I turned myself into Samantha Parkington // Finishing my American Girl Cosplay

I am so happy with how my Samantha middy dress cosplay came out!
In this video, I'll be making the sleeves and neckline inset of the dress, making the tam hat, plus heading to the beach for the final reveal.
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[@lindagoesel3815]

By your smile, we can tell how happy these designs are making you.. keep up what makes you happy. Thanks.

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

It's true - I'm enjoying them so much! ☺️

[@SherBear88]

The brown wig REALLY makes your eyes pop! I was thinking how great you look with brown hair and had a giggle when you said it was close through your natural hair color. I knew you weren’t a real redhead but didn’t figure you were that much of a brunette! LOL! Love your videos! I don’t wanna make costumes but I would really love to get to the point where you are so I can make my own clothes. 🙂

[@KahoriFutunaka]

As a German I was very confused when I stumbled upon "American Girl" on the internet. It seemed like... a cult? Kind of? XD But I do admit I find the idea with the historical characters very interesting and love seeing you make those beautiful dresses. Can't wait for more! Maybe in the meantime you want to introduce us non-Americans to your collection in a Saturday video? You showed the dolls behind you a few times and I would like to know more about them. Who they are, which period, when you got them and why, maybe?

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

I've been wondering if people would be interested in a little video about the different dolls. I could definitely do that! And I wouldn't say it's a cult, but there are a ton of adult collectors, some of whom grew up with the dolls, and some who didn't. The dolls and the stories are such a great introduction to history for kids.

[@vickychaotic1602]

@@LadyRebeccaFashions I'm German too and I had never heard of the American Girl dolls until I saw them in your videos. I would really like to know more about them, so I definitely second KahoriFutunaka's suggestion of a video about them. PS: That dress is lovely!

[@ReneePowell]

American Girl dolls are awesome! They feature girls from specific times and places in what is now the United States and expose modern kids to what their lives would have been like. They also address social issues and hardships they would have experienced or learned about (slavery, child labor, immigration). They’re remarkably well researched. Each doll (Kirsten, Samantha, etc.) has several thematic books with matching historically appropriate outfits and accessories. If I recall correctly, those include “Meet X”, “Happy Birthday X”, “Merry Christmas X”, “X Has An Adventure”, and so on.

[@KahoriFutunaka]

@@LadyRebeccaFashions I first stumbled upon it because someone said one doll was glorifying slavery. The comment section was very heated, there were insults and threats and everything. I had never seen anything like that regarding "just toys" (and old ones at that!) To me it just didn't seem to be "normal" behaviour...

[@KahoriFutunaka]

@@ReneePowell Those books sound very interesting to me for university. Do you know if they are available outside the United States? Maybe even as E-books?

[@marywest2896]

the wig, color and the bangs made you look 10 years younger`!!!!! really, hope you review the video to see what i mean...your natural color is beautiful, the bangs are a hit to me.

[@MelancholyRequiem]

OMG YOU ARE LIVING MY DREAM!!!!!!!!! I still have my Samantha Parker doll and my own costume of hers they sold back in the day, and I've been looking for fabric that matches which is impossible! These videos of American Girls recreations fill my heart with so much joy. Thank you so much for this!!!

[@catstreat9434]

Try looking for "cotton duck" (if you are shopping in the U.S.). It's what marine uniforms are made of.

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you! :) If you're looking for this fabric, it's just white cotton twill from Joanns. But if you're looking for something more like her meet outfit, that will be way more of a challenge!

[@pwhite2579]

As for the tam, remember the human skull is not a circle it is more like an egg. Any hat will fit better if cut to that shape even if the band is stretchy.

[@sandiemable]

Sqeallllllllll! I love it; these dresses are so cute, and you can wear them anytime. You look great in the blonde wig, and the brunette is a wow. My face is not so versatile. LOL! Have a wonderful week, xoxo's Sandie🤗

[@caitlynv1167]

I am loving the American Girl stuff!! My favorite will always be Felicity (with Samantha a very close second). Felicity was the first doll I got, and I really resonated with her as a fellow horse-girl.

