The Great Clothing Organization

Greetings Friends!

So I started a "little" project. 

Out of the big pink bin came ALL. THE. CLOTHES. 

I had the clothes sorted by pants/capris, short dresses, long dresses, tops, jackets, Disney Princess, etc. But I needed a much better organization method. I knew I had lots of pieces from Fashion Packs/Closets over the years but how would I know now (or in the future) what pieces go with what pack? 

I tend to have a pretty photographic memory when it comes to doll clothing. I can see a picture on the net and could tell you if I have it or not. 

So I devised this method

For example, in this fashion pack, I only have the striped pants on the right. But if I happen to get other pieces from this set, I can see at a glance what is included in this collection. Just slide the new piece in the bag and we're all good to go! 

I had seen other organization methods like putting the clothes in binders (in the pages with pockets) but that didn't really appeal to me. If it works for you, awesome! But I think with dolly organization, we have to do what works best for each individual. Because we ALL have a TON OF DOLLY STUFF. Am I right? :)

For now, these bags are in this tub. They are all mixed together but I will soon separate them by Barbie, Ken, Disney Princess, etc. And then by year. 

It has been a couple of days researching clothing and their corresponding year to find out which pieces go where. I still have a lot to go but I've done so much already.

But can I just say one thing? I did not realize that I had so many Fashion Fever pieces. I now have a great appreciation for that line. Can Mattel bring back the Fashion Fever? So many cool outfits that are just beautiful and modern and so so awesome. I'm loving all of the dolls and fashions from that line!

I also had a falling out with dolls (age 16-mid twenties) so there were some doll lines that I had never heard of in my life. Pom Pom Divas? Candy Glam? Yep. Now I know they are there. 

Going though all of the clothes has also given me a chance to clean some of the more dirty ones with a thorough soak in Oxy Clean! Man, it is the miracle cleaner for doll clothes. Except this one. 

OH, I hate red! The sweater was so dingy and I didn't even think twice. And then part of the 'E' fell off. ugh. This is the shirt from Disney High School Musical School Spirit Gabriella doll. If you have her outfit, don't wash it! Find a different way to clean it. The red is attached to the sweater so there is no way to separate them. Luckily I saw the bleeding before I transferred to other items in the soak but this outfit is a lost cause unfortunately.

And I know I have a lot of the shoes that go with the fashion packs but I'm not adding those to the bags. They will all stay nice and tucked away in the tackle boxes that I have. I HIGHLY recommend this method for shoes!

I have two of these for Barbie Shoes, two for accessories and one for Ken shoes.  

If I have the exact doll itself for a fashion, it will be dressed in that specifically. But if a generic doll is wearing a random fashion, then I'll undress it and put the clothes in a bag. Then I'll work on cataloguing the original dolls wearing original fashions. 

So friends, what organization methods do you have for your clothing? Let me know in the comments!

Another super special doll coming up soon! Until then!

Accessory Love!

Greetings!

We all love accessories, right? Well, the Christmas Barbie box did not disappoint!

LOOK!
 

Shoes! And lots of them! I can't believe it!

The difference is the collector my dad bought them from had them separated by country where they were manufactured. I'm not sure how she did this unless they were clearly marked on the shoe itself. And is it really worth it to keep them that way? Let's take a look!

China Shoes

Malaysia Shoes

Philippines Shoes

Taiwan Shoes

Korea Shoes

Indonesia Shoes

Unmarked Shoes

More unmarked shoes separated (mostly) by sneakers, heels and boots. 

So about the shoes. Does it really matter to keep them separated? Like the Indonesia bag has one blue pump that I'm sure I can find a mate for in my stockpile. I just hate to undo all that this collector did. I know it's mine now but is there really any point? 

Also got these in the box!

Patterns!

Barbie and Ken!
 

KEN! Now I have a pattern for that blasted suit jacket I've been trying to freehand make.
  

Barbie patterns! Love that ice skater dress!
 

