Barbie Collection Catalog Project 48-52

Ooops!  I got my catalog posts a little out of order.  I was trying to catalog the dolls by year but it didn't quite work out. Oh well, no big deal.

So here is the next grouping.

1995 Enchanted Evening Reproduction Barbie #14992

I like the reproduction dolls becuase it offers people a reasonable way to get a version of the iconic vintage dolls and some of the most popular outfits from back in the day.

I got this reproduction because I always wanted this outfit.  This is a very nicely done reproduction.  The outfit is well done and the fabric quality is nice.  I love the doll!  She has beautiful platinum hair and gorgeous skin tone, almost porcelain like.  She is a movie star in my diorama life known as Ava Winter.  She is a star.

1995  Phone Fun Skipper AA #14313

This is my all time favorite modern Skipper.  She is just sooooo cute!  And has the most incredible head of hair.  Just a little darling.

1996 Spiegel Summer Sophisticate Barbie #15591

I am not in love with this doll, her forehead is too large and the skin tone is too pinky.  But her outfit.....oh my be still my 50's heart!  I had to have it and decided to keep the doll to play the Mother in one of the many dioramas that I haven't gotten around to making yet.

1996 Wild Bunch Francie AA Reproduction #17607

The original doll was a bit of a coundrum when issued because at the time there was no AA Barbie, just her friends Cara and Christie.  Not that she couldn't of had a cousin of AA ethnicity but it wasn't as prevalent back then.  I always wanted her but there is no way I could afford an original so this is a great reproduction for many people like me.

The outfit is nice but not my favorite Francie outfit.  I definitely got this set for the doll and she is very nice.

1997 Silken Flame/Red Flare Reproduction Barbie #18448

I got this set for the black hair bubblecut as I have the original of both of these outfits.  This whole set was a little disappointing.  The doll just doesn't look as good next to my vintage bubblecuts as the reproduction ponytails do next to their vintage counterparts.  Her hair is much thinner and finer than the vintage ones and she just doesn't measure up.

The outfits are okay but next to the originals the poor fabric and sewing quality shows.  The satin and velvet is very stiff.  Don't get me wrong, it's great to have if you can't afford an original but the quality compared to the reproduction Enchanted Evening outfit is of lesser quality, I think.

Well, the cataloging is coming along, 54 done so far!  I am trying to get at least 5 done a week and hope to start getting some of the outfits done soon too.  I have seen some other peoples collections on FB and mine is nothing compared to some......I don't know how they keep it all straight!

Thanks for stopping by.........

Too Hot and Humid to Play Outside

We have been having an extremely warm spring and start to
summer here in NE Florida.  Today the heat and humidity
is just too much for me to do anything outside so I decided
to hang out in the doll room this afternoon.

I am still trying to setup or figure out my room.  I've added
several Ikea Kallax units and a Billy bookcase but so far
it just doesn't feel comfortable to me working in it.  This
room and the closet are a tad bigger than the one in our old
house but it just feels more cramped for some reason.

Anyway, I decided to debox a few reproductions I got
recently and also some older ones that were in the closet.

50th Anniversary Francie is a little cutie.  I have my
original blonde on but always wanted a brunette.  I
found her at Tuesday Morning for $30.

I wanted this Gold n' Glamour outfit
more than I wanted the doll, but once she
arrived I was smitten. 

I jumped on Mod Friends when the set first came
out, but because of the prep for the sale and move
it was stored away after it arrived.  I was disappointed
that Barbie's right foot was bent when they arrived
and notified Mattel.  They wanted it sent back so they
could see it and then would send me another if they
hand one.  I just decided to keep her.  I love the set,
especially the outfits...but I'm wondering if Christie's
'Tangerine Scene' is going to hold up to the elements
or crack and fray. 

Again I got this for the outfit 'All
That Jazz'.  I have my original TNT
Barbie and didn't really want another
platinum blonde one.  That being said
I really like the outfit although the fabric
is REALLY stiff and the doll is very
pretty.  This is an older reproduction
from around 2005 and I think Mattel
was doing a better job on quality of the
dolls.

'Red, White and Warm' is an older
reproduction also (2007) and has been
sitting in my closet for quite along time.
I wanted this for the outfit and the doll.
I never had a Marlo flip Barbie and at
the time couldn't afford one (I have gotten
and original one in the meantime).  And
I really wanted this outfit, so cute.

But as an experienced collector I should have
known better and deboxed her when I got her
and removed the outfit.  Mea culpa!

The vinyl coat melded into the box liner so
that when taking her out some of the vinyl was
left behind.  The fushia color of the liner also
bled into the vinyl.  The coat is very fragile,
if you move her arm it just cracks and splits.

If you notice in the first photo her right leg is
also bent in the unnatural position they had her
in the box.  She now has one bowed leg and I
am sure those vinyl boots will not come off
willingly.

So that has been my afternoon.  The one doll was a
disappointment but it's my own fault.  I still have a
few more reproductions that I got for Christmas that
I haven't opened yet.  So more to come.