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Friday, January 5, 2018

New Mattel Sanrio Clothes, J-Dolls, Re-Ment Little Twin Stars

A lot of people have been buying and reviewing the new Hello Kitty, Little Twin Stars, and Chococat outfits made by Mattel. They looked great, so I had my daughter pick up as many as she could find on her last run to Walmart. Unfortunately, one of the things not there was the Little Twin Stars two-piece top and skirt set, but I did get the Little Twin Stars blouse, which was good enough for this photo shoot! Back in May of 2017, I reviewed a Re-Ment Little Twin Stars set which featured a pink shoe, a blue shoe, a LTS purse, and a tiny LTS stool which really doesn't fit in anywhere. The shoes ended up fitting my J-Dolls beautifully, so I bought a second set, so I'd have two pink shoes and two blue shoes. I decided the LTS shirt/purse combo was too perfect to pass up, so here is Melanie wearing the Mattel top, with the Re-Ment purse and shoes. Adelheid is also modeling, wearing the Chococat dress and cat ears, carrying the purse, and wearing the blue Re-Ment shoes.
I really love this new line of clothes Mattel has put out. It's certainly a step up for them quality-wise, and I hope we see more of it in 2018. Now that I have the Chococat dress in hand, I suspect the reason the dress is not printed on the back, is because the back is a completely different material to the rest of the dress. The printed part of the dress is a very stiff cotton, while the back is a stretch material. You notice that the ruffle, which is the same fabric as the front, does go all the way around and has the same pattern. I'm guessing it was a fitting design choice here to make the dress out of different materials? Anyway, there might actually be a reason there isn't printed material on the back of the dress, while on other things like the red Hello Kitty shirt, there is.

Somehow I missed that the Chococat dress and purse set also comes with black cat ears! How cute! And they fit the J-Doll head, although I have the two ends tucked into Adelheid's hair, which might help.
I also love the pique material that the Little Twin Stars shirt is made out of. And the blanket stitch is a pretty alternative to the ubiquitous serged edge, but you still don't need to fold and sew down the edges. The Little Twin Stars print on this shirt is a far darker shade than the Re-Ment items, but I think the purse still really looks cute with the top. Melanie finishes off the outfit with a tulle skirt from the Shibajuku Girls line. It's not a perfect fit with the top, but the pink looks cute with the other pinks.
The purse also came with the Little Twin Stars charm, which is removable, not exactly surprising considering how detailed Re-Ment can make things.
For you J-Doll owners who might want to hunt up this Re-Ment set on eBay or elsewhere, here's a picture of the shoes, purse and stool. Seriously, what was the point of the stool? It's too small for anything, except maybe a footstool for a Kelly doll. Again, please remember you have to buy two sets to get a pink pair and a blue pair of shoes. You'll also get two purses that way, at least.
The Little Twin Stars items were fun to pair up here, but the real story is these great new clothes by Mattel. Is Mattel signaling that the company wants to create better quality clothes again as a whole? I really hope so. Also, there are a lot of blogging Barbie doll owners out there snatching up these clothes, and I hope a lot of parents are buying them too. Hopefully, sales will convince Mattel that better quality will still sell.

12 comments:

  1. I too really hope to see more better quality Mattel clothes this year, these are so cute, I love the blue dress! The Re-Ment shoes are also very pretty. Melanie and Adelheid look beautiful in these new outfits :-)!

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    1. Thank you! I'm hoping this year Mattel will act like they really care, which includes putting out nicer outfits.

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  2. Oh Barb, your girls look fantastic in those clothes! These Sanrio-themed clothes are epic, and I hope they continue with the line. Unfortunately (and I hate to be Mz. Bad News Bear here) I bought one of the new non-Hello Kitty dresses this evening. It's that pretty purple and blue ballgown with the sequined top...and it is plain in the back. Nothing but a sheet of plum fabric. The plum is pretty, but it makes the dress look...well, cheap!!! LOL, I don't mean to get on my soapbox about that, but I hate it when Mattel designs these cute clothes to only be viewed from the front. Hopefully that Little Twin Stars set is a sign that things will improve. Great post!

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    1. Eh, I don't think the clothing issue is completely turned around, but I did have to point out the thing with the Chococat dress. In all the reviews I've read, I haven't seen anything about the dress being made out of two different fabrics. I do hope Mattel can get its act together in 2018.

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  3. I love these Sanrio sets! I hope they turn up somewhere here soon but I rarely see seperate clothes for Barbies around here.
    I think the Little Twin Stars shirt goes pretty well with the pink stuff. It may be darker but it keeps the all round affect from being to pretty pretty girly.

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    1. That's a good point about the darker colors of the shirt. It'll be a shame if these clothes don't make it to where you are. Maybe somebody will carry them because of the Sanrio tie-in.

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  4. I saw all these sets on My Froggy Stuff. She does mention the fabrics and construction of all the clothes. The red dress has print all over. I'm kinda glad I'm not into Hello Kitty, these would ruin me considering the doll price situation around here!

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    1. Thank you for letting me know about the My Froggy Stuff review. I don't really watch review videos very often. I'd much rather read something than watch a video, but that's just my preference. I've liked Hello Kitty since I was in grade school, so these clothes are kind of a blast from the past for me, too.

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  5. I can say that the y Froggy Stuff video review tried the clothes on a Made-To-Move and a curvy body. The black cat dress does fir a curvy Barbie! I am guessing that is why the back is stretchy, so it can fit on multiple bodies.

    Thank you for the info on the Rement shoes! I have some from another set. I have an Obitsu head on a Pullip body, maybe she will fit Rement shoes! She's in my icon, I got her second hand.

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    1. That's a good point about the back being stretchy. I mean, some of the Mattel clothes still have issues, but perhaps this one time it made sense for the back to be a different fabric.

      If any of your other Re-Ment shoes fit your Pullip body, I hope that you share!

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  6. Hi, anywhere online to get the LTS bag and shoes? Thks!

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    1. I got mine from eBay, but there are also online sellers that sell Re-Ment. I would suggest simply searching for Re-Ment for sale, as there are a lot of Re-Ment sellers out there, but since the LTS set is older, not every store will have it. Therefore, I can't just give out a a particular store.

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