MyAG Purple Party Outfit Holiday 2012: Part One

Hola! Sorry about the delay with this.

Here we go -- Part One with Adanya modeling the MyAG Holiday 2012 Purple Party Outfit. The set comes with a dress, headband, tights, and shoes. (And the ubiquitous MyAG charm.) We didn't put the headband on Adanya in these shots, but we'll show it off in Part Two. The total price is $36.

The AG online description states: 

• A purple taffeta dress with black piping details, tucks above the waist, and a full skirt trimmed with a velveteen bow. Plus, the tulle lining is emerald green for a fanciful look!
• A satin headband adorned with a triple-layered bow to sweep back her hair
• Opaque black tights and purple patent shoes for the finishing touch!

There is no emerald green tulle lining. The bodice is lined with an emerald green satin-type material. But there is no tulle built into this dress. Maybe we got the one lemon without it? But somehow I doubt that. I think it might have been in the initial design concept and was dropped along the way.

The dress is pretty nice, but the bottom is kinda wrinkly. We were honestly not sure what to do about that. Spraying it with water or steaming it might stain the "taffeta" with watermarks. Ironing it might melt the fabric. And we didn't want to make it too flat and then it wouldn't puff out properly. So you get what we managed to do with it, haha.

If anyone has managed to make it look good, let us know how you got out the wrinkles. ;-)

We like the black piping details and the black velveteen bow at the waistline. You also see accents of black at the edge of the sleeves and the neckline. With the black tights and the little black bows on the shoes it all really comes together as far as the design and color scheme.

We also really like the pintucks on the bodice. It is nice when AG adds these types of details. It makes their dresses stand out from the regular 18" doll clothing mass-manufactured holiday dresses offered on the market.

WARNING: Due to the dark nature of the dress and the blackness of the tights I would not leave any of these items on any doll for an extended period of time. They might stain the vinyl. I can't confirm nor deny this -- but it is better to be safe than sorry in these matters. No one wants to do Oxy treatments on their doll over Christmas break. :-/

Final thoughts: If I were picking between the red holiday dress and this purple one -- I'd go with the purple one. I think the fabric is a little better, the style can work for a lot of ages, and overall we like the design more.

The price is steep. Not really a surprise from AG. They do this with all the holiday outfits. One could argue that it is because the fabrics are more expensive. I think it is because they know they can get away with it, especially for those families that buy the girl-size dresses and want matching doll dresses like in all the cute AG marketing. Haha.

Thanks for visiting us today!

Stay tuned for more parts to this series -- including the purple dress with the black jacket.

Any questions???

Please let us know. :-)