Modern American Girl - Changes for Felicity

I kind of love this outfit and I want it. I took a few more liberties here than normal. The striped dress was just not happening, especially vertical stripes. Do you know how hard that is to find these days? Besides, I think if Felicity was going to go visit prisoners in today's world, she would definitely be rocking the casual jeans. And personally I think the coat is adorable and I want one just like it. Perfect for a lightly snowing afternoon.

Modern American Girl - Felicity Saves the Day

I changed it up this week and decided not to do the dress on the cover. Frankly, I think it's rather boring. It's a white dress with a sash and a straw hat which isn't as exiting as the hunter green wool riding habit with gold trim and a jaunty tri-corner hat! I even had a hat on here but decided it pushed the outfit over the edge into costume territory, which while awesome isn't the look we're going for so I took it out. This look says 'jump on your horse and ride through the English Colonial American countryside and rescue your dad's apprentice who you would so be into if you were a few years older.' (Did anyone else think that when Felicity got older she and Ben should have dated/courted? No? Oh, well uh ok then). I really want that jacket in real life though. I do love me some plaid.

Modern American Girl - Happy Birthday Felicity

I'm going to post this a day early since tomorrow is Thanksgiving. My holiday has already started, hope your weekend is great!

I really need to re-read these books because all I remember about this one is that her grandfather comes and she ruins a guitar because she was sneaking around. And apparently a sheep was involved. We're going for a nice springy look to take a break from all the cold weather around here. I thought the pinafore may have been a bit much here, so I stuck to a nice pink floral dress with some flower accessories. Sheep not included.

A Modern American Girl - Felicity's Surprise

I was waiting to post this until I could post the picture of me in her dress as a kid, but I cannot for the life of me find it. I feel that it takes away from this post a bit, but there's nothing to be done. I went classy for this outfit, after all she is attending a ball at the governor's mansion. I feel like that may have been a little awkward, seeing as she just practically threw tea in their faces in the last book, but I guess it would make sense that politics would go over a 10 year old's head. I actually really love this outfit and have half a mind to mimic it for my own Christmas ensemble  this year...

A Modern American Girl - Felicity Learns A Lesson

Felicity was always my favorite doll/character. I liked how she was a tomboy, could ride horses and wasn't quite ready to be a gentlewoman yet. At the same time, I'm pretty sure I liked the doll best because of the long red hair and floor length dresses.

So in honor of a diverse set of both tomboy and girly interests, I'm playing up the menswear inspired blazer and pants along with an edgier watch because I think Felicity would have gladly worn bright pants if she had the option. I put a floral blouse with it though, she is going to school to learn proper etiquette after all. And you better believe Felicity drinks a latte on her way to class. You think she's going to walk into Starbucks and ask for a cup of tea? I don't think so! If asked, she'd flip that cup right over and reply "Thank you, I shall take no more tea" before taking a bite of her scone and walking out the door. Probably with the national anthem playing in the background.

Literary Inspirations - A Modern American Girl - Meet Felicity

First, let me say that I grew up absolutely obsessed with American Girl dolls. One Christmas I even dressed up in a girl size version of Felicity's Christmas dress (with a matching blue faux fur headband, it was awesome, let me tell you) and it was the best Christmas ever. I credit those books and dolls for my love of both history and fashion and I have a secret dream to work there someday designing beautiful doll dresses based on historically accurate clothing. Nerd alert over here!

One day when I was randomly reminiscing about that particular Christmas outfit I started thinking about how you could interpret their looks to fit in today. Could you keep the essence of their outfits but still have it trendy and look cute in today's world? I started playing around on Polyvore, and a new feature for my blog was born!

I'll be doing outfits for the original 6 dolls that were around when I was a kid - Felicity, Josefina, Kirsten, Addy, Samantha, and Molly. Technically you could argue that Josefina wasn't an original doll since she was added quite a bit later, but I had way too many fun ideas for her so she's staying. I figure I'll follow the books and timelines of the dolls, starting with Meet Felicity and going through Changes for Molly. I aged the outfits up a bit - there's no way I'd put a 9 year old in some of the looks - but I think that makes it a bit more challenging/fun. I'll post these every Thursday as a new feature. I'm super excited, I had a blast making these! I hope you enjoy them as well!