Retail Price: $310
Year Released: 2024
Found at: American Girl
SKU: HYJ33
Manufacturer: American Girl
Materials:
- Doll: Vinyl, cotton, polyester fill
- Dress: Nylon satin, organza, Swarovski® crystals, Velcro, sequins on cotton velvet
- Earrings: Metal, Swarovski® crystals
- Underwear: Cotton jersey, elastic
- Shoes: Vinyl, plastic, Swarovski® crystals
- Hair clips: Plastic, Swarovski® crystals
- Numbered certificate: Paper
Doll
The doll itself features the Marie-Grace mold, blue pinwheel eyes, a new skin tone (very pale), and long platinum-blonde hair styled in her signature braid. She has thin, arched painted eyebrows (unique pattern) and painted eyelashes like current Truly Me Marie-Grace mold dolls. She is a unique doll in that her combination has never been produced prior to this release.
She is by far the palest skin tone AG has ever produced. Her blue eyes are similar to what playline Ariel has and not too different from Saige, GOTY 2013. I have not undone the braid, but others have stated that the hair is on the drier/stiffer side.
Outfit
The outfit is very well sewn and high quality. The bodice is a velveteen material with sequins and the cape and skirt are nicely patterned tulle adorned with crystals.
The skirt is 2 layers – a base cotton layer and 1 layers of chiffon. The train is quite long and gives the added impression of collectibility.
The shoes are translucent vinyl with a kitten heel – this does make it harder to position the doll to stand on its own. Finally, she has small plastic clips with crystals pinned into her braid.
Overall Thoughts
Overall, this doll gives more of a collector vibe than the Rapunzel collector doll I bought last year, due to the little details, especially with the materials of the dress. However, the price went up by $10 this year, and I could swallow it because I had 2 rewards I could use. I am not sure how I quite feel about the eyebrow shape – I get they were going for Elsa’s eyebrows, but I think they could have been shaped a bit differently. I also would have liked something with metal, as all previous collector dolls has something metal (in addition to the earrings), such as a crown or necklace. I think the barrettes could have been metal, and this is my one complaint.
That said, AG has shown a willingness to create cheaper, playline versions of the Disney Collector dolls, as has happened with Rapunzel. Of course, the quality is lower on the playline version (will be a future post), but given how popular Frozen is, I fully expect playline versions down the line. So unless you absolutely want the collector version and/or have the money or feel comfortable shelling out the cash, I would wait for a playline version. I feel much more careful with this doll compared to past Collector dolls due to the delicate tulle used for the dress and train, and that most of the crystals are glued on the tulle itself. If you want a doll you can handle comfortably, a future playline version would fit better.
Alex D. Perreault 