After my daughter watched the hilarious video of Conan visiting the American Girl Doll Store in Los Angeles, she wanted to celebrate her 31st birthday with her girlfriends at the Seattle area store. The fact that our AG store (unlike the one in L.A.) does not serve alcohol did not deter us, as there are many bars in the area where one can have cocktails before attending their party.
For this special occasion, I offered to make new outfits for Emily’s dolls, Molly, Kirsten and Addy. We immediately thought of 80s pop stars because they are Emily’s favorites. We weren’t sure how the staff would react, but they were wonderful, and we had the best time. Afterward, we took the dolls to sing karaoke. In fact, we’re all planning to go again next year and Emily has already picked a theme for the doll’s outfits — the movie Clueless.
Kirsten as Madonna — Emily made the jewelry
Kirsten has a hard time standing in those heels
Addy as Janet Jackson
It’s so hard to find tiny hardware, and I had to cut those pins out of sheet aluminum.
Molly as Selena
I found the perfect fabric online at Spandex House in NYC. I padded her butt a little.
Best birthday ever
Oh my gosh you made me giggle with glee this morning!!! What an awesome idea! It’s these kinds of experiences that make me wish I had a daughter. The idea is great, the dolls look fantastic, you did an awesome job (both of you) with the costumes and jewelry! What a blast!!!! Thanks for the morning smile! Hugs, Mickie
These are amazing and hilarious! Love the details you added to the outfits.
These outfits are hilarious and so detailed. You are such a good mom!!! What fun.
Wonderful outfits! My youngest was never into the American Girl dolls (probably a good thing cost-wise 😉 ) but the AG shoes and accessories did work with her favorite stuffed animal, an elephant named Ellie. So we were able to visit the AG store on occasion It is a lovely store to see and an interesting display of retail marketing!