Vintage Clothing Showcase and Memories

Sorry for the delay on this post! Internet was on the fritz! Also it's been a few days because it's been a long first week at my new job! I've been learning a lot and since I'm an Excel wiz, I've been getting a lot of special projects. I love projects where I get to think and create. Fun!

My mother called last night and said she had picked up a doll with freckles. I told her I had one and it was my Fashion Fever Drew doll but she does not have the traditional "Barbie" face. She said that this one actually looked like a Barbie. So I'm curious to see what she came up with! I'll get to see her next weekend.

Okay, I've posted a few of my vintage dolls here already. You can check them out here. But there are a few more pieces that I will showcase here today.

First is not a truly vintage but nontheless one of my most favourite dolls ever.

Enchanted Evening Reproduction. My mom had the ORIGINAL. Gah, I wish my Grandmother (well, really my aunt, long story....) wouldn't have sold the Barbie clothes at a garage sale. Just goes to show you will never know what you find at sales!

Memory: I remember dressing up the Barbie at my grandmas house in the *dirty* Enchanted Evening Dress. I was so excited that she had the original and dreamed of having the perfect and clean original. Now I have one. Well, not quite original but close. My mom's dress would have meant more though.

Look who is behind Miss Enchanted Evening!

A non-Mattel doll wearing the 1965 Aboard Ship outfit. She comes with a travel brochure and a camera and I believe the camera was still in my mom's collection at my grandmas house. This outfit actually came with the rare pumps instead of the normal open-toe heels. These are newer pumps because my old ones don't have the toe opening. It was between this outfit and Matinee Fashion of which one to put on the new Bubblecut Barbie I found at the thrift store. This was my mom's favourite outfit.

Next to Aboard Ship

Another one of my favourite reproductions, Solo in the Spotlight. Love her! Next to her....

This is Sandi wearing the 1964 Satin 'n Rose Fashion Pak. (My Really Rosy Barbie is wearing the skirt.) And I even have the heels!

The glitter is coming off (and apparently the hem is starting to fray by the looks of it!) but the heels are overall in good condition.

Memory: This outfit was a staple for my Steffie-faced Wet 'n Wild Teresa doll. I guess I just liked the pink against her dark hair!

I remember getting this doll case at a garage sale when I was little. Mom went to get some of the Barbie clothes from my grandma's house and since she left the doll case she had there, I got this one.

Oh how I wished I had Golden Dream Barbie. I wanted the doll to match the case! (I never got Golden Dream Barbie, maybe later I can get her? :)

In the case we have more vintage goodness! (If you want to see complete sets, google search the names of the outfits and it will bring them right up!)

The dress from the Orange Blossom Wedding Set.

Memory: I remember the white lace over-dress being at my grandmas house. I remember thinking how odd it was that a see-thru dress would be worn for a wedding. I never dressed a doll in it (because this piece was at home!)

The baby doll from the 1959 Sweet Dreams Barbie. I am missing the little shorts underneath. I have the baby blue heels from the set.

Memory: My grandma totally had the clock and the orange that went with this!

Ah, the bodysuit from the teaser post. This is from the 1965 Fun at the Fair outfit.

The skirt that goes with the shirt is red but I always put this skirt with it. I think it's just a generic blue skirt, it does not have any Barbie tags. So I don't know if it's Genuine Barbie or not but it matches!

This cute red tank came from the 1966-1967 Pak of Tailored Tops. The other top that came with was a plain white bodysuit.

Remember when I posted my Sew-Free Fashion Fun outfits? Here is the third one "Day in Town."

Memory: My grandma had the blue dress and the brown belt that went with. I never dressed a doll in the jacket ever. When I was little, I thought the design on the jacket resembled something an indian would wear so this never came out of the case!

This is the cutest hat I've ever seen. This is from the three pack of Glamour Hats from 1966-1967. This is the Reception Line Hat. Cute no? It doesn't quite match the pink on the Satin 'n Rose fashion and Sandi's hair is too big for it to stay on right.

