Opinions on Historicals' Holiday Outfits

I am looking for reviews on the different AG Historicals' holiday outfits. Which ones are your favorites? Why? What do you like/not like about an outfit?

I like Kits' Dress, but it makes me think of Little Orphan Annie.

Molly's is sweet.

I don't love Felicity's but I love the description - LOVE Elizabeths though.

My dolls' outfits are mostly homemade, but I do have the official Kit one. I think it's really cute. The one warning I have is that the Scottie "pin" is a magnet, so it might be easy to lose the mini magnet that goes on the back. I haven't lost it yet, though.

I've had Kit for years and she is ALWAYS in her Christmas dress since I only have her Meet outfit additionally, and don't like it. So I like it that much! [img]wink.gif[/img]

Well...I think that Addy's is the only one that I absolutely love. I HATE Samantha's and Molly's. Kit's is okay.

Oh...I do like Kirsten's. And I like E's, but not as much as Addy's. [img]graemlins/rose.gif[/img]

I love Felicity's!It is stunning!

I love Felicity's! It's so beautiful on her. [img]graemlins/thumbs_up.gif[/img]

I also think Molly's is very cute, it looks like things little girls wear now. I don't have Kit's but it's on my list. I think the collar is adorable on it. I also have Addy's, but I'm not a really big fan. It's nicer in person than in pictures, I think, but I am not sure about the fabric. It's not really my style.

Josefina's is cute- style wise, but I don't like the white socks with black slippers and I don't care for her mantilla- just the top piece-

Kit's is cute- her tights are cute but her shoes are hard to get on. Love the hair bow and the Scottie magnet pin.

I like Elizabeth's and Addy's- the green and red colors in both remind me of Christmas.

I like Molly's- it is fun and fancy without being frilly.

I am not a fan of Kit's because I don't like the collar style.

I don't like Josefina's because of the material pattern/color.

Kirsten's is okay, but remember, it is a St. Lucia outfit that she wears made out of a nightgown with a sash. I always feel funny leaving her in it, because I guess I feel like when she is done being St. Lucia, she ought to change into something more appropriate! I like having Kirsten in her winter outfit for Christmas.

<font color="#051E50" size="1">[ October 30, 2005 08:13 PM: Message edited by: simplepretty ]</font>

Now see I love Josefina's Christmas dress! I think it's such a lovely example of the New Mexico clothing of that time period. But I think I only began to love it after reading her Christmas story which, I confess, made me cry buckets! And it matches Nina's which all ties into the story.

Josefina's Christmas story is a must-read for sure!

Carla
DD's dolls Kirsten and Josefina
My doll AGOT9 Charlotte

I don't like Felicity's. That blue totally clashes her with green (neon on the M dolls) eyes. It just...looks really bad. I hardly ever put it on Lissie. I'm glad for Elizabeth and her Christmas dress, Lissie and Elizabeth will switch [img]smile.gif[/img] !

Molly's and Addy's are my favorites! I've loved Molly's since the first time I saw an AG catalogue, and I still don't have it, lol! It's also the one I longed for the most in a girls' size. And Addy's is just so Christmasy.

I also like Kirsten's for the Swedish tradition. I still find it odd you're paying 20 bucks for another nightgown for her, lol, but that's ok. I'm about 1/4 Swedish, so I always feel bad that I don't like Kirsten. I think I'll have to get another doll someday and have her be a Swedish doll, and she can wear all of Kirsten's clothes that I like (which is nearly all of them!)

Sam's, Kit's, Josefina's, and Nellie's are all cute, but none are my favorites.

<font color="#051E50" size="1">[ October 31, 2005 10:53 AM: Message edited by: cami713 ]</font>

An opinion on just the holiday outfits and not the winter ones, right?

I love Felicity's. It is beautiful, made very well, and looks great on her. My youngest has a brown-haired Felicity and she looks beautiful in the dress, but I don't know how an older red-gaired felicity would look in it. I like the changeable stomacher also.

Elizabeth's I haven't bought because I just don't like it. I don't like the color combination and the positioning of the lace is ugly in my opinion.

Josefina's is gorgeous. Definitely worth the price. The color looks great on her and the mantilla is gorgeous. I am always a little concerned that the mantilla is too delicate, but it seems to have held up for a while now so it must be made well.

I wasn't too impressed with Kirsten's. The gown is pretty plain and I don't think it is worth the money. You could make something like this for a lot less. You also have to order the headpiece separately which adds to the cost.

Addy's is beautiful as well, but I like anything plaid so maybe that is why I like it so well. It really looks nice with her undergarments because they really "poof" out the dress.

Samantha's is nice and looks well on her. I think it is worth the money. The material is nice also.

Nellie's is cute. I like the contrast in the white and black colors. It is made well and looks great.

Kit's is adorable with the Scottie pin, but like someone mentioned, the pin is magnetic so you have to be careful not to loose it. I do think it is worth the price and it looks very nice on her.

Molly's is gorgeous as well. I have the older version without the buttons, but I've seen the newer version and it looks really cute with the buttons. The material is soft and looks great on Molly. Definitely worth the cost.

<font color="#051E50" size="1">[ October 31, 2005 11:09 AM: Message edited by: historylover ]</font>

My mom has Josefina, and I love her in her Christmas dress and mantilla.

I got Addy's dress for Molly. I LOVE Addy's dress, but I don't care for Molly's. I don't think the color is flattering for her. I have her patterns, so I may make the dress in another color. Red would be better, or even navy. I love velvet Christmas dresses on little girls, in general.

I have Kit's dress, but I did not try it on her before I bought it in Chicago. Big mistake, as my Kit is chubby. It doesn't hang right because it's so tight. Molly looks good in it, though. I do really like the style.

We only have Addy's and I love it. I am not sure who DD is going to use it for since we don't have Addy.

I do have the girl sized Addy dress and DD and one of her dolls will wear it and she willl wear the matching one. I do ahve to find a crinoline for her so her dress can pouf out as well.

Lara

I love them all. I guess the one I like the least is Nellie's. I like Samantha's older version more than the newer version.

I always like Felicity's blue dress, because I wouldn't normally think of that as a holiday color or put it with a red head, but it looks stunning.

I only have Addy's, but it is great! [img]graemlins/thumbs_up.gif[/img]
The material is very Christmassy and festive. The sash is a good length so you can tie a big bow, and has a nice fringe at the end which surprised me.
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The only Christmas outfits I have seen in person are Lissie and Addys. I absolutely love Addy's dress. I actually got it ten years before I got Addy herself. Its just as nice in person as it looks in the pictures.

With Felicity's, well, I love the dress itself. Its a beautiful color and is nicely made. However I agree with Cami, the blue doesnt really go with Lissies coloring. I think Elizabeths dress will look much better on her and vice versa. I wonder if they did that intentionally [img]graemlins/hmmm.gif[/img]

As for the others; I love Josies-although Im not too crazy about the mantilla-and Kits. Mollys and Sam's are just sorta 'blah' to me. I used to dislike Kirsten's because it wasnt a fancy Christmas dress. But now I like it a lot. The red and white with the wreath and candles is very christmasy.