American Girl Dolls Aboard the Titanic!
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- Опубліковано 30 лип 2024
- Will they survive? We took two of our dolls to a local Titanic exhibit and had an amazing time. I hope you enjoy this video full of fashion, opulence, trivia, and yes, tragedy.
-Kristie (agtakesover@gmail.com and @ag_takesover on IG) - Розваги
Wow I didn’t realize you were so good with doll hair! I don’t even know whose style I preferred. Grace made a good call on turning those earrings into necklaces-they were perfect. The gowns were gorgeous too, worth every cent. Fun idea taking them with you.
Oh, yeah. I love doing their hair. I've done a few tutorials (one focusing on Melody's hair exclusively and one on Valentine's Day styles) but nothing recent. And about the jewelry - it was definitely the smart move. Easier and cheaper than trying to find necklaces that would've been the right size, and now she has her own appropriately sized necklace (should she need it). We don't tend to take our dolls to a ton of places, but if we know there is a great photo opportunity, it's fun to take them along. Not a single rude stare or comment, either :)
You know I'm here for this video!!!
First off the dresses and hairstyles... *chef's kiss*
I got choked up when we were allowed to touch the ship piece... and then in the 90's they brought up the ship's whistles and I watched a whole documentary on them restoring them and then actually making them work... like Titanic speaking to us through time through those whistles and they were there!!! To know what they sounded like and seeing them there got me.
Wonder how many more dolls they've seen dressed as Rose besides us? Theres another AGer that went, so at least four! Ha
Yeah, I hadn't known in advance that we'd be allowed to touch a part of the ship. It's really incredible. I'm fascinated by how ambition and greed can blind people to red flags sometimes, and it's really interesting how people react in crises. But reading and learning and thinking about something is one (valuable) thing, and *touching* the actual ship that held so much hope and ambition and tragedy and loss in such a short span of time...it was really something else.
Beautiful dresses, hair, and jewelry on the dolls! I may be one of the few people on earth who has never seen the movie lol but I found this video very interesting and I love how you and your wife incorporate your dolls into things you do. Thank you for the inspiration!
Aw, thanks for coming back to watch the rest. And it's been a while since I watched the movie, but i now feel more inspired to watch it again (and also learn more about the ship through documentaries)
Wow! Amazing exhibit and video of the exhibit! Beautiful photos! Humor in dressing up the dolls and leaving the four year old in child care! (Totally get it!)
Thank you so much! And yeah...that exhibit was not engaging or interactive enough for little kids.
Stunning dresses, clever heart necklaces, and fascinating vicarious trip to the museum. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. You need to make a Titanic scene down in your basement. You could make the front part of the boat and do the arms-out scene with two of the dolls.
I could totally do that. The problem is...what the heck would I do with that boat front afterward. I feel like I take on a decent number of large doll projects and then wonder, "hmmm...now what to do with this?" lmao. I'm glad you enjoyed it, though. I wasn't sure if ppl would be interested in the history and non-doll stuff but figured, "If they're not, they probably won't click on it in the first place."
@@agtakesover Yeah, there's not much you can do with a boat front after the Titanic photos, unless the dolls want to go on an occasional fishing trip. I ended up getting rid of my Our Generation row boat because it wasn't good for much, and it took up a lot of space.
I really appreciate this video. I saw this exhibit several years ago in Victoria, BC. I remember the boarding passes. It was such a sad event. I loved the movie even though it was a tragedy. Those dresses are absolutely stunning. A historical fan here. Thank you!❤
I'm glad you enjoyed it. I agree - the dresses are amazing. I've said it many times, but there is SO much talent in this community and I'm extremely grateful for it!
I saw an older exhibit in the titanic when it came to Baltimore. It was the one that had the “piece of ice” that you could touch to see how cold it was. I’ve also been to the Molly Brien house in Colorado.
Love, live, live the dresses!! The Heart of the Ocean necklaces were a genius move. Your hair styles are amazing!! I struggle with doll hairstyles so much.
I wonder if the event still intrigues people in England as much as it seems to here in the U.S. Are there exhibits like this there? (Today being Cinco de Mayo and knowing about its history and how much less significance the day holds for most ppl in Mexico has me thinking about the Titanic and wondering if the same is true).
And thank you for the compliments (about the necklaces and their hairstyles, which we'll gladly take credit for lol, and about the dresses, which we only wish we could take credit for ;-)
Thank you for sharing! I think I'm probably one of the few millennials that never went through a Titanic obsessive era; it was a very big thing when I was in fifth grade, and I think that's maybe around when the movie came out? But I've never seen the movie. I was in Titanic the Musical a few years back; I played one of the "three Kates" - three third class Irish women who represent the third class passengers in the musical. And yet despite that, I still feel weirdly detached from the whole thing, beyond just feelings of immense sadness about the whole thing. I don't plan on going to see the COSI exhibit, though a number of my castmates have gone. Really love the dresses for Saige and Sabine; they look gorgeous, and their hair was fantastic! Love the care that you both put into their looks for attending the exhibit.
