Historical Reviews: Sidekicks: Ivy's Meet Outfit and Accessories (2007)

70s groovy pants~

I like to think my last review was good, but I don't honestly know. So please, gimme feedback. We writers thrive on it.

Today I'm going to review Ivy's meet set. If you don't understand what I mean by meet, you can read about it here. I don't feel like explaining something that's already typed up nicely. Also, I've decided on a rule for my reviews. If there's a set I have that Neth has reviewed, I won't review it, because she's really good at writing nice, honest, detailed reviews, not just "omg this is basically a product overview and i loves it allll" but actually pointing out what's wrong with things. I try to review like that, but I'm still starting. 

She wore a rasberry beret~

Beret: I like to go top to bottom, and I'm doing the accessories too, so let's start with the beret¹. It's a rasperry colored felt beret. Not much to talk about.

Hats off.

Tag it all up.

 It's kind of hard to get on and still make her hair look good, but that's the only negative. I like hats. B-.

Now in necklace.

Coin: And, according to book canon, Ivy carries around a Chinese coin for good luck. I truned mine into a necklace so I wouldn't lose it as easily. And going off of the superpower thing I said with Kaya, Ivy gets levitation.

Other side.

The other side is less detailed. Research shows that I can't find an exact match for it. However, I did find two that were pretty close:





If anyone know what coin it's actually supposed to be, that would be great! Coin gets a B. It's cute, it makes a nice necklace, but I'm skeptical about its accuracy.

Earrings.

Earrings: Ivy comes with standard AG piercings, which limits versatility, but earrings are cool so I can't complain too much. Ivy herself comes with just the gold studs, and the accessories come with the drops.

I really like earrings. Especially dangles. And hoops. Mmmm, hoops. While I like silver slightly better than gold, these are really nice, although the dangles sometimes get stuck on the middle of the posts and it doesn't work out. A.

Bag it.

 Purse: And because every girl needs a purse for carrying things, Ivy has a purse made to look like it was upcycled from jeans. A very 70s thing to do. It also has patches: a pink flower, a rainbow with a cloud slightly under and to the right, a striped square, and a rectangle cut from the same material as the strap, which is greenish yellow with red polka dots. There's also two little pockets and three belt loops that further push the "these were once jeans" look. This would've been the back side of the jeans.

Butt pockets!

On the other side is a pocket made of the same material as the strap and the little rectangle on the other side. There's also two more belt loops on this side. The only thing that I don't like is that there's no sign of a fly. Oh, and there's also fringe on the bottom. Think cut-off shorts.

There's also a little part sewn on the side, kind of like a pocket for a pencil. So, I tried to fit one in there. It worked, but not nicely.

I think I'm clever.

And because why not, I compared the purse to my only blue AG brand jeans: the ones from the Parade Set from the year of Chipotle Mayo. The bag is, in fact, smaller, so it helps with the "this was made out of old too small jeans" thing. The bag's also a little lighter than the pants.

The other side.

The other side. Notice the real pants don't have butt pockets. Ha!

Meet me inside!²

The inside's pretty boring. A.

Watermelon, pizza³.

Shirt: Time for clothes. Ivy's shirt is a basic long sleeved shirt with a cowl neck collar. It has a pink and green diamond print all over itself, with some flowers on top of the diamonds in places. The fabric feels like polyester.

Cowl.

I like cowl neck things.

Basic sleeves.

Velcroes up the back, like everything does. (With the exception of, like, two things in AG history.) A.

Lookin fly~

Pants: Ivy wears green corduroy pants with two rows of yellow top stitching going down the middles of the legs. 

Pockets.

Instead of just elastic waistband or something, there's a velcro fly. Realism! No button though. I don't know how to describe the pockets, except that they're not standard pockets, and they're not real.

REAL PANTS DON'T DO THAT.

But, there's also elastic in the back. Weird.

Feets⁴

Simple hem. B+.

Boots!

And for footgear, cuz everyone needs shoes, we get tan boots. I really like these.

There are four rows of embroidery on the tops, and a row in the middle with diamonds.

Velcro up the back, because easily putting on shoes is fun.

Textured sole. A.

And, to end with a butt joke⁵, we've got lime green chones.⁶  They're basic, with elastic around the waist and leg holes. There's a rainbow graphic in the middle, that is the exact same as the patch on the purse. B. Good underwear.

--Shark

¹ When I was little I thought it was pronounced like barrette. I quickly fixed my mistake.
² HAMILTON.
³ So many band jokes.
⁴ One of my friends thinks it's weird that AGs have flat feet. Well, maybe it is.
⁵ End!
⁶ I hate the word panties. No one in my family uses it; we say chones instead. California, yo.