The Barbie Blog Poll - Barbie's Mod Fashions!

 Welcome Friends!

I had another post all lined up but I wanted to give one of my dolls a little bit of love. 

Remember this box I got way back in 2018?

(If you want to read about what came in this FABULOUS case, you can read about it here!)

And it came with this girl?

Who had the really bad hair?

Well, we had to do something with her. So she took a trip to the spa!

Ok, this tight tight tight braid she had, which set in her hair for who knows how many years, really did a number on her hair. And she had a hair cut....and the rooting was gone from the sides of her hair, and she has no bangs unlike an unaltered Twist and Turn Barbie, well, it took some work. 

And I couldn't get it to really look decent but I made do. A boil dip didn't even begin to remove the waves and I had to use a lot of my Paul Mitchell ESP (Elastic Shaping Paste) to even begin to get it to lie down. It was hard to even get a ponytail in it because it would show the bald parts of her head. 

So this is what I'm stuck with. Oh well. She's cute anyway! But now she needed some clothes. There were so many fabulous mod fashions that came in the trunk so how to choose? I came up with two and this is where you come in. You get to choose what she wears! 

Option 1 - 

The Red and White Raincoat that I loved so much. I had to find a dress to go underneath and I had this one from....I don't know where. Probably in one of my lots that I've received over the years. Well, the waist was big so I pinned it in the back. And it was still big so I tied a ribbon around the waist and added some underwear because it had the slit that went up all the way to the waist. 

So naturally the raincoat was the best way to conceal the slit and keep the dress from sliding off her bust. I added the ribbon around to keep the coat closed and added some red boots.

Not bad! It's a super cute coat and the coat lays a lot better now. I washed it in hot water since it was vinyl and shaped it flat when it was still hot.

Option 2 - 

The other outfit was a clone dress that I got in the trunk.

I love this floral mini dress! One of the collars came undone from the original stitching so my fabulous mother in law (who is a WONDERFUL and AWESOME seamstress) repaired it for me.

I added these totally mod lace knee high stockings and some yellow open toe heels.

So, which outfit should I keep on our totally mod TnT Barbie? You can take the poll below! I'm looking forward to seeing which one you choose! 

Until Next Time!

Barbie's Mod Fashion Trunk

Welcome friends!

Are you ready for some MOD fabulousness? 

The answer is YES! Yes you are! :)

Looky at this!

Did you all see the price sticker? $3?!?!? The Barbie and Stacey Sleep 'n Keep Case! 

Here's a funny story. My dad picked this one up at a yard sale and some lady kept following him around asking him if he was going to buy it. She even offered him more money for it than was listed at! But he knew I would love it so he didn't give in. 

*psst, thanks Dad* 

Because YES! I do love it! LOVE LOVE

Check this out!

This case is fantastic. It's all vinyl and all intact. It is not ripped or torn in any way. Just a little stiff from being folded up all these years. It reminds me of my fashion doll bedroom case that I have. If you want to check that out you can read about it here!

It has a place to keep your accessories.

And do you see what that is in the lower left hand corner? OH YES, there was clothes! And even dolls!

First let's take a look at the dolls. We have...

...The Sunshine Family!

Honestly I didn't know who these friends were to begin with. I knew the era was the 70's and by the Mattel markings on the back and finally found them with a Google search. 

This girl is Stephie! She was not wearing these clothes in the case when I took her out. I was surprised to see that her dress was in the mix but not her white smock. How cute is she? Her hair has been cut so maybe I can find a cute hat to put on her.
 

This guy is Steve! I was pleasantly surprised to see that he came with both of his shoes. Funny but Stephie was wearing Steve's clothes when she came out of this case. He is complete!
 

The Sunshine Family is very interesting. While Barbie had everything that she ever wanted, The Sunshine Family worked and sold goods off the back of their yellow pick up truck. They were the epitome of the typical (and maybe hippie) 70's family. I just love them. 

The Sunshine Family was sold with their baby (Little Sweets) but I do not have it. There was also the grandparents you could get as well as an AA family called The Happy Family with Hal, Hattie and Baby Hon. They are the cutest dolls with the cutest faces. LOVE them. 

For our next doll...

Twist n' Turn! Brunette! *squee*

Poor Barbie though. She has a bit of a mohawk. It's not all that bad...I guess. But her eyelashes are mostly intact so that's a plus.

And it's in a cute braid in the back so I can live with it for now. Maybe I can style it a bit differently.
 

And let's check out this fabulous mod raincoat!
 

