Tell-Tale Signs of a Pending MyAG Line Make-Over

2014 brought us a new GOTY, 

and it should bring us a new 

MyAG Meet Outfit as well.

We won't be sad to see the ol' babyish outfit go.

Also known as the True Spirit Outfit, 

which was released in 2012.

(Why is the butt-fly lime when no other 

part of this outfit is lime???)

We at The DW have so many of these butt-fly boots that 

we actually spent last night custom-distressing 

a pair of them as an experiment.

MyAG/Just Like You Meet Outfits 

are switched every 2 years.

In 2010 the Real Me Outfit was introduced, 

as well as Innerstar U, and the Charm Necklace theme.

Also in 2010, the Just Like You Line was renamed

to be My American Girl, 

and each MyAG outfit then included 

a charm for the charm keeper necklace.

As of Jan. 1, 2014 -- the charm keeper doll necklace 

is now sold separately on 

the American Girl website.

Which leads us to speculate 

(yes, speculate -- so this isn't a carved-in-stone thing) -- 

that the charms are on their way out 

and the charm keeper necklace 

will no longer be included with the dolls when 

the Meet Outfit of the MyAG Line 

is changed in the summer/early fall of 2014.

We would also speculate that the MyAG Line may be renamed.

Innerstar U will probably still be around.

But we feel the charm thing is on its way out.

Just Like You lasted for 4 years.

And the line has been My American Girl for 4 years.

So it is our theory that there will be a new line name in 2014.

It would be nice if this new line brought new dolls, 

or a system for doll customization.

But we think new dolls is probably a more likely thing 

than actually being able to custom order a doll with 

the hair color, wig type, eye color, skin color, and face mold 

you want her to have. 

Though that would be awesome.

My Twinn has released a refreshed line with 18" dolls.

They call it My BFF.

My Best Friend Forever -- for those of you 

not up with the kids' lingo these days.

They pretty much have AG bodies.

And you can custom order them to your specifications.

And these dolls cost $99 plus $14 for the pierced ear option.

So My Twinn/My BFF is actually offering 

something much more advanced

than American Girl.

Yes, more advanced than American Girl.

And less expensive.

This is a custom-made doll.

$99 ain't bad for that.

So now My Twinn also carries 18" doll scale outfits, 

accessories, furniture and more.

Which all serve as competition to AG.

http://www.mytwinn.com/

We don't personally find the dolls as 

cute and aesthetically appealing as AGs.

We have sort of gotten used to the way AGs look.

But not everybody is like us and 

they will be tempted to go into the light of My BFF.

American Girl should stay ahead 

of their competition.

They should already have a 

custom-made doll option.

Perhaps this new My BFF line is actually My Twinn 

staying ahead of its competition and we can take it as a sign 

that AG is actually planning to create 

an advanced doll customization system???

That's just us guessing though.

Let's cross our fingers and hope that 2014 

will bring that advancement, 

as well as 

a new Meet Outfit for the modern doll line 

(that doesn't suck).

AG Charm Necklace

Sup?! It's Saturday! Which means tomorrow is the last day to enter our Summer 2010 Doll Giveaway! *Hint. *Hint.

Heehee. Today we show you the new AG Charm Necklace that comes with the MyAG dolls and the charms that come with two of the outfits. Some of your comments were asking about the necklace and the Innerstar U Campus Kit. Since we got three MyAG dolls, we got three of each of those things. But we only signed up as Jocelyn. So on Innerstar U we are Jocelyn3, if you are wondering. We will do another post about the Innerstar U virtual world soon. ;)

So the necklace is kind of weird.... but eh, AG has made weirder things, so we'll roll with it. Here is an initial picture of the "Charm Keeper" necklace in its packaging:


As you can see, it has an adjustable pink cord with a "silver" ring that hangs from it. Then in the center of the ring hangs a plastic star and a "silver" tag that says American Girl on it. When you put the charms on the ring, they hang down below it, which you can see in these pictures of Angelina modeling the necklace....

It is kind of a bizarre design with two tiers of charms, and it is rather large on a doll, considering scale. But I understand why it is all so big-- little girl fingers couldn't really work with something too small. Anyway, overall we think it makes more sense to maybe restring the necklace and make it for humans. That might be a cool idea if you have more than one of these necklaces.

So the charms.... the circular charm with the flower motif is the "Confident" charm that comes with the InnerstarU outfit (hoodie and sweats). The heart-shaped charm with the starburst on it is the "Smart" charm that comes with the Pretty and Plaid outfit.

Here you can see the charms and their packaging....

Currently, there are 35 MyAG outfits that come with charms, and there are 36 different charms. But not all charms have been released into the wild yet. There are four main shapes: circle, bar, heart, and square. And there are nine "keywords" that are matched up with the little design you see in the center of the charm, like the flower or the starburst. You can see some of this information on the charm packaging itself.

If you want to see a complete guide to the charms, go to AG Playthings and check out their frequently asked questions. If you are a member of AGPT, you can also participate in their "charm swap" if you have charms to trade.