A few weeks ago we took advantage of the American Girl sale code that was available at the time and picked up a few items from their big sale and a few items from the current catalog. Natalie had really wanted the Butterfly Twist outfit and had some pet sitting money left over so we went ahead and ordered it. The outfit consists of the short sleeved dress, boots, a headband and the ISU charm and is priced at $30 – not one of the best outfits for your money in my opinion, but she earned it so we ordered it.
Miss Nellie offered to model for us today. Believe it or not, this is probably the first time our Nellie has been in modern clothing since we got her. She is loving her new look!
The dress is made of simple heathered purple jersey knit and has a butterfly on the upper corner of the chest. The neckline and twist aspect are interesting and do add to the design.
Here is a closer look at the tied overlay on the skirt. It is a cute detail that adds interest. The American Girl logo is sewn on the bottom edge of the skirt.
The purple boots are pretty much the same boots as they had with the I Like Your Style outfit introduced in 2006 and used for the Meet Outfit for a few years – the only difference is the color.
I really wish American Girl would have added one more piece to this outfit – like a jacket or a purse – something to make it feel a little more worth $30. In this photo I have pulled out my favorite jacket from AG, the white denim jacket from the 2005 Licorice’s Best Friend outfit. Licorice’s Best Friend outfit came with a pink dress, pink sandals, a super cute purse and the very versatile white jacket for $24 – even with a price increase, that would be a better value than the Butterfly Twist Outfit is now. You can get the white jacket again now as part of the True Spirit Set ($28).
This is a great everyday outfit for your 18″ dolls, but I would recommend waiting until AG puts it in a weekly sale or there is a sale code if you are wanting to get your best value.
Something tells me Nellie is not going to want to go back into her meet dress anytime soon!
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Firstie, I’ve always wanted this outfit! I might sew one of these for each of my dolls
Cute!
I have Nellie. Yours has bigger bangs and yours the hair flips in. Mine her hair flips out and she has skimpy thin bangs. I hate them. She has only been in her meet dress in terms of historical clothing.
It’s not my favorite, I like the weekend fun the best, but It’s still cute.
@PrettyIrishAG that’s a great idea!! I love sewing.
Maddie, My doll Riley has thin bangs too! I don’t like them. I like the thick ones better.
This goes on my graduation list, which is coming up in six months for me, along with Caroline Abbott, her room, and the MyAG lodge released on facebook. Whew!
Char, did you get my email about the Winter 2012 collection photo?
Yes, I saw that yesterday and shared it on Facebook.
No, not six months, four months, in december
Char can we see AGTLCrepair’s picture?
It is the picture that AG posted on Facebook yesterday of some of the new stuff. I will post it for you.
I like the butterfly emblem.
Oh, I saw it
This is cute, but not my favorite. The weekend fun outfit is on my wishlist, and I would buy that before I bought this. It looks cute on Nellie though!
This is on my graduation wishlist! Hard to believe it’s coming up sooner than anyone who knew me expected
Hmmmm, I am not too crazy about this outfit, but I do like the boots.
Not to crazy about it… but the boots and headband are cute! I like it with the jacket.
I think it’s cute, but probably not worth the $30. It DOES look great on Nellie, though.
Wow, your Nellie really does have thick bangs! I didn’t realize they varied so much.
Thanks! I got our Nellie right after they announced Samantha’s retirement. She and Samantha have been used more as display dolls than play dolls.
Not my fave outfit, but the boots aren’t bad.
I don’t like this outfit actually! My fave are the Sweet Savannah and Weekend Fun Outfit
that is nice it should have a jacket or purse or something like that
Asmita – Me too! Except I do like this outfit, but I love the others!
I made my Gravatar to look as close to me as possible. Except I have glasses!
I never really ” fell in love ” with this oufit. i never really even liked it.
I absolutely love this dress! I really want it for my dolls. Hopefully, I will be able to buy it very soon. ^_^