Some dreams come true sooner than we would’ve
thought. In my recent post about the Party Time Teresa, I mentioned how I’d
love to own AA Barbie as well. The doll was hardly available even on ebay so I
didn’t have high hopes. To my astonishment, one of my Polish readers informed
me there was one just waiting to be snatched and I did just that. Christie
stole Jazzie’s doll stand because I’m behind with my stands again. My doll
cabinet capacity is almost exhausted, so some dolls had to step down and sit
down, so to speak. The Wallmart Exclusive Super Star 1993 has a new owner, but
somehow I find it hard to let go of my dolls. So far only two Barbies left my
collection and I won’t even mention how many joined.
I know that Christie is technically speaking an
African American Barbie doll but I’ve decided to be consistently erratic about
her name. Anyway, it’s Mattel’s fault, they’ve created this confusion by
calling Barbie’s African American friend by her name. Whilst Mattel’s objective
was to promote racial equality by producing two Barbies and dressing them
identically, the boxes don’t quite follow the rule. The promo picture presents
the Caucasian Barbie in the company of her friend, but the AA Barbie is …
alone? Not to mention that theres’a certain pattern as far as the dolls’ owners
are concerned. You might have noticed that the three girls are playing with the
dolls that represent their own race. Now, I feel I'm treading on thin ice so I'm retreating. I’ll just clarify that I’d love to own all three of them, the Caucasian perhaps
not so much although I’m the same race. I think that Teresa and the AA Barbie
are far more beautiful.
I purchased Chrisite NRFB and even her box was
pristine, I changed that of course. Her box contained the watch that did not
age well. There was a catalogue and I was happy to see it. Teresa didn’t come
with one. The catalogue is in a form of
a poster and it presents the dolls and playsets available at that time as well
as some Barbie merchandise including everything from a china set to underwear,
even a full scale car that Barbie’s little owner could drive. Although I don’t
like the idea of taking pictures of pictures, I just had to show you the
Baywatch playset and the Stack’n Play Barbie house. I adore Barbie real estate
in its entirety, even the smallest houses that poses the advanced skills of
Transformers. My ideal would be the Barbie Furinshed Town House. True, it’s
made of cardboard and a little plastic, it’s only half furnished and comes with
no accessories, but that’s the house I used to have when I was little, and for
this reason it’s just the best.
So here’s the Barbie herself whom I’ll be
calling Christie. I’m an amateur photographer and I don’t even deserve that
title, which is evident by the photos I take. You just have to believe me when
I say that Christie is far more beautiful in person and my pictures don’t do
her justice. Her face looks fresh and youthful and the natural beauty of the
headmold is further enhanced by the minimal make-up she’s wearing. Her hair is
soft and silky though it’s kanekalon. I’m not so crazy about this kind of
Barbie hair, it’s difficult to work with, but Christie’s is in perfect
condition.
As far as Chrisite’s outfit is concerned, it’s
just like Teresa’s except for the colors and I don’t know which one I like
better. Both I guess look best when put next to each other. I like the peach
colored accents, and I would’ve loved if Caucasian Barbie came with a different
color dress. Lavender with pale yellow bows and shoes would look absolutely
adorable. Somehow I’m reluctant to
purchase dolls that are wearing the same dresses, but a change of color is a
change enough for me.
I seem to be closing most of my posts with
group photos recently. That’s because it’s an opportunity for me to take other
dolls out of the cabinet and enjoy them anew. I love to analyze how face paint
or hair color makes the same headmold look different. I have only a few
“Christie” dolls but each of them is pretty in her own way and they are all
completely dissimilar.
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