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 […]
There has been a chart going around on social media showing how rare or hard to find every Just Like You doll is and I created my own updated version. Factors for determining rarity include how long the doll was available, how often it appears on the secondary market, and how much the doll sells […]
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 […]
Read on to see some of the historical character fashion inspiration as printed in the 1991 Holiday catalogue. Kirsten 1854 First off, here’s one of the dresses that was the inspiration for Kirsten’s fashion: Since this catalogue came out over 30 years ago, this dress would be more than 150 years old now. Samantha 1904 […]
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 […]