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ah yes.... armenian grill dolls,

[melofairie]

wish someone could make an innerstar u rewritten game. somebody pull some strings.

[luciana-vega]

Modified TMs from the new release:

27 (blondie) already had various modifications prior to this release (bring back her layers!!).

The boy doll has an entirely new wig, so he may not count, but I'm choosing to include him.

The last pair's wig seems noticeably different as well, but I will include her as well because they are very similar.

[melofairie]

they got yassified.

[unpleasantcompany]

These ads (especially the last one) really make me feel something. Do the catalogues still show the dolls in this companionship roll anymore? I noticed it start to fade out a bit when I took a break from AG.

[melofairie]

i asked if they were retiring the truly me dolls for a new line up and they only focused on the new dolls part. lol.

[doll-collecting-aerialist]

Anyway, these are my faves of the new Truly Mes.

Honestly really excited about the line!! I know it’s controversial, and there are some pitfalls, but it’s so much more diverse than the previous truly me doll line (at least from what this catalog shows).

Images aren’t mine by the way!!

[melofairie]

i actually love the last one, i'm so happy they're introducing new hair textures instead of the ringlets we've been getting for a while now. i'm gonna wait to see better pics of the others.

[doll-collecting-aerialist]

Truly Mes I’d Bring Back for the Revamp!!

I’m vibing with the leaks, but there is a bit of an issue when it comes to colourism. Honestly, I feel like this could have been rectified if they brought back more of the old dolls (especially considering one of those “new” dolls looks like #33).

(And obviously making more new dolls with dark features, but I don’t feel like opening up photoshop right now. Maybe another post with those theoretical dolls?)

JLY #5

JLY #5 is such a unique doll in the Truly Me line!! If they brought her back, I feel like she’d be pretty popular. Even if they tweaked her and gave her a Joss or MG mold? Anyway, #5 is super underrated and I love her.

JLY #26

You know I had to put #26 on this list. She’s iconic, and would fit right in with the revamp!!

JLY #40

AG has been focusing a lot on hair play in recent years, and that’s fine, but what about the girls who hate hair play? Julie’s hair made me want to cry, and I preferred to play with Ivy and Kit.

JLY #47

WHEN AND WHY DID THEY RETIRE HER?? She’s adorable and looks like a lot of girls!! I see her so much on the second hand market.

JLY #57

All my comments about hair play still stand for #57. I’d tweak her to get rid of those weird bangs though, they kind of look like some kid cut her hair.

JLY #58

Another doll they should have NEVER retired. She is angelic, she is beautiful, she is kind. She one of my faves.

JLY #66

There’s not a lot of cool toned medium skin tones in the new line, and #66 would fill that void!!

JLY #67

This stock photo doesn’t do her justice!! She is beauty, she is grace, she should be in your face (and not retired).

JLY #80

She just barely missed the cutoff for Truly Mes still available after the new release, and I’m mad.

JLY #53

Is she a discount Julie? Maybe. But maybe you’re just a hater.

(Adding one more girl)

[doll-collecting-aerialist]

JLY #4

I just want to see the second hand market economy crash and burn. Also did anyone ever notice that the light in this stock photo hits her eyes in such a way to make little hearts?

[melofairie]

adding #54, one of the few truly me's i desperately want and can't get for the life of me.

[americangirlstar]

got a new doll, letting her and the other dolls sniff each other through the bathroom door to get used to each other

[melofairie]

guys it's so important to train your dolls. too often i see dolls that are clearly not comfortable with other dolls and it's so easily avoided.

[kylejsugarman]

going into lecture but american girl doll fans: reblog this post and tell me who your favorite girl of the year is and why!! i love hearing why people have particular favorites, there are so many girls to choose from!!

ill go first: nicki has my favorite story but my favorite goty is joss for the hoh representation she gave the company and her sweet design!!

[desertdollranch]

For a long time my favorite was Kanani, but now I have to give it to Luciana. Her books are so well written, with a spectacular attention to detail and scientific accuracy. I love that she’s kind of a walking disaster who isn’t always the best at implementing her big ideas, but she sticks with it and ends up glad that she did. Also her collection is fabulous! It’s so distinct and different from any GOTY before or after her. 