Wigs! I love these. I don't think they are from the 1963 "My Favorite Barbie." My mom never had a plastic hair doll and the light blond wig on the right did not come with the set. All the dolls I've looked at have a dark brunette wig.

Memory: As you might be able to tell the light blond wig seems a little messy. That is because my dolls wore this wig all the time. It matched the style and color of my mom's hair and I wanted them to look like her. (awww ;)

This is the purse from the 1969 JCPenney Pink Premier set. It also came with gold gloves.

Memory: My grandma had "Twinkle Lights" Barbie and this was her purse. No other Barbie could have it...ever.

My parents had a friend who went to our church who made this beautiful halter dress and cape for Barbie. Love! I think I will put it on a doll and set it on my shelf.

And the genuine Francie poncho "Corduroy Cape." No boots though. I'm not sure if my grandma had them or not. 

Here are some clothes that I believe are vintage so if someone could help that would be great. I have tried to search but found nothing. None have genuine Barbie tags.

Pink sheer skirt with lace trim

Light yellow bloomers with lace trim

Lace dress with pink skirt. There are no closures in the back. It may be handmade but someone would have to have been an awfully good seamstress to sew the pleats in the skirt!

Tan pant suit. The jacket is just a smige big for Barbie. Pants fit great thought. Could also been handmade.

Yellow swim suit with lace

And I don't think this dress is vintage, in fact, I'm pretty sure it's not. Andrea?

Also, remember the super cute boots I got last time at the thrift store?

Take a look at the Target Glam Jet Paris Barbie

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You can see that those are the boots from this doll! Yay! I'm going to find a cute dress and put them on her. Exciting!

I have my weekly run tomorrow to the thrift store. Monday is a good day to go because now that I can wear jeans at work, Monday is the $4 jean day.

I hope you enjoyed my post and trip down memory lane. I've got another post coming up in a couple of days. Hopefully my item comes in so I can show you all what I bought! (unfortunately not Dance Club Barbie. Darn.)

~Vintage Fun~

Post coming tomorrow!

I'm working on a post for tomorrow. The internet keeps going down and I can't get through an entire post right now. Be on the lookout for a fun post!

Here is a picture preview. Yay!

~Teresa~

Meager Thrift Store Finds

Exactly what the title says. Well, I found a doll but she is not Barbie. We'll get to that in a minute.

Here is what I did find for Barbie!....maybe.

Oh my, the yellow is in bad shape. It has a snap and looked Barbie size. The coat is velcro and neither have any tags. I thought the little balloon might be from a Kelly doll. However, there was a TON of Polly Pocket dolls in the toy mix this time so it might be from one of them. A Barbie hand does not fit in the loop.

And look! A PAIR of boots! Know which doll they were from? I think they're pretty snazzy.

A google search for "Pink Barbie Doll Boots" brought up these.

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Yowza! The only reason these boots are cool is because they are Christian Louboutin and I hope to own a pair of those $900 shoes someday. Look, Barbie has her own Louboutin collection. I love these shoes but don't like the faces on the Louboutin dolls. What do you think?

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Here is the doll I bought. I've seen her the last few times I've been to the store. I've thought about buying her because she looked old but passed her up a few times. I told myself if she was there this time (which I figured she might be) then I would take her.

She has the eyes that close when you lie her down but I have no idea how old she is. My dad specializes in antique toys so I was going to ask him about it. Anyone have any ideas? She has all limbs intact, the only thing that is falling off is her hair.

I will add that she has all the hair, it's not deteriorating. I can see glue in a few places on the head and hair where it was spread about to cover the scalp. The front part where the hair is rooted is going no where. I gave it a good tug and it's solid.

I've been feeling a little under the weather trying to get over a cold and working all day is not helping it go away! I hope to have another post in a couple of days, most likely another one of my collection showcases!

~Love the old dolls~

Collection Showcase: Superstar Barbie

Well, I have posted all about my thrift store finds in previous posts so it is time to showcase one doll from my collection I had growing up.

One of my most favorite dolls was the beautiful Superstar Barbie from 1988. I was into her as much as these girls were.

So here is my Superstar Barbie doll. 

