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FAO Schwarz 2023 Toy Soldier Doll

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American Girl x FAO Schwarz 2023 Toy Soldier Doll.

The American Girl x FAO Schwarz 2023 Toy Soldier Doll is a Limited Edition Holiday Truly Me doll in partnership with FAO Schwarz and Swarovski. The doll was released and retired in 2023. Retail cost was $300.

Doll

  • Face Mold: Josefina Mold
  • Skin: Medium
  • Hair: Dark brown hair with caramel highlights; left-side part, curly, hip-length. (The hair is the same color pattern as Just Like You 122 but curled and without bangs.)
The hair comes pulled back in a side ponytail with two front pieces loose around the face.
  • Eyes: Light Blue

The doll has pierced ears and top and bottom black eyelashes. The face paint style and eyebrows match those of similar Truly Me dolls.

Hat

Embossed gold FAO Schwarz clock face on front. Black Swarovski crystals around clock face. Shiny black patent hat brim. Gold metallic elastic chin strap. A decorative thicker gold band stretches across the front of the hat and goes down below the doll's chin. The band is attached to two gold fabric pieces on either side of the hat, which are attached with matching gold thread. The right side of the strap goes through three thick gold metallic fabric pieces shaped like toy building blocks. They have gold metallic fabric in the background and colored lettering and a border for each letter; together they read "FAO." The F is in red, the A is in blue, and the O is in gold.

Jacket

Red velvet jacket. Two rows of large gold Swarovski crystals give the appearance of buttons down the chest. Jacket folds over in the front and closes with velcro on the left side. Gold shoulder epaulettes with tassels. Red velvet collar with gold trim. Gold trim at ends of cuffs. Cuffs have a pattern of smaller gold Swarovski crystals.

Skirt

Three-layer black mesh skirt with black elastic waistband. Black lining.

Belt

Black satin belt with gold buckle in center. Two rows of black Swarovski crystals across length of belt. Closes in back with velcro.

Earrings

Gold stud earrings with red Swarovski crystal in center.

Socks

White ribbed knee-high socks. They are just visible above the boots when boots are on.

Boots

Black, knee-high shiny patent boots. Black heels. Gold elastic decorative laces. Black trim at top of boot. Boots close with velcro in the back.

Gloves

White cotton gloves that go to the wrist.

Panties

Light pink cotton underwear.

Certificate

Paper certificate of authenticity that states the number of dolls produced. Features illustration of doll. Back of certificate has blurbs on Design Information and Designer Bio.

The certificate initially printed for this doll had a misspelling of "Swarovski" on the front; it was written as "Swarovksi" (with the last two letters transposed). About two weeks after the dolls became available for purchase, American Girl sent an email to customers who had purchased the doll and invited them to email customer service with a clear picture of their misspelled certificate; this would allow the company to reproduce a unique corrected certificate with the purchase number on it. The company offered to mail these corrected certificates out about a month after the company received this photo.

Box Packaging

Red box with metallic gold star and snowflake pattern towards the top. Clear plastic cover for display. Cover has "FAO Schwarz Toy Soldier" written in gold font at the bottom. Box itself has "American Girl Collector Series" written at the bottom in white, a Swarovski logo to one side, and the recommended age for the doll, 8+, to the opposite side. American Girl logo written in white on each side of the box.

Trivia

  • Only 4,000 individually numbered dolls were produced.
  • No refunds, returns, or exchanges will be honored.
  • The doll was exclusively available to Berry level AG Rewards members for its first day of sale and was later available to Rewards members of any level. After two weeks, any customer could purchase the doll.
  • The doll debuted on July 3 as one of three collector doll releases teased by the company for 2023. The doll sold out in November.
  • The light and dark tones in this doll's wig are very similar to those in Just Like You 122.

See Also

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