[@Kinglystateof]

Honestly an auburn with a bang looks AMAZING ON YOU

[@paulacarlson4365]

Rebecca,you are amazing with everything you do.Thanks for sharing.

[@roxiepoe9586]

Beautiful! (for my biggest circle, I use my trashcan lid, lol )

[@shamancarmichael5305]

As a Children's Librarian we used to have an annual American Girls tea party, where kids could invite a grownup (usually moms)and they would dress up and bring their AG dolls! We featured a different girl and era each year, and had crafts and refreshments from that time. I wish we still did that, I would have invited you to speak and wear one of your dresses! They are amazing!

[@sewmeonekenobi639]

The wig is a good look for you. Thanks for the video.

[@patbowman6723]

That outfit fits you like a glove, I can't get over how stunning you look in dark brown hair and your blue eyes are beautiful. Great video.

[@momstruction]

You look so adorable as a brunette btw!

[@AssassinofHighgarden]

I'm LIVING for these cosplays, and I'm enjoying them just as much as you are! The nostalgia is so real right now and I may have to make some questionable decisions with my adult money and please desperate child me. The closest I could get was poring over the catalogues and reading the books wherever I could find them, but never owning them

[@themombat1193]

Love this outfit! My daughter had several dolls, plus Bitty Baby! These projects are bringing back nice memories! Thank you.

[@HistoricalBelle]

I've really been enjoying all of your American Girl Doll makes!

[@hazeluzzell]

Love the fringe. Suits you!

[@persephoneolympia3078]

Omg you look gorgeous with that colour hair! So youthful too!

[@nixhixx]

I really like you with the dark hair!

[@robinsiciliano8923]

So enjoying the American Girl content! As a mother who purchased several AGs for my two now grown daughters and have them and their clothes squirreled away for possible future generations?? Who knows… I do know that I would have been obsessed with them if they were available in the 70s and I so enjoyed seeing my girls love them to literal pieces. I’m hoping to send some to the “hospital” for refreshing one day. Love this series! Thank you for brightening my day whenever you post.

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you! And no reason you can't collect the dolls yourself 😉 (I think there's actually more adult American Girl collectors than kids!)

[@kathyjohnson2043]

You look wonderful with that hair style!

[@TealCheetah]

Awww, this turned out great!

[@rachellebovits9360]

omg this is taking me back to my childhood

[@mikuhatsune184]

I love this! Very well done on making Samantha‘s cute outfit for yourself. My favorite dolls were always Nellie and Samantha, so seeing her sailor outfit come to life is wonderful :)

[@SebastianGrimthwayte]

Thank you for sharing your joy. There’s just not enough of that in the world right now!

[@EilonwyG]

You two match so perfectly! Sam had always been my favorite from the moment I first saw her. All that delicate lace and sweet clothing. I've always been a Victorian girl at heart. My girl's in her 30's now, got her for my 10th, then bought her "sister" Alex, one of the Girls of Today, with my own money at 13. They both could use a little love, Sam's hair needs a pick me up if I can find a way to revitalize her wig. One day I'd like to sew for me her tea dress that I have for her.

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you! You can help their hair a bit by using wig conditioning spray and a wire wig brush!

[@suzanmarie5374]

This was my favorite American Girl Outfit!!! you did a fantastic Job! I love brown hair on you.

[@digitaldgirl4459]

You are such a beautiful child at heart. I love your American girls get ups.

[@starmelodyelizabethb7380]

Samantha is one of my favorites

[@teddy-3765]

I'm loving the AG projects. This one came out great. Addy is my favourite in terms of the look of the doll AND how many of her outfits I like the look of.

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

I think Addy probably has the best wardrobe, honestly. And thank you!

[@beckybanta126]

This outfit, at 1st glance, looks more simple than most of your creations. Well, I was wrong. I appreciate you sharing each step by step to its completion. You 2 are so fun. Also, I really like you in the brunette wig; I believe its coloring is complimentary to your face causing it to pop with a glow. Having said this, I also believe that ur red is pretty & you get to pick what is fun for you. Please keep sharing with us! 🥰

[@maryeroman4338]

I am wearing that exact same white dress right now! I love eShakti. Love your channel. And you look good as a brunette.

