What Fits Who?? The Bratz clothing saga continues!

There's no photo evidence (because I keep forgetting you need light for that), but I've finally worked my way through the Bratz clothing lot! After picking out the Barbie clothes (worth the price alone) and anything obviously too small, big or ugly, I set out trying the rest on every doll I could think of. Pants don't close at the waist on regular Monster High? Try Howleen. Too baggy? Try Nefera. Too short? Try Ever After High, they're the same height as regular Monsters but a bit more curvy (although most Bratz fashion is so not Raven Queen). And don't forget they all have a longer distance between crotch and waist than Bratz, so even pants that fit tend to ride dangerously low. Whew. I should make a chart, but my head is spinning - and that's just the pants! 

Tops are trickier, but EAH seems to be the closest in body shape. Jackets on the other hand have more leeway. There were two or three fake leather ones in the lot that looked pretty good on all the monster girls. 

A couple of jackets somehow fit the 25cm Obitsu and Hanna Montana, but I suspect they're probably not Bratz clothes. There were also some Bratz Boyz pants that I discovered fit the Simba Super Models almost perfecly. The margins are pretty slim though, and it depends on the material, model, and manufacturing variations. The tops were too short and wide.

A couple of skirts ended up on Lottie (after snipping the fabric strap/"underwear" that keeps them from riding up). And after all of that, there's still a big pile of clothes going back to the thrift store. I'm trying to be strict and not hang on to cute clothes that might fit some doll some day. It's partially to curb my hoarding tendencies, and partially because I felt kind of bad for selfishly snatching up both bags of clothes when I don't even have any Bratz dolls. But there's a bunch of good stuff in there still that someone could make better use of than me. 

(Oh and yes, I finally got a EAH! Raven Queen. I love the design of the body, although a torso joint would have been nice. However, now that I've seen it in person I really don't like her face. I've added her to The Unending Repaint List Of Legend, let's hope that solves the issue.)

Big bags of bratz (clothes) + more from the thrift store

Quick post because I want to off my other find from last friday: two bags of doll clothes! I don't know if they were donated like that or the shop decided to package them like that. The label said Bratz, and since Nefera can wear bratz tops (although they're a bit short) and the pants fit Howleen I felt the buy was entirely justified. (Also: cheap!)

Two rather small bags. Christmas eve!

Well, I was in luck, because there was a bunch of Barbie clothes in there too. I'm still going through everything, washing and detangling and figuring out what fits what dolls and what to re-donate. Here's some of my favorites so far: 

Questionable fashion choices IN SPACE Spectra is Techno!Liberace or something - those vinyl pants were the first thing that caught my eye. For once in my life I'm almost grateful these dolls have molded underwear.

The yellow top might be my favorite. I haven't tried to ID it, but it looks a bit like something from the "Italian fashion collections" in Barbie catalogs when I was a kid (around 1990). The blue blouse is MyScene, which is a line I completely missed, but it looks like they had more interesting fashion than regular Barbie? Or is it just in recent years everything is pink and glitter? The jeans have a bit of extra space in the waist, which means Kenya can wear them too (as long as she doesn't try to sit down).

Also, I forgot to mention Mystery Simba Lady #2 came with a workout buddy: Sporty Spice! I was never a fan but I can't resist s unique face mold. Someone on flickr told me she's from the original Girl Power line, which seems to be correct. She has that weird slender Galoob body with rudimentary arm articulation and super long thighs, same as the Anastasia doll. 

Those strands of hair were originally glued to the sides of her face. The rubber band probably needs to be replaced, I haven't fiddled with it yet for fear of messing up the ponytail completely.

Mel C!