But clearly that was not an economical way to make mini-dolls. The more characters can wear the same design, the easier and cheaper it is to produce them. So character-specific torso designs are no longer prevalent. That way, everyone with the same skin tone and torso type can share the clothes!
While it's certainly fun for fans to mix and match mini-doll pieces, it's greatly disappointing for me to find Stephanie in an official Friends set wearing a shirt clearly designed for Emma.
Something like that would never happen in LEGO Elves; could you imagine Azari the fire elf in an official set wearing Naida's blue outfit with the water element symbol? That would be unacceptable!
Something like that would never happen in LEGO Elves; could you imagine Azari the fire elf in an official set wearing Naida's blue outfit with the water element symbol? That would be unacceptable!
It's too bad that the signature motifs are getting overlooked or simply ignored, and sometimes it doesn't seem to matter which symbol represents which character.
But that doesn't mean they have been completely given up. In 2015, when the signature style shirts got slightly updated, two of the characters started wearing their own favorite motifs again in some of their new outfits.
Stephanie wore her stars in 41106 Pop Star Tour Bus. And Olivia turned out to be very happy with her heart motif. You can see her proudly showing off one or more hearts in the following sets: 41090 Olivia's Garden Pool (2015), 41100 Heartlake Private Jet (2015) and in 41116 Olivia's Exploration Car (2016).
But that doesn't mean they have been completely given up. In 2015, when the signature style shirts got slightly updated, two of the characters started wearing their own favorite motifs again in some of their new outfits.
Stephanie wore her stars in 41106 Pop Star Tour Bus. And Olivia turned out to be very happy with her heart motif. You can see her proudly showing off one or more hearts in the following sets: 41090 Olivia's Garden Pool (2015), 41100 Heartlake Private Jet (2015) and in 41116 Olivia's Exploration Car (2016).
Below are the close-up images of some of the character-specific tops (not all!).
Andrea: musical note
I love Olivia's new shirt in Olivia's Exploration Car that has a stylized atomic model with hearts as the nucleus and electrons! It's a great way of bringing together her heart icon and her enduring love of science and learning!
ReplyDeleteI also like that Emma's flower icon has what appear to be LEGO studs. ^^,
Thanks for this insightful article!
Thanks for your comment, Aanchir!
ReplyDeleteYes, that new green shirt says Olivia like nothing else in her wardrobe. I love it, too! In fact, I was more excited about it than her exploration car (the main build of the set).
I always thought Emma's flower looked like a 4-hole button, but it certainly does look like LEGO studs now that you have said it! :)