[@unknownalien3882]

Wow. You're my new obsession. Your modeling is too cute! I would love a tutorial or at least some pointers. And a makeup tutorial too.

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Aww thanks! I actually have a video from a couple years ago on how I do my photography. Nothing on makeup yet though.

[@melissam8939]

Well well. You look devastatingly gorgeous with those bangs! Also, back to the dreaded sleeve math again. Gives me anxiety, lol. Congrats on this great project 😊

[@denisegoodberlet2308]

That came out adorably! Awesome job!

[@shirliepriestley8761]

Yes i agree! As another non American I’m not familiar with American Girl dolls either. I would love to hear more / see more about them. I wonder who will b next.

[@christineb5232]

Love it. My first doll was Felicity. I wanted Samantha to but love the outfit. Can't wait for the next American girl outfit

[@bethinwonderlandandhopesky9427]

Seeing this made me so happy. Love American Girl dolls and sewing projects like this. Thank you for making this, it was lovely to see and watch!

[@katperez7884]

My favorite one so far. You look absolutely gorgeous .

[@kayta84]

The dress is really cute on you and I think you match the doll to a t! It's a really fun cosplay😊 good idea to use the nail polish, if you have it in a future project maybe uv polish would work better then normal polish, it's definitely a harder finish. And I really had fun seeing you have fun doing this project😊 o and the darkish brown do suit you very well💜

[@MeadowoodRanch]

I was college age when the dolls came out so not very familiar. Enjoying the less complicated recreations - gives me some ideas to try.

[@wheenmist]

I think this is the best one yet. I recommend spats. Love,

[@MysteryMommy1]

The brown looks great on you!

[@kateatkin-wright3168]

I really enjoy your “warts and all” videos. It shows this amateur sewer that even the best of us don’t always get it right first time. I love the sailor dress. I’d be inclined to add gaiters not spats to the boots. More nautical to my eye. Happy sewing!

[@thecupthatcheers9763]

That's really fun! I was just a few years too old when the American Girl dolls and the child-sized matching dress-up dresses came out, so I never got into the dolls, but I like the storybooks for the library that I work in, and the companion books with background historical information. I wish they would make a cookbook with actual recipes from the time periods that the different girls represent; the only American Girl cookbooks that I've seen have completely modern recipes in them and have nothing to do with any of the characters from the books.

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Oh really? I didn't realize the recipes were modern! I thought the original girls had cookbooks with historical recipes in them, but I've never actually seen the books in person. And thanks!

[@thecupthatcheers9763]

@@LadyRebeccaFashions yeah, the AG cookbooks I've seen, that have come out within the last 10 years, are modern. The first group of original dolls each had a recipe book and a craft book that contained historical information as well as semi-historical recipes and craft instructions, for making some of the things referenced in the stories, and those books are good. I just wish that the newer cookbooks had more to do with the American Girl franchise than the name and logo on the cover!

[@rachellebovits9360]

@lady Rebecca I have the cook books and craft books and plays and paper dolls they used to have patterns for clothing I think and also sell matching clothing for kids. I had the old stuff.

[@lynndragon2536]

Samantha was my favorite when I was the right age to read the books but I also love so many of the dolls

[@marynimocks6791]

Very cute result!!

[@cartoonygothica]

You looked wonderful. :) I used to read the American Girl books in my elementary school days. I was interested in having one of the dolls, but my family was reluctant to buy me one. I know they're pretty expensive! Perhaps one day I might buy one of the dolls myself.

[@nzshauna3680]

Terrific job! You really excel at detailing 💌

[@robintheparttimesewer6798]

Everything turned out so beautifully!! You look stunning in your outfit. The beach was a great backdrop for your photo shoot.

[@sewmeonekenobi639]

You are an inspiration. Great job.

[@ArabianShalifa]

I've heard of American Girl but know nothing of their stories. I think they came out while my sons were growing up Late 80s though the 90s. I would love to learn mosr about them. It is so cute how you matched her.

[@firecracker3911]

Beautiful!

