Which did you buy first, Doll clothes, or the dolls themselves?

Hmm... I don't own a doll, but I found a cheap Ebay lot of clothes in my hypothetical doll's size, and I bought it because it was a good deal. I guess that puts me in the "bought the clothes before the doll" category.

Ideally, I would have waited until a specific doll was a GUARANTEE (IE, it was on layaway) before I bought them anything. The doll that I'm "definitely" getting tends to change...

So, yeah. I'm all for buying clothing before the doll, since I like to be opportunistic about buying. I snipe good deals and such. I would be very hesitant about buying anything for a doll I wasn't SURE I was going to own, though.

 

I just recently placed an order for my first doll, and I placed my order for the clothes at about the same time. I regret not ordering the clothes earlier since the shipment'll be arriving about a month after my doll which means she'll be running around naked for awhile, poor thing.

 

I still haven't bought any clothes for my first doll after having her more than half of year haha (one pair of thigh long socks only I think) but I and my friend have made some clothes for her c: I think I should make a taobao order for her soon though

 

Most of the time I buy dolls first, I just wanna have em in my hands then I can worry about clothes and accessories... however I have ended up with a weirdly large amount of SD girl clothes when I don't have any of that type of doll yet (I plan to have several though heheh)

 

I always get the doll first, but sometimes happen that I start getting clothes while the doll is still on the way to me.

 

The first time I ordered a doll I really wanted. Months of prep to choose her! It took forever! But after I ordered her. I kept going to Target or Walmart or TRU and looking at the clothing packs. One day I saw the cutest hat. I didn't even know her dimensions but I got it anyway. That was weeks before I got the doll. And BJDs are a little different because they are very specific and individual so that might not exactly work for them. But it kinda helped take the edge off waiting... At the time I felt just insane buying things for a doll I didn't have it didn't know would fit! Lol
PS it actual kind fit her! It was a smidge too big.

 

I got my first doll as full set, so I got the doll and the clothes all in one package - I had never even seen a BJD "in person" before, so I was very insecure about the whole thing... I did get him a couple of accessories while waiting for his arrival, like a chair and a teddy bear...
Now I usually get the naked doll first.

 

I bought my first doll, sewed him a simple white robe before he got here. I had gotten the armholes too small so it didn't fit. So I made him a lovely red and gold Chinese style robe with dragons on it, and tiny frogs fastening the neck the same day. Years later , it is still his favorite. I did order him a wig, shoes and eyes in advance though. My first doll is my most spoiled, he probably has 20- 30 outfits. I have been collecting cloth for over 30 years though, and sewing since I was six.

 

I bought my doll first, but then went and bought clothes a few days after purchasing the doll. Neither have arrived yet, but hopefully I get the clothes first.

 

I kept and keep buying stuff for dolls I still don't own. That's a bad habit and it happens mostly with big dolls X"D I bought clothes and shoes years before I received the doll.

 

I'm going with doll first just because it is my first so I need to know what size doll so I can buy matching clothes. I suppose I could do clothes first but meh lol

 

I tend to buy the dolls and clothes at the same time. It makes me feel a bit better. The only time this didn't happen was when I got Andy. She ended up wearing Aldric's dress just so she wouldn't be naked. It took me a while to find clothes I liked for her. The clothes tend to arrive faster than the doll and then they sit while I wait. However, I like having something doll related to open while waiting for my new resin friend. That way, once they do arrive, I have everything in order.

 

I got my doll first, since I was paranoid of making something and it being too small. When I got her I made a make shift dress thing out of one of my scarves so she wouldn't be naked haha.

 

I bought my doll first and he's been naked for so long that I really think I should've at least bought him some clothes at the same time. :p

 

I bought my dolls first! I don't even own clothes/wigs/eyes yet!

 

For my kid delf pine, I did'nt have clothes in mind so I just bought him then ordered clothes after I got to shell him

 

It really depends on the doll. If the doll is on a long waiting list, then I'll go ahead and buy clothes and accessories before they get here. If it's a doll I plan on heavily modding or doing a faceup, I usually won't buy them anything. All of my dolls have changed from my original plan for them, so I tend not to buy anything.

 

I brought the doll on layaway first so whilst i was paying for her, I brought clothes for her.

 

I prefer to start working on a doll as soon as I get them, so I usually order the clothes, accesories, and the doll all at the same time so they arrive relatively in the same period. That way I already have everything on hand while the inspiration is still fresh and the look I want for them is clear in my head.

 

I usually order the doll first and then while waiting for the doll to arrive is the time I spend on getting wig, eyes and then clothes ready. I like having time to deal with that while waiting for the doll to arrive, it also lessens my impatience of waiting for the doll.

This is a problem however as I just purchased a secondhand doll and the doll is going to be arriving far sooner than my clothes and wig and eyes ><