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[[File:MollyBirthdayOutfit-2022.png|thumb|350px|Party Dress and Pinafore (2022 edition.)]]
The '''Party Pinafore and Birthday Crown''' (also known as ''Molly's Party Dress'') was introduced to [[Molly's Collection]] in '''1987''' and [[Retirement|retired]] in '''2013''' with Molly's archival. The set was rereleased in '''2022''' with the name ''Molly's Birthday Outfit'' and retired again in '''2025'''. It is associated with the book ''[[Happy Birthday, Molly!]]''.

Retail cost was ''$20'' and later increased to ''$24'' and ''$28''. The 2022 version retail cost was ''$38'' and increased to ''$42''.

==Pinafore==
[[File:Molpartydress.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Party Dress and Pinafore, shown with [[Molly McIntire (doll)#Shoes|Molly's meet shoes]].]]
White sleeveless pinafore with shoulder ruffles. Sash that attaches to the waist and ties in back. Pocket and ruffles are trimmed in green, blue, and red rickrack. Velcros up the back.

==Party Crown==
Red and gold foil paper birthday crown. Crown has "Happy Birthday" written in gold cursive script. Pictures of gold and green gems around tip of crown with gold outlines.

==Anklets==

White lace anklet socks trimmed in red. These socks were also sold with [[Molly's Shoes and Socks]].

== Shoes==

Added in 2022. Black vinyl Mary Janes with kitten heels. A simpler version of these shoes was sold with Molly's Shoes and Socks. 

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==[[Dress Like Your Doll]]==
[[File:MollyBirthdaySundress_girls.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Birthday Sundress with white Mary Janes.]]
The matching outfit was available: 

*''Birthday Sundress'': ''$65''. Pricing later decreased to ''$48'' and ''$50.''
*''Mary Janes'' (White, [[Evergreen Velvet Dress|Black]], and [[Molly's Miss Victory Costume|Red]]): $''34'' and later ''$31''<ref>These were also advertised for children's matching [[Samantha Parkington|Samantha]] and [[Kirsten Larson|Kirsten outfits]], particularly the white ones for the [[Lacy Pinafore and Rosebud Circlet]] and the [[Saint Lucia Gown]], and all of [[Felicity]]'s matching outfits.</ref>

It came with three randomly colored birthday balloons. The outfit was phased out around 2000. 
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==Trivia==

*While in the story Molly wears her hair loose (hence the lack of hair ribbons) and the outfit was originally shown with her hair down, the outfit was later advertised with Molly's hair still in braids.
*The pinafore is accurate for [[Emily Bennett]] to wear as well, as she wears a matching outfit in the stories.

==References==
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[[Category:Molly McIntire]]
[[Category:Molly's Collection]]
[[Category:Outfits]]
[[Category:Historical Outfits]]
[[Category:Birthday Outfits]]
[[Category:Birthday Collections]]
[[Category:Items Released in 1987]]
[[Category:Dress Like Your Doll]]
[[Category:Items Released in 2022]]
[[Category:Retired Outfits]]

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