Dolly Review: Makies Disney Outfits (Prototypes/Test Run)

If you’re a Makies fan, you’ve probably been keeping up with the company news, or rather, lack there off. Now, don’t get me wrong, I’m as positive and optimistic as the rest of you about Makies eventually making a comeback, but at the moment, I can’t help but feel sad that the company isn’t back up and running yet. I’m a member of a Facebook group that is dedicated to Makies and because of that, I’m privy to a few facts that I, personally, don’t feel it’s my place to pass along here on the blog. However, there is one thing that I just can’t keep quiet about.

Shortly after the Makies UK office went dark, an eBay seller started posting Makies products online. It seemed that he assisted/was hired to do the final cleaning of the office and found himself with a large amount of left behind product. The business woman in me is shocked that Makies, as a company, didn’t just pack this away in a pod somewhere for future use, especially after seeing this sellers most recent offerings. (At the very least, placing these in storage themselves would have helped them make a profit in their downtime through liquidating their stock.) But, for whatever reasons, this didn’t happen, which has made for an interesting couple of weeks for Makies fans. This particular eBay seller has sold a number of small 3D printed accessories, clothing items and dolls, believe it or not! (I believe he even had IM bodies and wigs, at one point.) Many of the dolls that have been sold, apparently, are from the early days of Makies, but even so, they’ve been tempting buys for this small, but dedicated fan base! (The seller has full legal right to sell the merchandise, so please keep your cool and don’t direct your anger at the whole situation towards him, okay?)

With the Chicago Toy Show at the end of the month, I’ve done a pretty good job of not jumping  through hoops to win any of the dolls or small accessories offered by this eBay seller. However, when these two items you’ll see below hit the site, I jumped.

Remember my Q and A post I did with Makies right before they closed up shop? I made a point to ask them about their involvement with the Walt Disney Company. Prior to the Q and A post, photos of two Makies wearing Disney attire were floating around the internet. At the time of the interview, they were really excited about the Disney partnership. Well, fast forward to January— we learn that Makies is moving to the US and would re-open “soon”, leaving many of the projects foreshadowed in the Q and A post and elsewhere in limbo. I, like many others, started to lose hope that the Disney outfits would see the light of day, but color me shocked when I logged into Facebook and read that some had been posted to eBay! And not just one, but at least twenty of both outfits previewed in the promotional photos!

My theory is that Makies had done a test run of these two outfits, for the sake of quality checking, and hadn’t gotten around to doing a big order for the launch. (I don’t have evidence that these are prototypes or test run outfits, but that is my guess!) But, who knows, maybe more will pop up later! It seems like this guy on eBay has stumbled upon a treasure trove of goodies. So, long story short, I ordered both of the Disney outfits. Here they are, being modeled by the last Makie I added to the family. (I had plans to order another after this past Christmas, but alas…) This particular Makie needs a face-up eventually, because she arrived from the Lab with practically no lip color or blush. She’s wearing a Luts wig and factory eyes.

This purple Maleficent outfit comes with a t-shirt with a velcro closure and colorful black/pink leggings. The leggings on this outfit. as well as the next one I’m going to show you, are a little tight on this girls textured 3DP legs, but fit well enough. (The promo photo showed these outfits on IM bodies.) I personally love that the shirt has velcro. So many of the early clothing pieces I was sent with orders didn’t, which put me off on ordering Makie clothing for my dolls. But these are easy to put on and take off.

The second outfit features Minnie Mouse! Again, it has a velcro closure. The leggings are polka-dotted and are true to Minnie’s aesthetic. The leggings are nice, but I think the tops will be used much more than the bottoms. Both shirts fit well on Makies awkward body and look great! I think we could have had some great Disney inspired Makies looks, had the company not shut their doors so suddenly. At the very least, these outfits show that Makies was working hard to make better clothing for their dolls, which was where I thought they struggled the most throughout the years.

What do you think of these two Disney inspired looks? If Makies were to open their doors tomorrow and have the ability to start creating Disney themed merchandise again, what would you like to see, whether it be 3d printed accessories, outfits, or otherwise? Share your thoughts in the comment area! (And keep your fingers and toes crossed that this garage sale, of sorts, isn’t the last we’ve seen of such a cool brand!)