beads are also sewn into place with multiple threads to keep them from sliding up at all. I have to admit, I don't get what would be so bad with them sliding up and down, between the braid being sewn at the top and the ends tied off at the bottom, but whatever floats their boat.
The entire belt laid out. It's actually pretty long, if my soda can or the AG sneakers give you any sort of frame of reference. Personally, I think all of their efforts to keep it from falling apart ended up making it look less like a small version of something people would use and just something random and fake. If they had given people a bit more credit and not sewn the beads in place, I'd probably like it more. But really, it's just a random belt. *Shrugs* C+
The tunic seems to be made of very light linen, that's somewhat coarse. The embroidery is real and very spiffy, however. It's only on the front of the collar, and the back velcros to slide it off. The tunic has bell-sleeves. Meh, it's okay. I don't really see much use for it outside of this outfit, though. It's not like it has high mix and match potential. B-
The turtleneck. I actually really love this, but I love lots of colors. It's bright and fun and interesting to look at, and I'll probably work it into some of my tackier mixing and matching. A-
The backs of the jeans. I was disappointed that the two-tone thing didn't go to the back as well, actually.
Detail of the front. The closure is, of course, velcro. I liked them enough to leave them on Rose, although she's a modern, but I don't like that they're so tight that it was next to impossible to sit Rose down in them. B-
Knickers! The '70s gals got the cutest panties. Not that I usually care about the panties at all (I have three dolls going commando right now, in fact), but you have to give credit where it's due, and these are pretty cute. They're pink with a purple butterfly. A
These sandals are hateful. I've been describing them as made of evil all night. The soles are rubbery plastic, and the tops are faux-leather plastic. My problem with them is it's next to impossible to get the doll to stand up in them.
The straps on the back are clear and actually really effective in keeping the sandals on, and they''re better than the Christmas outfit sandals, anyway, but having the doll stand is kind of important.
They even have tread on the bottom, so I don't know what gives. Meh, D+ for being better than the Christmas outfit sandals, and into the drawer they go.
In the end, I have to give Julie's meet outfit a C+. It may seem harsh, but part of what I like about certain outfits is how well they work for mixing and matching, and only about two pieces of this outfit seem like they would work for other outfits. And have I mentioned the shoes are evil?
Julie opens up a whole world of play with authentic styles from the ’70s: A crinkle-gauze peasant blouse over a turtleneck, Two-tone bell-bottom jeans and butterfly screen-printed underwear, Platform sandals and a braided, beaded belt.
I noticed that no one's actually dissected Julie's meet outfit and given it a piece-by-piece review, so I decided to do just that. I was changing her clothes/starting to customize her while I went, so if you notice a striptease thing where she has less clothes on with each piece I review, that's why.
The belt. Started there because that's what I took off first. It seems to be made of real leather, or a reasonable approximation thereof. There's three beads at each end, and it's braided, with the braids sewn up at the ends to keep them from unraveling.
The beads are also sewn into place with multiple threads to keep them from sliding up at all. I have to admit, I don't get what would be so bad with them sliding up and down, between the braid being sewn at the top and the ends tied off at the bottom, but whatever floats their boat.
The entire belt laid out. It's actually pretty long, if my soda can or the AG sneakers give you any sort of frame of reference. Personally, I think all of their efforts to keep it from falling apart ended up making it look less like a small version of something people would use and just something random and fake. If they had given people a bit more credit and not sewn the beads in place, I'd probably like it more. But really, it's just a random belt. *Shrugs* C+
The tunic seems to be made of very light linen, that's somewhat coarse. The embroidery is real and very spiffy, however. It's only on the front of the collar, and the back velcros to slide it off. The tunic has bell-sleeves. Meh, it's okay. I don't really see much use for it outside of this outfit, though. It's not like it has high mix and match potential. B-
The turtleneck. I actually really love this, but I love lots of colors. It's bright and fun and interesting to look at, and I'll probably work it into some of my tackier mixing and matching. A-
The backs of the jeans. I was disappointed that the two-tone thing didn't go to the back as well, actually.
Detail of the front. The closure is, of course, velcro. I liked them enough to leave them on Rose, although she's a modern, but I don't like that they're so tight that it was next to impossible to sit Rose down in them. B-
Knickers! The '70s gals got the cutest panties. Not that I usually care about the panties at all (I have three dolls going commando right now, in fact), but you have to give credit where it's due, and these are pretty cute. They're pink with a purple butterfly. A
These sandals are hateful. I've been describing them as made of evil all night. The soles are rubbery plastic, and the tops are faux-leather plastic. My problem with them is it's next to impossible to get the doll to stand up in them.
The straps on the back are clear and actually really effective in keeping the sandals on, and they''re better than the Christmas outfit sandals, anyway, but having the doll stand is kind of important.
They even have tread on the bottom, so I don't know what gives. Meh, D+ for being better than the Christmas outfit sandals, and into the drawer they go.
In the end, I have to give Julie's meet outfit a C+. It may seem harsh, but part of what I like about certain outfits is how well they work for mixing and matching, and only about two pieces of this outfit seem like they would work for other outfits. And have I mentioned the shoes are evil?
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