I don't think I ever experienced an obsession, but it does spark a bit of grim fascination. I think I'm often intrigued by the way that greed and ambition cause people to overlook risks and red flags.
That was an interesting video about the Titanic. Love love love the dolls. They were gorgeous ❤
Thanks - I'm glad you enjoyed it!
The true story of the Titanic is very interesting! The "class system" was so important back then. I always felt so sorry for the third class IT was like they were always considered throw away people! I have been to "Molly Browns" house in Denver too! She was a very interesting person! I love your doll pictures! Love this video!!! Thank you!
Yeah, it's absolutely trash the way those third class ticket holders were viewed. To be honest, though, I think it kind of surprised me that one ship would want to have such distinct classes on board. Was that common and do you know the reason behind it?
@@agtakesover Well England was ( and I think still is) very class conscious! But in my opinion the company that owned the Titanic figured they could make easy money cramming third class people into those bunks. They didn't get fancy food or a nice dining room. They kept them below deck so they wouldn't offend the upper class customer.. I think it all comes down to making a profit...
Yeah...I feel like now luxury ships would pride themselves more on being exclusive and not having the "riff-raff" (HARD eye roll here) onboard the same ship. But yeah...whatever approach could make the most money, I guess.
👋 Kristie,yeah I didn't think I would be interested however I totally was 😮. Great pic's and simply Gorgeous dresses,The Doll Seamstress Shop huh.Wonder if it's something I would be able to afford😂.Would luv to have at least 1 of those Beautiful dresses made for my girlies ❤.Funny you brought Saige & I just got SIGEL on 5/1 lol.She's so Beautiful & love that red hair.Thankyou 4 sharing some of your trip w/ us AG Fan's 💗. And Class conscious 😊,not too short king even today this crazyness [ Hard eye roll] still exists, 😭. You are very talented which I'm sure you've heard many time's. Thanx again Kristie.
Best Regard's
💗 Lisa
The dresses were each $45 plus shipping, so it seems very reasonably priced. Whether that translates to affordable just depends on a person's budget, but it's reasonable at any rate.
LOVED this video, thank you so much for sharing it! The story of the Titanic is so tragic and fascinating, I was completely obsessed with it last year and read all I could find about it. I'm so glad you shared so much of the exhibit in your video, it looks so cool! I would love to go to it someday. I also LOVE the dresses you got for your dolls, Rose's costumes in the movie are gorgeous and I dreamed of having something like it for my ag dolls to wear (I actually bought Rebecca's pale blue dress because it reminded me of Rose's dress she wears during the sinking of the ship)
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it. I wasn't sure if people would be interested in as much of the exhibit as I shared but I figured, if it's not something they're interested in they probably won't click on the video in the first place ;-). I agree that it is both tragic and fascinating. I'm hoping to watch some documentaries to learn more about it after that exhibit.
Now I want to go see the exhibit. The girls looked lovely.
Like I said, $45 was pretty steep, but it was interesting and even having gone to a Titanic exhibit before, I learned some new information.
wow the dresses turned out BEAUTIFUL 😍😍it would be fun to have 1912’s Titanic fashion show
I toured the Biltmore (Asheville, NC) several years ago when they had an exhibit from the Titannic movie with Kate Winslet and it was so cool because all of the costumes from the movie were on display on mannequins throughout the estate.
@@agtakesover awww i have been wanting to see the Biltmore
i seen that tour with the movie costumes back in the summer of 1998 at Kings Island
& have always wanted AG to do a turn of the century .. dress look like lol
idk if u have seen ‘The Gilded age’? but if u live titanic & biltmore … u will love the Gilded Age 🥰its on HBO
I really want to see this exhibit before it leaves. I’ve seen the exhibit that’s at the Luxor in Las Vegas back in 2012. I’ve been morbidly fascinated by the titanic tragedy since I was young. I saw A Night to Remember when I was a kid at home with my family and I was obsessed when the Titanic movie was released. I saw it in theater 6 times and I went one more time last year when it was rereleased for its 25th anniversary. I’ve also watched some documentaries on tv. I’m glad you and Grace got to go and your dolls looked lovely. I love the dresses and the necklaces made from earrings is genius. Thanks for showing us your experience.
I'm glad you liked them, and you should totally go. I know Mel wants to go with dolls - not sure if she did already but maybe you could coordinate. Do you recommend any documentaries in particular?
@@agtakesover I’ve consumed a lot of material on this subject but a few I can remember are Titanic The Final Word and Last Mysteries of the Titanic - both by James Cameron. I also watched an episode of drain the oceans on NatGeo called Drain the Titanic and there is also Titanic Anatomy of a Disaster.
What an awesome video, I loved it! Thank you for sharing your and Grace’s adventure. This event has always fascinated me, so tragic and historic in so many ways. Thank you!
You're welcome - I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
This was really interesting! The dresses are gorgeous. I'm so glad that you and Grace got to go do this and that you shared it with us. :)
Thanks for watching - it really was interesting! I think being able to touch a piece of the ship was really special.
@@agtakesover Yes, especially since you mentioned that some day it will all be gone.
