A good chunk of Joss's stuff has leaked on IG but since the pictures are of a kiosk screen, things aren't all that clear and thus this will not be the official Joss squee post.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B6ldHn4Be6f/https://www.instagram.com/p/B6lfSE5BN7E/https://www.instagram.com/p/B6ofbmgpO3a/https://www.instagram.com/p/B6q0jygBRgT/Probably other things can be found if you poke the tag. I know AG themselves are doing official sneak peeks via annoying videos that I hope are a hit with the target market because they just make me hit mute. :P
Anyway. First order of business is the face mold. She seems to be cycling through looking very Josefina, MG, or Classic depending on which photo you look at. I wonder if this will be less of a thing when the pictures aren't teeny and blurry. I also wonder if this is going to be like BF Felicity who had different eyes from the promo pictures and AG just never cared enough to update. The MG aspect makes sense since the MG mold looked very much like they tweaked the Josefina mold (there are still people who can't tell them apart) so another tweak to it might spark the same thing. Plus, MG's eyes I think are a bit bigger/wider than other molds (remember it was a thing to see the posts?) and Joss in certain pictures seems to be going for a very doe eyed look.
I guess we'll go in order of the IG links above? Don't care about girl sized stuff usually, so we'll likely just skip that. The sea lion is an interesting choice but I'm guessing it's a regional thing since people who have read book 2 say there's nothing about one anywhere. It's cute, it's random, we'll see. Nfinity backpack set looks interesting. It's one of those things I think I'd buy and just... never use, but keep because in my head I'm always thinking I'll set up a scene or something. One day. It'll mostly depend on how I feel when I can see it clearly and also the price. Surf and Swim set - this is one of those things I want to like but I don't think I'm gonna. I appreciate it in theory but in practice I suspect it's not going to be for me. Might be surprised, though, especially if Joss the doll is like Nanea and must have certain things. Joss's shine bright PJs. I...think the doll looks pretty cute in this picture? I don't hate the top?
Surf board set: I wonder how well these will do, actually. If one cares at all about keeping Joss true to her character, this is a must have. However, I suspect the price and the fact that this is gonna take up some space might be a problem for some of us. Cheer competition outfit- gonna need to see clearer pictures. My childhood love of various cheerleading properties means I must always keep an open mind. Murphy, the dog, is gonna be MINE. She's so goofy looking, I love her. Beach Vibes outfit - *pinches bridge of nose* I think this is hideous but it's because I work really close to a beach and this isn't the first time this kind of look has come 'round in history and it wasn't my fave then, either. Also, I can smell the pot from here. Cheer equipment- not for me, but I appreciate it as an option for others. Cheer practice (practive?) outfit is a terrible picture. But it's oddly one of the outfits I think I'm most leaning towards. Her accessories, ennnnnnnnh, I hate tassels. Hate them. So not only does she have them on the bag, she's got 'em on her keys.
I don't love her collection. Which is fine. I liked a fair chunk of Blaire's and you know who hasn't bought much of anything from it despite that? This chick. For AG's sake, I hope this does well. As it stands, I'm far more interested in the cheer outfits than anything else aside from the dog, but I want the surfer stuff to do well so AG takes a risk or three more often. Though I guess, from a GOTY perspective, the surfer stuff is less of a risk given that Kailey and Kanani were both beachy with boards of some variety (boogie and paddle, respectively) and Jess has some similar feeling pieces. But they've done a lot of cheer stuff for the TM line over the years so that's not that much of a stretch?
I do wonder about the abandoned CC from last year who was supposed to be into cheer and skateboarding, considering Joss is into both.
In other AG news, the new year release will bring Julie another basketball outfit and Melody gets a bright spring dress:
https://www.americangirldollnews.com/post/american-girl-2020-new-release-itemsBut we'll discuss all that in depth later this week. Oh, and I will absolutely be eying that ginger cat and cat litter box thing because it's cracking me up. Which is my way of saying there's new TM stuff that looks very Blaire coming. Ohoh, there's also new mix and match stuff in store now. Also pictured in that link, though I will say that site sends my browser into fits every so often which is why we aren't doing a rundown now.
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