American Girl "Fashion Flashbacks" Release On September 20
- Admin
- Sep 12, 2023
- 1 min read
Hi again! Sierra here! American Girl just announced that next Wednesday, on September 20, select Truly Me holiday outfits from the archives will be back to purchase for twenty-four hours only!
Teased outfits that will be making a return are 1999's Ballet Costume and 2004's Winter Magic Outfit. (Thanks for telling me which outfits those were, Sydney!)
If you could bring back one outfit from the archives, what would you bring back? Have a great day!
-Sierra
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I'd love to bring back any of Josefina or Felicity's outfits, particularly their Christmas outfits since they're my holy grails at the moment ^^
But I would also love any outfits from Samantha and Nellie's collection, or certain TM outfits, like the Medieval Princess costume from the 2000s
One outfit I'd bring back is the angel costume it was always my favorite
I want Kirsten’s On the Trail outfit, blast it. No, it’s not a holiday outfit, but it’s the only outfit left that I don’t have besides Caroline’s travel spencer and hat that I want. There’s a decent reproduction on Etsy that I’m looking at getting, but the apron embroidery isn’t floral at all. Stitching on the shawl is weird, too.