American Girl Princess Tiana

American Girl Princess Tiana

I took advantage of American Girl's recent discount on all princess dolls and added Princess Tiana to my collection. 

Princess Tiana uses the same head sculpt as American Girl Makena Williams.

Princess Tiana and Makena Williams share the same head sculpt but their complexions differ.

The costume replicates the Disney character's lily pad green and yellow dress.

I used part of American Girl's description to enter the doll's description in my Excel spreadsheet as follows:

Princess Tiana has brown eyes that open and close, an open/closed mouth with two upper teeth; curly black hair styled in a high bun with face-framing tendrils, and a glittery green headband with yellow organza and satin petals. Princess Tiana wears a yellow and green full-length princess gown,  golden-metal chain necklace with green gemstones, a pair of yellow elbow-length gloves, a pair of green open-toe kitten heels with golden binding (still attached to the box); and a pair of green cotton underwear.

This is a side view of the kitten heels that remain attached to the box liner.

American Girl's Princess Tiana is a welcome addition to my Princess Tiana doll collection, many of which are in this installation in Dee Bee Gee's Virtual Black Doll Museum. 

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Barbie Fashionista 233

Barbie Fashionista 233 uses the Tall (12-1/2-inch) Barbie body with flat feet. Reportedly, the LeAnn Rimes Barbie was the first to use this head sculpt, which is referred to as the Carnaval sculpt. In 2017, it was used for The Barbie Look Nighttime Glamour Doll.

The dolls in this wave of Fashionistas are illustrated on the side of the box. Fashionista 233 is the third doll from the left.

This out-of-the-box photo illustrates the length of her floral/checkered-print dress and her orange platform-heeled shoes

I trimmed a few uneven strands from the ends of the hair before this photo was taken.

She has a very lovely face.

The head sculpt (one of my favorites) and the brightly colored dress caught my attention because of its mod-era look. I pierced her ears with hot pink 1/8-inch map pins from an assortment of map pins purchased on Amazon. 

I'm still determining if I'll redress her.

She now has a shortened hemline.

I shortened the dress's length by tucking it under. After the above photo was taken, I removed the dress, turned it inside out, added double-sided tape to the edge of the hemline, and folded the hemline up to cover the tape to permanently shorten the dress.

Fashionista 233 posed with two other dolls that share the same head sculpt. 

The Barbie Look Nighttime Glamour, Fashionista 233, and Fashionista 135 use the Carnaval head sculpt.

This lovely trio posed for a close-up photo.

Here is the Amazon buy link if you'd like to add Fashionista 233 to your collection.

Related Links 

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Toys R Us-Exclusive President 2000 Barbie

President 2000 Barbie uses the Asha head sculpt.

My recent obsession over past President Barbies is obvious. I have purchased three dolls/doll giftsets since presidential hopeful, Kamala Harris, was nominated as the 2024 Democratic candidate. I remain optimistic that she will win. 

This doll was sold only at Toys R Us.

The most recent addition to my President Barbie collection is a Toys R Us-exclusive doll released in 1999. This doll's complexion closely matches Kamala Harris's complexion. She has curled-under shoulder-length rooted dark hair with bangs, brown painted eyes, a smiling/open mouth with red lip color, and wears a two-piece royal blue satin skirt-suit, blue sheer hose, blue pumps, a pearl necklace and earrings. 

An extra dress and shoes are attached to the box liner.

Extras include a full-length sleeveless satin red gown trimmed in white at the neck and empire waist with a centered waist ribbon and red pumps, a Girls Inc. Girls' Bill of Rights sticker, a hairbrush, cardboard pennants, a doll-size nonadhesive bumper sticker, and a leadership flyer.

President 2000 Barbie was part of The White House Project, "to create a world in which any woman can rise to the highest level of leadership, including President of the United States...." as indicated on the back of the box.  Mattel pledged to donate $20,000 to the White House Project when this doll was released. Barbie's speech from the back of the box is transcribed below.

Barbie's speech is on the back of the box.

Thank you very much for your support during this important presidential race. We know you care about health, fitness and education issues. Your voice counts and so does your vote; that's why I'm standing before you as a candidate for President of the United States of America - and with the nations' support, a leader for the 21st century. 

... I hope that one day you, too, will be able to declare yourself a candidate for U.S. President. Follow your dreams and reach for the top!

Information about the Girls Inc. organization is also on the back of the box, encouraging doll owners to visit its website.

I remain hopeful and confident that VP Kamala Harris will receive our nation's full support and be elected the first female President of the United States this November. We need a president to govern and create policies to benefit all Americans with the political experience, mental and emotional intelligence, integrity, strong moral compass, and other  qualities of a great leader that Kamala Harris possesses.

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