There are more fashions which I will get to next but they are not original Mattel Barbie fashions. There were a few with a "Made in Hong Kong" tag so they are Barbie clone fashions. I checked out some Maddie Mod and Betsy Teen fashions but none of these came up. This raincoat is a clone fashion. So if you know which line they came from please let me know!

More clothes! SO Mod!

WOW! If this doesn't scream "70's" I don't know what does! I'm sure some of you know exactly which doll this came off of.

The tag was a dead giveaway.
 

Julia! I am sad that this doll was not included in the assortment. 

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Two bright green dresses which have the clone fashion tag.

 

Another clone fashion. What a cute winter dress!
 

Another black dress, clone fashion.
 

Here is a homemade fur collar coat.
 

No tag but not homemade, ballet halter tutu
 

Homemade gold shirt. Maybe for Steve Sunshine!
 

Handmade smock shirt. Cute print and pocket details!
 

Knit skirt
 

A long pink hooded sleeveless cover up and some pink tights. Maybe they go with the tutu shown above?
 

A black jacket and blue shirt. Again, maybe for Steve Sunshine?
 

I'm not sure what this is. Maybe just a short sleeve throw on?
 

This did not have any tags but I can tell is not homemade. This is another raincoat this time in leopard print! It is way cool!
 

So mod! Large floral long sleeve shirt dress with a collar and black tie.
 

Lastly we have a shower cap with the same print as the raincoat above and a gingham shirt.
 

And yes, we did have some accessories! We have record players, mismatched shoes, ski poles, a red umbrella (maybe to go with the red polka dot raincoat?) some hangers and also what looks to be the scale from vintage Barbie Slumber Party. The one that reads 110?
 

And...sleeping bags! In case the Sunshine Family wants to go camping. I could totally put these in the Barbie Magical Motorhome!
 

Well, that's all for today! If any of you have any clue on those Barbie clone fashions, please let me know!

Do any of you have a case like this? Or the Sunshine Family? Let me know in the comments!

I do have more goodness coming up so until then!

Christmas Loot #1

Before I go on to another Christmas themed doll, I wanted to share some of the dolls I received this year under the tree.

I don't know if I mentioned that I love the space dolls. I have always been fascinated with space and everything that has to do with it. My dream job when I was in high school was working at NASA ground control in Houston. But knowing that I was not skilled in math or physics I abandoned that option and went into business (which has been a very fruitful option!)

Oh well, I can live out my dream job through Barbie right? Because she has held some 200 jobs or so through the years?

I was pleasantly surprised with her as one of my gifts.

The 1965 reproduction of My Favorite Career Miss Astronaut. I LOVE her! The mod look, the blond hair, everything! I love how she is proudly proclaiming that she IS indeed a rocket scientist standing with her helmet in tow next to her lunar module.

This next picture depicts a little better that her space suit is sparkly! Perfect for Barbie!

What I love most of all? Her little space mittens, space boots, and the flag. So cute!

I don't know why but the mittens are the most adorable things I have ever seen.

This was originally sold as an outift for Barbie and Ken even had a Mr. Astronaut outfit too! Check out here for pictures of the original outfit on the Fashion Doll Guide

Barbie sets the path for girls who want to be anything. I admire anyone who challenges girls to be in different industries that were primarily dominated by men. I have a girlfriend who got her Ph.D. in physics and now works at a huge computer company in research and development. She is one of the brains behind your computer processors. :)

Go Girls. And Go Barbie!

See you next time :)

Performing Surgery, Improvisation, and Modification

So the title of this post is what it says above. After I blogged about my new found treasures here I had to clean them and perform some minor surgery. (only one doll head was harmed in this process ;) Read on to learn about the procedures as well as some improv clothing and outfit mods!

A big thank you to Andrea for confirming that this was a vintage Bubblecut Barbie!  I did a little light cleaning on her and then dressed her in something deliciously vintage.

The 1965 Matinee Fashion. No reproduction outfit here, this is the real-deal from my mom's collection. I even have the shoes! (marked with Japan so you know they are vintage.)

However, in the production, one shoe did not get a place cut out for the toes so unfortunately I can't put them on the doll. It's terrible because these shoes fit the doll like a glove. It's like they were made for her!

Anyway, I fluffed up her hair but didn't spend too much time on it because she was going to have a hat on anyway. She looks awesome.

I did have another doll that was wearing Matinee Fashion before I got the Bubblecut doll. This is one of the two dolls that I had when I first started playing Barbie. I thought she looked like my Aunt Gloria so I named her "Margie." (The mind of a child.... :)

My mom told me about some of the clothes she had for Barbie that she made herself but there was no sewing required. Remember them? I dressed her in the Sew-Free Fashion Fun "Patio Party" dress. Unfortunately I do not have the top or the purse but the dress is so cute.

