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My Birthday Haul: A HOLY GRAIL Retired American Girl Outfit and Lots of Subscriber Mail!!
My 46th birthday was at the end of June and once again I was shown a lot of love - homemade brownies and fettuccini alfredo, an outfit from my wish list, several lovely cards and surprises from doll friends, and (after this was already edited for the THIRD time) some gift cards from other family members (which will undoubtedly go to doll stuff :)
Thank you to everyone who reached - my birthday feel like it lasted for days and it made my heart full!
-Kristie (agtakesover@gmail.com and @ag_takesover on IG)
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Best & Worst Truly Me Meet Outfits
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Welcome the final video in a three part series. First I picked the best and worst Girl of the Year meet outfits (ua-cam.com/video/VFXaReubYjs/v-deo.htmlsi=1P8RMkidLe4BWJxX) Months later I shared my top and bottom choices from the Historical doll line (ua-cam.com/video/PpT6PgM6i7Y/v-deo.htmlsi=6kznBMhUhdB4X1n2) And now, I'm happy to finally offer my favorites (and least favorites!) from all the ...
Another (BETTER) Poseable Body for American Girl Dolls!
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If you missed my first attempt ad putting an American Girl doll head on a body that has better range of motion, you can find that link here: ua-cam.com/video/5EdQ5bSGohw/v-deo.htmlsi=7yeZiqM5U_QEBDom But if you want to see that same body in a side by side (by side) comparison with ANOTHER poseable body, this is the video for you. I'll show you three dolls all attempting the same poses so you ca...
Over FIFTY American Girl Wigs (& How I'm Storing Them Now)
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Whether you have NEVER rewigged an American Girl doll or your wig collection is massive, I hope you'll each enjoy this video featuring the many doll wigs we have, seeing them all on dolls, and (most importantly to me right now), the new way I'm keeping them organized! I'd love to read all about your organization tips and tricks and know what you think of this approach. BTW, your comments and su...
A POSEABLE American Girl Doll?!? This is a Must-See!
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I've always liked that American Girl dolls don't have visible joints all over, but I've also wished they had better range of motion (oh, the doll photography possibilities!!!) Did I find a way to get the best of both worlds?? *I* think so, but you'll have to watch to see for yourself. And yes, I DO read every single comment, and I reply. So please engage in the comments section and thank you fo...
Getting Ready for Summer with my American Girl Dolls
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Oppressive heat and blazing sun mean it's time for me to hide indoors with the AC on and live out summer fun dreams through my dolls!! Seriously, it's been brutal this week and getting the dolls dressed and their pool set up is as close to a "traditional summer" as I care to be at the moment! I hope you enjoy :) BTW, if you're interested in how I converted the American Girl pool into something ...
A Pride-Themed Q&A Video - all your questions answered!
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It felt like time for another Q&A video and in the spirit of Pride month, I invited you to ask any LGBTQ themed questions about me or my dolls. You did not disappoint!! One of the questions was about openly LGBTQIA agtubers I enjoy. I answered this one on the fly and the content creators I mentioned were: @DisBlaine @superfundolls @Obsessed_dollboyag @Agforeva96 Content creators I either forgot...
7 Big Influencers in American Girl Community (and how they're kinda toxic) w/ASL interpretation
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What are your thoughts on these "iNfLuEnCeRs"? Have they had a positive or negative impact on you? Do you ever just have to tune them out? Are there any important influencers I overlooked? Keep it classy in the comments section ;) -Kristie (agtakesover@gmail.com and @ag_takesover on IG)
Unbox New Etsy American Girl Doll Clothes With Me
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Got some new clothes for my American Girl dolls and I'm excited to share them with you! Thanks for watching, for being supportive, and for sharing in this passion! -Kristie (agtakesover@gmail.com and @ag_takesover on IG)
Dressing My Dolls for Pride & Creating an American Girl Pride Parade (+ My Pride Parade Experiences)
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This video is three in one - Let's chat as I dress the dolls for Pride, then I'll walk you through creating an entire doll-sized Pride Parade for them (it's pretty epic), and I'll show you the results of that photo shoot as I tell some stories of my own Pride Parade/ Pride Festival experiences. If you're only interested in some of the video... *Dressing My Dolls begins at 2:06 *Planning for/Cre...
Julie's School Outfit: Styling One of the Newest American Girl Outfits
