Once you have the Fancy Nancy Doll, it’s only a matter of time before your little one will be requesting that Fancy Nancy has something new to wear. The clothing that she comes with will provide plenty of play, but once your kids see the gorgeous outfit options available for Nancy it will be hard for them to deny their precious doll the idea of a wardrobe all her own.
As I mentioned in the doll review that I had done, Fancy Nancy was one of my favorite toy reviews to date. When we had played with her, I brought out some new clothes for her to wear just for this review. Of course, with her being brand new, the clothing wasn’t necessary at that point, but for review purposes we pulled it out and settled in for a day of fashion fun with Fancy Nancy.
Positives & Negatives:
Positives:
Adds additional play to main toy
Good quality
Kids will love the inclusion of this item in their toy arsenal
Mix and Match-ability
Negatives:
Could be seen as pricey based on one outfit
Pricing & Availability:
The Fancy Nancy toy line is exclusively available at Target stores. If you are unsure of where to find the nearest Fancy Nancy items you can check the Target website, which will allow you to search for the closest store with Fancy Nancy merchandise. Each outfit selection costs $19.99, which could be viewed as moderately expensive for doll clothing. However, the items (at least some of them) are able to be mixed and matched so it wouldn’t hurt to indulge a child when special gifts are appropriate, such as birthdays, holidays, and other special moments.
The available options for dress up outfits include the Party Dress (what we are reviewing here), the Purple Butterfly Dress, the Dance Outfit, and the Heart PJs and Robe. All of the outfits come with slippers and are the same price. You may be able to find these online, though chances are you will end up paying a higher price. If you can find them at Target, I definitely recommend you do so.
Requirements & Instructions:
This Party Dress comes with a deep purple, sparkly dress with a red sash belt and sparkly white ruffles along the collar and sleeves. It is long sleeved with the red sash encircling the sleeves at the elbow. The higher part of the sleeve is poofed out and there is dotting of the sash ribbon in a small pattern. Also included are some ruffled pink and red socks and some adorable fluffy puppy slippers with blue bows on the puppy ears.
Since these are dress up clothes suitable for a specific doll, the only requirement you have is that you need the doll for these to be of any excitement. Without the doll, this dress probably won’t be much fun. However, if you have the doll, you should be good to go and as long as your child has the basic dressing skills they should not have one single problem with this.
Durability:
In considering the durability you are looking at dress up clothes, so this outfit is made very carefully with exceptional quality to detail. You might find it hard to pay $20 for a doll outfit, but you would certainly pay this for a dress that would fit your child because the quality is that good. You can consider this like you would something your own child would wear. They shouldn’t be able to rip it (not that they should want to in the first place), and it’s not going to fall apart should Nancy be dropped on accident. In short, you will surely get your money’s worth on this.
Ease of Use:
If your child can undress and re-dress Nancy then this will be a snap because that’s the whole point of this dress up outfit. It will initiate new ways for play. With this dress, Nancy will be the belle of the ball and is all set for the perfect party of your child’s choosing. It couldn’t be any easier of a concept. Most three year olds shouldn’t have any problem making Nancy look pretty in a variety of outfits.
Fun Factor & Overall Appeal:
It was loads of fun to put a new outfit on Nancy. It seems like something incredibly simple in nature, and it is, but sometimes the simple things provide more fun than you think they will. The girls loved dressing her up in something new and instantly came up with some fun new ways to play with her. She was ready for a fancy party with some of the other dolls that the girls owned. Everybody had so much fun and when the party was done, Nancy was able to change back into her regular dress to wind down before bed.
The girls also liked having the ability of mixing and matching the little things from the two outfits. For instance, Nancy always wore her necklace and since the girls loved the heart socks in the dress up outfit, Nancy decided to leave those on after the party. They couldn’t decide on slippers though, so Nancy ended up wearing one of each. Either way she was still looking good and quite fancy, as always.
Bottom Line:
Little girls (and little boys) that love dolls usually love the fun that comes with making them over and dressing them up. Nancy has her own set of clothing that is just perfect for her. While it is mildly high in terms of price, especially if you’re being hit by the rough economy, the price is not unreasonable and it actually ends up being worth it, in terms of the length of time that this will be of use to your child. The outfits are well made and fit the theme perfectly. The Nancy fans in your family will love these outfits and will definitely want an outfit (or all of them) if they are lucky enough to have a doll of their own.
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Ashtyn lives in her home state of Michigan with her life partner, Dominick, her 14 year old son, and her baby, the Shih-Tzu, Oliver Twist. Ashtyn is in college, going for a degree in Psychology. She plans to get her Ph.D and work as a therapist in the field of human sexuality. Ashtyn is an experienced and talented chef. She also excels at writing and has worked as a professional writer for the past five years. Ashtyn enjoys spending time with her son and four year old nephew, watching movies, listening to music, and writing works of fiction.
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