My latest Goodwill Barbie haul was full of 70s fabulousness (and a little something from the early 60s).
First, Live Action Barbie with amazing hair:
Next, Quick Curl Barbie (who was in very rough shape, dirty with legs broken and hair a mess). This doll came with original dress and shoes, and the brush and curling tool:
Also included was Sweet 16 Barbie, the 16th anniversary Barbie from 1975. This one had both the original party dress and shoes included, as well as the original casual outfit (and even one of the hair clips!). I love the very mid 70s shag haircut:
And finally from a bit earlier in Barbie’s existence, a blonde Bubblecut Barbie (this is not a doll I would generally have looked for as I didn’t think I really liked the bubblecut hairstyle, but this doll won me over):
Got this quick sew outfit kit from my Mom at Christmas. I think I’m going to make it for this super cute Live Action Barbie I recently got from Goodwill
So this Goodwill haul is more about quality than quantity - every one of these dolls is perfect, they look like they just came out of their boxes. I feel so lucky I’ll post more/better pictures later but I was too excited to wait, but my camera battery died just as I started taking pictures.
This is the US Olympic Gold Medal Skier Barbie from the early 70s, who looks super cute in this 70s era sundress in the Barbie Townhouse from the same time period. I love how colorful the 70s were for Barbie, before pink became the dominant Barbie related color.
The Superstar Barbie Photo Studio case (which I think was a Sears exclusive?) is only 6x12 when all folded up (maybe 3 inches deep) but it opens up into a whole bunch of neat VERY 70’s backdrops for Superstar Barbie - and even came with stage lights and a camera (it originally came with the same orange chair as the Barbie Townhouse, but the case I bought didn’t have that - however since I have the townhouse I pulled one of the chairs from there for this shoot).
And I love an excuse to pull out my Superstar Barbie, who was one of my favorite Barbies when I was little.
I’ve been contemplating buying a reproduction of the 1962 Barbie Dreamhouse for a while, even though they are a bit pricey. But then I found this original on eBay, and for only $40 USD - and it’s pretty much complete (minus the red hangers for the closet wardrobe) and in pretty great condition for an original (or at least it seems like it’s in great condition compared to others of the same age I’ve seen, obviously it does have a bit of wear and tear as it was obviously loved and played with). The lighting isn’t the greatest in these pics but I wanted to get some shots as soon as I unpacked everything and got it all set up.
My Barbies don’t really need another house I suppose but I do like to spoil them