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Part unboxing/review, part style guide, this video was so fun to make. When Julie's school outfit was released, I knew I wanted to do a twist on my "One Item, Ten Looks" series because I wanted to style ALL the pieces in the outfit and I knew I'd get way more than 10 looks out of it. I was...definitely not wrong. Enjoy! -Kristie (agtakesover@gmail.com and @ag_takesover on IG)
15 Summer Looks for my American Girl Dolls - Using ONLY Items My Wife Sewed (w/ASL Interpretation)
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Temperatures are rising and like many AG collectors, I like to imagine my dolls are aware of that fact lol. That means making sure they are all dressed for the occasion. For this video I wanted to make sure every doll is wearing something my wife has made. Do you make things for your dolls? I like to make hair accessories and jewelry for them, but I don't sew because sewing would take a lot of ...
Collection Close-Up: EVERYTHING We Own From Rebecca Rubin's Collection
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This is the fourth in my Collection Close-Up series. The other three are linked below. I'll be sharing everything we own from a particular doll's collection - doll, big ticket items, clothing, accessories, you name it. I find these are lovely opportunities to appreciate a particular doll and all the wonderful details of her world. I hope you enjoy it! -Kristie (agtakesover@gmail.com and @ag_tak...
Opening American Girl Mail (and a surprise doll!!) From a Subscriber
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It's an uncommon and heartwarming occasion for me to get mail from a viewer. And this package was SO lovely and thoughtful I just had to share. Thank you for watching today, for being supportive, and for helping make this corner of youtube a welcoming, fun, positive space! -Kristie (agtakesover@gmail.com and @ag_takesover on IG)
To All the Dolls I've Loved Before: Every American Girl Doll I NO LONGER Own
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I just posted an updated All My Dolls video ua-cam.com/video/_Rg_VwDzYCs/v-deo.htmlsi=aQuYCINM6lZmEYpj and there were some dolls from last year's AMD video that *weren't* in this year's. I thought about pointing out which ones we'd parted with and why, but that got me thinking about ALL the dolls we've ever parted with and...it's kind of a lot. So, why not make a separate video to remind you of...
Turning American Girl Doll Princess Ariel into a Rocker
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Turning American Girl Doll Princess Ariel into a Rocker
American Girl Kirsten Costume: Try-On and Review
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American Girl Kirsten Costume: Try-On and Review
All My Dolls: Over a HUNDRED American Girl Dolls!
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All My Dolls: Over a HUNDRED American Girl Dolls!
An Untraditional Mothers' Day Video: A NICU Experience Told w/ American Girl Dolls
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An Untraditional Mothers' Day Video: A NICU Experience Told w/ American Girl Dolls
Miniverse Make-It Food: Making Tiny Foods for My American Girl Dolls
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Miniverse Make-It Food: Making Tiny Foods for My American Girl Dolls
American Girl Dolls Aboard the Titanic!
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American Girl Dolls Aboard the Titanic!
#AGFashionWeek Day 5: 1 Item, 10 Looks - Luciana's meet
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#AGFashionWeek Day 5: 1 Item, 10 Looks - Luciana's meet
#AGFashionWeek Day 4: Item, 10 Looks - Claudie's Meet
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#AGFashionWeek Day 4: Item, 10 Looks - Claudie's Meet
#AGFashionWeek Day 3: 1 Item, 10 Looks - Kira's Jumper
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#AGFashionWeek Day 3: 1 Item, 10 Looks - Kira's Jumper
#AGFashionWeek: 1 Item, 10 Looks - 2017 TM Meet (Day 2)
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#AGFashionWeek: 1 Item, 10 Looks - 2017 TM Meet (Day 2)
#AGFashionWeek: 1 Item, 10 Looks Red Vinyl Jumper (Day 1)
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#AGFashionWeek: 1 Item, 10 Looks Red Vinyl Jumper (Day 1)
I Made a Dress From a BOX! #AGFashionWeek Preview
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I Made a Dress From a BOX! #AGFashionWeek Preview
TINY Food!! All My American Girl Dolls' Favorite Miniature Foods from Etsy
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TINY Food!! All My American Girl Dolls' Favorite Miniature Foods from Etsy
American Girl (Wellie Wisher) Etsy Unboxing & Review - a MYSTERY Box!!
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American Girl (Wellie Wisher) Etsy Unboxing & Review - a MYSTERY Box!!
Bad News for American Girl Doll Collectors about Oxy Treatment (aka Why I Deleted My Last Video)
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Bad News for American Girl Doll Collectors about Oxy Treatment (aka Why I Deleted My Last Video)

