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 […]
Did you know that Samantha and Nellie weren’t the first historical characters to be retired/archived? Before Kaya was released in 2002, Felicity was retired. Below is the official catalogue announcement from American Girl: Felicity was last featured in the Spring 2002 catalogue and many of her items were retired as they sold out. Felicity returned […]
Did you know that Samantha, Kit and Molly had adventure books? They were released in the early 2000s and Samantha and Molly even had doll outfits and accessories to go with their stories! I found Samantha and Molly’s in the Summer 2002 catalogue and Kit’s in a Summer 2004 catalogue. Each book even included eight […]
Have you ever seen the 1998 Play Outfit for sale online, but with the Kwanzaa outfit sandals instead of the original fisherman’s sandals? It turns out that American Girl did sell the Play Outfit with the Kwanzaa sandals back in 2002. Note that this sale outfit did not come with the “Add A Girl” necklace […]