Toy Review: Fancy Nancy – Fancy Poodle Dress & Rouge Heeled Shoes

When I was a young girl, nothing was as fun as dress up time. There was just something exciting about trying on new clothes, doing my hair, and pretending to be the princess that I always thought I was. As I have grown, this excitement has not died down. The only difference is that it’s no longer called dress up time. it’s shopping! Needless to say, when I get a chance to see some girls have fun in the way that I used to, I am all for it!

So when I packed up the Fabulous Fancy Nancy and her Dress Up Outfit, I also brought along the Fancy Poodle Dress and Rouge Heeled Shoes for the girls to dress up in and play around with as they played with the doll. The girls loved it and found the doll even more fun when they were able to look just like her. All it took was this great outfit along with some pigtails and a little personality. We threw in some sunglasses and they were ready for Hollywood, Fancy Nancy style!

Positives & Negatives:

Positives:
Promotes Imagination
Give kids a chance for good old fashioned play
Not outrageously priced
Promotes Independent or multiple child play
Fits a varying age demographic
Good for imagination
Dress up makes girls feel fancy, pretty, and good

Negatives:
None that I can think of

Pricing & Availability:
Unlike other Fancy Nancy items there seems to be more availability for the dress up options. You can purchase both the Poodle Dress and the Rouge Shoes online. The Fancy Nancy Dress is available for $24.99 and the Rouge Shoes can be purchased for $19.77.

I did not find the shoes at Target, though the dress is available for the same price listed above. You can order the dress through Amazon or Target. If you prefer to shop in person, Target also will allow you to search for the stores near you that are carrying the dress currently. While the set is close to $50, these are sold separately and you do not need one to enjoy the other. They make excellent everyday dress up clothes, but would make an adorable outfit for a dress up party or even could be used as an outfit on Halloween.

Requirements & Instructions:
The great thing about items like this is that there are no requirements. The only thing you need is a young child that’s the right size for this dress. According to the tags it will work for kids ages 3 and up. It lists that it fits sizes 4x to 6x. We tried it out on two girls, aged five and seven. It fit perfectly on the five year old, but it was a little short on the seven year old, who is kind of tall for her age. The shoes fit both girls perfectly.

Considering their ages they were able to handle this all on their own. They took the dress on and off with no problems and could slip the shoes on and off, wearing them with whatever they had on at the time. I don’t think that a three year old would have much problem putting this on either. They might need a small amount of basic help, but I am sure that most would be just fine. The only thing the adult really needs to be included on is pigtail duty if the child insists on looking just like the adorable Fancy Nancy.

Durability:
I was tempted to leave this section out because I always feel silly talking about durability when it comes to clothing. I left it in because the quality of the clothing was excellent (the shoes were good, too) and I wanted to impress that despite the price you pay, you are getting something is of excellent quality and was made with plenty of attention to detail. This was not something thrown together cheaply to make a buck. Chances are, this outfit will grow to be too small for your child before your child grows out of it or something happens to damage it (accidents excluded, of course).

Fun Factor & Overall Appeal:
Little girls will absolutely love these dress up items and parents will love them, as well. The attention to detail here is absolutely marvelous. The dress is almost a complete replica of Fancy Nancy’s doll dress except for a few minor changed details. The dress up dress includes some delicate pink braided fabric around the cuffs, the cow print is nice and sparkly, and the middle of the shirt has a Fancy Nancy cameo completely encircled in a tuft of bright pink fur. Other than that the dress is nearly identical and looks great on the little girl of your choice.

The shoes remind me of the classic, pretty ruby red slippers that come from theWizard of Oz. From one end to the other they are covered in shiny sparkles. The top of the shoes have red lace bows and the shoe itself is like a slipper with no back. Being that they were heels the girls especially loved these because they had a chance to be sophisticated and wear something that made them look older.

Bottom Line:
Both the Fancy Poodle Dress and the Rouge Heeled Shoes make wonderful additions to a young girl’s dress up closet. These items are fun and fashionable and come with that very important Fancy Nancy message (the one about being yourself, no matter what others think). Girls that love the books and series will absolutely adore these items. If you have a young daughter I highly recommend them.

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Ashtyn is in her early 30s. She is a mother, writer, college student, and music lover. Ashtyn has had a successful career as a writer since 2003. She turned to blogging in 2005. Ashtyn attends Wright State where she is getting a degree in Psychology. She has extensive knowledge in SEO and Social Media Development.