Hawaii 75 (No. 212)

 Today a very lucky find, so called 'Barbie in the wild' from my local charity shop...

I couldn't believe my eyes - dark -eyed and dark-haired Steffi faced Hawaii Barbie! Thr only thing that would surprise e more would be the that vintage Italian beauty...

She is wearing a summer 70's peasant dress. Her hair is shoulder length and rather poor...

Real floral cotton and very tired loop...

Her body markings say 1956 Korea!! How unusual!

Her hands are at two different angles....and hel legs are proper old-school high-heel arch!

...and head says 1965 Korea...

...what a mysterious beauty....

Here is a sneaky peek of the new chapter in life she will have at mine....

HA!

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Now to IDing....

Mattel has the long time fascination with their local tropics - Hawaii.

Definitely one of the favourite Barbie's destinations....

...at least from 1964...

Then come these beauties 1975 and...1982...so confusing...

Ok, so 1982 one has different hair and straight hands (due to lack of ukulele as well)

Then Superstar happen....

Very interested makeup...I must hunt for her actively...

Late 80's bring us Island Fun with gorgeous Kira..

Followed with beautiful limited edition, collectable 1995 Polynesian beauty....

Next in 2005 comes Barbie Pink Label Dolls of the World Princess Of The Pacific Island Doll  with Goddess face-sculpt

Last but not least highly desirable, hazel-eyed Lea - Hawaii Passport Barbie line from DOTW, 2011

...hmmmm, I think I got it right...

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My dolls No. 187

 I probably lost the count long ago amongst all the thrift store finds, carboot surprises and mixed lots purchased online...but according to this Blog count - please welcome my doll No. 187!

This one reflect my taste in dolls like no others...soon after getting rebodied onto a perfectly matching MtM body she became one of my most often photographed ones...

No 187

I spotted her online in random duo and poorly tagged.

Here she is on arrival, poor thing, hope she is not suffering of neck pains!

she's been wearing fashions suggesting to be Native American but ones I cannot identify online...

Her hair still in original style and in unmistakable raven black 'ethnic doll' quality of late 90s...

The minimal makeup, proportional eyes and bended elbows suggest collectable doll...

I got really confused with this purple fashion and an assumption that all Native dolls used for some reason Midge's face sculpt...

...but here she is, American Indian Barbie® Doll #2 1997

Other FirstNations dolls using Teresa's sculpt...

...oh that reminds me f my burning desire...contemporary Spirits on Goddess face, ahhhhh

p.s. Her ebay companion turned out to be from Snap&Play giftset with so called TeenTalk face mold.

...yyy nope. glad she found a new home so very soon...