1979 Parisian Barbie

1979 Parisian Barbie, a photo by alington on Flickr.

One of my favorite Dolls of the World, this beautiful Steffie sculpt is the original version from 1979. You can see a post about the second edition, released in 1990, here.

The original (this one) has a softer lip color, and her green eyes have a fun "sparkling" effect around the pupil. Also, her hair is styled in a true bouffant ponytail: it's cut short at the base of the pony, to give it extra fullness and lie thinner and wispier at the top.

You might also notice differences in her ribbon choker, her pink (rather than black) shoes, and the feather hair trim. She's just lovely--and one of the reasons I started my Steffie collection.

See more photos of this lovely doll on Flickr.

My endeavor with Vanessa...

Indulgences continued, a photo by alington on Flickr.

They are going quite well, as you might imagine from this quite lame cell phone photo. I rearranged by displays on Wednesday, so I could make a shelf just for them. From the left:

• Pale Fire
• Color Therapy
• True Royalty
• Shirred Not Shaken
• Metal Maven
• In Bloom
• Temptation

Eeek! I'm having a lot of fun with them so far. I'd forgotten how much fun Fashion Royalty dolls can be. Who do you think I am missing--any must-have Vanessa Perrin that would make my collection more complete?

OOAK Steffie

OOAK Steffie, a photo by alington on Flickr.

A wonderful OOAK Steffie by Crushed Velvet Orchid on the Doll Page.

She was originally a Barbie Basic 1.5 (I think) model 03, with painted lips, a new body and total reroot. Isn't she fun?

A couple more photos can be seen on Flickr.

New Tonner release!

Jane from Twilight. Dressed Tonner Character Figure.

Several new outfits and a dressed doll (just one!) have been released and are available to order (and will ship soon) from your favorite Tonner dealers:

• Jane - Twillight is a dressed doll, LE 500, with a 15" cameo skin tone teen body and a new Dakota Fanning head sculpt. Her eyes are painted red, rooted blonde hair, and her original outfit from the Twilight movies. $179.99. Shipping 8/25/11.
• Revlon™ Pink Parfait is a cute 10.5" outfit for Tonner's Vintage Revlon™ body, made of pink lace. It includes a petticoat and white faux fur wrap. $79.99 LE500. In stock now!
• Revlon™  City Sleek is another outfit for these cute Vintage Revlon™ dolls. It includes a black/silver tweed coat, skirt, and red blouse, plus jewelry and gloves. $79.99 LE500. In stock now!
• Sleek - is an Antoinette outfit, and includes a black knit dress, jacket with pale pink lining, black jewelry, and adorable black mesh shoes. $89.99 LE300. Shipping 9/2/11
• South Hampton is the last addition, and a Cami&Jon outfit. It's a cute white ruffled dress, which includes a brown belt, crystal bracelet, and brown heels. $69.99 LE300. Shipping 9/2/11

I've listed Tonner's suggested retail prices here, but you'll probably pay less when you order through your favorite dealer.

Photos are property of Tonner Doll Company.

Jane - up close. 

City Sleek 

Pink Parfait 

Sleek, Antoinette outfit

South Hampton, Cami & Jon outfit.

Save 20% today only at Mattel.com

Shop online at Mattel.com and save 20% off all orders. Valid only today, August 9, 2011, from 9 AM to 5 PM ET.

Here's the link to Barbie and Monster High!

Check it out--they have Abbey Bominable™ in stock! Plus Spectra, and the new Cleo, Clawdeen and Frankie Stein, uniforms and more!

The Jeans Basics, lots of new play line (including I Can Be), Fashionistas, So In Style, and lots of outfits are in stock.

Photo property of Mattel.


Note: Eeek--I just looked again--and Spectra and Abbey Bominable are both out of stock now! Sorry about that!