A must-have for me

I’ve just seen this set and this is definitely a must-have for me because I love collecting all the mod and vintage reproduction sets. This set consists of 3 dolls Barbie, Christie, and Stacey and each is dressed in a mod looking outfit. I am not enough of an expert on mod/vintage dolls to know the names of these outfits or if they are actual reproductions of the outfits that were issued in the late 1960s and early 1970s but I love their vibrant colours.

 

A quick check online revealed the following details:

• Designer: Bill Greening
• Label: Gold Label®
• Release Date: 9/10/2018
• Body Type: Twist n’ turn
• Facial sculpt: Mod Barbie, Mod Christie, Mod Stacey
• Eyelashes: Rooted

I love the fact that the dolls have rooted eyelashes just like the originals and according to the reviews, the outfits are great reproductions of the originals from the 60s and 70s. I think these dolls are a must have for all collectors of mod/vintage reproductions.

Update: I bought this set from Amazon and was not disappointed. I do, however, have one complaint. I did not like the way Barbie’s eyes were painted. In my set, she looked a little cross-eyed but on the whole, the set lived up to its promise.

Career Kens

Love the look of the 3 career Kens that I’ve seen so far and am really tempted to get at least 2 i.e. Barista Ken and Soccer Ken. Love their outfits and soccer Ken’s shoes but really which that the legs of soccer Ken could bend and that the T-shirt and apron of Barista Ken were not one piece.

Yves Saint Laurent Barbies

I tried to log onto Barbie.com to hopefully order at least one of these dolls but couldn’t because the site was down. But I logged on with great enthusiasm when the site came back hoping to order at least one of these dolls e.g. the one in the colour block dress or the safari jacket. However, these plans came to an abrupt halt when I saw the price of each doll. I haven’t seen these dolls in person (yet) but at US$150 per doll, I feel these dolls are terribly overpriced.

Photo credit: Mattel.com

Yes, I could be wrong because maybe the outfit is really detailed but past experience hasn’t shown this to be true especially when it comes to the quality of the outfit, face paint and so on. I looked at the description of the doll in the safari jacket and discovered that the doll has a model muse body and that the eyelashes on the doll are painted. Included with the doll are a safari jacket, belt, knee-length shorts, hat, suede boots, earrings and doll stand.

I’ve had Barbie dolls when I was a kid. My first doll was the Sweet 16 Barbie from the 1970s. I started collecting Barbie as an adult in 1996 and only stopped when I ran out of space. Although I am now supposed to be reducing the size of my collection, I haven’t been able to stop myself from buying some dolls from time to time as my posts have shown but the quality of new dolls have been dropping and I just can’t bring myself to spend that kind of money until I’ve seen some favourable reviews of these dolls. Yes, I know the Yves Saint Laurent name is associated with these dolls but although the brand is different we’ve all seen these designer name dolls over the years so nothing new on that front. I might get a lot of grief for this post but this is my opinion at this point in time.

PS: Just looked at the photos again and love the packaging

Nippon Amelie dressed in a Hello Kitty Outfit

I purchased Amelie nude so I’m always trying to find her stuff to wear. I thought this Hello Kitty outfit would look cute on her and I think it does. I paired with some white boots and I think she looks fantastic! What do you think?

 

Here she is with Poppy Parker who is also dressed in a non-Integrity outfit.