Julie

Here's a look at Julie Albright and her display at the Chicago American Girl store.  Julie is a groovy girl from the 1970's.  I love her long, long blond hair and with a mini braid. 

I really love Julie's meet outfit because it reminds me of a shirt and jeans I had as a child.

Here's Julie with her BFF Ivy and her pet bunny. Check out the ultra cool kitchen table and chairs. I dig the sunny yellow color, but I remember lots of avocado green and harvest gold colors in the 70's.

Here's Julie in her floral jumpsuit; it's authentic right down to the little details like the zip-up turtleneck.

Here's Julie's lunch and lunchbox.  I remember having one like this, but I think mine also had Scooby-Doo on it.

Here's Julie in her casual outfit and cap & scarf. She wears this for dog walking.

 My youngest daughter really loves Julie's bedroom. I have to admit that I found it very groovy, too.  I love the beads handing down from the canopy.  I bet Julie gets a great night's sleep in this bed.

 I liked the fact that they had the bed out where you could look it over and handle it. It seems to be really well made. Perhaps there's a spot for it in our dollhouse?

Just in case your daughter wants to dress like Julie, there's a matching set of pajamas and slippers for girls, too.

 Here's Julie's sound accessories.  I remember getting a tape recorder when I was young.  I had such a great time recording my own music and talk shows!

 Here's the mock up of a girl's room from the '70s.  My daughter got really excited when she saw this room and the items in it.

 "Mom, you have those books at home!" Yes, I still have my complete set of Little House on the Prairie books, and they came in a box just like this one.  If only she knew I had green shag carpet in my room and wore purple Converse hightops, I bet she's be even more impressed!

 "Hey, there's a record player just like this in grandma's attic. We played with it when we went to her house at Christmas!"  Yes, it's in the attic because it was mine when I was little.  I remember playing records on it when I was little and singing along to the latest songs; different, but yet not so different, from girls today.