My parents recently went to Hawaiʻi for their 30th wedding anniversary and my mother brought back this lovely dress for Nanea! It’s from a shop called Forever H & A in Lahaina, where the very talented owner Romela makes them by hand. Nanea looks so good in yellow 💛✨
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American Girl + Percy Jackson PicCrew (2/?)
Samantha "Sam" Parkington, daughter of Hades
Nellie O'Malley, daughter of Hephaestus
Rebecca Rubin, daughter of Dionysus
Claudie Wells, daughter of Hermes
Margaret "Kit" Kittredge, daughter of Hermes
Ruthie Smithens, daughter of Aphrodite
Alice Nanea Mitchell, daughter of Ares
Molly McIntire, daughter of Nike
Emily Bennett, daughter of Athena
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using the tiermakers made by @americangirlstar and coming up with some interesting metrics for how the girls' collections are distributed. Samantha has the biggest one, despite currently being cubed (T_T), with Molly as a close second, partially due to all the reprints and re-releases she's had. Poor Claudie has the smallest collection by far.
even MORE info/observations under the cut:
i accidentally put caroline's cow under outfits instead of accessories, o o p s
Rebecca's last category is supposed to say "Somehow both clothes and furniture/accessories" - Rebecca's Costume Chest and Rebecca's School Play Set were both available at one point or another with the furniture/accessories as separate components and at a different point bundled together like in the pictures, and her Seashore Set always came with the chair.
NOT adjusted for reprints, re-releases, revamps that change the accessories (i.e. Addy's Kite-Flying Outfit/Flower-Picking Outfit aka Dress and Bouquet/Blue Dress, which are all the same dress but with different accessories) or adjustments under the same name (i.e. the four variations of Molly's dog Bennett)
best friends and their collections are grouped with the main historicals
some of these were kind of hard to determine what was "furniture" vs "accessories", so my general rule of thumb was:
Dolls: if what you purchased would include the doll itself, as well as mini dolls
Outfits: clothes for the doll - had to be composed of at least either a full body outfit OR shirt/pants - shoes/socks/hats/ribbons/etc that came with them are included
Accessories: shoes/socks/hats/ribbons/etc that needed to be purchased SEPARATELY from the doll or an outfit (i.e. Samantha's Elegant Hat and Muff was sold separately from her Plaid Cape and Gaiters despite always being pictured together) OR small handheld items, such as dolls for the dolls and other toys OR pets, as they're clearly meant to compliment the collection.
Furniture: obviously things like tables and chairs, but also big items like trunks or playsets, and small items, like table settings. basically if it could qualify as a household furnishing, it would go here.
Girls + Misc: Clothes or other accessories, life-sized edition.
Books + Misc: books, puzzles, games, you name it, as long as it's printed and for humans to use
??????: stuff that didn't fit anywhere OR i couldn't tell what it was
I couldn't decide where some items belonged - the horses are big and expensive enough that they should qualify as furniture, but theyre yknow. animals. which were all going in accessories otherwise, since they're clearly part of a collection complementing the doll and not just a standalone item.
The funniest case of this is probably Felicty's sister Polly, who could reasonably be categorized as either of those (comes with cradle, which is household furnishings; is clearly meant to compliment Felicity's collection, like the pets) OR a doll (cause she. is one.)
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Aloha shirt from Nanea's Beach Accessories
Kahanamoku by Cisco shirt, 1949-1961, The Aloha Shirt: Spirit of Hawaii by Dale Hope
I think I may have found the inspiration for Nanea's aloha shirt. It's obviously not an exact copy but if Nanea's shirt is based on this one, I imagine the designers made the choice to eliminate the figures in the canoes since the tiny details may not have translated well to a doll scaled fabric print. Another reason is that the design may still be under copyright.
Unfortunately, it's quite obvious to anyone who has read this section of this book that it's a design from long after Nanea's time, so if her shirt is based on this one, it wouldn't be historically accurate. Which is a shame, because this book contains many examples of aloha shirts from the 1920s to early 1940s that could have be copied instead. And also a shame because I feel like Nanea's collection is one of the most historically accurate and well-researched.
The shirt should also have brown or dark brown buttons, since early aloha shirts often had buttons made from coconut shells.
The line this shirt is from is called Kahanamoku after Duke Kahanamoku, the famous Hawaiian surfer, who had a contract with Cisco to endorse this line of shirts.
Although this book was reprinted in 2020 by Patagonia Books, the original dates from 2000, and it is one of the few comprehensive sources for information about the history of the aloha shirt.
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Merry Christmas Eve!
Molly and Nanea are throwing a Christmas party! They’ve got all the decorations put up and their beautiful party dresses on.
Molly even made sugar cookies. As Nanea reaches for one, there’s a knock on the door. She and Molly run to answer it.
It’s Claudie and Rosemary! “Take your coats off and get comfortable!” Molly says. There’s another knock. Nanea goes to see who it is while Molly gets her guests settled.
Joss is here! As soon as Nanea brings her inside, there’s another knock on the door. As she goes back to welcome the next guest in, Nanea asks Molly, “How many people did you invite?”
“Everyone in my address book,” Molly says.
Before long, the place is packed! Everyone is talking, laughing, and munching on sugar cookies. Julie hears a familiar voice calling her name and turns to see who it is. When she sees her face, Julie runs to her and grabs her in a big hug.
It’s her best friend, Ivy Ling! Julie and Ivy haven’t seen each other in forever. It’s a Christmas miracle✨Happy holidays, everybody!
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