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  • @Pam34514
    @Pam34514 4 години тому

    I'm happy you finally found a long-awaited doll! Loved your expression when you opened her!!! You have such creativity with how you name your dolls. I wish I was that creative lol. She looks great in the Karaoke dress. I need to stop buying dolls that need tlc because I have more than I can fix. lol. I think I'm at 20 that need love. Oh My!. I have more ideas than I have time for execution. No doll wants at the moment. I've only been at this for less than 10 months, but I'm hooked!

    • @agtakesover
      @agtakesover 2 години тому

      I call the period you're in the RAP (Rapid Acquisition Period). It doesn't happen to everyone and for some it isn't temporary (eek), but so many of us (myself definitely included) we go through this period in the beginning of adult collecting where we acquire SO much in a very short period of time and then hit a moment of looking around and going, "Whoa, there. Time to rein it in and start being more selective!" I do distinctly having something like 10 dolls all being rehabbed at once and the house looking like the body farm. Now I'm a lot more judicious (but I do still love a rehab project lol).

  • @chrissysdollies
    @chrissysdollies 7 годин тому

    Ouch!!!!! I'm so sad that you hate the I Like Your Style and Ready for Fun outfits 😢 those are so nostalgic to me, my very first doll came in the I Like Your Style outfit. The show your (camo) outfit is so much worse IMO. Also you left out the newest plaid shirt dress outfit.

    • @agtakesover
      @agtakesover Годину тому

      I know, I know! I'm breaking hearts over here slamming some of those earlier meet outfits. Here's the thing, though -you've been a collector a lot longer than I have and you *do* have nostalgia from buying dolls in those outfits. It makes total sense. I do not. I was introduced to AG after those outfits. Also, remember I said if I had my druthers it would be a 9-way tie for the bottom lol. In general, I just don't think the TM meets are good. And I surprised even myself with my top pick because I don't like the Urban Outfit *as an ensemble*. My brain just went into mix-n-match mode and decided there was the most mix-n-match potential with that one. Also, good catch about the plaid dress! I filmed this before that even came out, and then I DID go back and edit it to add the plaid outfit (mid-range btw) but I must've uploaded the original version. Shoot!

  • @taylorsdollhouse
    @taylorsdollhouse 10 годин тому

    So mean😄We love OG.

    • @agtakesover
      @agtakesover 9 годин тому

      @@taylorsdollhouse lol. I like almost all the players and big ticket items and a lot if the clothes. But watch the next video I did adds in a second poseable OG body and I LOVE that one!

  • @TheDollFam
    @TheDollFam 12 годин тому

    Can’t wait!

  • @gretchennahas5994
    @gretchennahas5994 День тому

    I like Mary Ellen clothes too

  • @anikacasanova9954
    @anikacasanova9954 День тому

    The switch in 2022 is so gross 🥴

    • @agtakesover
      @agtakesover 12 годин тому

      I still remember walking through the store immediately after the new TM dolls came out and starting to actually cry because half the store was decked out in the new dolls and the other half still had the outgoing dolls and I remember looking at 85 and 80 and 67 and maybe a couple others and thinking, "Kids DESERVE to have these dolls and the representation is shrinking, and AG didn't even have the decency to remove them slowly and give ppl a heads-up." (of course, they have brought them back from the vault for sales several times over the past year and a half, but I didn't know that then).

  • @anikacasanova9954
    @anikacasanova9954 День тому

    the plastic shoes are always so fugly

  • @ALT-vz3jn
    @ALT-vz3jn День тому

    Thank you for the helpful video! I typically wear a medium or large (my bustline is my largest point, I’m more of a ‘inverted triangle’) seeing as how it fits on you I know the large won’t fit on me, so now I won’t get my hopes up. It looks really cute on you though, and thank you for making me smile 😃

    • @agtakesover
      @agtakesover 12 годин тому

      Glad it was helpful! The bust was pretty stretchy but you might be right that it wouldn't fit.

  • @DanielleA1855
    @DanielleA1855 День тому

    Laughing out loud at the true spirit outfit commentary. I definitely have the boots even though I just started collecting last year 😂😂. They came in a lot. And I have yet to use them. 😂 Ok back to watching 😊

    • @agtakesover
      @agtakesover 12 годин тому

      You practically can't avoid those boots. Someone shared that they fold tall socks down over them to cover up the butterflies. Maybe try that?

    • @DanielleA1855
      @DanielleA1855 11 годин тому

      @@agtakesover not a bad idea 🤔

  • @scarletsavenger1367
    @scarletsavenger1367 День тому

    I’m gonna get the robo girls outfit for my friend who was on her robotics team!! She has 25 dolls I think.

    • @agtakesover
      @agtakesover День тому

      I like that one a lot - you did remind me to follow up with Maplelea, though. The Mooncakes outfit jacket stained one of my dolls (one of Blaine's dolls from DisBlaine, too) and they have been slow in addressing it :(

    • @scarletsavenger1367
      @scarletsavenger1367 День тому

      @@agtakesover oh no!!!! :(((( were you able to get the stain out? 🥺

  • @scarletsavenger1367
    @scarletsavenger1367 День тому

    What is judicious mean?

  • @scarletsavenger1367
    @scarletsavenger1367 День тому

    Is your Instagram name the same?

  • @scarletsavenger1367
    @scarletsavenger1367 День тому

    A restringing party? lol that would be fun to do with friends 😂☺️

  • @scarletsavenger1367
    @scarletsavenger1367 День тому

    I really wanted to find my dream doll for a good price and I got her! She needs to be restrung and I’m kinda scared cause I just restring one of my dolls and then her leg fell off…

  • @gretchennahas5994
    @gretchennahas5994 День тому

    I have a bunch of lace am going to check if they are stretch lace. Thanks for giving me suggestions on what to use with all the lace I have.

