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Meet Outfits

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The Meet Outfit are the clothes a doll wears when she is purchased. This term was coined from both the titles of the historical books and the dolls themselves; the first Historical book is always called "Meet ______" and the Historical Characters are always sold with their Meet Books.

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[edit] Historical Meet Outfits

Traditionally, the clothes Historical Characters wore on the cover of her first book (her "Meet" book) were the same ones the new doll wore when purchased. This made for a matched set of book and doll. This changed in 2004 with the revamp of the cover styles as Molly was put into her Halloween Hula Costume. The outfits are still known as Meet Outfits, however, because the doll still comes in the outfit. These outfits show a general day outfit a girl of the era and culture would realistically wear. [1] For several characters, the meet outfit has specific significance in the Meet stories--for example, Kirsten's are her first "American" clothes.

Meet outfits can be purchased as replacement parts; however, they are sold in separate parts parts generally consisting of the dress/outfit, shoes and/or socks, and underwear if offered. Purchasing them in this manner almost always makes it more expensive than buying a new doll and removing the outfit.

Felicity is the only Historical who has ever had her Meet Outfit changed completely.

[edit] Best Friends Meet Outfits

Like the Historical Characters, Best Friend Characters' meet outfits have been illustrated on the cover of their book. [2] Like the Historicals, their meet outfits can be purchased separately as replacement parts.

[edit] American Girl of Today/Just Like You Meet Outfits

Main Article: Just Like You Meet Outfit.

These dolls were originally sold as "modern" historicals, along with blank books matching the Central Series pattern. Although they are now sold as duplicates of the child without historical context and no longer have blank books, their outfits are still called Meet Outfits. Unlike Historical Meet Outfits, they are sold separately from the dolls as complete outfits for standard prices, with the exception of the first set. The idea for selling later outfits separate is that a person will already have a doll, but may not want to buy a whole new dol to get the outfit.

[edit] Girls of the Year Meet Outfits

Like the Just Like You dolls, Girls of the Year are sold in identifying outfits. These outfits are shown on the cover of the accompanying book (or, with characters after Nicki Fleming, the first book).[3]

The meet outfits for Girls of the Year were traditionally not offered as replacement parts. Starting with Mia St. Clair, the outfit parts were available separate from the doll. Some parts remain available after retirement in limited quantities.

[edit] Bitty Baby and Our New Baby Meet Outfits

Our New Baby was sold in a white cotton sleeper with a light print.

Bitty Baby has always been sold in a sleeper. Like the Just Like You Line, the Bitty Baby sleepers are sold separately from the dolls as complete outfits.

[edit] Bitty Twins Meet Outfits

These are the sleepers and outfits that Bitty Twins have been sold in; like the Just Like You Line, they are sold separately from the dolls as complete outfits.

[edit] References

  1. ↑ Elizabeth is the major exception, as she is wearing a fancy party dress instead.
  2. ↑ The exceptions are Ivy Ling who is pictured in her New Year's dress, and Emily Bennett who is wearing her recital dress.
  3. ↑ The exception is Kailey Hopkins who is wearing her wetsuit.
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