I know a few years ago, whenever I went to buy a sewing pattern for me, I had to fight my way through page after page of 'American Doll' patterns, designed to allow your kid and your kid's doll to have matching outfits.

Back when I was in my doll phase, I sewed my own weird, trippy Barbie doll clothes out of my mom's sewing scraps. I also made Barbie her own custom furniture - it was crude and covered with glue blobs, but it was cost effective. Maybe the whole debate about class differences and elitism hinges on whether you feel the only option is to buy ready-made doll accessories?