    • @agtakesover
      @agtakesover День тому

      ooh, yay! I just took one of these off my doll yesterday so she could put on a new outfit :)

  • @TotallyDolls
    @TotallyDolls 2 дні тому

    LOL! I actually hate the Urban Outfit out of all the TM Meets. I personally call it the Mid-Life Crisis Outfit because I find that the doll wearing this outfit looked like she already gone through a tough divorce, her kids are teens and being rebellious, and she was stuck in this thankless corporate job where she cannot leave since she has bills and mortgage to pay. To each their own. I love the Mix and Match Outfit. For some reason, it reminds me of the girl from Blossom. It was definitely her aesthetic.

    • @agtakesover
      @agtakesover День тому

      LMAO - I surprised myself with this one, too. I don't like it as an ensemble, but I like the pieces individually. And I'm such a mix-n-match person that this factored heavily in my decision. That and the fact that there were a few pieces I would use with my boy dolls and AG is so bad about giving us enough gender neutral or "masculine" options ;-)

  • @ALT-vz3jn
    @ALT-vz3jn 2 дні тому

    I love your wig organizing system! You have an amazing wig collection too ❤ I have a similar picture-based organizing system in place for AG outfits and Mix and match/AG fashion show collections as well as accessories. For some reason I never thought of doing something similar for wigs! I’ll be getting on it this weekend haha 😂 thank you for the video!

    • @agtakesover
      @agtakesover День тому

      These kinds of systems are SO convenient but not the easiest to set up on an already-large collection. Thinking about doing this for all our clothes feels beyond overwhelming lol.

  • @melangellperry5984
    @melangellperry5984 2 дні тому

    I totally agree with your worst dress. The eyeball dress is the worsted one of the lot and the shoes are hideous! I was super excited to get my 122 from Costco to avoid a second one if this outfit. You didn’t include the boys meet outfits. I like the new boys meet, maybe not the shoes as much. What is that weird stuff material they are using for boots/high tops now?

    • @agtakesover
      @agtakesover День тому

      You're right. I didn't include the boys' outfits. I will say this - as a line, I think consistently mid-range to upper mid-range. I don't think there are any big FAILS like there are in the girls' meet outfits.

  • @melangellperry5984
    @melangellperry5984 2 дні тому

    12:48 I can say that I never have had any part of the True Spirit outfit. Honestly, I didn’t know they had names beyond the meet outfit. I particularly hate this one for the onesie sleeved shirt. I’ve seen some cute outfits with the boots though.

    • @agtakesover
      @agtakesover День тому

      No one loves the onesie style of that shirt lol. Someone told me their hack was to fold socks over the top of the boots to hide the butterflies and now I want to try that (but only if I ever get stuck with these boots in a lot again!)

  • @casandrataylor2662
    @casandrataylor2662 2 дні тому

    My favorite meet outfits got today’s dolls were from the 1990s-early 2000s. That when I started getting AG dolls. These last few years, the meet outfits are not up to par for what AG can create. Great video! Very interesting.

    • @agtakesover
      @agtakesover День тому

      I think a LOT of ppl's favorites are from the time when they first got into AG, but it's hard to imagine the kids getting into AG today looking back on that weird eyeball dress with nostalgia and calling it their favorite lol.

  • @DisBlaine
    @DisBlaine 2 дні тому

    Haha I really expected this to be a top 2 and like bottom 13 (or whatever was left). You’re way more forgiving toward the Show Your ___ Side outfits. Gaud I hate them!!

    • @agtakesover
      @agtakesover День тому

      It could've been top 2 and bottom 13! They're mostly just SO bad!!

  • @prbambi9934
    @prbambi9934 2 дні тому

    Yes, the show your wild side outfit is truly awful. I despise that print. The I like your style outfit is cohesive which is more than I can say for the true spirit, girly graffiti and lilac dress meet outfits. I don’t get the turquoise shoes with lilac dress, the tan boots paired with a grey and pink skirt outfit make no sense to me (especially the lime green butterfly) and the girly graffiti with the bright purple shoes is just not right. Those shoes match the doll’s bright hair color better than the darker purple accents in the strange top. I think the only piece I like of the go anywhere outfit is the striped tee. I do like the red vinyl jumper and have both versions. I wish my og version wasn’t so cracked and peeling. I like the grey striped hoodie of the urban outfit and I hope to eventually get the go anywhere outfit. I like the zebra dress but the plastic boots bring it down unfortunately.

    • @agtakesover
      @agtakesover День тому

      I agree with pretty much every assessment you've made - especially about the least cohesive outfits. If I weren't considering mix-n-match potential, my answers would've likely been a bit different (ex: red vinyl jumper outfit definitely would have been ranked higher than the urban outfit).