One of my favorite features is the stars in her eyes.

The other favorite feature is the skirt. (I also added the bracelet you got with the doll.)

Her hair is no longer a "dream" as they say in the commercial. It's a little flat because it was brushed time and time again but it's still very nice and shiny.

And I loved her outfit for the Academy Awards after party!

Her ring is still intact, a little paint chip on the stars.

However, after years and years of playing with her, her earrings broke off.

I still see a little nub, maybe I can superglue them back in.

The Help! Did anyone else have a problem with the earrings falling off of this doll? They were obnoxiously huge in my opinion and playing with it as a little girl would, I would think that others would have the same problem mine had.

Check back in the next couple of days for my newest thrift store finds (if I have any.) I'm planning on stopping there tomorrow afternoon after my first day at work!

~Again, another doll where I wish I had the dress!~

Fashion Fanfare and "Who is she?"

I have to admit, my parents were very generous when my brother and I were young. We had all the toys that anyone could ever ask for. I had the most Barbies out of any of my friends so it was the best time having them come over to my house and play dolls together. We even made clothes for them. :)

Even though I had more Barbies than a girl could ever ask for, there was one that I desperately wanted but never got.

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Oh, I loved Dance Club Barbie. I think the main reason I liked her is because she wore cute socks with black heels! Maybe I'll pick her up one day on eBay. I don't care if I have her in the box or deboxed. I still love her!

So when I go to these thrift stores, many of the dolls are nude. So now that I have some clothes, It's time to play dress up. Let's start the fashion show!

So the first week I got the pants for the Barbie and Tanner Play Set. The second week I got the top. I don't have a doll with long enough hair that I can style like the original so I chose this adorable doll with bangs.

So cute. I love this outfit. The little doggie on the shirt is adorable. Did you know that the dog (Tanner) that came with Barbie actually pooped? Too funny!

Remember this fun mod outfit from last time?

This is a Barbie Fashion Avenue Metro Fashion "Funky in Philly." I just had to display this one.

I was missing a couple pieces of accessories. Instead of purple shoes, I chose some pink wedges.

The other accessory was black cat eye sunglasses. I thought I had black but I didn't so I added some pink ones instead.

Remember the jacket from last time with the leopard print trim? I added the skirt to it from Masquerade Party Barbie.

Not bad, not bad. Any idea which Barbie this is? I do have to be honest, her eyes are kind of creepy.

This is Princess Luciana from Barbie as the Island Princess. It was really hard to find a dress to match her necklace. So I bought this one a couple of weeks ago.

I was informed that this was a dress from Disney's Rapunzel. Well, look what I found when I went to the store the other day.

It doesn't fit Princess Luciana as well as it does Rapunzel from Tangled. But it matches her necklace! Also, when I think of islands I think of Hawaii. So to tame a portion of her unruly hair, I put a flower in it.

As I was google searching yesterday, I found out who this girl was.

She is Cher from the Clueless dolls. I dressed her in a beautiful wedding gown because she was wearing pearl earrings.

This gown is from the collection of dresses that I got when I was a kid. Some of my dolls are already wearing them. My Birthday Wishes Barbie and Teresa from Barbie of Swan Lake. Also I added one other doll to the set.

The 2007 Happy Holidays Barbie. She had gold jewelry so she needed a gold dress. Perfect.

Here's the group so far. I can't wait to add the other two when I find dolls for the outfits.

Meet Working Woman Barbie. She talks!

Since she's a working woman, she needed a business outfit. Since I had the blazer from Day to Night Barbie, I dressed her in that. But I didn't have a professional skirt! I'll have to look for one or make one for her. But this works for now.

I can't wait to display her when I get the perfect outfit. I also need to fix the snap on the jacket so it will stay closed (and won't show the see-thru shirt underneath.)

The Help! First, who is the Barbie wearing the leopard outfit above?

And, who is this doll?

She must be a veterinarian since she has the stethoscope and a panda bear shirt. The stethoscope is sewn into the shirt and rubber banded to her chest as well.

I tried searching but nothing!

~Outfits are coming together nicely!~