Has the rain been getting you down? The rain has been a little depressing although I will admit that the pouring rain on the roof does have a soothing effect. We don't often get that hard driving rain but it was nice today.
But how about a nice clothing haul to brighten things up! We love Barbie's wardrobe and these selections are no exception!
Let's get to it! First are the vintage clothes that were marked.
Anyone recognize this one? All Barbie and Friends were dressed in a swimsuit. This one is from the first Francie! The Bendable Leg Francie from 1966.
One of the not-so-vintage, Sunsational Malibu PJ swimsuit.
Oh my heart. This is the Satin Bolero jacket with the silver glitter dots from 1963. Very very poor condition, the hems would need to be completely redone. Sleeves are doable, bottom of the jacket, not so much. Luckily I have a pristine one on my Sandi doll.
This is the 1962 Fashion Pak Belle Dress in Orange.
Don't get too excited! This is the reproduction of Barbie's original swimsuit. Nontheless, I'm glad to have it!
Purse Pak from 1962. Contains the purse from Red Flare, a black vinyl clutch and a shopping bag filled with flowers (unlike Surburban Shopper whose bag is filled with groceries.)
This is the one shoulder top from the Satin 'n Rose set from 1964. This ensemble was made up entirely of pieces from the 1963 Fashion Packs. How do you tell which came from which set? In the fashion packs, each item had a tag. If it's from the set, only the jacket has the tag. This does not have the tag so it is from Satin 'n Rose.
Oh it would have been nice to have this for my Sandi doll! It's the only piece from that set that I'm missing but in poor condition. One shoulder top from the Satin Fashion Pak 1963.
1962 Fashion Pak Gathered Skirt in Orange
1962 Fashion Pak Sheath Skirt in Orange
These are some mod era Barbie Pants from New Teen Fashions for Barbie and Friends, Cool Casuals 1970.
One of the only pictures I could find of the complete outfit! There is one listed on eBay for $60. Must be a pretty popular one? It is pretty cute. :)
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Black and White slacks fashion pak from 1962
Not so vintage Paint 'n Dazzle Barbie top - 1993. I have her! (unpainted)
Another gathered skirt fashion pak in Orange!
And here in pink!
Two 1962 Helenca Swimsuits in black. The Fashion Pak also came with sunglasses and cork wedgies. The red suit came on all Bubblecut dolls so the black (and navy) suits are rare and hard to find. And I have two!
Finishing Touches Shoes and Bags from 1982. Not a complete set but not bad! Love those boots. They are the ones that say Barbie on the side and came with my Lights 'n Lace Barbie (only hers are pink.)
And I got a nice little collection of Skipper fashions!
Dramatic Living Skipper swimsuit from 1970.
The Skipper Fashion Collectibles Lingerie Set #2808. Also came with a bra, panties and camisole.
This is such a cute dress! Red Sensation from 1964. It matches Barbie's Sheath Sensation dress. Also comes with hat, gloves, socks and red shoes.
The original Skipper Swimsuit!
More Fashion Collectibles from 1979! This is #2807 and also came with a light pink tank with the same trim and a small white hip bag. It's really cute!
This is from a Skipper Fashion Pack from 1969 called Jeepers Creepers. Also came with blue striped pedal pushers, blue flats, a sunvisor with scarf, sunglasses and a ball. I'd love to have the whole set but not sure about that name! haha
This is too cute. Dog Show from 1966. It came with a pink pleated skirt and an actual dog! What a treat it would be to have that!
1965 Outdoor Casuals Sweater. I love this! I wish I had the other pieces. Slacks, dickey, shoes, gloves and a little red yo-yo.
1970 Fancy Pants. And the pants that came with this are just as ruffled as the shirt. There was light blue shorts, shoes and a bright pink vinyl purse with daisies on it. So mod!
Jumper from Right in Style - 1967
Top from 1972 Red, White and Blues. This outfit also came with blue shorts, red knee highs and a heart print ruffle dress.
I'm going to have to look through my stash and see if I have some Skipper dolls I can pop some of these outfits on! They are really cute! (Note: I do...somewhere)
So friends, have any of these Barbie or Skipper outfits? Have the Bendable Leg Francie? Let me know in the comments below! I desperately want a Francie doll by the way. Maybe someday!
Next post coming soon with more fabulous fashions! See you next time!
4 comments:
Be careful what you wish for. Ever since a very large, chain thrift store opened in my neighborhood several years ago I have more Francie dolls than I can find affordable clothing for.
Signed, Treesa
Oh my goodness Treesa! That would be both a blessing and a curse. Yes, you definitely want to dress them in appropriate Francie clothing but some come with a hefty price tag for sure. Maybe piece by piece and then over time be able to dress those mod Francie dolls. :) <3
My sister once gave me two mod era dolls for my collection that she didn't realize had been rebodied on Francie bodies. (The one head was originally from a Talking Barbie, and as you probably know the Talking line of doll bodies are notorious for losing their limbs.) Anyway, I ended up redressing these two in some retro looking Sparkle Girlz clothes from Walmart, which actually seemed to work fairly well. I also have a thrift store Francie doll that some previous owner had rerooted with pink hair. She's wearing a vintage blue cape over a Sparkle Girlz dress. I figure if the dolls aren't all original to begin with, then it's okay to cheat by using modern clothing. Unfortunately, that still leaves several dolls in need of vintage clothing.
Signed, Treesa
Fabulous ideas there! I have seen a lot of Sparkle Girlz clothes that are super cute. No problems with dressing them up in something modern! But this gives me a fabulous idea for an upcoming post :) :) :)
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