  • @Katesaprincess
    @Katesaprincess 2 дні тому

    I love the I like your style outfit a lot.😭 I think it’s cute but like obviously minus the peeling.😭 but 2006 was my childhood so maybe that’s why it looks like someone I would have owned in 2006😭

    • @agtakesover
      @agtakesover День тому

      I know, I know - I'm killing people over her when I'm slamming the outfits that come from a heavy nostalgia era of their lives. I'm sorry! The skirt's okay but it doesn't tend to hold the pleats well enough to look nice. Nothing wrong with the boots if they wouldn't peel. And I apologize but I just don't like the shirt at all. We can still be friends, though ;-)

    • @Katesaprincess
      @Katesaprincess День тому

      @@agtakesover I understand I wish the skirt did hold pleats because I would probably buy it I agree with the boots too so sad. lol the shirt is igly I agree but like I said I would have worn that the year it came out😭

  • @scarletsavenger1367
    @scarletsavenger1367 3 дні тому

    You forgot Emily?

    • @agtakesover
      @agtakesover День тому

      I sure did. Someone else pointed it out afterward and I felt bad for poor Emily! I'd put her in upper mid range, if that helps.

    • @scarletsavenger1367
      @scarletsavenger1367 День тому

      @@agtakesover it happens it’s okay lol thanks for letting me know where it goes!

  • @scarletsavenger1367
    @scarletsavenger1367 3 дні тому

    I’ would love a collection best and worst!!

    • @agtakesover
      @agtakesover День тому

      It would take a LOT of time and work, so it's not going to be high on my list, but I *would* like to do it, so I'm sure I'll get to it eventually.

    • @scarletsavenger1367
      @scarletsavenger1367 День тому

      @@agtakesover okay! Awesome! Thank you!!

  • @scarletsavenger1367
    @scarletsavenger1367 3 дні тому

    Yeah. Most of these are ugly😅

  • @Alixthecollector
    @Alixthecollector 3 дні тому

    Kristie!! Oh my.. you heart my heart with the Ready for Fun outfit 😂😂😂 But only because my favorite doll, my 6.2, miss Josephette came in that outfit, and I got her from the Chicago store for my 14th birthday in 2005, so its true that I do have a very fond nostalgia for it, It was like a physical blow, which makes me laugh out loud in retrospect, because that's really how much I value your opinion and adore your channel, but thank you for you honesty, and for putting number one worst in its justifiable place lol and your top 2 are accurate af!! The Urban Outfit was the outfit that came on my first AG doll I got in 5th grade so thank you for that!

    • @agtakesover
      @agtakesover День тому

      I know, I know! I feel like everyone likes that Ready for Fun outfit and I just can't make myself appreciate it. I do think a lot of it is the nostalgia it unlocks for so many collectors and I LOVE that for them! I'm glad we're in agreement about that worst one and sorry for the gut punch of my slamming your fave ;-)

    • @Alixthecollector
      @Alixthecollector День тому

      @@agtakesover 😂😂😂 seriously love your videos and that you always keep it real.

  • @kristinaland
    @kristinaland 3 дні тому

    I would love to see your best and worst collections 😄 I had to look up who Ed Hardy is and wow yep those outfits are definitely Ed Hardy! I think it’s really interesting you put the 2012 true spirit meet outfit in the mid to upper tier. When it came out, the collectors in my circle HATED this outfit (I am not exaggerating) and said the top looked like a onesie. I don’t mind the skirt and boots but don’t care for the top. I just love the Go Anywhere Outfit, it reminds me of something my best friend wore during that time. Also wow it’s amazing how detailed it was!! I’ve never seen the First Day Outfit in person but the yellow jacket always looked like felt to me. I have no strong feelings about the 2006 I like your style outfit though it’s not one I’d buy. Oooo controversial about the Ready for Fun one! 😂 It’s not my favorite but I do like it especially tue hoodie and jeans (though I don’t think they go together) I agree with your worst one, just why, why why why why???!!! Those eyes 👀 👀 👀 The 1995 Mix and Match outfit just makes me think of Blossom though I do like the long sleeved white shirt. I know everyone likes the Red Vinyl Jumper but for some reason I’ve never really cared for it though I do now see there are several neutral pieces you can use for it. A lot of collectors I know love the 2000 urban outfit and I like it too 😊

    • @agtakesover
      @agtakesover День тому

      Yeah, I thin in terms of quality and detail, the Go Anywhere outfit would win for me. In terms of my favorite ensemble *as is*, the Red Vinyl Jumper probably wins, but I picked with mix-n-match purposes in mind and especially thinking about how seldom AG gives us gender neutral or "masculine" items. The fact that the hoodie and vest from the Urban Outfit could work on ANY of my dolls (boys incl) is what convinced me to put it as 1st.

  • @CherishedDollFriends
    @CherishedDollFriends 3 дні тому

    Hi Kristie, fun video. That go anywhere outfit is adorable. It’s one I have not seen before. Thanks for reviewing all of these. It was interesting. 😄

    • @agtakesover
      @agtakesover 3 дні тому

      You are so welcome! I feel like the Go Anywhere outfit is right up your alley :)

    • @CherishedDollFriends
      @CherishedDollFriends 3 дні тому

      That’s sweet. That is a style I would be drawn to for sure. Actually I felt your top choice reminded me of your vibe too. 😊

  • @AgDollsDownUnder
    @AgDollsDownUnder 3 дні тому

    I’m a year late but I think McKenna will always take bottom place for me! Surprised to see Kailey and Jess in bottom 2 they’re towards the top for me! I think my favourite is probably Kira, purely for Aussie bias!

