Friends2BMade clothes, Tons of pictures, great guide to fit! :)

I've checked the BAB in Orlando about a month ago and they don't have anything like this. I wish they did. The closest F2BM store is up in the Panhandle so no go there.

The outfits are really cute! I wonder if someone could call the store and have it shipped to them?

 

I have just ordered a Latidoll Blue Girl (So excited! Actually cannot WAIT for her to arrive! ^__^) and I have heard that Friends2bMade clothes are a good fit for tops and dresses for Lati blues, Narae and Unoa and other slim MSDs.

Just a few questions - firstly, does this apply to girl & boy clothes?
And secondly - how does the underwear fit? Does anyone know? Can't find underwear to fit my incoming girl anywhere - maybe I'm looking in the wrong places! (BJD n00b!)

Thanks! ^^

 

I went to the Downtown Disney store to check out the Friends to be Made stuff recently and I am actually disappointed in the quality.

The styles look nice, I like the colors they used and the styles of some of the outfits. They seem to be fitting a lot of minis nicely, I just wish the quality could be a bit better.

Having said that, I do think it is a nice way to get inexpensive things and to add more variety to the wardrobe, but they are made for toys for little girs and feel/look that way.

Things I did not like:

I find the quality of most fabric/materials used in making the outfits to be poor. It feels like clothes for toys and not miniture people outfits. There are also a lot of shiny stuff, sequins, and bows.

The velcro bothers me but most of it can be easily replaced, but the pants open in a strange way (velcro along the legs).

Overall I find the quality to be better than a lot of things you see at Walmart but quite a bit less than, say, the American Girl dolls' outfits.

 

Well, most of the clothes are only $3-5. I agree the quality has been a bit uneven lately, but I love many of my pieces - the white cami, black sparkle cami, the A-line stretch dresses, the super cuddly soft terry robes.

See the big Friends2BMade thread linked above, and when you get there try Search This Thread for Lati*

And here is a post I did there - a general guide to fit, which clothes they are, the database of fit, etc.
http://www.denofangels.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2705612#post2705612

Carolyn

 

Thank you Eliz-Rivenstar, i9i9, and Carolyn for sharing the infor. I have been toying with the idea of ordering some F2BM outfit.

I haven't seen it around any toystore though. It may be because I'm not in the US/ U.K. Besides Downtown Disney (as mentioned by i9i9), may I know which stores it can be usually found in? Toys R Us?

 

Friends2BeMade clothing is only found at their own stores. You can find a list of them on their website. It is super easy to order from their website, though.

However, I just wanted to add a plug for their things. The quality isn't that bad and having enough AG outfits to open my own AG store....seriously, I would say F2BM quality is fine. (The quality of AG items has really gone downhill in recent years.) Anyway, it is a great way to get a lot of separates for very little money. At least you would have something to clothe your girl when she arrives and if you were unhappy with it, it would buy you some time until you could get something else.

 

ILust4Plastic -

You should have DoA Marketplace access now.

1. Search the Marketplace mini clothes section for: f2bm or friends2bmade

2. Check the group orders section a couple of times per week for a Friends2BMade group order that is willing to ship items overseas - someone in the US will order from the website for a group of people, then forward their items to them - that might save on shipping.

Carolyn

 

Thank you gracie for clearing that up for me

Carolyn, I'll check it out, thank you ^^

 

Their stuff is in a lot of Build a Bear stores, I'm not sure if they are everywhere, but you can easily get them online or ask someone to get some things for you. If you decide to get some, then I would highly suggest a group order that would look into the discounts Build a Bear offers.

One could easily get $5 off $25 coupons and divide up the items into multiple transactions of around $25 each to use a coupon for each one. Then if you can get someone who can show an annual pass to Disneyland (doesn't have to be theirs, from friends or family is fine) to order from Downtown Disney then you get another 10% discount on every transaction. This way for $100 worth of things it would end up being $72, not a bad discount

I do think the clothes look cute and I agree that they are a good value for what they cost. Not putting down the line at all ((I hope my post didn't come across that way), just wanted to bring up something I have observed that haven't been really said yet. They are inexpensive toy outfits designed for young girls and it shows in both quality and sometimes design, I would love the line much better if they would have choosen slightly better fabrics.

 

Oh, I love these clothes - I have them and they fit my Soul Kid Ahee, as well as my Liebchen (although a little loose on her). The pants are too short, but the skirts are great. I also have a pair of capri pants that are really cute on her!
They also fit Unoa and Narae.

 

Alrighty... I took some pictures of my Kid Delf Cherry girl, Shahari, in her F2BM clothes. She's had them for ages now I just hadn't gotten around to taking the pictures and posting them.

She's on the old kid delf body, not the real skin body.


This outfit is really cute. The top bugs me a little with how the seam shows but that should easily be fixed with a bit of ironing... I'm just lazy.


Here she's wearring the white cami we've seen a zillion times already, and pink capris. The capris have a great fit. As you can see they sit really low on her hips but I think that's one of my favorite bits about them.


This top is one of my least favorite things in the bunch. It's kinda short and puffs out on the sides alot. It looks cute from the right angles though.


