Feeling Great Outfit Review

Hola! Today we have Annalise modeling the new MyAG Feeling Great outfit.

The outfit includes the tank top, yoga/sweat pants, sneakers, and headband.

Annalise's necklace is from Liberty Jane.

Overall, the outfit has a nice color scheme. Not exactly completely girlie, minus the pink elastic headband, but not really tomboyish either.

While many people might not like the "logo written down the side of the pants" thing, we actually like it. Again, we are always hoping that AG looks to trendy brands for inspiration, and most of them use this technique for their yoga/sweat pants.

Of course, AG uses the position that was trendy five years ago -- while today Hollister is placing their logo slightly off-center on the left thigh.

In addition, Hollister uses an embroidered seagull and applique lettering, not iron-on details.

The sneakers are very realistic. While some of the other sneakers that AG makes look like Vans, these resemble New Balances. The laces don't tie, they are elastics that just stretch when you put the shoes on. Also, the sole of the shoe is just like a real shoe sole. They are pretty neat.

Sneaker add-on pics!

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McKenna's Team Gear Review

Hola! Today Angelina is modeling McKenna's Team Gear set, new from AG.

The set includes the purple jacket, "gold" medal on a tri-color strap, braided bracelet, and 

ballet slippers.

The jacket exterior is a shiny wind-breaker material and is lined with a lighter purple knit fabric.

The sleeves are a darker purple than the center bodice of the jacket.

The detailing is grey.

The back of the jacket is embroidered with McKenna's name in block lettering.

We like this idea.

Of course it means everyone else who wears it is borrowing it from McKenna, but oh well.

Sports team gear is usually personalized.

The front of the jacket is embellished with the "Shooting Star Gymnastics" logo.

Despite the U.S.A. red, white, and blue strap - 

the medal is not an Olympics or National competition medal.

The front of the medal simply says "Gymnastics" and the back says American Girl.

Here you also get a closer shot of the neon braided bracelet.

And here are the purple ballet slippers.

They aren't meant to be real ballet shoes. Instead they are the all-fabric slip-ons you wear before and after your gymnastics performances. 

You don't want to scuff and scratch the mats and equipment with real shoes.

Overall, it is a cute set. Not really worth the high price.

But again, if you collect for McKenna, or have a gymnastics-loving doll, 

then possibly worth the cost.

For more info, see our McKenna Performance Set review here:

http://thedollwardrobe.blogspot.com/2012/07/mckennas-performance-set-review.html

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Fall Flowers Dress and Fashion Boots Review

Hola! Sorry for the lack of AG clothing posts -- got derailed by other assignments.

Today we have Angelina modeling the new Bitty Twin Fall Flowers dress and the new MyAG Fashion Boots. Her belt is from Liberty Jane, and her sunglasses are MyAG.

The dress is A-line and flares out a bit too much -- making it look baby-ish (which it's technically supposed to look baby-ish, haha) -- so we added the belt to pull the waistline in and give it a more sophisticated look. So if you buy the dress thinking it will look exactly like this on your 18" doll -- make sure you add in a belt.

We love the red corduroy of the dress, the structure of the neckline and sleeves, the contrast stitching, and we can live with the floral embroidery appliques. We wish AG would create 18" shirts and dresses with that much attention to detailed, fashionable necklines and sleeves.

The boots are very nicely made, and have a trendy, equestrian look to them. They are lined with white fabric on the inside, but still have black stitching- so I would be careful not to leave them on a doll too long or the thread dye may transfer to the vinyl.

You have to be mindful of dark, black, and red threads, vinyls, and fabrics as they can transfer their dyes and stain your dolls. Not that these boots do that -- they might not-- but still something to keep in mind.

The set also comes with a pink knit beret and tan vinyl boots. The hat fits the 18" girls but Angelina told us it didn't go with her outfit (why would you put a pink hat with a red dress?). The boots do not fit the 18" girls.

Let us know if you have any questions.

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Weekend Fun Outfit Review

Hola! Today we look at the new MyAG Weekend Fun Outfit, modeled by CeCe.