    • @agtakesover
      @agtakesover 3 дні тому

      Lol about Jess's outfit. We just got her skirt in a lot recently and I was like "Oh goody" (hard eye roll). On the bright side, the lot contained TWO of her cross-body bags, some of her swim suits, and...her FLIP PHONE! :)

  • @AgDollsDownUnder
    @AgDollsDownUnder 3 дні тому

    Your bottom 3 I totally disagree with 🤣 I love the ready for fun jeans! They are so fun! They show your wild side I think is fun when dressed in an alternative way to lean into an edgy look. Also the my ag boots my hot tip is to fold the socks over the top to hide the green

    • @agtakesover
      @agtakesover 3 дні тому

      The next (inevitable) time I get a pair of those in a lot I will definitely try your socks tip!

  • @gretchennahas5994
    @gretchennahas5994 3 дні тому

    The show you’re wild side dress is too busy for me. The one with the yellow felt jacket I like but I’m missing the hat,socks and shoes.

    • @agtakesover
      @agtakesover 3 дні тому

      Yeah, it's more chaotic than my tastes for sure! I think a lot of people like that yellow felt jacket outfit.

  • @TrobertABQ
    @TrobertABQ 3 дні тому

    Looking through the Truly Me outfits is an interesting exploration of the history of AG fashion, their perceived audience, and how both their perception of their audience and their company finances have changed. I love the quality in the earlier outfits with the exception of peeling vinyl and flaking shoes. The most recent outfits and the dolls with the colored hair appeal to a more modern audience, and the t-shirt dresses have allowed AG to not raise the price of dolls by $50. If you want to spend $50 on a more detailed outfit, the buyer can decide when to do that and pick the outfit/s.

    • @agtakesover
      @agtakesover 3 дні тому

      I'll give you that - AG's new ho-hum t-shirt dresses are a smart financial move - as long as they stay the heck away from those plastic shoes with chunky glitter, I'll keep my complaints to a minimum.

    • @TrobertABQ
      @TrobertABQ 2 дні тому

      @@agtakesover Lol! When the new TM dolls were an expected release it was noted that there were different outfits. I first wondered if they were being sold in their underwear and the buyer could pick one of the new outfits…or not. Well, they do look better in the box wearing something beyond underwear.

  • @gretchennahas5994
    @gretchennahas5994 3 дні тому

    I think that the tights In Julie new school dress would look nice with the truly meet dress with the blue jacket

    • @agtakesover
      @agtakesover 3 дні тому

      That's almost a perfect match. Good eye!

  • @Flanuora
    @Flanuora 3 дні тому

    I completely agree with your number one pick!

    • @agtakesover
      @agtakesover 3 дні тому

      I really surprised myself with that one, because as an ensemble I like the red vinyl jumper more...but I think all the separate pieces are so flexible and YAY for a break from pink ;-)

  • @nailahvenable7989
    @nailahvenable7989 3 дні тому

    Thanks for sharing your thought on the meet outfits. I was surprised which one you chose as the top meet outfit. Truthfully I never really gave the meet outfits much tough. The only one I did not like was the one with the random eye print. It was creepy.

    • @agtakesover
      @agtakesover 3 дні тому

      I surprised myself with the top one lol. As an ensemble, it's not my favorite (I'd pick the red vinyl one just on looks of the overall outfit) but for mix and match purposes, I think it just won me over. And yeah...the eye print is just weird.

  • @therobotdevil2284
    @therobotdevil2284 3 дні тому

    I love these kinds of videos! I'd love to see you rank the GOTY and historical collections! I don't know if you've done a video like this before, but another cool idea could be going through the truly me line's outfits through the years - like one video could be ranking or even just discussing each outfit that was released for Truly Me in 1995, then the next could do 1996 (or even just 2000 and do an every 5 years comparison.) I do think this could be hard though because as far as I'm aware there aren't any online resources that have archived every single release from 1995 till now - AG play things had the perfect system going but I believe they stopped in 2015. What can I say, I just love a nostalgia blast!

    • @agtakesover
      @agtakesover 3 дні тому

      The American Girl wiki is pretty comprehensive in its list of Truly Me outfits, so I think I could do that. It would be pretty labor intensive though, so I'm gonna keep it on the back burner and ponder it for a bit.

