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Title: what is your opinion on pony wear?
Post by: kingluke on February 28, 2019, 01:34:25 AM
I see lots and lots of pony wear everyday, which I love. what's your opinion? Do you collect pony wear? mib? loose? or do you derspise everything of it? And form which generation? Do you make it, or design it? I'm currently showing interest in g1 pony wear but I haven't figured out how to sew it from them yet.

Please let me know what you think.


cheers,

Luke
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Post by: TheBeatlesPkmnFan42 on February 28, 2019, 05:16:02 AM
Pony Wear is adorable! Don't own any myself yet, though.
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Post by: Artemesia's Garden on February 28, 2019, 05:24:09 AM
I really love it too, I think the G1 outfits are really creative. Some are almost iconic like Flashprance :-)
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Post by: banditpony on February 28, 2019, 05:32:40 AM
Never was a fan.. except for the legwarmers and some hats.
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Post by: mlp4me on February 28, 2019, 05:37:19 AM
I love pony wear. I have some sets completed, but am missing a lot overall.
Always debate if I should display... I have a ton of Lemon Drops and they might get dressed up someday...
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Post by: Leave a Whisper on February 28, 2019, 06:43:07 AM
I have the royal set. I like it, not big on getting anymore.
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Post by: LadyMoondancer on February 28, 2019, 07:10:31 AM
I think the concept is adorable but to be honest I don't think most of the outfits look very good.  A lot of them have a big bulgy strip of velcro across the back and it kind of ruins the silhouette / look. (I get why they put it there, though . . . that's the easiest place for tiny child hands to access.)

I think Great Skates is the best outfit.  It avoids the velcro problem and the skates REALLY WORK!  It looks great and even adds a new play feature.  Pony Royal is another great set.  I wanted it very badly as a kid, but then my sister made me a royal pony cape that was even better, lol.

My other favorites are Flashprance, From the Designer Collection, and Hearts & Candy.  I also loved the baby dragon outfit and sundress outfits as a kid (the only two I had.)
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Post by: tailrustedtealeaf on February 28, 2019, 07:56:40 AM
I love ponywear in theory but am so bad with collecting accessories in practice. I'd love to learn how to make some, but as my sewing machine is going to be handed off to my siblings I'll have even less opportunity to actually use it.
Hearts & Candy is my favorite but I do not have it yet.
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Post by: Crowning_Glory13 on February 28, 2019, 08:43:12 AM
I love pony wear. G1 is my favorite as they are fabric. I make my own pony wear because I love knitting. Always up for trades. I can not do anything MIB because I want to play with it:) I appreciate all pony wear.

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Love mommy and baby outfits

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Some I made....not obvious I love pony outfits.
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Post by: Skeen on February 28, 2019, 10:12:27 AM
I love it!  I only actively collect it MOC but if I happen to get a loose set I just stick it on a baity CP or whichever pony is shown wearing it on the box, and display it. 

But I have a problem with the Hearts & Candy necklace.  I MUST HAVE ALL OF THEM.  The more the better! 
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Post by: glitterball on February 28, 2019, 10:33:50 AM
I remember buying the G1 ponywear when I was a kid, my first one was the ballet/tutu/pink + white striped leotard one, then the yellow and cerise bikini, then the lilac party dress and I think I had one with leg warmers - I forget!

Oh - then there was my Confetti pony that came in her wedding outfit - I adored that!

It was always a big thing for me to choose - pony or ponywear? I remember it was a little heavy on the pocket-money so I had to wait a few weeks to afford both! Along with my Jem and MLP comics, too  :lol:

Anyway, my opinion:
super fun during my childhood to dress my ponies up, so Hasbro succeeded there.
As an adult - hmm, not really my favourite thing, but still charming (especially the shoes!)
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Post by: LadyMoondancer on February 28, 2019, 03:16:57 PM
I found this Fashion Styling Pinkie Pie at Goodwill . . . she has a really cute outfit:

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From the Target exclusive "Pinkie Pie's Boutique" line I think.
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Post by: Taffeta on February 28, 2019, 04:12:34 PM
I had a few outfits as a kid. UK had fewer than the US although towards the end of ponywear we just got US imports so had cards with Crumpet and stuff on which were confusing...

Anyway.

I played with it a lot as a kid, mine got kind of wrecked.