[dashing-darlings]

I'm somone who could give you reasons why I love a dozen of them and call each my favorite (I'm a terrible chooser) but I'm going to go with my first reaction and say Grace. Now she doesn't have the most realistic or unique story, but she was GOTY when I became interested in AG again. My neice was also obsessed with her (and looks like the doll plus had the same interestsin Paris and baking!)Grace really allowed me to bond with her in a new way so I always associate the two making Grace probably my favorite GOTY!

[samandnellie]

My favorite will always be Jess. I still just adore her story and her collection, and I was her age when she came out so I think I just bonded with her so instantly. I can’t even pinpoint why I love her so much, she’s just my girl

[dreamy-dollies]

My favorite is probably Nicki. She was my most favorite out of my original collection, I had gotten her just when I was riding horses! Her having a Burnese Mountain Dog also really affected my family, as we now have two bernedoodles bc of her! Also her collection was amazing.

Out of the recents I really love Luci and Joss. Joss is gorgeous and from what I’ve heard they handled her deafness very well. I’ve always loved space so Luci is really cool to me. I also adore both of their collections! 

[upstreamvinyl]

I honestly really, really like lanie - I had her book when I was younger and heavily related to her. her doll is cute but that personal connection with her character is what gets me :,) kanani and jess follow close behind, and then marisol and lindsey are all my favs

[kirstensleepey]

jess was my favorite as a kid and i still have such a soft spot for her. i actually think part of why i loved jess was from playing the game on the website with the waterfall… confession as a kid i thought some of the goty were boring so having jess who travels and has adventures was so cool. i still remember getting her book from the library and thinking i wanted to be her best friend.

[trimmau]

my favorite goty is mia, because i love her story and i really love that she's from a lower-income family. when i was her age i REALLY wanted to learn how to ice skate because i used to go to a roller skating rink with my granddad.

[lesbiansamanthaparkington]

jess!!! because i wanted to travel the world and i loved history and archeology and it was really cool to see a homeschooled character and i loved the rainforest and her outfit was my favorite colors. i never got into the goty books the way i did the historical characters but Jess was like the perfect storm of everything i thought was cool and she was everything i wanted to be (brave, smart, got to do archeology things in the tropical rainforest)

[melofairie]

these reasons are so deep my fave has always been kanani because she's pretty 😭

[melofairie]

hi i'm back. what is going on with this company.

[melofairie]

hi!!!

i went to the california in april and just came back to the uk a few days ago.

the original plan was to visit the AG store in LA (i haven’t been in 7 years). i managed to miss out on the fact that the store was closing and would temporarily be replaced by a pop up store. oops. i was so disappointed. especially because i brought my lindsey who needed a new eye. still i went to the pop up store and came back with corinne, evette, and 80!! my goty collection is now complete (excluding gwen and sonali until i win the lottery or find out i’m inheriting a large sum of money from and unknown billionaire relative).

[alittlebitbethany]

Congratulations they look amazing

I hope you had a great time

[melofairie]

thank you! the store wasn’t what i was expecting but it was still nice to go.

[melofairie]

on today’s episode of “does AG have any type of quality control?”, my replacement courtney after i complained by first purchase has 2 different eye shapes, also has 2 different eye shapes.

[wormanachronism]

heals my inner child by purchasing the monster high re release dolls

[melofairie]

hi!!!

i went to the california in april and just came back to the uk a few days ago.

the original plan was to visit the AG store in LA (i haven’t been in 7 years). i managed to miss out on the fact that the store was closing and would temporarily be replaced by a pop up store. oops. i was so disappointed. especially because i brought my lindsey who needed a new eye. still i went to the pop up store and came back with corinne, evette, and 80!! my goty collection is now complete (excluding gwen and sonali until i win the lottery or find out i’m inheriting a large sum of money from and unknown billionaire relative).

[fyeahamericangirl]

love these evenings where one of us is like "why do AG fans do [thing]?" and a CHORUS of dozens of bloggers just goes "it's the autism luv"

[americangirlstar]

the american girl dolls if their family accidentally went on vacation without them

[melofairie]

hi american girl doll community i disappeared bc i stopped hyperfixating on AG (doesn’t mean losing interest entirely). corinne is cute and even if they did recycle nicki at least she’s not another dancer.

[americangirlstar]

do you think american girl has considered that their historical dolls might sell better if they had actual collections again

[americangirlstar]

posted this at 2am but im right 

[eiliottsucks-deactivated2021101]

American Girl has never considered anything, ever