As one of the original American Girl historical characters and quite possibly the most popular of the original historicals, Samantha Parkington also had one of the largest collections of clothes and accessories through out the years. One of our regular contributors, Agoverseasfan, did a photo shoot for us of her various dolls all wearing Samantha’s things. This is not every dress Samantha had, but it is a good number of them.
Samantha wearing her meet dress and holding her mini doll. Her meet dress is a checked, drop waist, pleated taffeta dress with a burgundy satin belt. She is also wearing black tights and black shoes.
Twinsies!! Samantha and her best friend Nellie are both wearing Samantha’s meet dress.
This is Samantha’s Buster Brown dress which she wore to school. It is a lightweight gray flannel with white trim, six white buttons, a black bow and a pleated skirt.
Agoverseasfan’s “red haired Caroline” is modeling Samantha’s Tea Dress and is looking so prim and proper!
McKenna looks very sweet in Samantha’s Play Dress and Pinafore.
Mia looks beautiful in Samantha’s Cranberry Party Dress which is also known as Samantha’s Christmas Dress. The lace collar really finishes off this otherwise simple taffeta dress.
Emma-Rose is wearing Samantha’s Bathing Dress. Back in Samantha’s time you didn’t actually wear this to swim, but to go to the beach or the lake.
Poppy is modeling Samantha’s Birthday dress but something tells me that Samantha would not have had purple highlights!
Samantha wearing her Travel Duster – ready for an adventure!
Group photo!! Don’t they all look so cute in Samantha’s wardrobe?
Thanks so much to Agoverseasfan for sharing her beautiful photos and giving us a look back into American Girl history. You can see more of her work on her YouTube channel, Facebook page or blog. If you have photos of retired American Girl (or other brands) dolls, clothing or furniture and want to help us take a look into the past, email your photos and descriptions to us at share@dolldiaries.com.
Cute
Secondie!
3die! Cute! 🙂
Char, I sent a old doll review on email. The title is bradford exchange doll review. It is a1992 doll!
Fourthie! I love AGoverseasfan’s pictures, they’re amazing!
Samantha’s has been the favorite doll that I don’t have for, I really don’t know, ever sense I first got into American Girl. I have the scholl dress, I bought it from a flea market. agoverseasfan’s photography is STUNNING!
Samantha’s has been the favorite doll that I don’t have for, I really don’t know, ever sense I first got into American Girl. I have the school dress, I bought it from a flea market. agoverseasfan’s photography is STUNNING!
Actually, the swim dress would have been worn to “swim” but not as we know it today. A girl would have walked into the water and stood in the waves to cool off. She might have been holding a rope attached to shore if on a public beach. It was called “wading” and was popular since the 1850s among the rich and fashionable.
I really love all of Sam’s outfits. Sadly, I don’t have any of them, or the doll.
But, at least I can play with my godmother’s Samantha doll whenever I visit her. ^_^
I just wish she had her other outfits…
Lena – I just love having a resident historian on “staff” – you are awesome!
Thanks!
Beautiful! Those photos make me want Samantha :).
My cousin has Sam and like two outfits, and she let me have her on a looooooooooooong term loan-basically till I decide I don’t want her anymore or she wants her back. I have the meet dress and the tea dress. I love all of Sam’s collection/time period/story! 🙂 My sister has Kirsten and a bunch of her collection.. I oughta send it in for Throwback Thursday… 🙂
Wow, I love these dresses! Agoverseasfan, I love your photography! All the dolls look beautiful, I especially love “red-haired Caroline” in Samantha’s Tea Dress! 🙂
Samantha is my favourite retired historical character,I just wish I had her! I search eBay every day but I cannot find the perfect one she’s either waaaaaaaayyyyyy too expensive or in terrible condition.beautiful photos agoverseasfan!
Very cute! Samantha is one of the sweetest AGs.
I’ve always loved Samantha, just not enough to buy her. I have Nellie though, and the tea outfit. I have a bunch of the old books that I need to send in to Throwback Thrusday. I wish I had the travel outfit for Rebecca. It’s so pretty!
char i have a 1990 lissi doll from germany with her birth certificate and her original outfit and box wich i think i accidently THREW away! char the lissi doll brand was very popular in the 90’s. i will email the pictures to you when i can.
sounds great!
I have samantha and her holiday dress but thats it ): She was a hand me down
Samantha was my first AG doll, and I love her clothes!
AGoverseasfan: Is your Samantha a pre-Mattel doll or a newer one? I’m just curious. Mine is pre-Mattel. And did you really put purple highlights in Lanie’s hair? That’s fun!
i got her when she retired. she is just so amazing!
So cute! I wish I had Samantha!
I have Samantha and Nellie. I love them 🙂
Thanks everyone for the nice comments about my photos.StoryTeller my Samantha is one of the “newer” ones and Poppy (#56) is wearing removable highlights in her hair
cute!
Agoverseasfan– I was wondering if the purple highlights were removable or permanent. They look a-doll-able on Poppy!
StoryTeller Lol a-doll-able My Samantha doll said how did i get on there and they made more color in my face! (cuz shes Pleasant Company) 🙂
Samantha is my favorite.
very nice.
Love the collection! When I received my first Pleasant Co. catalog in 1989 (ouch!), Sam seemed very delicate to me and Molly won my heart. I was homeschooled and enrolled in every corner of drama and we couldn’t afford anything, but Molli mini. Then, Sam was retiring. I felt that Rebecca and Sam could have shared the spotlight – Becca’s story is so different, I almost bought up everything AG had, but when I visited Ebay, I saw truthfully how it was nothing like yours, esp. the bathing dress and fabulous duster coat. So I saved the money and voila’! Rebecca was all waiting for me and I wasted no time in buying up her entire collection, save for big furniture pieces. I regret Samantha today, tjey would have made fabulous friends and the loss of Nellie has always plagued me as I am Jewish, but also part Irish and wanted to celebrate that. My Molly doll did come home and I have her entire wardrobe. I wish I knew how to shrink the pixels. She’s quite old and still in lovely condition. I have things that haven’t been seen in a decade. We’ve worked very hard to play catch-up with her collection. I must congratulate you AGoverseasfan, your creativity, imagination, and talent have sparked something in me. The highlight’s in Lanie’s hair? Wild & womderful! The wig switch – sorry to those who love platinum hair, but AG can take a lesson. Your Caroline is unique and I can always find her with her minty-green eyes. I LOVE Throwback Thursdays!!! Keep ’em coming, Char!!!
char i am taking pictures of my lissi doll right now
WOW AGoverseasfan…you are always amafabative! (amazing, fabulous, and creative!) You make the BEST videos, you will always be my FAVORITE AGtuber! =)
wow!! i LOVE samantha! she’s my FAV!!!!!! i wish they never retierd her!!!!! : (
love all the old fashioned clothes!! creepy… my name is Emma and my middle name is Rose…
~Emma