Classic Mold

The Classic Face Mold is the first face mold created for the American Girl Doll line. Kirsten, Samantha, and Molly all were the first to use this face mold; it was first introduced in 1986.

Characteristics

The classic face mold was originally designed by Götz as their "Romina" face mold. The face mold has large eye sockets with slight tapering at the bottom. The nose is narrow and slightly upturned. The mouth has thin lips with slight dips and two visible front teeth with a slight gap; there is a rounded chin and full cheeks.

The face mold most closely resembles a European/white background and has never been used on a dark-skinned doll outside of the Create Your Own options (it has been used on medium skinned dolls). Mattel versions of the mold differ from Pleasant Company versions in that the lips and cheeks are more brightly painted and may have slight variations.

In the Create Your Own system, the mold is described as "round face with full cheeks, oval-shaped eyes," or by shape, "square"; this was later changed to "round, open smile" (in comparison to the closed smile of the recently added Kaya Mold).

A miniaturized version was created for the Modern Era Collection.

This is the most prolific mold used by the company as of 2026.

Dolls with the Classic Mold

Historical/BeForever Characters and Best Friend Characters

Felicity Merriman	Kirsten Larson	Samantha Parkington
Kit Kittredge	Ruthie Smithens	Molly McIntire
Emily Bennett	Caroline Abbott	Maryellen Larkin
Courtney Moore

Girls of the Year and Contemporary Characters

Lindsey Bergman	Kailey Hopkins	Nicki Fleming
Mia St. Clair	Gwen Thompson	Lanie Holland
Saige Copeland	Isabelle Palmer	Tenney Grant

American Girl of Today, Just Like You, My American Girl, and Truly Me

JLY 2	JLY 3	JLY 5	JLY 6	JLY 7	JLY 8	JLY 9
JLY 10	JLY 12	JLY 13	JLY 14	JLY 15	JLY 16	JLY 17
JLY 19	JLY 20	JLY 21	JLY 22	JLY 23	JLY 24	JLY 25
JLY 27	JLY 29	JLY 32	JLY 33	JLY 34	JLY 35	JLY 36
JLY 37	JLY 38	JLY 39	JLY 41	JLY 42	JLY 43	JLY 44
JLY 48	JLY 49	JLY 51	JLY 52	JLY 55	JLY 56	JLY 57
JLY 59	JLY 60	JLY 61	JLY 63	JLY 65	JLY 69	JLY 70
JLY 71	JLY 74 (Male)	JLY 78	JLY 81	JLY 87	JLY 88	JLY 92
JLY 100	JLY 101	JLY 102	JLY 103	JLY 104 (Male)	JLY 105	JLY 126
JLY 129

Limited Edition Dolls

American Girl 2021 Winter Princess (blonde version)
Peaches 'n Cream Barbie Collector Doll (blonde version)
American Girl 2025 Glimmering Gold Holiday Collector Doll (blonde version)

Modern Era Collection

The mold has been miniaturized for the 14.5" doll size.

Miscellaneous Dolls

Blonde doll from Sparkling Ballerina Doll and Outfit Set (Costco exclusive)