    • @therobotdevil2284
      @therobotdevil2284 День тому

      @@agtakesover that's fair! It would be a huge lift! Thanks for sharing that resource too

  • @gretchennahas5994
    @gretchennahas5994 3 дні тому

    I have both of kitts dresses and I like them both but I do like the before ever better

  • @strangelyliteral
    @strangelyliteral 3 дні тому

    We are in agreement on the worst. That eyeball dress is a monstrosity and not even the shoes are cute. Like, I don’t enjoy any of the others from that line, really, but I’ve gotten a lot of use out of the pink sandals from the sweet side outfit, and I actually love the shoes from the sporty outfit and the camo one- I don’t have either of those two and don’t want to buy them separately when I only want the shoes (I PARTICULARLY dislike camo print,) so I’m hoping to someday buy the shoes on their own… or that they release dolls wearing them that are must haves for me 😂. I also really don’t like the real me and I like your style outfits, both of those shirts are so ugly! My top three are the first three they made, partly for nostalgia- that’s when I was collecting as a kid. And they just don’t make em like that anymore! I really don’t think there’s been a “good” one since go anywhere. Also just for clarity’s sake the hats didn’t come with the dolls for those early outfits, they were part of the accessories. I have the denim hat with the sunflower and the beret that went with the vinyl jumper, but when they released the first day outfit, the accessories were the same as the mix and match aside from the hat, so I didn’t get them. (Also if you’re wondering, my vinyl jumper didn’t make it, lol. So I was truly living my best when they rereleased it for Nicki.)

    • @agtakesover
      @agtakesover 3 дні тому

      Yes, you're right - the hats (and I believe purses and necklaces??) were part of the accessories of those older meet outfits. And I agree - in general the shoes from all the current meet outfits are way cuter than the dresses.

  • @saraboyer1392
    @saraboyer1392 3 дні тому

    My favorite meet outfit is the Girl of Today one from 1995. I dressed like that in Jr. High. My mom made me a sunflower hat that was forest green and black. I wish I still had it. I liked the urban outfit when it came out, but I wasn't collecting AG at the time. I thought that AG should have included jeans instead of the long skirt. The hoodie and vest were spot on with what a lot of real girls were wearing at the time. I wish the new meets included jackets.

    • @agtakesover
      @agtakesover 3 дні тому

      On the one hand, I wish the new meet outfits included jackets, but on the other hand they'd probably be ugly. Maybe a bracelet or necklace (or both!) instead would be better.

  • @suzannegoodwin4308
    @suzannegoodwin4308 3 дні тому

    Sparkle and Shine dress how much?

    • @agtakesover
      @agtakesover 3 дні тому

      $15 shipped for the jacket, dress, shoes, and undies. Email if you're interested (agtakesover@gmail.com)

  • @AGBob_DollPants
    @AGBob_DollPants 3 дні тому

    I can’t believe the lilac dress and the two after it didn’t make it into the worst! Those are the three I have SOOO many of and they are AWFUL! That lilac dress can barely mix and match with anything! I also really hate the one that 122 was wearing, that definitely deserved a bottom spot!

    • @AGBob_DollPants
      @AGBob_DollPants 3 дні тому

      Also I love the ready for fun and I like your style! They’re super nostalgic but those dresses with the jackets are sooo bad 🫣

    • @agtakesover
      @agtakesover 3 дні тому

      The problem is SO MANY of them deserve to be at the bottom lmao.

    • @agtakesover
      @agtakesover 3 дні тому

      We just got the shoes from the Ready for Fun outfit (again) in a random lot a few days ago. It's everywhere lol.

    • @AGBob_DollPants
      @AGBob_DollPants 2 дні тому

      @@agtakesover I’ve actually never received any pieces from that outfit in the 11 years I have been collecting! I do see it in lots SOOOO often though, especially the shirt and shoes

  • @lnp102
    @lnp102 3 дні тому

    Yes, most Truly Me meet outfits are in like a 9+ way tie for the bottom! I agree with your top 3, except I'd put the Mix 'N Match outfit as #1 because I had the girl outfit as a kid (but not the doll outfit, which I finally have as an adult!), so I'm a little biased. My only complaint is that the shoes stained my doll (she's literally getting her stain treatment right now 😥), but I still love the outfit the best! My bottom 3 outfits would be that hideous Lilac dress that I have soooo many of, the True Spirit outfit with the literal baby style T-shirt (wtf AG?) and those random boots, that yes, somehow unwittingly made it into my collection, and finally the Show Your Sweet Side outfit which is the most hideous combination of floral and animal print. I ripped that dress off my 117 when I got her and it's never seeing the light of day again! I also want to say that way too many meet outfits have those awful plastic glittery slip on sneakers!

    • @agtakesover
      @agtakesover 3 дні тому

      Yes, those glittery plastic shoes are trash! And I knew I wasn't the only one so consistently underwhelmed by the TM meet outfits lol.

