Yesterday the missing pieces from my Superstar #1 Barbie arrived. Now she’s complete with dress, ring, earrings, necklace, boa and her shoes.
Here a little comparison when she arrived…
and that’s how she looks now…
Bathtime Fun Kelly – one set, two issues
Today I have the chance to show you two versions, an early Kelly and a late one from one set produced by Mattel in the mid 1990s. I had the idea that there are two versions of one doll but I only owned the early version. In December I found the late version with the pink border ( bathing gown and towel) and canecalon hair. The early version has the yellow border (bathing gown and towel) and saran hair ( much shinier and easier to comb).
So here you can see that there are indeed two versions….
Fluffy, Barbies’ cat from the 1980s
In the last week Barbie got a new pet. It’s a white cat called Fluffy. She was offered in the late 1980s and as you can see in the pictures she came with a feeding bowl, a neckband, a box of cat food, a carrier and a cat tree.
It’s a lovely ensemble. By the way Fluffy has one part of the hook-and-loop fastener under her feet. Hope you enjoy the pics. 🙂
Barbie in India
Let’s make a trip to India today. I would like to introduce you to our travel companion. She’s from India. LEO Company,the franchisee from Mattel in India, produced this doll in 1993 or 1994. When you have a look at the eyes you see that they are quite different from the Barbie dolls released in the western civilisation. Also very extraordinary is the ear jewellery. It’s made of metal with enamel. I have never seen this on any Barbie doll before. The ring is also made of metal. The pattern for the ring was also used for many other dolls released in the western civilisation but they were always made of plastic.
I hope you enjoy the pics. She’s my nr. 5 in Indian Barbie dolls. I wish they would be easier to be found.
Superstar #1
Recently I bought the doll that gave a whole era its name. This doll is the very first issue of the Superstar Barbie. She was produced in 1977. The pink dress she was sold in has the disadvantage that the body and the dress fusion after a while. So it is advising to move the dress occasionally. To tell you a positive aspect the fusion marks can be removed if the fusion process hasn’t progressed too far.
The doll you can see here is not complete. She lack the necklace, the pair of shoes and her pink boa.
Vintage Skooter
This time I would like to show you my very first Vintage Barbie family member. Vintage is the era called from 1959 to 1966/1967. I recently was able to buy a blond haired Skooter. She is an early friend of Barbies little sister Skipper. My Skotter hat straight legs. You can’t bend her legs. That means she is an early doll and belongs to the Vintage era. Skooter dolls produced after 1965 has a pink skin tone (not as pale as my Skooter is) and they had bendable legs.
Furthermore I would like to tell that I bought her without clothes. The clothes Skooter is wearing are from the mid 1990s and were made for Skipper. Unfortunately I have no other clothes for her at the moment.
Stacey
I recenty was able to buy an old Stacey. Stacey is a friend of Barbie from the MOD-era and was said to come from England. She wasn’t produced for a long time. I think she was produced from 1968 until 1970. My new Stacey is wearing the outfit “Bouncy Flouncy”. I couldn’t resist of doing an extended photo shooting. And here is the result.
Time for Cool & Crimp Skipper and Courtney
This time I would like to introduce Cool & Crimp Skipper and Courtney. They are from 1993. I’m always surprised when I discover fashion trends from the past. The overalls are great. They remind me to the 1990s. I also can remember the dummies. I had a lot of them myself. I can’t believe this was a trend almost 20 years ago.
Here comes Asha!!!
By the end of the last year I was able to buy my favorite Asha doll from a friend. She was a TRU exclusive in the mid 1990s. I really love Asha because of the multi-color dress ist just a dream. She’s a great addition for my afro-american Barbie collection.
Dance Club Kayla & Devon (US-Playline)
In the recent months I was able to find two rare friends of Barbie doll. They are called Devon and Kayla. They were only made for the US-market and never available in Germany. The Dance Club series was produced in 1989. The clothes may be a bit old fashioned but I think they express the feeling from then. I like them because the colours of the clothes are shrill and very bright. This is the first time that the triangle earrings and ring are introduced to the market. I thought that they were used the first time with the very popular Totally Hair Barbie series but obviously they were already available in 1989.
