Included with the original Pleasant Company dolls was a letter with a message to the parents. Here is the letter I found with a 1988 Samantha doll: It reads: “A MESSAGE TO PARENTS The American Girls Collection was created to give girls a sense of America’s past and an awareness of the traditions of girlhood […]
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 […]
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 […]