dress up games!!!!!

hey guys,
it's raining during this beautiful quarantined day today and after finishing my book and dipping into the ol' janus films selection i figured now was a better time than ever to use the wayback machine to play dress up games i liked when i was a kid. i used to spend hours on these sites thinking about and trying on every single accessory, in order to perfect the look. it was really fun to play these games as a kid because you didn't have any money for / the boobs to fill out the tops incorporated in the looks you were so easily concocting for a sexy older girl - what was her story? should her bf wear trip pants with flames on them? and a chain wallet? it's fun to play these games now because you still don't have any money to spend on an american flag tube top & your boobs are probably too big or awkward to look good in something so decorative at this point.

the apex of early to mid 2000s virtual 'doll making' websites would have to be "thedollpalace.com" i've linked the homepage of the website because it's historical imo. they have an announcement bar on the side where "Jessica, the owner" writes about updates to the collection, etc.

i really wish more of my emails sounded like this announcement, it's a good one.

here is the link to the actual doll making page, obviously they have more than one but this is kind of all of them put together so it takes a while to load but there are so many more options than your standard dress up game. the different poses and body parts to choose from paired with what clothes work with those choices kind of make it like a puzzle playing experience too.

also okay, i'm playing right now. this is insanely confusing i have no idea how i was able to navigate this dilapidated site as a young girl.
here are my tips for being able to play this game more easily:

1. close the wayback machine pop up at the top of the screen, this will save you a lot of time.
2. to start building your doll, click on the the 'Add Item+' button.
3. a window should open up with different items to add, just click on those items and they should appear in the top left corner of the other window. (they would've been hidden by the wayback machine banner pop up otherwise - this was mostly the confusion i had. also i'm very stoned.)

not very often do i get this frustrated with a website... honestly just look around this one if anything. it kind of takes some patience. dress up games are supposed to dissolve stress not incite it.

here are some easier ones:

olsen twins
http://www.girlgames4u.com/olsen-twins-dress-up-game.html 
i like this one because not only can you dress up the olsen twins as adults, but you can also dress them up as children.

i'm trying to play a game called "extreme dental emergency" on girlgames4u.com right now and honestly you guys? these games are f*cking annoying and have not stood the test of time for me. i guess "extreme dental emergency" is a newer game, but the ads in between an allegedly "extreme" dental emergency kind of tosses all fantasy out of the window for me. 0/10 stars. graphics are wacky though. 10/10.

joanna newsom dress up game...?


okay this e-girl sneaker-head one really was a wild ride ...
https://www.dressupgames.com/diy-trendy-sneakers-design-and-dress-up-game 

not only am i wearing a 'subreme' cross body bag, but i designed my own 'dalenciaga' sneakers.


i think most of the fun in these websites would have to be from 'looking through options' so i urge anyone interested in this sort of thing to just click through the categories and find the games that speak to you. it's all a matter of preference. the world of online dress up games has changed so i don't really feel like someone with the authority to share my favorite picks in this category like i originally thought i was.
there are a ton of cute anime ones though. i recommend this link.

i'm not even going to get into websites like imvu where you can interact with other avatars right now but in short i do think that these games, along with those websites, helped out with my repressed homosexuality as a kid. it is fun to play around with gender on these sites too. i think that's why i like the doll palace drag and drop situation so much, you can really mix and match anything because it's just like a digital collage with pixel art essentially.

please send me screenshots of all of your outfits <3 xo


another good link i found after posting this:
http://elouai.com/chibi/harrypotter/icons.php

elouai is actually a pretty good dress up website, glad i remembered her.

here is my creation: