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Claudie is ready for the holidays!! 🎄🎁

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Claudie came with me to see Kiki's Delivery Service back in October 🧹🐈‍⬛🎀

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How have we not gotten a historical AG doll from Chicago yet?

It’s the third biggest city in the US, and the biggest in the Midwest

It’s the birthplace of many inventions, like the first skyscraper, and its played a crucial role in American history by its location being a crucial point for trading

Also I will forever find it hilarious that we’ve now had not 1, not 2, not even 3, but 4 New York City dolls. Which might not be so bad, but the real kicker is that their eras are back-to-back-to-back (1904 x2, 1914, 1922) And only Nellie of those 4 is officially retired

I don’t actually mind having 4 NYC girls. I love them all and I think they’re all important

It’s just. So much New York. I find it hilarious, not annoying

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Kirsten Larson in her St Lucia gown ft. little Sari

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this is actually insane that american girl is pulling white blonde goty AGAIN but also not surprising because they've learned they can get away with it. people will shame them for a few weeks, then go out and buy her anyway and call it a "diversity win" because she has glasses as if u cant just buy glasses for any preexisting doll. its honestly kind of shameful. also the outfit is god awful and is that seriously blue eyes and blonde hair on a nanea face mold.

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new ag mini dolls are possibly coming!! :D

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american girl doll did such a good job debuting three unique-looking dolls with characters who were community-minded and had genuinely interesting stores with world by us, and it was even more impressive when they did nothing to promote them and gave them the bare minimum in terms of accessories and play sets, and it was so awesome when they silently retired them as if they had never even existed and scrubbed them from the brand, and its really cool how anyone who wants a world by us doll now will have to pay insane prices on the secondhand market to buy one

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AG just teased 2 new Julie outfits on their page?????

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Imagination! 🎶 💜 Finished this little Figment outfit!

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art trade with @/stuffie_ventures from instagram! i drew their doll Peridot-!! - Shane

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I think Claudie looks so cute in this outfit!

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i love how american girl doll designed adorable outfits for maryellen and melody, both dolls who are still sold and have their accessories available in store and online, that are widely beloved and well designed (maryellen's strawberry play outfit, melody's purple birthday outfit), and said "wow, people really like these!! :) Retire That Shit."

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Forget the MCU, I want this crossover movie instead

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my favorite grey market seller currently has kirsten’s pajama robe thing for sale 👀 they’ve also got the base dress for Sam’s old birthday outfit and her old christmas dress…

no guarantees that they’re actually newly manufactured. but if they are. omg.

anyway. I will post an update when they arrive with additional info if there is any. but I’m feeling very hopeful about a Kirsten re release soonish, and this is the first hint I’ve seen of a possible sam uncubing!

(however, they could always just be old stock that got left somewhere or someone just recreating them based on patterns so. I’m having fun speculating but it’s certainly not definitive)

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Instead of a costume, Jessamy is getting into the autumnal spirit with the pumpkin-hued jacket from the First Day Outfit (1996).

And she looks so goddamn cute she puts all my other dolls to shame (sorry, girls).

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I finally got all the pieces of Virginia's "Meet Outfit" and did a little photoshoot! (The indoor photos were taken at the historic Hotel Ruby Marie here in Madison WI, where they very kindly allow cosplayers and other photographers to use their beautiful vintage decor as a backdrop!)

Oh, and because I'm super proud of her jewelry, some closeups and info on each:

This is the pendant on her necklace; it was inspired by Victorian-era mourning jewelry, which often contained hair or other parts of the deceased loved one. If you look closely, you may notice her father's photo is actually Jim Beaver as Carter Cushing in Crimson Peak (Edith Cushing was one of my main inspirations for Virginia). I edited the photo for that "vintage" feel. The hair, which is meant to be from her father's beard, was actually taken from Captain's tail! 😅

I made her ring using a blank DIY ring from Etsy and a skull charm intended for nail art

Her bracelet is made from real Jet beads (I made it by taking apart a human-sized bracelet and restringing part of it). Jet was a very popular stone for mourning jewelry in the Victorian era.