LOVE these. She's gotten a ton of wear out of them so, that's why they're a bit wrinkled.


Adorable top! It's like a super cute oversized sweater however, Shar hasn't been wearring it much lately since Inanna, my Soony, looks killer in it as well.


I love anything blue on my little Shahari and this dress is really no exception. It's super cute and looks terribly sweet on my little brat.


This outfit was one of the outfits I most hoped would work on Shar and it didn't really. The top looks a bit odd on her body for reasons I'm not even sure of and the skirt sits REALLY high as you can see... however...


If you pair the skirt with this top (silver belt thing was removed) it becomes one of my favorite outfits.


We've seen the undies a million times in this thread already but I took a picture anyway. The bra is pointless on the old KD body since they don't really have anything up top... I bought it for the undies, which are adorable.


And last but not least... the pink dress. The one I got is sewn weird. One shoulder strap is shorter than the other which makes for a pretty awkward looking dress. It's also pretty tight and shows her torso joint which I'm not overly fond of.

 

Okay, I hijacked my other thread which had Friends 2B Made, Hopscotch Hill and Fashion Angels clothes but since I acquired more FA clothes, I ended up over quota for pictures. So, I cut out F2BM and HH and made a new thread with them, while updating the other thread with FA stuff.
Fashion Angels thread
Also, check out this thread for yet more pictures on many different dolls. Unfortunately, it's rather long but there are some great photos and lots of info there.

I bought some Friends 2B Made clothes a while back and, knowing there are always questions as to what fits whom, I thought I'd post a few pics of my girl in some. For the record, Laika is a Blue Fairy Xiao. I also have Hopscotch Hill in this post to let others know what else can fit.. First let me say that I only own a Blue Fairy Tiny Fairy (non-blossom body) so I can't vouch for fit on any doll that has a more mature torso. If you look up F2BM or Friends 2B Made (or really, any combination), there is quite a large number of threads pertaining to fit on other dolls.

Friends 2B Made
Hello Kitty layered shirt and white lace leggings: Shirt fits great but is the tiniest bit cropped (I'm guessing the F2BM dolls are shorter waisted). Shirt closes by a velcro strip up the back. Looks adorable and is a must for any HK fan. The leggings are too short but make great 'long shorts'. They are, however, see-through so underwear or a long top might be recommended if you don't like your doll flashing anyone.


Boys skull tee and beaded khaki capris: Both fit great. Carpis close in the back with a short strip of velcro, shirt has velcro the whole length of the back. Please note that Laika is not wearing any underwear in this pic. I did try either the capris or the gauchos (below) with underwear and it did fit once they were one but it was a bit of a struggle to get the pants over the underwear and it was, obviously, tighter fitting. I'd suggest no underwear with the pants (not like they'll be flashing anyone in these anyway).


Cool flower top and black leggings: Again, the black leggings, like the white lace ones, are too short to be 'leggings' but fit well otherwise and are great 'long shorts'. The top looks great but is a tight across the chest. Any mature doll won't be able to wear this. It fits but it's a good thing she doesn't eat or she'd pop out! Closes with a stirp of velcro down the back.


Khaki gauchos (and HK shirt again): The gauchos fit great. These close with a short strip of velcro in the back. Again, no underwear worn for this shot and I recommend not using underwear (except on a thinner doll like Sharmin or the Unoas).


Santa outfit: For the fun of it I also bought the Santa outfit (for her brother to wear but he's not home yet). It actually fits really well, just need to add a pair of black boots (I forgot to put some on her). The hat that came with the outfit does NOT fit as the F2BM dolls have huge noggins in comparison but it does fit pretty well on my Chiwoo elf so guess who'll be wearing it this Xmas?

 

I am currently waiting on a buttload of clothes from F2BM and I will be sure to post here how it all fits. They are actually bought for my MNF but since I havent ordered her yet I will have to wait a while until I can try things on her. Luckily I have a dollmore girl at home that will be able to try on some of the things when it arrives.

I love this top!!!

I was so sad to see it wasnt in stock when I was buying. Your girl looks so adorable in all these!

 

Keep watching the store - that is a summery top and things often go away and come back in the shop. I have picked up many tops that disappeared and then came back in stock.

Carolyn

 

Ohhhh thanks for the tip! I will do, and ofcourse the DoA marketplace aswell.
Only problem is since I am outside fo the US it costs $25 in shipping, so I need to have a large wishlist before I can actully order it >_<

 

I am going to the store on 4/19 or 4/20, I have a thread open in the group orders. Kim

 

Hokay! I saw this thread ages and ages ago (when it was fitst put up?) but didn't realise how many more had added to it. CarolynS kindly pointed me toward it..

Sooo, here's my contribution. Not much. I made a small order from the site (shipping is a #$%^%) but it arrived really fast and their service was great.

The thread to my purchases.. XDDD

LM

 

Argh, just looking at all of this makes me want to take Natalie over to the mall to get her some new things.

 

Gina - that is lovely on her! The padded bust items sometimes work so well on flatchested dolls!

Chaotic - fortunately I am immunized for a short while because I just received some F2BM! Otherwise this thread usually sends me right over to the F2BM website.

Carolyn