Also the hair turned out lovely Kristie. ☺️
Thank you so much! I do love doing their hair
Good video! Thanks for taking us with you!
My pleasure! I'm glad you enjoyed it :)
I had an 18 inch Madame Alexander Doll dressed like she had been on the Titanic with a book story about her adventures. I sold her as I was moving. I corresponded with the author but lost in my memory.
Your dolls are a true work of art! The hair is a masterpiece!
Have you heard the rumor about costume release at American Girl?
I'm not familiar enough with Madame Alexander dolls to know which one that is. I'm glad you enjoyed the video (and the dolls' hair - I was very happy with it). And yes - I heard Rubies will be doing some historical doll costumes and I'm looking forward to seeing them! If they come in my size and are decent quality, I will get at least one :)
That was a very interesting video on the titanic. i have watched a number of documentaries on the titanic but i have never visited an exhibit. Thank you for sharing your experience. I will look out to see if the exhibit makes it to the New York area. The dresses and the dolls looked beautiful Grace knew what she was doing when she assigned you to make the jewelry and design the hairstyles. The photos are beautiful even the ones in shadow.
Are there any documentaries in particular you'd recommend? I would like to learn more than I currently know and I feel like documentaries would be a good approach.
@@agtakesover I would have to look it up but will get back to you. There were a number of documentaries that talked about how they developed the research sub that could safely go to the depth where the Titanic was and start the recovery of the artifacts. I will get back to you with names.
@@nailahvenable7989 Thanks!
This reminds me of the exhibit that we went to as a kid. I'd be curious how much has changed (though my memory would need to be A LOT better). I seriously cannot believe how well the looks are put together (dresses, hair, etc).
Absolutely wild to go back for a hat. But I really appreciate all the details you included!
No ice touching is a crime, that was such an impactful part of the old exhibit
@@anikacasanova9954 Right?! That's the part that stands out most for me when you and I saw it. Do you remember where that exhibit was?
Not interested in spending $45 to see an exhibit but thanks for sharing it. Super good deal on those dresses for $45 each. Since they were homemade I'm sure the quality is better than what AG gets $48 - $55 for fancier outfits. Loved the hair and dresses.
Yeah, it was frustrating to have to pay the general entrance fee and not be able to just go to the exhibit. I'm glad you got to see a bit of it for free ;-) And thanks for the compliment about their hair!
This was an interesting and informative video. I enjoyed it. Their dresses are gorgeous! You did a fabulous job with their hairstyles too! One of my passions other than AG is History, yes, I know hard to believe lol. Coincidentally, a couple of weeks ago I took Addy into NYC to visit The Tenament museum, had a blast and can’t wait to share my footage. 😊
@@AGTV4Life Ooh, I look forward to that video. I just watched the one comparing Julie's Barbie beauty center and the full-sized one :)
Sadly "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" is not a very good movie. It pains me to say it because the original play is by Meredith Willson who wrote "The Music Man" and the classic "It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas". Margaret Brown is overdue for a good biographic movie of her life. Lovely job on your video. Grace's dresses are just beautiful!
Thanks for the perspective on her movie. I wonder if Molly Brown has been done justice in any of the many Titanic documentaries.
This is kinda of funny because I have been doing research on survivors of the titanic like how old some of them were
Have you come across any particularly good documentaries in your research?
Please turn up your audio. I love your videos and your voice is lovely.
The volume on this one should have been fine if your audio was turned up. When I am ON camera, I know that the audio is often much quieter than I would like (I need to prioritize finding a solution for that but haven't found one yet). But this one should be okay if your audio is up. Sorry if it was a struggle to hear the video, and I'm glad you enjoy the videos (and my voice)! :-)
I wish I could see that! I love the history of the Titanic!!!! I hated the movie that came out 20 plus years ago!
I haven't seen the movie in a long time (though I do want to re-watch it now). What didn't you like about it?
@@agtakesover Well I wanted to see more of the history of the tragic event. How human error played into events besides hitting an iceberg. Silly me thinking Hollywood would do that. Instead it was a love story between Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet who in my opinion had as much chemistry as ice cream and hot sauce. Leo didn't drown soon enough!!! On a positive note, I loved the costumes in the movie and the dresses Grace had made for the dolls are Beautiful!!!
I laughed out loud reading this. Especially about DiCaprio not drowning soon enough lmao.
Hi Kristie, well it happen to me again.Texted a whole lot of feelings yet nothing is seen 😱 Oh No not AGain lmao.Anyway just wanna say Kristie thankyou for sharing some of your's & Grace's experience w/ us AG Fan's ❤. You are talented Beautiful hair styles❤.You took your Saige guess what,i just bought her this month lol. Had said more but as this happens to me often ,i can't remember all i had said 😂lol.
Best Regard's,
Lisa
Oh no! I'm sorry that happened. If you know how to highlight and copy the text you type out, you could do that before you submit the comment. That way, if it doesn't show up for some reason, you can open another comment and paste the information rather than starting over again.
👋 hello Kristie,I hope ur family & you😂r doing 👍 good.Thankyou 4 alway's trying to help me❤.
Warmly,
❤Lisa