[@ernestinasanchez5305]

The finished outfit came out fantastic. The white boots would have been better, to really match the doll's "sailor" outfit. Keep up the great work. 💖

[@daisukidatotoro]

You look perfect!💖

[@lesleyharris525]

Hi Rebecca, until you started making full size dolls clothes I had never heard of American Dolls but they are cute, I could never wear anything like them, hubby did 22 years in the Navy and 20 years of mod security, if I were to make a sailor dress I think he would divorce me 🤣🤣,lol. Hope you're having an amazing time at cc.💖

[@Bexinmo]

Man, that hair color is gorgeous on you. I am naturally a mousy brown (with a lot of grey thrown in just for funsies). I might try on the darker chocolate chestnut brown and see how it looks.

[@sandee1000]

Fun!!!!!!!

[@elizalagonia1049]

This is a very cute dress.

[@jenniferbaker3207]

So funny Samantha was my doll when I was little and I had bangs when I was fine and let them grow out and it wasn’t til last year I had some cut. You look a lot like me with that wig. I’m inspired I’m going to have to make my own Samantha dress. Have you thought about making the tea dress? White with Pink ribbons would be really pretty

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

I have to admit, her tea dress is actually one of my least favorites, just because it's so puffy everywhere. I had been hoping to find the pink and white striped fabric for her birthday dress though!

[@CM-xn6xc]

You are way too cute in this costume! And you are also very pretty!

[@susanstork8501]

You are gorgeous with that brunette wig!

[@brandyloutherback9288]

I plan to make a lacy lawn dress for Samantha, someday! I love Edwardian Lingerie dresses!

[@brendaholmes72]

so cute

[@kirabowie]

You look ADORABLE!! 😍 Like a living American Girl doll! 😊 I always check out your info on your videos & I don't see your wig listed. 🙁It's the (normal) color of my hair too, and looks great on you by the way, & it would work for my steampunk cosplay. Sadly, my hair's a shoulder length bob that's not long enough to do much with, plus it's a patchy blonde where the blue faded. 😆I'd love a link if you don't mind. Thanks! ❤

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you! Here's the link to the wig: amzn.to/3vLh2Yh I'll add it to the description too.

[@kirabowie]

@@LadyRebeccaFashions You're welcome! And thank you for the link!😀

[@annerogers6895]

Growing up my older sister had Kristen and I had Samantha. So I am so thrilled not one but 2 dolls I loved and grew up with. My best friend at the time loved our dolls that she got her own Felicity who is part of my top 3 favorites. But anyway I love your dress version so much. I remember when the company sold the normal human size dresses just like the doll dresses. I remember always wanting them and even more when I saw, one day, a girl wearing the samantha white summer dress. It never accrued to me that I can finally just make my own dress now a days. Are you planning on doing more in the future? Like Samantha Christmas cranberry dress, any other kristen dress or one of Felicity? dresses. Also your probably not interested but LLbeam has for sale on there site a those woven basket things that Samantha has as part of stuff .it's expensive but I figure it helps finish the look if you like. But really I just love this dress and look overall!

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you! I'm hoping I can find the fabric for Felicity's spring dress and her Christmas dress when I go down to LA this week! 🤞

[@elisabethnoorduin8943]

I WOULD like to know more about the "American Girl" dolls (and books, you showed a book as well?)! Being from Europe (The Netherlands) I had only vaguely heard about them. We do not have anything like it; the closest thing I think is just national costume-souvenir dolls as some (but not all) area's/countries in Europe have very typical regional costumes (most but definitely not all are vaguely dirndl-like). You seem to have several of the dolls and I definitely would like a video about them!

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Great! I will do an informational/collection-sharing video in a couple weeks!

[@eeyore_chick6059]

This is so sweet, Rebecca ! I was wondering if you have thought about making an Anne of Green Gables costume ?

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you! I've done a lot of 1890s, but I haven't thought about doing something specifically Anne of Green Gables.

[@barbaraferron7994]

There are Anne of Green Gables dolls.

[@linseiler1135]

If they ever make her story into a film, you should play her.

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

I wish! I think I'm a little old. 😉 They actually did make a Samantha film, too - I want to say in the early 2000s? It's AnnaSophia Robb that plays her.