I have a lot of loose ponywear. Most of it is complete. I have it like that thanks mostly to a person here who had a whole box of it that filled almost all my UK gaps in one go...this from a carboot sale years back. I like it MOC though because I like the cards. But I try if it has a UK release to get the UK one, for obvious reasons.

I really don't like megan and sundance and yet I really like Megan and Sundance Ponywear. Go figure. I have four I think on card and the other two loose and complete except for one red ribbon. They weren't sold in the UK, but I like them :D

It's sometimes easier to get the US ones MOC because finding loose bits is more expensive. So I have Pageant Queen and a couple of the mum and baby sets. I also have a few on Italian cards just because I'm also a card geek and they were there O.o. One is a mum and baby wear set, another couple are flashprance and something I think...

So I like ponywear. But it is pretty impractical.

I am not so keen on later gen ponywear. Some of G2 is cute or ok. Some of G3 likewise. Nothing from G4 inspires me.

I made a graduation cap and gown for G3 Rainbow Dash before my (first) uni graduation which was in 2003. She came as my mascot because Windy was my first pony and Dash to me seemed like a Rainbow Pony :) I still have it somewhere.

I also used to knit scarves and legwarmers for my ponies for when they came on walks with us when I was a kid.

I made a lot more Jem clothing than pony stuff though :/
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Post by: Crowning_Glory13 on March 02, 2019, 09:13:24 AM
I would love to see the Jem clothing! I love hand made outfits. They have such a personality and so creative e.
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Post by: lovesbabysquirmy on March 02, 2019, 09:44:23 AM
I like it in theory.  I don't want to stain ponies so I am worried about using it.  I could use my poor condition ponies to model it, I guess. 

I do have a LOT of it... I got a huge boxful in a MLP lot I bought years ago, I sorted it into little baggies, and then I have not done a THING with it. 

Does it hold much resale value?
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Post by: LadyMoondancer on March 02, 2019, 09:50:15 AM
I wanted to add that Hasbro switched the names of "Country Jamboree" and "Picnic in the Park" ponywear sets and it infuriates me. :P
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Post by: Taffeta on March 02, 2019, 10:00:33 AM
I would love to see the Jem clothing! I love hand made outfits. They have such a personality and so creative e.

I used to have a whole gallery of them on the older version of my Jem site but now there are only a few. I'll put the links in spoiler tags so it doesn't derail the thread :D
Spoiler
My practical skills stretch to needle and thread but not to a sewing machine...;) so they were all made by hand. I had to fashion patterns from existing Jem outfits too. Many of them were made from outfits on the show that were never made officially. I made them for Misfits who got fewer outfits than the Holograms. I have a few by other people too in my collection but most of the non-official outfits I have I made, for better or worse :)

http://www.etherella.com/photoshoot/special_misfits.htm
Roxy's outfit was made by a friend, the others I did. :) Also I painted up Stormer's synth from a Kimber one.

http://www.etherella.com/photoshoot/mexiroxyaja.jpg
I made Roxy's. Aja was made by a good friend.

There are a few others dotting around that section of my site as well as custom dolls and stuff from when I did all that kind of stuff. But most of them aren't on the website any more. :/

@LM - I didn't know that :D I am bad at remembering the M&S wear names anyway. Took me long enough to remember the one she wears in the animation is Country Jamboree, because we just had it with Megan and Sundance in box :/

The different names between UK and US also amuse me. It is apparently more ok for kids in the UK to have Champagne and Lace ;)
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Post by: LadyMoondancer on March 02, 2019, 10:10:16 AM
Yeah, in the brochures "Country Jamboree" is the demin set with a white blouse with red on it and "Picnic in the Park" is Megan in the TV show clothes sitting on the ground feeding Sundance a carrot.  I think someone just goofed when it came to transferring the names to the backcards.
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Post by: StrawberrySundance on March 02, 2019, 10:17:05 AM
I own quite a lot of pony wear, while some of it looks lovely on the ponies (Parade Pizzazz, Rainy Day, Great Skates) some outfits just don't suit the ponies- especially shoes and skirts/dresses.
I'd love to learn to make pony wear, when I was little I used to make crowns from tinfoil for my ponies XD
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Post by: Carrehz on March 03, 2019, 07:28:55 AM
I like Pony Wear! It's cute, my favourites are Flashprance and Hearts & Candy. I don't own any myself though - too afraid it'd stain. But I do like looking at others' photos of it :lovey:
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Post by: CactusBloom on March 10, 2019, 08:33:17 PM
I think it's pretty and would like to dress up my ponies! Though usually if I have an accessory, I just leave it on one pony and never take it off  :lol: I'm so lazy with that kind of thing. And I have pretty poor fine motor skills so dressing small ponies is difficult.

