Thoughts for a 20th anniversary doll...

Since so many of the collectors of AG grew up in the 80's and the style is just so cute, I think they should make a special edition or anniversary doll for 2006 that is styled like in the '80's. They never had the AG today's then, so it's be curious as to what they'd come up with. In a more subtle way, she could be like the Madonna doll, but that may be more teenager. So how about clothing like on full house with the poofy hair. Just something different.

Does anyone else have any idea what they'll do for the company's anniversary? [img]graemlins/wonder.gif[/img]

<font color="#051E50"><font size="1">[ September 05, 2005 09:48 PM: Message edited by: lucybelle ]</font></font>

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I know it's not really an anniversary-type thing, but I keep hoping AG will re-release the scenes and settings, and add ones for the girls who never got them.

Other than that, I'd like to see them do something to commemorate the original three girls, Kirsten, Samantha, and Molly. Like offering the original complete collections again, or having limited-edition, white-bodied German dolls of these three. I have no idea what kind of outrageous price they might charge for that, but I think it has the potential of being pretty cool. [img]smile.gif[/img]

I called CS a couple of weeks ago and said that for the 20th anniversary, the AGTs should come with a little booklet or paper describing how much things were in 1986, like a loaf of bread, a movie ticket, or a candy bar. Sort of like the "on your birthday" sheets you can buy describing how much stuff was in the year you were born.

I think it would be cute if they at least had a special "80's outfit."

I know this is going to sound terrible... but tech. a 1980's doll would be historical now. It would be great to see her added to the collection... in those black or stripped leggings with the sweaters with the pompom yarn for pigtails on the knitted little girls and scenes.

I've been thinking about this, too, but the idea of a "Christmas in 1984" or "School in 1984" essay at the end of the books seems a little ridiculous to me. The 80's are certainly different in terms of technology and fashion, but are more of a novelty than anything else. I don't think they are quite "foreign" enough to warrant a new historical doll. Not yet. Maybe an 80's outfit or two would be nice, though, for the AGTs?

<font color="#051E50"><font size="1">[ September 05, 2005 10:56 PM: Message edited by: ksami ]</font></font>

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This has been said in other posts, by me and others, but I think that they should come out with AG fan dolls for their 20th anniversary! That would be so cute (and very popular)! They could even add mini AG doll clothing and accessories for the Fan dolls to play with! LOL! I would love that [img]biggrin.gif[/img] !

As a true teen of the '80s (graduated from HS in 1985, college in 1989) very few of us wore those crazy fashions you're talking about. The big fashion craze was still "preppy" - as in Calvin Klein or Levi's 501 blue jeans, oxford shirts (or even better madras plaid), Bass Weejun penny loafers, Sperry Top Siders and Lacoste or Ralph Lauren Polo shirts (with the collar turned up). Logos were really big - even though the "style" was to cut the Calvin Klein label off the jeans. The leggings/big sweater style came really late into the '80s - almost the 1990s.

Maybe they could do an LE like Marisol next year, only she'll be a "Girl of the Year 1986"? I would definetly buy her, seeing as how I'm an 80's child. [img]wink.gif[/img]

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As a true teen of the '80s (graduated from HS in 1985, college in 1989) very few of us wore those crazy fashions you're talking about. The big fashion craze was still "preppy" - as in Calvin Klein or Levi's 501 blue jeans, oxford shirts (or even better madras plaid), Bass Weejun penny loafers, Sperry Top Siders and Lacoste or Ralph Lauren Polo shirts (with the collar turned up). Logos were really big - even though the "style" was to cut the Calvin Klein label off the jeans. The leggings/big sweater style came really late into the '80s - almost the 1990s.

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">It really depends on the social group. If a story were well written to explain why they dressed that way it would be accurate.

My parents were hippies , and my older cousins were punks. I wore stuff like in 1986 for sure. But it wasn't terribly trendy yet, and it was not worn by the majority. I owned ALOT of handknit bright patterned big sweaters. I can't remember leggings, but probably because I liked the jeans with the little zippers on the ankles [img]smile.gif[/img] Pretty in Pink was 1986, but those outfits were supposed to be FRINGE, not mainstream. Yeah there were people wearing this stuff, but it hadn't hit big yet.

The things kids now think of as 80s were probably more popular 87-91.