Isabelle

Well, she's here. American Girl's 2014 Girl of the Year is Isabelle Palmer, a dancer with a special talent for costume design from Washington, D.C.! 

Our conversation when we first saw her online on the 1st went something like this:

Felicity: Really? Another blond?

Bethany: Of course another blond. 

Felicity: Yeah, it's been two whole years since AG had a blond girl of the year. The universe might explode if they held off any longer than that!

Bethany: Blonds sell well, I'm sure.

Julie: Well, it does make sense. When I imagine a ballerina, I do think of a blond in a pink tutu...

Felicity: Wasn't one blond in pink enough? They just introduced Caroline in her pink number in 2012.

Lily: Hey, do you have something against blonds?

Felicity: I just feel they are overrepresented. As are brunettes. We've had plenty of blond and brunette girl of the year dolls, but only 1 with black hair.

Bethany: 2 if you count Sonali.

Felicity: True, but Chrissa was the star of that show. And Sonali was a big jerk in the movie.

Bethany: I was rather hoping for an African American doll of the year to add some diversity.

Felicity: Or a Latina doll. 

Julie: They already had Marisol. Wasn't she Latina?

Felicity: I don't know. 

Lily: Yes. She was. But she was way back in 2005.

Felicity: Oh. Then how about a Latina doll with darker hair?

Bethany: I've always wanted to see a black haired doll with gray eyes.

Felicity: Why doesn't AG make dolls with gray eyes?

Bethany: They do. Molly has gray eyes. 

Lily: Molly's retired.

Bethany: She is?!! Bummer!

Lily: I think most young girls are going to prefer blue or the new aquamarine to gray, so I doubt AG will be bringing gray back anytime soon.

Felicity: What is with this "aquamarine" business? I've never seen a person with aquamarine eyes in my life.

Bethany: Ditto. But it is pretty. 

Felicity: What's with the asymmetric pink shirt? 

Lily: Because she likes clothes design. Keep up, Felicity.

Felicity: And the pink-tipped hair clip ins?

Lily: Young girls will like them.

Felicity: Gag me.

Bethany: I like that she has hazel eyes. 

Lily: ...Says the doll with hazel eyes. 

Bethany: AG doesn't have any other hazel-eyed dolls with her shade of blond hair. Just this My American Girl with "honey blond hair."

Lily: Oh, then it's about time. I think Isabelle's cute. And her movie should be entertaining.

Felicity: At least her name isn't spelled funky like Saige's was.

Julie: Her hair looks pretty in the twist thing.

Lily: Yeah, it does. I should try it on you guys sometime.

Bethany: I'm glad she doesn't live in New York. That's been done plenty already.

Julie: Do you think AG will ever make a doll from Michigan?

Lily: Nope. Not when they've already done Caroline from New York by Lake Ontario. 

Felicity: Arg. Thanks a lot, Caroline.

That's all for now, but check back soon for a look at Isabelle's clothes and accessories. I'm sure we'll have plenty to say about them too.