Mini-doll legs 4: capris

Female, Hip W/ Shorts 1 is the mold used for Mia's basic legs.

2012



Olivia and Stephanie have also borrowed Mia's favorite pants. The white pair for dark-skinned girls has been worn by Andrea, Ella, Joanna and Kate in 2012, 2014 and 2015.

2013






The white pair on the left is exclusive to Emma's karate outfit.

The magenta pair was first used by Joanna in Heartlake Pet Salon. Andrea borrowed it in 2014 when she visited her mountain hut.

The navy blue pair shown in the middle was designed for Stephanie's soccer practice, but because of its unisex appearance, it gained popularity among boys as well as girls. Stephanie, Olivia and Mia have been seen in it before, and the boys who have worn it are Andrew, Julian, and Noah. Later this year, Ben will make his first appearance in it as well.

No new design was made for 2014, but four of the above five are found in some of the sets from that year.

2015




In 2015, Farran from the new Elves theme came with dark green pants and brown shoes. I find the color combination perfect for the earth elf. Since it is a versatile design, hopefully it will also be used by Friends characters in the future.

In the first half year of 2016, three new designs were added for Joy, Farran and Tidus. The official piece images are not currently available.

Here is a photo I took of all the mini-dolls with this type of legs.



As I pointed out in my post on the long pants, the older version of the capri legs was also molded in the color of the pants alone, and then the part below the pants were painted afterwards.

On the other hand, the newer version has been molded in two different colors: the top 2/3 in the color of the pants and the bottom 1/3 in the color of the calves/boots.



Later this year, we are getting Beast in new black capris in 41067 Belle's Enchanted Castle. It will be the first time this mold will get used in the Disney Princess theme.

Mini-doll legs 3: long pants

It's been a while since I talked about the mini-doll legs. Today I will show you the long pants.

This mold first appeared as Peter's legs in 2012, and since then we have seen it used in several different designs. I have noticed that the official part names are different depending on the pant length, but it appears to me that all the designs have the exact same shape. The back side of this mold has pockets with lids.

Hip W/ Pants 1

This one has the longest pant length of all the three styles. Although it is named "Hip W/ Pants 1", its initial appearance was later than "Hip W/Pants 2".

2013




This design was exclusively used by Mia in 2013. She wore these long black pants when she did her magic tricks as well as when she worked at the bakery.

Hip W/ Pants 2


2012




Peter's blue jeans are the most popular fashion item among Heartlake City's male population, and have appeared every year. The two dads (Peter and Luis) wear them, many of the boys like to wear them, and even Mia has worn them!

2014



This pair was first introduced as part of Prince Charming's outfit in Cinderella's Romantic Castle. Nate the bell boy from the Grand Hotel borrowed it in the following year.


2015



This black pair was used in the second wave of 2015, and worn by Matthew as well as David the pilot. Matthew had previously been seen in the same blue jeans two years in a row, so this new pair was much appreciated by him and me alike.


Hip W/ Pants 3

The third style features tight pants tucked in long boots.

2012



The white riding breeches combined with the black boots have been the standard choice for many of the girls going horseback riding. This pair has appeared every year except 2013. Mia, who is known to be an expert horseback rider, will be wearing this for the first time in the second wave of 2016.

2014




These two styles were designed for the LEGO Disney Princess line. The blue one on the left belongs to Prince Eric from Little Mermaid, and the brown one on the right to Flynn Rider from Tangled (Rapunzel).

2016



Kristoff from Frozen got gray pants and black boots. The official part image is not currently available.

The second wave of 2016 LEGO Friends will also bring an additional design; the breeches in Brick Yellow and the brown boots will be found in two of the upcoming horse-themed sets as well as in the Advent Calendar. In addition, there will be three LEGO Juniors sets featuring Friends characters this year, and Stephanie appears to have legs with Sand Green pants and black boots. I'm pleasantly surprised that the smallest Juniors/Friends set comes with an exclusive riding breeches in a new color!

Please see the photo of all the mini-dolls wearing long pants featured today. The duplicate of the same mini-doll (i.e. Prince Charming) is not included.



What strikes me as interesting about these pant legs is that some of them seem molded from two colors of plastic.

As you see below, the earlier versions of the white riding breeches and blue jeans had boots or shoes that were simply painted.

But the more recent version of them do not show any signs of paint; the pants are molded in one color and the shoes are in another. The newer version definitely looks better in my opinion.



That is another one of the great details of mini-dolls that many people may not have noticed.

Upcoming mini-dolls reported at the London & Nuremberg Toy Fairs

Those of you who visit this blog must have been having an exciting week with all the Toy Fair news!

As a minidollologist, I feel compelled to make a list of the upcoming sets and mini-dolls based on what I saw this week as well as what has been rumored for the past month or so. It does not include any of the sets that were released in January 2016. Promotional polybags are also excluded.

H1 2016

Juniors: Disney Princess (3 mini-dolls)

10723 Ariel's Dolphin Carriage: Ariel
10729 Cinderella's Carriage: Cinderella + Prince Charming

Elves (9 mini-dolls)

41171 Emily Jone's & Baby Wind Dragon: Emily
41172 The Water Dragon Adventure: Naida
41173 Elvendale School of Dragons: Tidus Stormsurfer
41174 The Starlight Inn: Azari + Sira Copperbranch
41175 Fire Dragon's Lava Cave: Emily + Azari
41176 The Secret Market Place: Aira + Farran

H2 2016

Juniors: Friends (5 mini-dolls)

10726 Stephanie's Horse Carriage: Stephanie
10727 Emma's Ice Cream Truck: Emma + Andrea
10728 Mia's Clinic: Mia + Olivia

Disney Princess (3 mini-dolls)

41065 Rapunzel's Best Day Ever: Rapunzel
41067 Belle's Enchanted Palace: Belle + Beast

Friends (at least 19 mini-dolls)

41123 Foal's Washing Station: Emma
41124 Puppy Daycare: Andrea + Mia
41125 Vet Horse Trailer: Olivia + Sophie
41126 Heartlake Horse Riding Club: Stephanie + Mia
41127 Amusement Park Arcade: Mia
41128 Amusement Park Space Ride: Olivia
41129 Amusement Park Hot Dog Stand: Stephanie + Nate
41130 Amusement Park Roller Coaster: Andrea + Emma + Matthew + Naya
41131 Advent Calendar: Emma + Naomi
41132 Heartlake Party Shop: Stphanie + Laurie
41133 Amusement Park Bumper Cars: Olivia + Ben
41134 Heartlake Performing School: Andrea + Noah + Iva

Elves (9 mini-dolls)

41177 Precious Crystal Mine: Farran + Naida
41178 Dragon Sanctuary: Aira + Tidus
41179 Queen Dragon's Rescue: Emily + Azari
41180 Ragana's Magic Shadow Castle: Ragana + Aira + Naida

The bottom three Friend sets are probably retailer exclusives, and may not have been displayed at the Toy Fairs.

Rapunzel will have a new exclusive face print! Belle's dress skirt has a lovely new shape that may not allow the princess to sit... I'm very curious to see it up close!

I will have no problem discussing more minidollology with all those mini-dolls coming out this year!

(info updated on 05/21/2016)