I do like to dress my Build-a-Bears though! And I love looking at other ponies dressing up.
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Post by: Shy Violet on March 10, 2019, 10:46:51 PM
I love pony wear, it's super cute! My favorites are the baby pony wear with pocket pals, like the dragon and lion, etc. My sister and I had all those sets as kids and loved playing with them. I have our childhood pony wear, found a bag full at the thrift store once, got some in a lot of someone's childhood collection and then today I gt a bag at the flea market. So I was just thinking today about pony wear and trying to decide if I should dress up some ponies or keep them all in a bag. I need to get more organized. I also got 2 moc sets on ebay and really like them. I think I'd get more moc if the price was ok.
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Post by: Water Lily on March 10, 2019, 11:32:43 PM
Never was a fan.. except for the legwarmers and some hats.
I have to agree as well as the diapers and ribbons of course
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Post by: nessa16 on March 11, 2019, 09:47:30 AM
I like it.  I have found that I do enjoy getting some favorite sets MOC because I love the art and the pieces are then neatly displayed.  I have quite a few sets, many probably incomplete.  My cousin had a TON of it for her ponies including all the baby pony wear/pocket pal sets.  Snow Angels was a favorite set that I always put on Princess Tiffany (mom) and Baby Surprise (baby).  Some are quite impractical, especially accessories that they cannot hold on to like a baton or tennis racket.   I also find certain poses hard to put it on like CPs and SSs. 
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Post by: GillysJubilee on March 11, 2019, 06:51:50 PM
I think it is awfully cute, but I've yet to run into any that I've wanted to/could buy. I have, however, been giving strong consideration to making my own pony wear. I have this broken umbrella with great fabric on it, and I want to turn it into tiny scrunchies for my Tuneful.

I tried one with a no-sew method, but it didn't go too well... think I'm gonna have to switch to a good ol' needle and thread.
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Post by: Crowning_Glory13 on March 12, 2019, 04:30:42 PM
GillysJubilee you need to make pony outfits...I LOVE THE HAND MADE STUFF. I dont make any profit on my outfits because I love making them so much. I tend to put some of my bait ponies in the outfits to make them stand out:)
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Post by: CinnamonOnions on March 14, 2019, 11:54:29 AM
I love the concept, the outfits are great! :) I buy them when I see them.
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Post by: kiwimlp on March 14, 2019, 08:33:13 PM
Love it, love it, love it!!  I keep it in little sealed bags that I try to complete sets of.  My favourite set is Great Skates because I had it when I was a kid and it was awesome :cheer:
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Post by: brightberry on March 15, 2019, 06:38:20 PM
I loved it as a kid.  I didn’t have many, but what I did have got worn out.

My dog chewed my Megan’s legs when I was little.  It made me so distraught.  So, we got the snow angels outfit which covered her up.  She’s still wearing it. 

Cotton Candy was also adorable in her pajamas and curlers.

I also used to lure my hamster through pony wear to make her look like she was wearing it.
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Post by: SpacePinto on March 15, 2019, 09:04:57 PM
I think some of them look cute, but sadly it is pretty hard to create something that will fit a small plastic horse really good, as evidenced especially in the "Dressed like a dream" sequence when you compare the outfits ponies wear in it to their actual merchandise counterparts.
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Post by: NightmareRara on March 16, 2019, 10:36:07 AM
Pony fashion is one of the loveliest things about collecting them, at first I did find it hard to make something that fits, but practice makes perfect! 
:happy:
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Post by: Khoufu on March 18, 2019, 09:51:29 AM
I love ponywear that's cheap, especially shirts and such that cover the body. I only bought one MOC because it was $12 before shipping and I liked the art. It was the baby bunny suit, which is about  $20 loose and complete.

I just wish more ponywear fit g1 boys. I commissioned one so I could get a Captain Kirk cosplay, just not sure who should wear it.

My current favorite use of ponywear is for my G1 baby pony nursery. Most of my ponywear is G1 withe a small smattering of G3 accessories. I'd love some G2 clothes and costumes eventually.
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