Recently ChellyWood.com received a comment from blog follower “PlayScaleTheater,” asking if the 6-inch American Girl Mini dolls looked like they would fit in 1:6 scale dioramas with Barbie dolls.
So today’s #TapeMeasureTuesday offers both the measurements for the little 6″ AG dolls, and a couple of photos showing the six-inch American Girl dolls with the Made to Move Barbie.
First, let’s take a look at my 6″ American Girl doll‘s official measurements for sewing purposes:
- Neck circumference… 5.3 cm
- Neck to shoulder seam… 1.9 cm
- Bust 9.6 cm
- Collar to true waist… 3.5 cm
- Underarm to true waist… 1.6 cm
- Sleeve inseam (underarm to cuff)… 4.4 cm
- Sleeve from shoulder seam to cuff… 4.5 cm
- Sleeve circumference (upper arm bicep)… 3.7 cm
- Waist … 9 cm
- Hip circumference… 9.8 cm
- Pants inseam (crotch to just below the ankle bone)… 6 cm
- Pants outseam (waist to just below the ankle bone)… 9 cm
- Pants leg circumference (upper thigh)… 5.6 cm
- Height not including hair… 6.5 inches or 16.5 cm
As you can see in the photos, my American Girl Mini doll is also posed next to my Spin Master Liv doll, which has been made-over to look like me:
I think she looks pretty believable in comparison to both Barbie and my Liv doll. However, I think my AG mini‘s feet don’t compare well when you look at them next to Barbie‘s. They do look okay next to the Chelly Wood doll (the Liv doll) though.
Liv dolls have somewhat large heads when compared to their bodies, but I don’t think this looks too bad in a scene with the 6″ AG doll.
Barbie‘s head size doesn’t look too weird when compared to the little American Girl doll either, though.
I’d love to hear your thoughts on this topic. What do you think, blog followers? Could the 6″ American Girl doll pass as Barbie‘s six-year-old daughter? Would she be more believable as a Liv doll‘s daughter?
And what age do you think the 6-inch American Girl doll would represent in story-style dioramas?
Leave your comments, to help answer the question left by blog follower and commenter “PlayScaleTheater,” who left a comment on my blog posting of 22 May, 2019.