This evening, American Girl’s Facebook shop showed several “new” items that will soon be available for Nicki and Isabel. Two old Pleasant Company outfits will soon be available again directly from AG: The Red Vinyl Jumper and Year 2000 outfits! In addition to a new tee for dolls and girls and a few accessory sets: […]
In 1996, Pleasant Company released girl and doll sized T-shirts to celebrate their 10th anniversary. The shirts were white with black print that said “Proud to be an American Girl” with multi-colored stars around the words and a star dotting the “i”s and “!”. See this advertisement from the back cover of the Holiday 1996 […]
Pleasant Company sold girl-sized historical clothing, shoes, and accessories that were almost exact replicas of the doll-sized outfits, including Kirsten’s Saint Lucia Dress. What was unique about Kirsten’s Saint Lucia Dress for girls is that it was versatile. It came with two sets of ribbons: red and iris blue. In the fall/winter, this dress was […]
Often, Pleasant Rowland would put a message to parents on the back cover of a catalogue. Here is the back cover message from the Holiday 1995 catalogue: It reads: “A Message to Parents I started Pleasant Company ten years ago with a singular mission-to provide girls with beautiful books, dolls, and pastimes that celebrate the […]
Many people are familiar with the typical Pleasant Company style catalogues, but the cover styles changed as Mattel took over the American Girl brand. Examples of early to mid 90s Pleasant Company catalogue covers: With the introduction of the modern doll line, American Girl of Today, the catalogue dropped “The American Girls Collection” byline from […]