And these patterns. My mother in law had this pattern set and that is what she made her clothes from. I took photocopies of them but now I have a set of my own! Not sure how complete they are but this one and the Ken one have two sets of patterns. Hopefully I'm not missing any and can make a complete set out of the two (and not missing the Ken suit jacket pattern!)
 

Forgot to add that I also have these accessories that came with the bunch. Definitely 80's Barbie. It's almost like 1985 Magic Moves Barbie but the color of the dresses are not the same. So who is she?
 

That's all for today friends! What do you think of that stockpile of shoes? Should I keep them separated? Have the patterns shown above? Let me know in the comments! 

See you next time!

Clothing Extravaganza!

Greetings!

Well, the post that has been a long time coming. All the clothing that was a great garage sale find from my dad. Thanks Dad! :) This is from back in October. As I said, a long time coming!

I'm going to need some ID help Barbie friends! Let's have a look, shall we?

SHOOOOOOOES! Holy Smokes, look at all this accessory goodness?

We have pumps and ballet slippers....

...sneakers, strappy heels and boots....

...chunky Mary Janes and booties. What a haul!

And I was very surprised at the small amount of non-mates. Dang. There are some cool ones in there too. 

I was puzzled by this extremely tiny rain boot. So cute! Anyone know a doll that would fit this small shoe?

Also included was this assortment of other miscellaneous accessories. Items such as an acorn helmet, a cookie bracelet and a lamb.

Now for the awesome dresses! Some of them I know of but some I'm definitely going to need some help on friends!

This beautiful Christmas cape. I'm not sure if this one is authentic or OOAK but it's pretty either way. 

A pretty pink dress with printed feathers. Some kind of princess doll?

This cape might be OOAK. Pretty Burgundy and Gold. 

This one looks like the dress from Princess Aramina from Barbie and the Three Musketeers. But I'm not sure it's the right one. I might have this one somewhere.

And the purse came with! The most beautiful dress from the 1991 Happy Holidays Barbie. I have her!

And another one! This one from the 1997 Happy Holidays Barbie doll.  I even have her in a spare doll that I picked up at the thrift store years ago. Nice!

And this one (I think) is from the 2002 Holiday Barbie doll. I'm loving all of these dresses in awesome condition!

This one looks familiar. I think I have this one...maybe? Almost like a Sleeping Beauty type dress.

A pretty wedding dress.

Not really sure if this is a strapless dress or what. They've been packed away so long so I can't remember. Love the color though!

Oh right! This one is definitely from some doll that can turn from princess to bride just with a flip of the dress! This is the wedding dress side. 

I apologize for this photo. Not sure how the purple stripe ended up on the side.

This is definitely an Aurora dress. 

And another Aurora dress. This one might be from the Sparkle Princess line. 

I have this one. :) The dress of Rapunzel from Tangled. 

Here are a couple of form fitting dresses. I like the red. That one is definitely going to be a candidate for going on a doll. 

A couple of short casual dresses. Both are super cute!

And that is all for the dresses. Now we have some skirts! I know I have the green sequined skirt. I love the middle one on the bottom row! 

Here are a couple of tweed skirts and a cute pair of capris. 

Some cute scarves. 

Now for the tops! The second from the left, bottom row might go with the petal skirt in the above photo. Cute little western shirt in the mix!

This purple shirt has spiders on it, definitely from Monster High! (I think Draculara?)  

Next, two pairs of jeans.

And we also had some clothes for Ken! 

Also included was a pair of wings and a little harness type-thingy. Maybe the wings go with the petal shirt and petal skirt? Just not sure what doll it is!

And some misc clothes. A pair of bloomers that look to big for Barbie, a dress and simple pink skirt. 

Accessories! I love the belt, I'm sure I can find an outfit for that. Also a stole and a towel. 

And lastly, props! A rope divider obviously to keep the fans from Superstar Barbie. (haha) 

   

And that's it! Any help would be much appreciated! 

Next time I'll have some new additions to the group that I'm sure you're going to love!

Until then!