Barbie Dolls & Mattel | DOLLS magazine | Collecting Dolls https://dollsmagazine.com/dollmakers/barbie-dolls-mattel/ Advice By and For Professional Doll Makers Thu, 05 Dec 2024 14:41:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.7 Curious Collector: 2012 Happy Holiday Barbie https://dollsmagazine.com/curious-collector-2012-happy-holiday-barbie/ Wed, 06 Nov 2024 14:29:35 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=24854 Q: I collect Mattel’s Happy Holiday Barbie se­ries but was surprised to find this 2012 doll in a discount store marked down to $19.99!

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]]> A Designer’s Dream: Barbie Models Outfits From Top Names in Fashion https://dollsmagazine.com/a-designers-dream-barbie-models-outfits-from-top-names-in-fashion/ Mon, 09 Sep 2024 14:52:39 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=24536 When Barbie was introduced at Toy Fair in 1959, Ruth and Elliot Handler, the creators of Barbie, already knew the di¬rection they wanted to go with the doll.

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]]> Ken: He’s a Doll! https://dollsmagazine.com/ken-hes-a-doll-2/ Thu, 02 May 2024 16:49:45 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=23601 There was never any question in Ruth Handler’s mind that little girls would want a Barbie doll to project their dreams for the future upon.

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]]> Curious Collector: 1967 Mattel Tutti Play Set https://dollsmagazine.com/curious-collector-1967-mattel-tutti-play-set/ Wed, 13 Dec 2023 20:08:30 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=22468 I just love the sets made for Barbie’s tiny little sister, Tutti. I thought I had them all, but my husband surprised me with this set. I thought all the sets were from 1966. What can you tell me about this set?

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]]> Curious Collector: FAO Schwarz Madison Avenue Barbie https://dollsmagazine.com/curious-collector-fao-schwarz-madison-avenue-barbie/ Thu, 19 Oct 2023 16:57:36 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=21941 I have always enjoyed the FAO Schwarz Barbie dolls that you have featured in the past and the stories behind them.

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]]> Everybody’s Talkin’ Barbie!  https://dollsmagazine.com/everybodys-talkin-barbie/ Wed, 06 Sep 2023 22:46:31 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=21377 The big news in toys back in 1968 was the release of a talking Barbie! This had been on the drawing board for several years — Mattel’s 20-inch Chatty Cathy from the early ’60s could say several different phrases. But it was hard to adapt the talking mechanism — a miniature record player, complete with speaker — to fit inside Barbie’s 11.5-inch body.

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]]> Curious Collector: Mattel Barbie RN Repro https://dollsmagazine.com/curious-collector-mattel-barbie-rn-repro/ Tue, 05 Jul 2022 17:55:08 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=18383 Q: I am a retired nurse and I remember the original Barbie registered nurse outfit. I learned that a Barbie doll and the outfit had been reissued, but I didn’t know it at the time. Fortunately I found one on eBay. I was very pleased with it. There were a few listed, and prices varied considerably. I was wondering if you could comment on this?

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]]> All Dressed Up: Barbie Dressed Box Dolls Are Rare Finds Today https://dollsmagazine.com/all-dressed-up-barbie-dressed-box-dolls-are-rare-finds-today/ Thu, 23 Jun 2022 13:45:00 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=18353 Over a million Barbie dolls had been sold by 1962, according to a Mattel press release. This is just three years after Barbie was introduced at the 1959 Toy Fair. In an interview with Elliot Handler, one of the founders of Mattel, in 1986, he told me even he was unconvinced that Barbie would be a success.

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]]> Curious Collector: FAO Schwarz 1990 Winter Fantasy Barbie https://dollsmagazine.com/curious-collector-fao-schwarz-1990-winter-fantasy-barbie/ Wed, 08 Sep 2021 18:09:58 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=16165 . I have a beautiful Barbie from FAO Schwarz still in the box in a blue dress that looks very familiar to me. I’m sure you know more to the story about this beautiful doll. Can you perhaps estimate a current value?

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]]> Barbie Bonanza: Mattel’s fashion queen is more versatile than ever in 2021 https://dollsmagazine.com/barbie-bonanza-mattels-fashion-queen-is-more-versatile-than-ever-in-2021/ Fri, 12 Mar 2021 17:54:11 +0000 https://dollsmagazine.com/?p=14869 For 2021, Mattel’s Barbie designers are more committed than ever to creating dolls that mirror real-world collectors and their icons.

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