Christmas Clothing Haul

Greetings Dolly Friends!

The sun is shining and it's getting warmer outside. Are you ready for summer? I am ready for sunshine of any kind because that means I can get the kids outside for some healthy play and good ol' fashioned RUNNING. So they can sleep like little angels at night. Here's to hoping right? 

Well, there are lots more outfits in this post today. Where the majority of the last fashion post were Best Buy Fashions, these are from.....I have no idea. If they have a tag I'll mention that. So let's dive in!

This is a swimsuit and headscarf with a hole in it for a ponytail.

A collection of a fur scarf, one slipper, a pom pom and cotton scarf. 

Lingerie set with bras, panties and some arm bands. The shirt in the middle has a snap closure.

Two strapless leotards, one gold and pink, the other silver. Both have a zipper closure and the silver one has a genuine Barbie tag. I thought it was from the vintage Barbie ballerina however that leotard has a tutu attached. 

A hat and two purses.

Two tops

A collection of a long sand short skirt and two swimsuits/leotards

A red dress, tube top and panties.

 Three swimsuits/leotards
 

A glove, head bow, purse, armbands and fir pom pom. It has an elastic loop so maybe a hair accessory. 

A large collection of tights!

More lingerie, this time with a yellow theme. 

This set reminds me of a piece that was in my mom's Barbie collection that I played with as a child. 

This is so cute. A little shoe box with shoes! 

All closed up. So cute.
 

Teal jumpsuit. Tag says "A Genuine Barbie Fashion."

A hat that has a description of "Pretty Changes Barbie."

Let's verify with my doll. Yep! It's in the first window.

Gold accessories! We have purses, shoes, hair bows and accessories, armbands, and tights. 

Either the hairband or bracelet from All American Barbie. 
 

Beautiful purple nightie and lingerie set. The nightie and robe on the left has a purple Genuine Barbie tag with the B (seen in the 80's and 90's.) The set on the right has a Made in China tag so possibly Barbie clone fashions. Still pretty though!

Light pink dress and lace socks.

More underwear! Bloomers, shorts and socks.

Navy stretchy jumpsuit.

Crazy mod shiny pants!

Silver pants that really look like they are from Barbie and the Rockers. Unfortunately the elastic is going bad.

Pants with ric-rack down the front. 
 

Blue trousers with ric-rack down the sides. 
 

Grey trousers with elastic in the back. 
 

White sheer pants
 

Patterned silver pants. These are wild!
 

These overalls have got to be from Barbie and the Rockers! But no tag!
 

Thick black polyester pants. 
 

Light blue pants

Teal blue nylon pants
 

And finally that is it! It does look like some of these are handmade but as shown in the Best Buy Fashions posts, some things look handmade but actually are not. So who knows! If you know what some of these are from, please let me know in the comments!

Next post will feature a couple of fun finds that I got when I went antiquing and flea market shopping this past weekend so stay tuned! 

Happy Haute Couture - May

Hello Friends!

It's time for another post from the Haute Couture calendar that was brought to us by the master of Haute Couture, Robert Best!

If you want to catch up on the other posts you can grab them below!

January
February
March
April

May - Once in a Lifetime

A beautiful bride doll. Stunning!

Again, I could not find this exact bride doll. The only bride I could find designed by Robert Best was this one.

Maria Therese

barbie.mattel.com

This is an absolutely beautiful bride doll. It does not have any extra layers of tulle on the veil or the waist as shown in the sketch but it is SO pretty, especially with the long ribbons coming off of the bouquet!

Here is the excerpt from the Mattel website.

"Here comes the bride, and an exquisite one at that! Maria Therese™ Barbie®, the premier bridal doll in the Barbie® Fashion Model Collection, is the epitome of matrimonial elegance. Dressed in a sublime satin gown covered in organza trimmed in satin, a v-shaped back with tailored bows and faux pearl buttons, Barbie® makes a blushing bride. Her wedding day ensemble accoutrements include a mid-length veil accented with a tailored bow at the center, a petticoat, pantyhose, a delicate bouquet of flowers, and of course a blue garter. Faux pearl drop earrings, ruby red lips, and a sleek upswept bun provide the phenomenal finishing touches."

What do you think of Maria Therese? Is she in your collection? Let me know in the comments!

Next post is June 1st!

Outfits Are Complete!

Welcome!

I'm back from vacation and have finally settled down. When you are gone for two weeks it sometimes takes a while to get everything situated and fall back into routine life. And before I got to the next big batch of clothing haul I got for Christmas I wanted to get into the dolly box and pick out some subjects to put my new Super Mario clothes on. So here we go!

I saw her in the box and have always wanted to rebody her. 

I really don't like the Disney Princess Hasbro dolls because of the huge cartoon eyes they have. I was debating buying an Ariel from The Disney Store because their eyes are less dramatic. This doll is by Mattel and is similar to The Disney Store doll so I decided to use her.

It took a little bit to find a body that had a pink tone to the skin and decided on this one.

Hair! Yikes. So I decided to just give her hair a wash because it's bad. There was quite a bit of hair loss but when combed it's not too bad. 

Nice and shiny.

Much better. Now I have a head if I should need one. The neck peg on the Ariel doll was a pain in the rear and I almost broke it. So I left the head off of the Ariel doll in case I want to change her back to a mermaid later on. 

I chose the pink Princess Peach outfit since she is, you know, a princess. :)

I added a pink and black skirt and a pair of gold shoes with a pink bow. 