This is definitely our favorite new release and a winning outfit from AG -- not sure when was the last time they actually released something this well put-together and trendy.

The vest is awesome. It is a thin, heathered white fabric - cut in a flattering design. It does not close. The tiny buttons are just for show.

The blue tag on the side for the AG label is a bit weird -- but I guess they are taking their cues from brands such as Hollister, AE, Ab+Fitch -- which we want them to do -- so no big complaints there that the tag stands out.

The long-sleeve floral shirt is a mock-henley style (buttons don't open). We put it on CeCe first and by itself it definitely looks like a pajamas top. We like the fabric, we like the style of the shirt -- we just probably wouldn't have put those two things together.

If it were us, we would have used the fabric but done a scoop neckline. This type of floral fabric seems better suited to a henley tank top, or short-sleeve henley top. In truth, this year florals have really shown up in diaphanous, silky tanks, skirts, and dresses more than knits.

With the denim capris and the vest, the shirt looks great. But it is a slightly weird choice. We tried to find similar shirts from Justice, Old Navy, etc. But we couldn't find one. If anyone knows who sells these shirts/where AG got this idea from -- please let us know. We will do an "Ode to the Henley" for a July Trends to Sew - inspired by this outfit -- but we have yet to find a floral henley like this one.

The capris are great. They are a thin denim that is form-fitting but not so thin that they are jeggings.  They pull on easily, with an elastic waist. AG has a pic of them with the cuffs rolled down but we haven't tried that yet. Probably works just fine, but need to whip the iron out to make it look good for the camera. This is certainly an outfit we want to try mixing and matching with some of our other modern clothing items.

The shoes and headband are magenta. I assume this is supposed to match the lavender-ish color in the shirt (?) -- but other than that there really isn't magenta in this outfit. But they look good -- it works. The shoes are the flat strappy sandals AG has come to love lately, and we love them, too. The headband is the hair elastic kind of band and stays in place well in CeCe's curly hair.

Stay tuned for more posts about our newest AG items!

Up next: The Bitty Twin Fall Flowers Dress on an 18" AG doll!

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McKenna's Performance Set Review

Hola! The first new AG item review requested was for McKenna's Performance Set; one of our Facebook followers was the quickest to comment and asked to see this set.

Angelina Sheldon is modeling the items for us today. The set includes the leotard, hair accessories, hairstyle card, hoop, and ribbon wand.

The leotard is indeed a fluorescent lemon yellow. We really don't mind that, especially since it looks rather good on Angelina. We do mind the velcro. While the fabric is normal leo fabric, the back closes with velcro that catches on the leo very easily.

It is nearly impossible to get this on without catching the fabric on the velcro. Luckily we didn't do too much visible damage, but someone who isn't very careful could put some huge snags in the leo.

The ribbon wand and hoop are pretty cool. A doll can easily hold the wand, and you can probably make her hold the hoop too with some clear elastics and patience. The ribbon stays curly -- it was probably wrapped and heated -- it doesn't have a wire in it or anything.

The hoop opens and becomes smaller for easy storage. Which is nice. A big thin hoop might break easily while stored, so this opening and closing feature avoids that issue.

You get six clear hair elastics and the fancy hair tie. We especially like the fancy hair tie with the curly ribbons that echo the ribbon wand. The bold colors look great against Angelina's dark hair.

But at the end of it all, the set is priced at $28. Basically you have a "Girl of the Year" mark-up going on here. There are no shorts, pants, skirts, or shoes with this set, and only two performance accessories (the hoop and the wand). Not exactly worth the $28 price tag.

For McKenna's Practice Wardrobe you got a leo, shorts, tee, shrug, ankle bandage and hair accessories for $34. They could have at least grouped this set with the Team Gear set and charged the same price of $34, instead of a combined $52.

Very pricey. Probably only worth it if you a) Really like McKenna's stuff b) Really like gymnastics for your dolls or c) Collect for the GOTY like we do.

If you just really, really, really, want a long-sleeve performance leotard -- there are handmade sellers who offer them (Etsy) and most are less than $28. And generally they are not fluorescent lemon yellow. ;-)

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