Hola peeps. Maples here.
We have 3 other Holiday Trends to Sew in the works, but we never got to those around the actual holidays. Sigh. We will tackle them soon though.
(We need a bigger staff around here.)
For now we wanted to look a little bit more at the Justice offerings.
Can count as holiday-ish since some of these are Justice winter items.
We talked about Justice in the Saige Sparkle Dress Review here:
Basically American Girl took a Justice dress design and made it for the dolls.
You can learn more about that in that post.
Here we will look at Justice boot offerings and some outfit stylings in Part One.
Why hasn't anyone made a cowboy boot
pattern for the AGs?
Does it exist and we just didn't notice?
I know Ebay sells AG-sized cowboy boots, but we think it would be fun to do a pattern and really open up the design possibilities.
Anyways... where did AG get their Saige gold cowboy boots idea?
Again, we argue it is from Justice.
They also offer some pink ones.
Looks like blue girl is gonna shove her cupcake into pink hat girl's hair in a moment...
And silver boots.
(My retinas are burning.)
Love these gradated jeans on the girl with the silver boots.
And her shirt actually.
Would have made the star smaller though.
But Justice does not do understatement.
Never seen two people more happy to be holding hands.
Though with her grip on that lollipop, I'm a bit worried pink girl really isn't having fun....
If I was blue girl, I'd be careful I don't get a lollipop in the face.
p.s. Why are there Easter eggs in the snowy holiday scene?
How about some dark leopard cowboy boots?
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As you can tell -- The Justice philosophy is more is more.
When designing shoes and outfits they keep adding and adding and adding.
Layers.
Glitter.
Bling.
Sequins.
Huge symbol graphics.
Flashy word graphics.
Ruffles.
Lace.
Metallic threads and accents.
Bling.
Fur.
Animal prints.
Tassels.
Bows.
Pom Poms.
Quilting.
Appliques.
Animal Prints.
Bling.
Have we said bling yet?
And color, color, color.
Lots of them. All in the same outfit.
This is bright, bold, big-statement kind of tween fashion.
If you want to mimic Justice style -- don't hold back.
Go for sensory overload.
If you like certain items, certain boots, shirts, skirts, etc. -- but you don't want to create a whole Justice look -- just make what you want to and create your own style.
We probably don't have to say that.
But just know that these ideas are for inspiration and you should
add your own creativity and run with it.
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They also have a lot of other boot ideas for you.
Tall quilted boots with poms pom bows and fur accents.
Shown in grey on the model below.
Again, more is more. Perfect picture for that.
I have to look away before I have a seizure.
Lovely grey suede ones with some bling and zipper-down detailing.
Again, the hint of impending violence in this pic...
Looks like purple girl is gonna shove that microphone into blue girl's eye in a second....
Besides that, love these boots. Also love the leggings and skirts combos.
Gunmetal Shiny slouch boots with bows.
Purple slouch booties with sequin bows.
Could argue these below are cowboy-esque.
But they are a little too tall for the same Saige style.
Brown leather combined with brown leopard, bling accents.
In black below.
"Don't stab yourself with that star wand, girl!
You need both of your eyes to see all the Justice sequins!"
Awkward posing a special bonus.
Looks like they all need to pee.
Besides that, love the middle girl's outfit.
That is done well.
Looks like she is gonna chuck a disco ball at the cameraman in a second.
Love these. Black slouch suede, bling-ed cuffs and tassels.
In grey below.
Love their outfits. Plaid shirts, jeans, scarves, boots.
In bright Justice colors.
And those fingerless-gloves with mitten tops are to die for.
I'd explain the accident about to happen in this shot.
But it is kinda self-evident.
Furry. Blue. Pom Pom. Shiny. Boots.
'Nuff said.
Both of these outfits are super cute.
Love the flow-y dolman-sleeve blue baseball style shirt layered over the long-sleeve lime shirt.
Her scarf is awesome as well.
That ground looks awful slippery...
Brown furry boots with blingy roped accents and metallic buckles. Soft brown suede to finish.
These look good enough to eat.
Maybe I just want some chocolate....
In black below.
Love the paint-splatter jeggings.
Lime green girl is gonna push blue girl down the sledding hill in 5, 4, 3, 2.....
Rain boot examples.
Don't know how one would make these, as they are poured rubber into molds.
But we thought we'd show them anyways.
Maybe someone really smart can come up with a rain boot pattern that doesn't involve pouring rubber into molds...
Okay, that's all we have for you today.
Stay tuned for more fashion fun!
Thank you for visiting us today!
p.s. Don't shove your cupcake into your friend's hair.
And don't push people down hills. ;-)
6 comments:
My goodness Maple! I couldn't tell if I was reading a fashion blog post or some sort of "mean girls" episode. And yeah, that store gives me a headache. I always wonder if it secretly glows even when the lights are turned out. O.O
Haha, yeah I think you are right. It probably does glow when the lights are out. Especially now that neon is in.
"Mean girl" episode eh? Probably. Just reading into the photos. The set-up people really should have taken more care with their photo shoots, haha. If they had I wouldn't have read so much impending doom in them. ;-)
I have a McCalls 4066 pattern for 18 inch doll rain coat and rain boots. I've had it for a while so I'm not sure if it is retired or not. I cut up an old rain coat to make them which seemed like a good idea at the time until I realized how much hand sewing was involved. I would defiantly recommend a thimble if you are going to use thick fabric like an old rain coat. The pattern also recommends craft foam for the soles but I like to use clay. so I can add some design to the bottom.
I can definitely see the Justice influence in some of AG's things- I'd love to see other's interpretations of their outfits. I love your comments- the poses are super awkward!
Lol! :) I love your comments. Wow, gone over-the-top much, Justice?
Control your cupcake, Ysa...
That one you didn't explain the violence in it, if you can tell the girl in the middle has a psycho expression on her face. In a moment she'll be pushing those girls into the Christmas tree...Talk about Christmas spirit...
I agree we need more boots paterns, especially since I need more boots for my girlies...
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