#American Girl Rebecca

[americangirldollies]

I was able to get a listing of Rebecca's Costume Chest with the photos/paper products!!!!!! In doing so, I scanned the photos so now if anyone is missing them/would like to print them out for their own collection they are able to! (without breaking the bank like me lol).

[alittlebitbethany]

My photo for day 14 of A Very Dolly Christmas Countdown 2023 isn’t actually Christmas related it’s for Hanukkah. I wanted to wish my friends and followers who celebrate it a happy Hanukkah. Image Description: a photo of Rebecca Rubin a Jewish American Girl doll dressed in formal clothing standing behind a table with a menorah , a dreidel and a Sufganiyah on a plate.

[agflashgamesenjoyer]

Transparent PNGs of the Historical Characters from American Girl's website, circa 2011-2012.

[mia-st-clair-deserved-to-kill]

I may be misremembering some events but alas

[autisticmckennabrooks]

healing my inner child one matching fit at a time

[thelibraryghost]

A Young Person's Introduction to Late 19th-Century Western Fashion

hello fellow youths

General information Banner, Bernadette. "Exposing Victorian Influencers Who 'Facetuned' Their Photos. (Photo Manipulation was EVERYWHERE)." YouTube. July 17, 2021. English Heritage. "Fashion Through History: Episode 1 – Victorians." YouTube. February 9, 2023. Lady Rebecca Fashions. "100 Years of Fashion // The Fashionable Plus Size Silhouette from 1820-1910." YouTube. June 5, 2021. Victoria and Albert Museum. "100 Years of Fashionable Womenswear: 1830s – 1930s | V&A." YouTube. July 18, 2023. Zebrowska, Karolina. "Victorian Fashion Is Not What You Think It Is." YouTube. March 19, 2019.

Accessories Banner, Bernadette. ""Afro-Victorian": Bringing Historical Black Women's Dress into the 21st Century w Cheyney McKnight." YouTube. October 20, 2021. Cox, Abby. "A Fashion Historian Explains the History of the Handbag." YouTube. January 26, 2023. Rudolph, Nicole. "Dangerous Things in Victorian Pockets : Mens Pocket History." YouTube. March 2, 2024. Rudolph, Nicole. "The Controversial History of Color Season Analysis." YouTube. November 4, 2023. Zebrowska, Karolina. "Disgusting and Creepy Victorian Fashion Trends." YouTube. October 17, 2018.

Bustles and hoopskirts Donner, Morgan. "Weirdest Victorian Invention: The Bustle-Chair (and we made one)." YouTube. November 20, 2020. Lady Rebecca Fashions. "100 Years of Underwear // The Changing Plus Size Shape from Regency to Victorian to Edwardian." YouTube. May 1, 2021. Lady Rebecca Fashions. "All About Bustles! A Deep Dive into 1870s Fashions." YouTube. December 26, 2023. Rudolph, Nicole. "Why were Victorian Hips Controversial?" YouTube. September 12, 2021.

Cosmetics Birchwood, Vasi. "1800s Makeup Is Not What You Think." YouTube. July 21, 2023. English Heritage. "Queen Victoria Makeup Tutorial | History Inspired | Feat. Amber Butchart and Rebecca Butterworth." YouTube. May 20, 2019. Zebrowska, Karolina. "I Used Only Victorian Cosmetics For a Week." YouTube. July 26, 2023.

Fabrics Rudolph, Nicole. "Did Silk Spontaneously Combust in the Victorian Era?" YouTube. August 8, 2021. Rudolph, Nicole. "The History of Elastic." YouTube. July 4, 2021. Rudolph, Nicole. "The Truth About Arsenic in the Victorian Era." YouTube. January 24, 2021.

Gowns Bullat, Samantha. "Dress Historian Analyzes Victorian Mourning Clothing of the Mid-19th Century." YouTube. March 14, 2021. Lady Rebecca Fashions. "All About 1860's Fashion // What did Civil War-era fashion look like?" YouTube. November 12, 2022. Lady Rebecca Fashions. "How did fashion evolve from 1850-1859? // 1850's Fashion Deep Dive." YouTube. October 1, 2022. Rudolph, Nicole. "Victorian Fast Fashion? The Truth about the History of Disposable Clothing." YouTube. February 6, 2022. SnappyDragon. "Were the Pre-Raphaelites painting accurate medieval dress . . . or Victorian fairtytalecore?" YouTube. April 26, 2024. Zebrowska, Karolina. "19th Century Fashion - How To Tell Different Decades Apart?" YouTube. November 17, 2017.

Hair care and styling Banner, Bernadette. "Following a Victorian Home Made Hair Care Routine (1889)." YouTube. September 11, 2021. Lady Rebecca Fashions. "Getting Dressed in an 1888 Daisy Costume // Easy Bustle-Era Hair Tutorial." YouTube. November 13, 2020. Lady Rebecca Fashions. "Getting Dressed in the 1870s & 1874 Hairstyle Tutorial." YouTube. February 23, 2020. Rudolph, Nicole. "Why did Victorian Women Cut their Hair Short?" YouTube. December 18, 2022. Laundry and housekeeping English Heritage. "A Tour of the Laundry - The Victorian Way." YouTube. September 6, 2019. English Heritage. "How to Wash Up - The Victorian Way." YouTube. March 18, 2021. English Heritage. "Laying the Table at Christmas – The Victorian Way." YouTube. December 14, 2022. Walkley, Christina, and Vanda Foster. Crinolines and Crimping Irons: Victorian Clothes: How They Were Cleaned and Cared for. Peter Owen Limited: London, 1978.

