American Girl Addy's 3rd Anniversary Ensemble

American Girl Addy Collectors 3rd Anniversary Ensemble

The Facebook Group, American Girl Addy Collectors, celebrates its third anniversary on October 15th this year. As part of the celebration, a special Addy fashion ensemble was made by the talented Tamisha (Misha) McPherson for group members to purchase.  This 6-piece fashion (which includes the waist ribbon for the dress) is described and modeled piece-by-piece below.

Made of a Kente print, the inside of the bodice of the well-made dress is lined with white fabric.  Three black snaps provide closure in back.

Addy models the dress and the green organza waist ribbon from the front.

Now she models the dress from the back where the green organza waist ribbon can be better seen.

Next, Addy tried on her sandals which have two Kente-print fabric straps on the upper front and...

...an elasticized heel band.  The insoles are also covered with Kente print.  The sides of the soles have an Esparto-type trim.

Addy's fabric crown makes her feel like a princess.

The crown, also made of Kente print, has an elasticized band for a comfortable fit on Addy's head.

Addy's crown is visible from the front and in this photo, she holds her fabric fan.

Take a closer look at the fan.  

Wearing her complete American Girl Addy Collectors 3rd Anniversary ensemble, Addy poses one final time with her trusty companion, Ida Bean.

While the fabric used for Addy's dress is Kente cloth print, not necessarily made in Africa, the history of the woven authentic fabric that originated in West Ghana, Africa in the twelfth century is quite interesting.  An article on the history of Kente cloth can be read here.

View a variety of Kente cloth patterns here.

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