[@anieth]

That wig is actually a great color for you. You need a bit of red in the wigs with your fair skin. Ah, your natural color! You look fab in that wig. I'm a strawberry with a gazillion freckles. I wish I had that porcelain skin, I'm more golden reddish. My mom wrote American Girl novels.

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Wait, your mom wrote some of the AG books? Who is your mom? 😯 And thank you! ☺️

[@anieth]

@@LadyRebeccaFashions They have different authors write in these series. She wrote Hardy Boys and Sweet Valley High, too. Not sure if your would find her, but she wrote teen horror that did pretty well, and a ton of picture books. Barbara Steiner. Family of writers. My sister writes horror and I write fantasy and SF. Well, graphic novels. My sister may know the American Girl books that she wrote. She loved dolls, too.

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

@@anieth that's so cool!

[@shawnaclair1151]

I love the American girl costumes! When I was a little girl I wanted to be Felicity so bad! The American girls books were one of the first series to really make me fall in love with reading. I am curious if you read the American girl books did you read the magic attic club books?

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

Thank you! I'm not familiar with magic attic. After I read all the American Girl books, I was a big Baby Sitters Club fan.

[@shawnaclair1151]

@@LadyRebeccaFashions Those were also really good books.

[@Chibi-kittenplays]

Ohhh I love those boots! but I couldn't find them on amazon. How is it spelled?

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

They're Funtasma. Here's a link: amzn.to/3ox9c0v

[@Chibi-kittenplays]

@@LadyRebeccaFashions Thank you SO much! You are such a sweetheart

[@marynimocks6791]

Her patch appears to cover 1/3 of the perceived width of her sleeve. That help?

[@catstreat9434]

Hidden large platter in most homes: the turntable for your microwave. Be careful not to drop it LOL.

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

I must have a tiny microwave - mine is not much bigger than a dinner plate!

[@catstreat9434]

@@LadyRebeccaFashions I should have specified, yeah. Full size microwaves (the small turkey size). The platter in ours is 16" in diameter. I've used it as a cheater serving platter a few times 😉

[@johnshepard629]

That cosplay is FLAWLESS!!! You should try your hand at reproducing one of your gorgeous gowns down to American Girl size. Imagine full size peppermint stripe gown with mini peppermint stripe gown!!!

[@anessaharris9947]

🇨🇦😃

[@Dar885]

Was that your house you were in front of?

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

I wish! It's the lighthouse keepers cottage (or at least, it was originally - I'm not sure if anyone still lives there)

[@kobaltkween]

I don't know much about the American Girl dolls or books. As an African American woman who knows my family's history back into slavery, whose mother grew up into adulthood under Jim Crow laws and segregation, I'm generally not into idealizing the past and the people in it. Also, as a commenter mentioned, I'm more the Little House on the Prairie/Caddie Woodlawn 80s era. But I really enjoy watching you work with costumes and lore you love so much. I think it should be as much a part of your channel as it is a focus for your interests.

[@crystal8160]

There is an American girl from the original doll collection that deals with this period of history. If you want to know more about her she is Addy Walker and she is born into slavery from which she escapes. The American girl company does try to be inclusive and they were doing it before it was the cool thing to do.

[@kobaltkween]