I had to modify it by placing a straight pin in the side as the glue is starting to pull away a little and I had to find a way to keep the top on the body. I also added some 60's Cat Eye sunglasses.

Added some cute white Mary Jane's and a fun green purse. Complete outfit!

Another Sew-Free Fashion Fun, this one is "Hootenanny."

This one is in better condition than "Patio Party." The glue is not pulling apart from anywhere on this dress and I have all three pieces of the outfit. I had to put it on a doll!

Cute white open-toe heels complete this look.

I have a mod Barbie doll. This is the second doll that I played with growing up. She is the original Twist 'n Turn Barbie. I have a post about her here. In that post, she is wearing the My Favorite Barbie American Girl swimsuit. I desperately wanted to dress her in her original clothes: the white mesh coverup with the neon orange bikini underneath. I had the bottoms but was missing the top. So I had to improvise.

Would you have been able to tell that this was not the original top had I not told you? Looks pretty close doesn't it!

 

So exactly what did I use for the top? I had an orange top that has a checkerboard "Nascar Flag" pattern on the front. I simply just made the back of it the front and no one is the wiser. :)

I also had these cute little slippers. One is missing the pom-pom but that can be easily fixed. Anyone know what doll these came from? I think they are vintage but they don't seem to fit the doll very well.

So now I needed a  Barbie to wear the American Girl swimsuit. Well, I had this random mod doll head and I needed a body to put it on. Remember Gift Giving Barbie from the last post? Well, this is where I did some surgery.

First I popped off her head and I had to cut it so I could get the little neck ball out.

Then I put the neck ball in the vintage mod Barbie head then put that head on the body.

Okay, so it doesn't look quite right. But the neck openings on mod dolls seem to be smaller than Barbie's from the 80's or 90's. I guess it will have to do for now.

I have the teal open-toe heels that she came with but I love these ones from the 1959 Sweet Dreams Barbie. So cute with the little pom-pom. I do have the babydoll outfit but I'm missing the bottoms.

Okay, more surgery. Remember Skipper from the last post? She had a little problem.

The necks were cracked so the heads would not stay on. I seem to have a terrible time finding Skipper dolls so donor bodies are just non-existent. So I had to make some modifications.

Notice on this head how there is an inner lip?

I just cut that out of the Skipper dolls head so the opening would be big enough so I could push the head on the neck. I can't move her head easily but I really don't need to be moving the head anyway.

Oops! Pushed on a little too much!

There, that's better

I dressed her in a cute little cheer outfit. The top really didn't fit a Barbie too well so I thought it was perfect for Skipper. I also put some cute pink flats with it.

The top is dirty but I tried to get that stain out of it. I really did do laundry yesterday.

The other Skipper neck was not very broken yet so I was able to put the neck ball in and have it stay on. 

Remember Frankenstein-hair Teresa? My wonderful reader told me that she is the Barbie of Swan Lake Teresa doll. Well needless to say, she was in need of a makeover.

First, the wash with mild shampoo.

Then after rinsing, work conditioner (without oil) through the dolls hair and let sit for a few minutes. The only conditioner that I had without oils was Suave Aloe and Waterlilly.

Teresa recommends Suave

Then, gently work a comb through the hair starting from the ends. After I while I got tired of using the Mermaid Barbie pick so I grabbed one that I use for my hair. It works much better.

All done combing.

Rinse and let dry. Her hair is now a beautiful red color. Gorgeous!

As of this post, her hair is still wet so I will dress her and place updates at a later date. I do have the perfect outfit for her.

Another doll I got yesterday was identified as a Fashion Fever Drew doll. Don't you love the freckles? I fixed her hair as I saw pictures of her sporting two small braids. Explains why her hair was wavy in a couple of places.

So I fixed her hair just like in the pictures I saw.

I'm pretty sure that she is this doll as she has some red strings attached to her head which I'm sure were used to keep the sunglasses on her.

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The freckles for some reason make me think of a girl next door look so I dressed her in a cute gingham top with a denim skirt.

The top is supposed to be a crop top. However, since dolls are molded different and these are fashions from the 90's, they don't fit as well. Unfortunately, Drew's bum is too big so the skirt had to go almost up to her bust so I could get it fastened. Still cute though.

I added some classic white kicks to complete the outfit.

So that's it for today. Check out my updated post on this recently identified doll!

~Fun times putting outfits together~