Tag: 1972
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Seventies furniture and rooms
The “built environment” component of this blog, one of the major drivers of its creation, is drawing to a close: this may be our last survey of Barbie’s environs, ever. At the end of the Many Abodes of Barbie series, in the entry on 1970, we announced that we’d never visit the A-Frame or Townhome;…
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Barbie-sized Mannequins & Dressforms (1963-73)
Ever feel like displaying your vintage and nostalgic doll fashions on something besides the dolls themselves? If so, the vintage Barbie era had a range of interesting options to do so. In fact, the boxed doll fashions were lovely displays all by themselves, and many collectors recreate this aesthetic with their own frame boxes; but…
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The Many Abodes of Barbie, Part VII: 1970
In 1970 the best Barbie house arrived. A controversial statement, to say the least: among vintage Barbie Dream House enthusiasts, the chipboard diehards clearly feel differently, and for many plastic aficionados the great, timeless houses came later in the decade. However, we’ll present compelling evidence that the Lively Livin’ House (and the Surprise House, which…
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Doll Carrying Cases (1961-1972)
The Barbie carrying cases of the mod and vintage years certainly packed a lot of style. From the earliest examples, with limited palettes used to depict Barbie posed before jazzy, off-kilter colored quadrilaterals, her poses mirroring those found in the early fashion booklets, into the full-color phase, with floating heads and sparkle trails, during which…
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Barbie on TV
When Barbie turns on her TV, it’s usually to watch Barbie. The televisions of the early years are examples of Barbie’s built environment that double as Barbie illustrations. The earliest television we feature comes from the original 1962 Dream House. It is actually a TV-stereo combination, as a panel on the top opens to reveal…
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