@@crystal8160 I'm not sure what age you are, but the American Girl Dolls line wasn't at all unique in their inclusiveness. They weren't terrible, but Barbie had more diversity before they even existed. They've always been pretty much average, and not at all groundbreaking. But not any worse than average, either. My problem with them is exactly what you just described. To address the national problem of systemic racial slavery that formed the vast majority of the US economy for the majority of it's colonial and national history, they made one black character who was a slave. Which requires idealizing all of their other characters in a way I find harmfully dishonest. Knowing my family's history, and my own, means knowing how average white families created and perpetuated racism. How they benefitted from it, and practiced it. But the only time Americans ever address this integral aspect of history, that shaped everything from what people wore to where they lived to how they got around, is when we address the victims of systemic racism. We talk about the beneficiaries as if their role was entirely divorced. And it's not. Let me give you a non-US example, and see if it makes sense to you. In WWII Germany, average Germans took over the stores Jewish businesses owners were hounded out of. They took over their houses and apartments when the government rounded up Jewish families and forced them into ghettos. Impoverished Germans got things like toothpaste, shoes, and furniture when those Jewish people were sent to camps. Now imagine a WWII German Girl doll line were these idealized girls from various walks of life never once addressed anything happening to Jews, Roma, or gays, and only addressed the issue when adding a Jewish character. It would divorce the genocide from the people who benefitted from it. It would make it a Jewish issue rather than a German issue. All of those same things happened here, to indigenous people, to African people, to Chinese people, and to many other non-white groups. For much longer, on a larger scale, and involving a much greater transfer of wealth. Telling stories of the Europeans who acquired that wealth divorced of the harmful systems they used to do so and the communities they knowingly acquired it from is at best dishonest and at worst perpetuates the misunderstanding that white racism is a problem specific to its victims. Which isn't to say it's racist to like the American Girl stories and/or dolls. Everyone needs a little simple escapism. I just know too much of my own history, my people's history, and history in general, to pretend that racism wouldn't be part of the white characters' stories, too.

[@crystal8160]

So what exactly do you propose they should change about them then? I’m open to these conversations but they rarely move past the point of i cant enjoy this because xyz and when someone points out that a company is trying their best be it wrong or right its always well they sucked because xyz. So in the spirit of actually solving the problem please tell me how they should have done it with actual examples that could have been put into practice within the products the company makes because I really do want to understand how is it that we are expected to move forward in a way that makes all people feel celebrated.

[@kobaltkween]

​@@crystal8160 The solution is right there in my comment. The solution is to stop actively erasing race from white stories. Include relevant events involving or directed towards non-whites from a white perspective, even if that perspective is as uncommonly progressive for that time in history as the Grimke sisters' was. I mean, how would you solve the problem if the historical period were 1930s to 1945 Germany, the "diverse" characters were Jews and Roma, and the stories with Christian Aryan girls didn't even mention antisemitism or Nazis or their neighbors disappearing? You'd add back in the Nazis and disappearances, right? It would be OK to put your protagonists at odds with those Nazis, even if only in opinion, but to restrict those Nazis and the general violence to stories with Jewish protagonists would be so dishonest as to make the narratives without them bizarre and meaningless. You wouldn't call it "Jewish history," and blank it out when you weren't talking about Jews. You ever notice how historical (and contemporary) narratives about non-white characters include white characters, white politics, and white history? But narratives about white characters rarely involve non-white characters, even more rarely involve non-white culture, and pretty much _never_ involve non-white politics outside of a very special episode? Well, the first is honest, accurate, and realistic. The second isn't. If someone wants to write about white Americans in the real world, but doesn't have the courage to depict systemic racism from a white perspective, then IMHO, they should either write absurd comedy or rethink what they're doing. It's not about "making people feel celebrated." It's about accuracy and honesty. Especially in a line that's supposedly so historically accurate that it gives children a real sense of the past. The exploitation, robbery, torture, rape, and slaughter of millions for tens of generations of non-whites was absolutely foundational to the white economy, property, and resources for the past 500 years. How does a historical narrative about whites living in that economy, on that land, and using those resources without any visibility of that ongoing practice make sense? Writing about whole systems of white people oppressing and exploiting non-whites in stories about non-whites, but not even mentioning any of those systems or their effects in stories about whites, is just as insanely misleading as saying 2 x 2 = 4, but 2 + 2 = 19. Both things can't be true. And when you teach that insanity to children, well, it often leads to them becoming adults who cling to the comfortable lie by vehemently and sometimes violently denying the uncomfortable truth. Sorry, but I'm not going to go through all the trouble of looking up the American girl characters, then researching diverse history of their time periods to outline an improved narrative. That's a job someone was paid to do, and it wasn't me. Not my mess, not my responsibility to clean. But if I did write a set of characters in any world, let alone the real one, I'd consider it a failure if there was zero consistency in my world between stories, and zero cross-over between world events. In shared world series, the world should connect the protagonists.

[@denisebennett3144]

You look so lovely in your outfit with your little mini me.

[@marygoodwin794]

You look so adorable.❤⚓️

[@trudicole3520]

You look very cute