Barbie Fashion #1 : Skipper and Ken Fashion from 82/83

Hi all!

Here’s some Skipper and Ken fashion i got a couple of weeks ago!

The first outfit i got is Skipper Fashion Fantasy « Smooth Sailing !» from 1982 Ref #5810.

It’s very cute with blue shorts, stripped top, white bucket hat and the traditional white sneakers! 

It’s part of an 8 fashion outfits collection ref from #5810 to #5817 and one Ref #4275.

On  the back side is a coupon for you to fill your information to become a Barbie Fan Club member. It says after signing in you will receive :

- a Barbie sun vision

- a Barbie fan club letter four times a year

- An autographed picture of Barbie

- A poster to color

- A membership card

- An iron-on transfer

- and a 5$ rebate coupon for your parents

I remember being a fan club member as a kid and the transfer iron-on shirt ring a bell… but it was later. I remember i got a cool calendar with Midge Ski Fun on it so i guess it was around 89.

The second outfit i got is Skipper Fashion Fantasy « School Days! » from 1983 Ref #4877.

It’s again a three pieces outfit with a jean skirt, a white t-shirt with a drawing of a boat and white coton tights. Oh and the shoes again! ;)

It’s part of a 6 fashion outfits collection ref from #4876 to #4878 and #4880 to #4882.

The back side shows a picture of the collection.

The last outfit i bought is Ken Twice As Nice « Handsome Pair » from 1983 Ref #4889.

It’s a white trouser with a reversible tshirt : one side is striped and the other is gray. It also got elegant white shoes.

I always loved the Twice as Nice collection. I used to have playing cards showing the whole collection and used to watch it for hours (unfortunately i lost it). I have more twice as nice fashions from my childhood which i will show you eventually.

It’s part of a 6 fashion outfits collection ref from #4885 to #4890.

The back side shows a picture of the collection.

here’s for my new acquisitions.

I hope to use them in a diorama soon!! so.. stay tuned :)

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Barbie Collection #1 : DOTW German Barbie

Hi all!

Unfortunately i didn’t have time to post anything the last two months and the following post introducing a lovely gal from Germany was supposed to follow my last article on Munich. Well, better late than never right?

So here is my beautiful German Barbie that i purchased after my trip to Baviera at the end of august (see Doll Exhibition #3 : Munich Toy Museum)

She’s the 16th doll from the DOTW Collection, released in 1986 and referenced #3188.

She’s not hard to find as you can easily buy her on the internet so i guess not especially valuable, but that doesn’t make her any less gorgeous!

She’s even close to perfection for me as she has the perfect Barbie face in my point of view.

Steffie head mold and quite a soft make up on the eyes (compare to some dolls released later). Her beautiful red lipstick is a perfect match to her jacket and her blond hair still feel quite natural.

She wears a blue bonnet with touch of green, red and gold glitter, her red jacket is gorgeous in a « velvety » fabric with white lace and she has a coton skirt with flowers covered by a white apron, also with lace. She also has long white socks and flat black shoes.

The final touch to her outfit that reveals her closeness to the mountains and nature of Baviera is the flower attached to a ribbon she wears around her neck.

 

On  the box in front we can see a picture of the Neuschwanstein Castle built by Ludwig II which i was lucky enough to visit this summer (see previous post).

On the back, some facts about Germany, sorry « West Germany ». Since the doll was released in 86 it was before the fall of the Berlin wall that separated Germany in 2.

So we find out about celebration like Christmas and Oktoberfest and their dancers and musicians dressed in their lederhosen (leather shorts), traditional foods and Konditorei (traditional cafés and pastry shops), local sports and most off all, the music heritage from the great composers like Beethoven and Wagner.

Finally some german vocabulary to learn (Dog = Hund).

One side of the box shows a picture and a map of West Germany,  a passport, a guide and deutsche marks for Barbie to buy a little souvenir for her friends back home?

This is a bit weird actually because German Barbie is supposed to be German no?, this is why she teaches us about her country and language. So why does she need a passeport and a guide? oh well… :D

I leave you now with some pictures Barbie made during her time in Munich and Füssen!

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Barbie in front of the National Theater and The Residence in Munich

In front of a Typical tavern in the Center of Munich

On the bridge over  Neuschwanstein Castle near Füssen