Detailed Photos of 3 Maryellen Outfits on 2 Dolls

A fellow collector was kind enough to take several detailed photos of 3 outfits from Maryellen's collection and send them to me to share on the blog. These outfits will all be released on Maryellen's August 27th debut. 

The outfits are modeled on Caroline and Kanani so people can see what it looks like on dolls with different hair/eye/vinyl combinations. The three outfits are Maryellen's Play Outfit (from the cover of her Journey book), the Poodle Skirt, and the School Outfit.

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Maryellen's Play Outfit (from cover of Journey Book):

Modeled on Caroline Doll

Modeled on Kanani Doll

There are no pockets, the outline is sewn on to look like there are when the shirt is worn. The waistband is elastic.

The shoes have the cherry design actually embroidered onto them, instead of printed on.

Embroidered cherries on shirt. The shirt closes in the front with velcro. The buttons are not functional. 

Overall impression: I am impressed with all of the embroidery used on this outfit, and it is definitely very cute! I wish instead of a velcro closure for the top, it had functional buttons instead. However, I understand that would be more work for little hands so the velcro makes sense even if it's not as aesthetically pleasing. 

Maryellen's Poodle Skirt Outfit:

Modeled on Kanani Doll

Modeled on Caroline Doll

The fabric for the sleeve is a lighter, more transparent material.

The skirt is quilted. The poodle looks like it is a satin piece embroidered on with embroidery for the bows and leash. The waistband is elastic.

From the owner: It’s beautiful. Soft, wonderfully textured, and the perfect weight. Probably one of the most well-made historical outfits I’ve seen.

Buttons are non functional, only for decorative purposes. The top closes in the back with velcro.

The saddle shoes are identical to Molly's Saddle Shoes which were retired in 2013, except they are black instead of navy blue. 

Here is the stock image for Molly's Saddle Shoes for comparison. You can see Molly's are navy blue while the ones that come with Maryellen are black.

Overall impression: This was the outfit I was most iffy about when I heard it was a part of Maryellen's collection since it sounded so cheesy. However, I am very pleased with the variety of materials and details, especially the sleeves, and quilted skirt with it's actual sewn on poodle design instead of a printed out poodle design. The reuse of Molly's saddle shoes was mildly disappointing, but not very much since it is accurate to the outfit and time, and the color is different.

Maryellen's School Outfit:

 

Modeled on Caroline Doll

Modeled on Kanani Doll

The buttons are non function, for decorative purposes only.

For those who don't like bows, it looks like this will be easy enough to snip off with scissors or a seam ripper.

The white dots on the dress are not printed onto the fabric, but of a different texture and give the dress a more three dimensional look. 

Hurray! The black stripe goes all the way around to the back of the dress!

This inside view gives a better idea of what I mean when I say the dots on the dress are a different texture. The dress is unlined. 

Overall Impression: I love this dress. ^_^ I loved the prototype picture of it, and I loved it when I saw the leaked photo, and now that I've seen more detailed photos I love it even more. :D The different texture of the dots on the dress was a really impressive detail that I did not expect from the current AG. I appreciate that the black trim on the bottom hem of the dress goes all the way around, since it feels like so many outfits skim on this part and only leave the front part of the outfit trimmed. I think it's an outfit that would look great on dolls with any phenotype. ^_^

One more week til Maryellen's release on August 27th! 

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