On The Fourth Day Of Christmas...

Welcome friends!

At the end of the last post I mentioned that I might have some vintage goodness for you. You are going to LOVE it.

On the fourth day of Christmas my awesome dad gave to me...

Vintage Plantation Belle Barbie!

 

Plantation Belle is an outfit I got quite a few Christmas' ago. But I didn't have a complete outfit. All I had was the dress and the purse and hat. And the hat didn't have any stays on the side so it wouldn't have stayed on her head.

 

So my dad and I were looking at eBay when I was over to his house this last summer. I told him Plantation Belle was one of the outfits I really wanted to have the complete set of. But the petticoat was super expensive by itself so why not spend a little more and just get a whole new set.

So that's what he did. For a Christmas Present!

 

This is an original vintage Barbie Fashion that has been repackaged. But it is perfect and has the jewelry as well! There was just one question. Which doll to put it on? I didn't have any more vintage bodies to spare. So one doll had to be redressed. OH this was going to be a hard decision.

I thought about redressing Mood For Music. But I love this fashion so much.

 

I also thought about redressing Picnic Set but I wanted a ponytail doll for Plantation Belle.

 

Ideally I wanted a blonde ponytail doll but I only have two and they are reproductions wearing Wedding Day and Enchanted Evening so I can't redress them. So the brunette ponytail doll was the winner of the new outfit. She has been redressed twice so far! First was Wedding Day.

 

And then she wore Let's Dance. I had a HARD time taking this dress off of her because I love it so much.

 

But now she is wearing the new fashion and I couldn't be happier.

The pink graduated pearl necklace is just so perfect.

The sides of the hat I stuck in her hair to keep it in place.

 

 

The purse still has most of the beading intact. My purse I got a few years ago didn't have all the beading either.

 

 

The petticoat is so great! Has the little bow but unfortunately the snap closure had two of the same parts so I couldn't fasten it. So I just pulled it up as far as I could and the waist of the dress holds it in place so it doesn't slip down.

 

 

The hat is so perfect! No fraying at the end of the ribbons.

 

And I do have the pearl snake bracelet but it broke when I was putting it on her! I have some wire so I can restring it. Sad!

 

Also for Christmas I got this Barbie Trunk.

 

 

Definitely from the Superstar Era!

 

 

What was one of the items inside the trunk?

Vintage Allan!

 

This is not the bendable leg Allan so this doll is from 1964. And he came naked so we had to get some clothes for him!

I have a very small selection of clothes for Ken so I chose this shirt from the Lounging Around fashion. No yellow shorts though.

The ONLY other thing I had that matched was this pair of gray slacks from some fashion pak. As I said, my collection of clothes I have for Ken is very small!

And poor Allan is barefoot! Every shoe I tried to put him in came right off as they were too big. I don't have a pair of socks for Ken either so he's going to be barefoot for the time being.

And, because he is Midge's boyfriend, here he is with his girl! They are so cute!

So friends, what do you think of Plantation Belle and Allan? Have them in your collection? Let me know in the comments!

Well, that's all for today! Next post we will dive into what else was in the fabulous Barbie trunk!

Until then!

A very *vintage* Barbie Christmas!

Hello!

Okay okay....I know what you're thinking. The title has "vintage" in it! Does that mean I got something vintage for Christmas?

Why YES! Yes it does!

So excited when I found these underneath the Christmas tree this year. 

I present to you, the newest vintage dolls to my collection. Dolls! As in, more than one!

#1 - Barbie!

A beautiful brunette bubblecut doll. She's lovely!

She also came wearing what I believe is the Plantation Belle outfit. (need to get her a slip though!) She also came with the hat and purse.

#2 - Another Barbie!

Lovely Blonde Bubblecut doll. 

When I removed the veil, her hair came with! I think we all know which doll this is!

She is one of the Fashion Queen dolls from the 60's!

She did come with her super stylish wigs!

Unfortunately I do not have her original outfit. Rats! She did come with the Brides Dream Dress but I don't think that's the original veil. Could use a cleaning. So excited, this is going to be fun to make it look like new.

She also came with pantyhose! How fun is that!

And I do have some white open toe heels I can give her. Brown doesn't go too much with a wedding dress. :)

Okay, SO super excited about these next two.

#3 - MIDGE!

*squee* I can't believe I can add another of Barbie's Best Friend to my collection! Last year I received my very first Midge from the California Dream series. Now I have this fabulous vintage one for my collection. Her hair is in perfect condition and she has freckles. I love the freckles!

Not sure about the dress though. I think it might be a OOAK. I didn't check for any tags. Can anyone confirm?

#4 - ANOTHER MIDGE!

Goodness, I just can't believe it! Now I have three Midge's in my collection. And two are vintage!

She's so cute. But the poor girl is missing a sock!

She also has freckles and came dressed in the Tennis Anyone? cardigan however that's not the correct skirt and top. It matches though!

She did come with the fabulous tennis racket and ball! Not sure what the gold thing to the right is. Maybe it could be a belt? 

And in the box I still had one more doll!

A beautiful 80's - 90's doll wearing a very interesting fashion.

I was curious so I did some Google digging. And actually found it! I am so horrible at fashion ID's so I'm surprised my keyword search got some hits. 

These are the Barbie Astro Fashions from 1985! The one I have is Space Racer.

But wow! Look at these! I'm in love. I have to have them all. I have to! Look at the blue of the Dazzling Dancer? These are so awesome! Why have I not heard of these!

This outfit comes with a helmet of some sort with silver wings. 

The bodice is one piece with a belt and the jacket is actually a vest. Gotta love those shoulders!

And this poor lady is also missing a piece of footwear. Her boot. Wonder if I can make one to get me by. 

I checked to see if I could get a boot on eBay but these fashions are scarce it seems like. There were only a few and no accessories that anyone wanted to part out. 

Well, that's all for today! Do you have any of the fashions that these dolls are wearing? Have any vintage Midges in your collection? Anyone have some of the super duper fabulous Astro Fashions? Let me know in the comments!

See you next time!