Outerwear and working wear Birchwood, Vasi. "What Irish Working Women Wore in the Late 19th Century | I Made the Clothing of My Irish Ancestors." YouTube. June 23, 2023. English Heritage. "The Real Mrs Crocombe | Part Four: A Victorian Cook's Outfit." YouTube. July 5, 2018. Stowell, Lauren. "It's Hot: Let's Look At Some Bathing Suits." American Duchess. August 18, 2023. Rudolph, Nicole. "The History of Jeans, T-shirts, and Hoodies: Time Travel 101." YouTube. March 20, 2022. Zebrowska, Karolina. "The 1851 Women's Pants That Made The Victorians Go Crazy." YouTube. March 2, 2020.

Shoes Rudolph, Nicole. "100 years of Antique Boots." YouTube. February 10, 2024. Rudolph, Nicole. "How to Make Regency & Victorian Shoes: Beginner Shoemaking." YouTube. June 27, 2021. Rudolph, Nicole. "The Myth of Tiny Feet "Back Then"." YouTube. September 26, 2021.

Undergarments Banner, Bernadette. "I Wore a (Medical) Corset for 5 Years. How do Victorian Corsets Compare?" YouTube. November 7, 2020. Banner, Bernadette. "Making Some Frilly Victorian Underwear || 1890s Combinations." YouTube. February 9, 2019. Birchwood, Vasi. "What Victorians Wore to Bed." YouTube. May 5, 2023. Cox, Abby. "I made weird Victorian underwear (it's a knit onesie) & a pretty 1890s corset || historical sewing." YouTube. March 21, 2021. Lady Rebecca Fashions. "How 8 Different Historical Corsets Affect the Same Plus Size Body." YouTube. December 12, 2020. Rudolph, Nicole. "100 Years of Corset History: How 8 Corsets affect the same body." YouTube. November 29, 2020. Zebrowska, Karolina. "How Did Victorian Ladies Stay Warm in Winter? || THE EXPERIMENT." YouTube. January 22, 2021. Zebrowska, Karolina. "How Did Victorian Women Deal With Their Periods?" YouTube. October 17, 2019.

[girloftheisland]

This is the primary AG holiday decor in our house. Seemed unlikely that we could afford to collect all the historical holiday outfits, so this is the next best thing.

[pancreasnostalgia]

Rebecca is glad to have someone to celebrate Hanukkah with. She and Lindsey are sharing a variety of old-fashioned and modern treats.

[paperstarzz]

🦅 American Girl 🦅

My favorites were always Kirsten and Rebecca, although the only doll I have is Caroline (third favorite)

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[haveamagicalday]

Duel of the American Girl Dolls: Historical Pets (Round 1)

This is a poll in the Duel of the American Girl Dolls. Other polls can be found here

[omgthatdress]

Rebecca’s BeForever Hanukkah dress is more typical of the style of what a girl would wear on a special occasion in 1914.

(The McCord Museum, credit @in-pleasant-company​)

1914 fashion was still pretty Victorian, so you do see a lot of white lawn dress leftovers.

One of my favorite parts of Rebecca’s collection is her Sabbath Set

The little samovar is DELIGHTFUL!

From russiansamovars.com:

“The Samovar was first introduced to Russia from Mongolia in the mid 1700s. With the introduction of tea, Samovars became popular as a source of accessible hot water and for warmth from the bitter Russian winters. Most importantly, Samovars were the center of cultural life. The 18th and 19th centuries were times of great upheaval for the Jewish People. One can only imagine the conversations and events these Samovars have witnessed thoughout their histories in countless dwellings in Eastern and Central Europe and again on their long, treacherous voyage by sea to the "Goldene Medina.”

One thing I’d really like to see is the Sabbath set be completed with a challah cover and kiddush cup!

[americangirldollies]

Rebecca's Directors Set Title Cards

Scanned and edited (mostly) for your enjoyment!

"Title cards, which were used before movies had sound so audiences could read the dialogue on-screen"

[alittlebitbethany]

It’s Rebecca’s birthday today 🎂so I took this photo to celebrate. I hope that you like my photo. Image Description: a photo of an American Girl doll Rebecca Rubin wearing formal clothing, standing behind a table with an Hello Kitty birthday cake and a plate of Hello Kitty biscuits on it.

[pleasantsamantha]

The gang is ALL here dressed in their best for December ❄️

[oddball-n-the-dolls]

How have we not gotten a historical AG doll from Chicago yet?

It’s the third biggest city in the US, and the biggest in the Midwest

It’s the birthplace of many inventions, like the first skyscraper, and its played a crucial role in American history by its location being a crucial point for trading

Also I will forever find it hilarious that we’ve now had not 1, not 2, not even 3, but 4 New York City dolls. Which might not be so bad, but the real kicker is that their eras are back-to-back-to-back (1904 x2, 1914, 1922) And only Nellie of those 4 is officially retired

I don’t actually mind having 4 NYC girls. I love them all and I think they’re all important

It’s just. So much New York. I find it hilarious, not annoying

[autisticmckennabrooks]

My Collection!

From left to right:

Blair: (eras shirt) I got her in January of 2024. She’s Truly Me 101

Rebecca Rubin: from the historical collection. I’ve had her for 14 years, give or take. Her limbs are extremely loose from years of play- to the point where she can no longer stand on her own. So my Rebecca is disabled (I imagine her having hypermobile ehlers danlos syndrome because of her loose limbs)

Little Rory: my Just Like Me doll! I named her after myself when I was a kid. I’m not sure what number she is but she’s a pleasant company doll from around 13 years ago. I’ve started giving giving her medical and mobility aids to match the ones I have/had irl

Mckenna Brooks: the 2012 girl of the year! I got her when she came out in 2012