Chambray Chic was released in 2015, the year the Fashionistas got thick! She's one of the curvy girls, and she's absolutely lovely.
So far she is the second curvy doll that I own, the other being Zig&Zag. One great thing about the curvy dolls, they stand on their own. No awkward leaning, no having to sit, these girls are built so that they are not top heavy, and they don't get pulled down by the size of their heads.
Chambray Chic comes wearing a one piece dress that has a chambray look top and a bright yellow skirt that is just above knee length. She has a pretty bright pink belt, black flats and no jewelry at all. The outfit isn't the best quality, but she looks pretty nice in it.
Like all of the Fashionista line, she's hard plastic and unmovable. She can sit, but she can also relax in this sexxay position. She's certainly not as awkward as some of the dolls, and I like the one bent arm look.
This doll has fair skin and long, light blond hair. She has fairly natural looking make-up, with pink lips and pretty blue eyes. She kinda looks like Barbie's slightly heavier cousin.
Chambray uses the Curvy/Karl face mold, which I'd be lying if I said that I immediately liked. Actually, at fist I thought it was a really ugly face mold.
That's right, I said it. They chubbed up the Karl mold, and I hated it (to be fair I didn't like the Karl mold itself either!). However, after seeing the mold used on the MTM Skateboard doll I actually started to like it, and now I can't remember why I ever hated it. It's really cute, with the chubby cheeks and pointed chin, and it looks great on the curvy dolls.
Here she is without her outfit, so you can get an idea of what her shape is like. Thicker waist, slightly thicker arms, bigger hips and bum, and most obviously, bigger legs.
I was speaking to a friend of mine who doesn't care about dolls herself, but has a young daughter she buys them for. We spoke about the Fashionista line, and we are both cheapskates, so we agreed that we liked them for the price and diversity. However, my friend then mentioned that she likes the new bodies, except for the curvy dolls. While she had no issue with bigger people, she simply felt that no little girl would want a chunky doll who couldn't share Barbie's clothes but needed her own line to fit properly. I had not yet redressed either of my curvy gals, so I wasn't sure how accurate that statement was...naturally once I got home I tried to disprove her point.
Bam! Here she is in an old "Fashion Ave" outfit! Looking pretty hot, if I do say so! The top fits like a dream and her cute little tummy still looks good. The skirts is a little tight...
Oh, maybe too tight? LOL! But I bet she would fit into a more giving material. So I guess my pal was partially right, she's not going to be able to wear everything from Barbies closet, but she probably can still wear a lot of it!
This is Fashionista Blue Brocade in the same outfit. She's a petite and it fits her, though a little loosely.
What do you think, will girls enjoy the curvy dolls or are they going straight into the adults collections?
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