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Explore the meticulous design process behind American Girl’s 18-inch historical dolls. In this video, learn how the team partners with global museums and archives to ensure every fabric, hairstyle, and iconic detail—right down to their classic teeth—is grounded in deep historical research.

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00:00Our dolls themselves are 18-inch dolls and they do have a soft body.
00:04All of their hair is wigged hair. It's very stylable.
00:07We can do highlights, their eyes open and close.
00:10They also have the iconic teeth because it really is part of the brand look.
00:15And then all of their clothes, they're made with real fabrics, they have embroidery,
00:19they have just all kinds of details that really make them really special.
00:23Each character's process starts with an immense amount of research.
00:27Our research materials include things like catalogs, magazines, textiles, clothing.
00:34We work in partnership with a lot of museums and archival collections around the whole country
00:40and even Europe and Mexico in order to bring the first six historical characters to life.
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