u/StateAlchemist86

Hello everyone ! Here's another review for a fashion pack that I've finally found second handed : it's the ILY 4ever Anna fashion pack, and this one is a high concept, I'd say !

It's a cute winter outfit, but with pixel arts, and an early 90's vibe in the clothing and colors. So overall, it's very nerdy, as if the designers tried to determine what kind of girl who'd relate to Anna's reclusiveness and naivete from the beginning of Frozen, and ended up with « a girly girl who stays at home playing video games », I guess ?

It's far fetched, but not *entirely* wrong, and the outfit is super fun : my ILY Bambi looks very cutesy wearing it !

I love the puffy ski jacket : it feels like the real deal, and the colors are very believable, like something that could be thrifted IRL.

The pink seam of the Swen t-shirt doesn't go all the way around, and it's bothering me a bit.

The skirt is nice, and could be easily used elsewhere, since I don't really know what the pattern represents, lol. If it's a reindeer's head, I don't know what the red square is,

The charm on the Olaf bag don't move, so it breaks the illusion a bit. It must be a budget thing, because the charm on the Mirabel bag did move.

Speaking of the Mirabel pack, Anna's glasses are slightly thinner and rounder than Mirabel's. I'd prefer an unique color, but I think they look better on the dolls.

The pink socks look very childish, and I hope the red pom-poms aren't too fragile.

Curiously, the shoes aren't mirrored : the teal and green-gold parts are always on the same side. At first, I thought I'd received two left shoes (or two right shoes), but according to the promo pictures, it's intentional. It's not a problem at all, just something interesting.

The headband is unfortunatly too small to fit properly on my doll's head, and it's the first time I have this problem with an ILY heandband... When you look at the promo pictures, ILY Snow White use it around her hair bun, which is cheating ! My theory is the headbands were badly manufactured and couldn't be recalled, so the designers and photographers had to improvised.

In conclusion, I don't think I'll be able to use all the pieces in other restyles, but sometimes, you have to appreciate a pack as it is. This one was a surprise hit for me, and I think I'll keep my Bambi like that for several weeks !

I promised myself to repost this ILY Darth Vader restyle here on May the Fourth, so here it is, for my own satisfaction !

Sorry for the disturbance (in the Force), please continue scrolling ^_^

All those blind box dolls often lack accessories, so I like to add "playability" by buying stuff like that 🤷🤭

Welp, believe in your dreams, I guess... !

I've been looking for those two fashion packs for like a year and a half, searching everyday in case someone would sell them, and it finally happened ! Thank you, mother-of-a-child-who-is-too-old-for-dolls-or-something-so-she-sells-everything !

Since those outfits are pretty rare on the after market, here are two short reviews to let you know if they're worth the effort to track them...

MAD TEA PARTY PACK :

It's one of these ILY look where the theming is pretty loose. It's supposed to be based around the attraction of the same name, but for me, it's more an « Alice in Wonderland in general » pack, with an emphasis around the singing flowers from the movie, who are not present in the ride (as far as I know). The big jacket and the boots are proof of that.

On the other hand, the tea cups pattern on the skirt, the Mickey ears, the lantern bag and the t-shirt are centered around the attraction, so I don't know what was the designers logic, here.

Speaking of the t-shirt, its image is very blurry, and I'm not sure if it's somewhat intentional or a result of the fabric used. Either way, the design is supposed to be one of the poster for the ride.

There is also a trans-purple chains necklace, and... I don't get it. It could be a Spectra Vondergeist accessorie that was lost in the package, for all I know...!

Overall, the outfit works better than expected, but it'll be hard to use the pieces independantly, IMO.

MIRABEL PACK :

On the opposite direction, I would say that the Mirabel pack works better if you use the clothes apart from one another... !

The rainbow sweater, the pink shoes, the green glasses, the overalls-skirt are all great pieces that can (and will) be recycled elsewhere, but once added, it's a bit much.

Fun fact, when the first teaser for Encanto dropped, I thought Mirabel was gonna be a schoolteacher visiting the village with her students, and it's exactly the vibes I get from this outfit : something a nice pre-school teacher in her late 20's would wear to work. Something that is practical, and is decorated with small gifts crafted by the kids (the necklace really looks like painted macaronis).

More than a « disneybounding » outfit, it's one of those « vibebounding » outfits, and I like those ones !

On the negative side, the glasses are a bit to thick, and the wicker hand bag isn't for me in this color.