Next I found her. 

This was a wave 2 Sporty Fashionista wearing a Swappin' Styles dress. So I decided to give her a new outfit. 

I have always wanted to put the pants from Secret Spells Barbie on a doll but didn't have anything to really go with them. 

So I paired it with the white Mario logo tee. And I think it works!

Added a pair of platform black boots.

I also had a shirt for a curvy Barbie and the only other curvy doll I had was from the TV News Team.

And I actually needed two more dolls and since the camera girl had articulated arms, I just decided to use her too! (And she had cute freckles, another plus.)

I question why they didn't give the anchor articulated arms. Do they really think she could talk like this?

Not sure how or why but I had a pair of jeans that fit the curvy doll perfectly. I'm glad I had them!

I love this outfit. LOVE!

And I had to keep the same shoes. Feet on the curvy dolls are larger than normal. I was going to put a cute pair of platform sneakers on but they didn't fit. These shoes work though!

And for the camera girl I put on the Mario outfit that was formerly on Trendy and Bendy Barbie.

I really liked the distressed jeggings she was wearing so I left those on her instead of adding the blue tulle skirt. 

And she has weird feet too! They are half heel/half flat foot and skinnier than normal feet. I had a cute pair of black flip flops ready to put her in but those were huge and slid off. So I had to keep her in her original shoes too. Not too crazy about them but I'll try some more options until I find ones that might work.

Here's the group!

I decided NOT to put the Power Up denim jacket on a doll. I found a good use for my bustform.

Besides, if it was on a doll, the doll would be facing us and then we wouldn't be able to see the cute picture on the back. And it is a little small on a Barbie, would fit much better on a Skipper or Stacie.

Here is the shelf of Mario outfits! I still need to fix it up a little. I need to add a riser so I can display them better. But for now it works!

What do you think of the outfits? Let me know in the comments!

Next post will be more vintage and semi-vintage clothing. Until then!

Happy Haute Couture - April

Greetings!

We have another fabulous doll from the Haute Couture calendar brought to us by the master of Haute Couture, Robert Best!

If you want to catch up on the other dolls that have been featured, check them out with the links below!

January
February  
March

April - Do You Have This In Pink?

Oh she is pretty. Look at her, of course all her lingerie has to be pink! She's Barbie!

And we do have an actual doll for this one. I'm not sure if it's the exact one but it's super close.

The Lingerie Doll 4

barbie.mattel.com

 It's pink. It's got lace. It's got the bow in front. And it's got the garters to hold up the stockings. This has to be it! And the bow in the hair! How cute is that!

Here is the excerpt from the Mattel website:

"The fourth Lingerie doll in the Barbie® Fashion Model Collection, Barbie® looks darling in delicate pink. Intricate pale pink lace accents her heavenly bustier ensemble. Pink peek-a-boo peignoir floats over soft pink, feminine underpinnings. Sheer pink stockings and sling back high heels add flirtatious finishing touches. Barbie® wears her platinum hair in a short curly style reminiscent of the Bubble Cut, and accented with a pink bow. Sweet dreams!"

So what do you think of The Lingerie or do you have her in your collection? Let me know in the comments!

Next post May 1st!

 

A few 'non-negotiable' purchases!

Greetings!

Being a stay at home mom and living off of a single income, I've had to curb some of my dolly spending. I don't mind, I would gladly give up anything to be able to stay home with my two boys. And while I am able to buy a doll here and there if the price is right, there were some things that I told hubby were absolutely non-negotiable. Like, if I saw them, they were coming home with me and that was that. 

I've been looking for a year and I FINALLY saw them.

The Super Mario single pack fashions! I almost couldn't curb my enthusiasm. Luckily there were other people in the dolly aisle and to avoid looking like a loon, I kept my composure. 

As mentioned I have been looking and looking for these and finally found them at Wal-Mart. 

Let's take a closer look!

Super Mario logo T-Shirt

Princess Peach tank with bottom ruffle

Super Mario Characters denim "Level-Up" jacket

Yoshi Tank

So now, the question is, do they fit better on a standard Barbie body or a curvy Barbie body? Let's take a look! 

For this fashion show we will use Trendy and Bendy Barbie. 

Logo T

Yoshi Tank. This tank fits very loose

Level-Up denim jacket. This one is quite tight and the shirt underneath needs to be form fitting. As you can see the Yoshi Tank is just a little big to pair with this jacket. 
 

Princess Peach Tank

And now for the curvy doll!

Logo T. I had to really stretch the velcro in the back to get it to secure fully.

The denim jacket does not fit AT ALL. Especially with the curved arm it was really stretching the seams. This jacket needs to be on a doll with straight arms.
 

Princess Peach Tank. It fits but looks a little stretched. 
 

The Yoshi tank is a PERFECT fit. 
 

And I also picked up one other outfit. Mattel came out with a wave 2 of the Hello Kitty Sanrio fashions. And since Little Twin Stars is my favorite....

 
 A cute little dress with a flutter sleeve jacket. How adorable!

Curvy Barbie

Dress fits but like the Mario jacket, this jacket is a little tight as well. 

Standard Barbie

Absolutely perfect. I think she will be the new wearer of this dress. 

Now to find dolls to put these clothes on! (And find bottoms that will work with the curvy barbie and the Yoshi tank. I may need to go shopping again.) I'll post pics when I have permanent dolls that can wear these awesome fashions! 

Next post we will get back to more vintage (and maybe not so vintage) clothing! See you next time!