What feature of a new item makes you gotta have it?

[QNPoohBear]

Historical, historically accurate, NOT pink and frilly and fits older PM girls.

[KimberBee]

Pretty much any Kirsten item I plan to get eventually, so sale Kirsten items are hard to resist.

And any Today girl outfits with lots of mix&match-able pieces or really cute shoes. Example: Not a huge fan of that new white winter outfit, but the sweater and vest are pretty and the boots are to die for!

[adorevintage]

- Tiny details labels, writing, small pictures, logos, etc etc... a great example of this would be Kit's Bookbag and Supplies... everything is usable (not that I would use it)

- Food...I plan on getting all the lunches and birthday sets

- Dishes/pottery... not such a huge fan of Molly's, but love all the others

I am a sucker for accessories mainly because I have always loved miniatures.

As for clothing, I tend to lean towards more muted colors, a mix of patterns, textures, and being able to layer pieces together. Good example would be Felicity's Town Fair outfit (mix of colors, patterns, and layering).

[JabberwockyPie]

Actually liking it vs. just buying it because it's new.

[keristars]

I have to ditto JabberwockyPie. I don't feel that I "have" to buy anything unless it's just something I like quite a lot, and plan to use plenty. So I haven't bought any of the accessories (except the ones that come with the new Emily meet outfit and the ones that match the new JLY outfit - thought I plan to return them, because I don't think they're nearly worth the price), and I can't see myself buying any of the furniture in the near future.

However, I'm strongly tempted by most of Kit's stuff - it's a style that I adore, and I wish Molly's stuff were in other colors or fabrics or with slightly different detailing, because I like her items, too, but her clothes just don't quite do it for me. And the AGT stuff, it's about mixing and matching and things that I'd feel comfortable toting a doll around wearing.


When I was a girl, though, I wanted Addy more than anything, and I was always in love with every new piece that came out in the catalogue, even though I never bought any of it. Nowadays, her clothing collection is something I'd want to display rather than play with, and I don't want to buy things just to display. I guess that's why I like Kit and Molly's clothes so much - they seem easier to deal with re: toting around, with less fabric and less complicated underthings.


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[Nethilia]

Historical things must stay historical. No ifs about it. Addy does not get any modern, including outfits of today.

Modern things must have a mix and match aspect. I should be able to pair it with almost anything else. Also, I don't like many frilly femmy things. Too much pink = automatic no. I like cool colors--blues, greens--and some pastels. I only like limited amounts of pink.

But none of this is gotta have it if I'm low on funds.

[AGDancer]

It all really depends. I love Emily because of her sweet little eyes. I love the new Christmas outfit because of the skirt and neck thing. I bought the Let it Snow PJ"s because of the hat and mug. There are little things about everything that makes me want it.

[samo22]

Ballet/dance outfits and the realistic looking holiday outfits.

[MapleLeaf]

I usually like the details of the outfits and the accessories like the shoes or hair clips. I love the scarf that is belted around the pants of Coconut's play outfit. It would look great as a head scarf. And the shoes are too cute!
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[danaspillar]

Anything labeled Fall/halloween. I also love ballet, and anything sparkly (and I love pink,too). But overall I still have to love it, or at least my daughter does-which is everything.