  • @barbarawalsh2875
    @barbarawalsh2875 3 дні тому

    Allison at four wanted to be and she told us to the pediatrician when she was getting her four year old Physical he said what would you like to be when you grow up Allison and Allison replied a rockstar and then Gumby. This was after he had had her draw the circle in the square on the triangle and she knew her colors and she could count to 20 and she knew how to say her name, and how to spell her name which our last name is hard grown-ups could never figure it out, I always said my last name and then I’ll spell it for you. The first thing on my divorce decree was that I would return to my maiden name but all these things Allison had done and she was so far ahead and he was so impressed and then that comment, you never know what your kids are gonna do or they’re gonna say that’s gonna surprise the heck out of you.? we try to give them every adventure every advantage and we think we’re being successful and then they want to be Gumby. I’m sure your daughter will be thrilled to have new outfits for her dolls. And you who are digging the neutrals right now will enjoy them too And the most important thing?

    • @agtakesover
      @agtakesover 3 дні тому

      Yep, kids say the darndest things. Our daughter often declares her intent to be a butterfly when she grows up.

  • @gretchennahas5994
    @gretchennahas5994 3 дні тому

    I have two Julie dolls and one is Julie Marie and my second one is Juliana Sophia. Juliana is named after Data mother on Star Trek tng. When I first named Juliana it took me a while to remember where the Name came from.

    • @agtakesover
      @agtakesover 3 дні тому

      This is why I make notes on our doll spreadsheet - it is so easy to forget the details.

    • @gretchennahas5994
      @gretchennahas5994 23 години тому

      I wish I had written down when I got my dolls I know I started about 20 years ago but I didn’t write down exactly when it was some of them I can remember a bit but since I have 12 I can’t remember when I got them all.

    • @gretchennahas5994
      @gretchennahas5994 16 годин тому

      @@agtakesover I wish I had done the same I have collected American Girl dolls for about 20 years but never made a list of where I bought them. I could guess approximately when I bought my first to my twelfth

  • @junecutting2512
    @junecutting2512 3 дні тому

    Happy Belated Birthday!

  • @kreskin0079
    @kreskin0079 4 дні тому

    If Grace is still looking for a name for #108, how about Gianna? She (the doll) has beautiful dark hair, and lovely tan skin, and gorgeous dark brown eyes - it reads as Italian to me. So... I didnt realize you already had a doll named Gianna. So I'll throw out the name Meadow for consideration

    • @agtakesover
      @agtakesover 3 дні тому

      Me: (goes to hit reply and mention that we have a Gianna already) Me: (keeps reading) Me: oh, never mind. This comment made me smile.

  • @kreskin0079
    @kreskin0079 4 дні тому

    I love your long form videos - they're educational and entertaining. I also use them as background noise when I can't sleep

    • @agtakesover
      @agtakesover 3 дні тому

      Aw, thank you. I'd be mildly offended that someone uses my videos to fall asleep except I fall asleep to Jim Dale narrating Harry Potter books Every. Single. Night. (and have for years) and I think his narration is fantastic. :)

  • @DisBlaine
    @DisBlaine 4 дні тому

    Ohhh this body actually looks even better - well I guess that’s the point lol. The way the limbs bend can look a bit odd. But when you cover it all up, it looks fantastic!

    • @agtakesover
      @agtakesover 3 дні тому

      This comment made me laugh out loud. Yes...the point is that this body looks even better ;-) And yeah, I have *so many* ideas for photo shoots!!

  • @barbarawalsh2875
    @barbarawalsh2875 4 дні тому

    Congratulations. I was thinking of the song I robbed from Fred Rogers and would sing to my children when they would be waiting for something and it’s the it’s very very very hard to wait song and you waited two years. What discipline, but you knew what you wanted and you were willing to wait it out and kudos to you my friend, I can’t say that I would have done the same. I was looking at Belle, and the prices on her are almost as much as my rent for a month. So I’ll be looking for her for a very long long time of all the Disney movies. Beauty and the beast was my favorite. When the movie came out on this I’ll tell you how old it was VHS. We were in Sam’s Club the day that they were putting them out and I said we need to get this for the kids now my ex knows me better than that for my 40th birthday he took me to see the play the last time I took the kids to what is known as the old barn, which is where the Blackhawks and the Bulls played until the United Center. Otherwise, no one has the house that Michael Jordan built became the new home of everything. Beauty and the beast was the last time I was in the barn and it was bittersweet. I remembered all the hockey games that my brother and I had gone to together after the 80 Olympics when the guys were all drafted and going to other teams but until they got to that point they were touring and starting the games, so Mark and I tried to get as many of them as we could. And I looked at that building and Mark had passed away about a year before it was. It was a hard memory but it was a lovely memory but I’ve seen the price on Belle and she will be out of my price range for many years. But if I could have any doll in the world. she would be my first choice I just over this 20% Fourth of July weekend added Melody and her outfits and got all three of the red white and blue outfits because I’ll keep them in there for the Olympics. But I am so pleased for you, that you finally got something that you truly wanted and she is as close to perfect as she can be. I’ll be looking forward to her fashion show enjoy her in the best of health.

    • @agtakesover
      @agtakesover 3 дні тому

      It's tough when your holy grail doll is a limited edition one, and especially Belle - because you're right...her price isn't likely to come down any time soon. But I'll cross my fingers and hope you find a great deal on her at some point.