Some time ago another collector posted this video which I forgot in the meantime but I think it’s worth to post it. No words needed. I hope you like it. Most of the people working behind the scenes are not known to collectors.
The Insider’s Guide to Takara
Have you heard about Takara yet? Probably not. Do you know that they are Japanese toy makers? Probably not. Why the hell am I asking you so much questions? Well, I like to teach and discover the world. So, if you have no idea what Barbie and Takara have in common, watch my video.
and if you want to know more about the Japanese doll craziness, watch this episode of Japanology.
And here’s a short commercial about Takara from the early 1980s.
The strange case with Barbie and the cow pattern
Did you know that in 1987 happened something really strange? If not, watch the latest video for more information.
Do you know the very first Barbie commercial?
I’m not really a fan of commercials. I hate them and don’t watch very much TV. I sometimes use youtube to see interesting stuff and the other day I found this commercial. It was made long before I was born. It’s so 60s but in a certain way very interesting.
An interesting video about the Barbie Ponytail No.1 production
Another collector sent me this link. I think it’s quite interesting although it might be a an amateur video.
Let’s sew for Barbie
In the last weeks I felt the wish to sew something for Barbie just for fun… but none of these mommy made clothes where you can see the intention but the implementation is very bad. Sorry for the tapeworm set. I know it’s awful but I’m good at writing long sentences. My teachers had to read a lot when I wrote essays as exams. Anyway I felt the wish to sew a dress or a skirt for Barbie the same style Mattel did for the Vintage Barbie dolls (1959 -1967 Vintage era).
So I bought a pattern and I had the first problem in finding the right material. I bought some fabric for my experiments and asked the saleswoman what fabric they used. I took a Sunflower dress with me and showed her the fabric. She told me it was sewing tulle. Strange stuff. They had none in the store and didn’t offer to order some. After a while I found one shop with the right offer online and I ordered it.
I decided to tape my experiences because you might have the problems too when you are looking for this material. It doesn’t seem to be common anymore. Anyway, here’s the link to my video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm_i9RVkX0k
You are new in the Barbie world and have no idea where to search for information?
Hi guys,
I keep my promise and do not neglect my blog like I did in the last months. Today I’d like to show you a video that might be useful when you are new in the world of Barbie doll and especially interested in Superstar Barbie (era from 1977- appr.1999). Maybe you had a Barbie doll when you were little and want to have her again. Maybe you are completely without any ideas where to look for shoes. I know it’s one of the most difficult topics. What kind of shoe belongs to what kind of outfit and how do they differ?
I think this is a good video to start with when you are new but you want to know more about shoes.
A link to important facts a Barbie Collector should know
Here’s a link especially useful when you can’t differentiate between the several hand forms Mattel produced in the 1960s and early 1970s. Here’s the link itself https://dollreference.com/barbie1.html. I think it is useful because I have myself difficulties to distinguish them.
Great Link to old cataloges (1930s to 1990)
For those of you who stayed children in their hearts I have a great link. Here is the link www.wishbookweb.com.The site contains scans from American cataloges from well known catalog companies. I also found Barbie dolls there and I thought it is good to post this link in my blog so that lots of other Barbie doll lovers can rummage there, too.
