Shoe-box of Superstars 63 - 66

oh ok, I am not very good in being fed-up with dolls...
I honestly can't recall what was the direct impulse...except of Memories, Dreams, Blogs, Mattel Heritage and such, hahaha and a Crystal and Peachy classics I already had...

What can I say I have been desperate to win this auction and I fought a good fight and spent £25 on eBay for the first time which is not at all crazy when you think about boxed, 16" and such dolls, right;-) yet the biggest barbie size fortune I spent for dolls so far...but when you count per capita, hmmmm (£5);-)

The 'worst' thing is that my collection is living its own life and heads into directions I cannot fully control, oh well...

here they are as seen on ebay;-) yeah...

oh what can you say...

I manage to overwhelm myself with second-hand dolls once again...

I remember the feeling very distinctively as they definitely came from NOT a smoke free home...

'Fortunately' there is no glowing stars gown Barbie and a bag-gown Barbie so I still have reason to live:-P... They are in lovely condition except of missing some jewelry and shoes obviously...

I'm still in the middle of the battle with myself - I might need to sell the 'extra' Crystal and Peach Barbie... as the poor charity / bootsale ones I got before nude don't deserve to be abandoned again! yet this mean I might need to steal jewels and dresses from these two, ohh....*

I will prepare separate entries about these two as \i have material to be compared... I don't really have my own proper session with them just yet... and their hairdos are not restored somehow...

1. Pink & Pretty Barbie 1981

she is missing all of her jewels and some  elements of original clothing but is just perfect with her minimal make-up and honey-gold blonde hair...

2. Loving You Barbie 1983

This is just amazing...I still cannot believe I have her - don't really know what to do - I can't restyle these, i should display them but they are not core of my collection (which is not displayed anyway - except of what i am working on - sitting at my desk).

Stunning make-up, dress I always afored for being so dolly and red red red! The heart shaped bodice is so cleaver. material it is made - despite being artificial doesn't feel so cheap... Love the dark blonde again and the hairline you cannot confuse with anything else! Original earrings - check!

I love collecting dolls - you can fulfill your childhood dreams !!!

3. ballerina 1976, Platinum Hair

I am truly delighted to have such a vintage doll in my collection... never seen before one like her from up close! The bad news in she doesn't make me feel much and i don't really want to go in that direction... that i need to have one of every mold and other historical stuff... I don't enjoy that mold and hair are too annoying... Golden-tan dress is fab but doesn't seem to be the original (great study by Lunarh and her photo below...). She needs an apreciation session and a new loving home.

TBC

*I managed to send Peach to a good new home already but Crystal has such a lovely hair and her dress is compeltely different, and make-up as they might be from different series...uhhh

The Catcher in the Rye

...well not really but surely a hard core veggie patch folklore extravaganza!

I love my fair-skinned Superstar Dolls of the World - Miss Austria and Miss Poland...
...great quality materials, amazing natural makeup, nice details on costumes... - but the thought budded in my mind and i decided to execute them - I will free these dolls from their folk costumes and give them the option of being a modern girl..

Before that would happen I wanted to immortalize /digitalise? them in this idyllic and stereotypically ethnographic and pastoral photo shoot (Summer 2016):

being pretty in flowers, currants and potatoes:

no wine from this vine,,,

dancing...

 

 and together...

playing hide and seek in strawberries (ha!)

and relaxing with daisies

other folk circumstances

 to be continued in more contemporary style...

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My dolls 60 - 62

This entry is dedicated to the identification process of my boot sale trophies... I just need to re-calibrate my count as I was strong enough to resale some of them:-)

My doll nr 60:
The title goes to one of the modern classics and luckily the one like really really in line with my collection;-)

Lovely mixed race doll with nutty auburn hair in very realistic amounts /bigger head and strong features as well). This is obviously 'Artsy' (Adria face) from the first wave of Fashionistas!

That's and extremely good styling. Fab shoes and great colours harmony.

Hree are fev more versions of Derisee (still my onle one so far in late October when i'm writing this)

with her came Teen Beach Movie Mackenzie - which I am trying to sell despite totally fab hairstyle which appeared after i gave her wash in textile softener!!!

 rather nice original retro rock'n roll styling:-)

/can i use these for reroot somehow??/

The tanned lady with platinum hair wearing Mattel's coat turned out to be Sun Jewel Barbie 1993 - too orange, pink and turquoise so I let her go, and coat as well...

 

I would die for her 30 years ago but now I'd rather be with her friends...The coat was fab, i tried to take a pattern from it as it is really cleaver...here modeled by my charity shop Crystal B.

Her friend turned out to be me doll No 61! It took me some time to process why I am attracted to this rather failure of a make-up and palette... She is simply my first Barbie ever.. the one i was praying to Santa on my knees, cried in toilet and my aunt couldn't take it anymore and magically passed it to me earlier... I love how innocent and neutral she is in comparison to the dolls of her era... her honey blonde hair are just fab /no comments about the styling/ - still have the original bra tho. The one pictured suits her very well and lead my thoughts in the right direction...

Fun to Dress Barbie 1987!

 oh the pink box with Her name reproduced soo many times <3 I can't even express how happy I am with this accidental reunion. So many pictures and feelings. Its amazing what brain keeps in darkness. I have been staring at this face in awe for hours, after all...

as if this post wasn't massive enough - i'll move to the last two:

the turquoise-bottom clicking one with wind-up waist... I kept her body, sold her head, cargo pants are the best thing ever!

sh equite obviously is a sporty one and following the colour I tracked her as 

1997 Olimpic USA IceSkater Barbie, or something in this sense...

here she is in her glory days (and accessories to die for...when you are 10):

...and now to my leap of luck (whatever, you know what I mean) - the last doll of the day... My eye and instinct worked just fine despite the unfortunate /and disgraceful/ styling /genuine pants - sold/.

classic 80's crazy eye, unusuall orange-red lips and too much orangy blush...

My doll No 62:

The one and only Peaches and Cream Barbie 1985

- one more childhood burning desire satisfied! /check!/

boxed and AA edition!

repro and some later wannabe ;-)

Ufff...

guess me being fed up was just a typical stage - a transition sort of as, I am only beginning my collecting it seems...

TBC

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