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Toy ID Boards => Toy ID Help => Topic started by: Mysstica on Saturday 25 February 2012, 02:17 pm
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The dress came above the knees on Barbie. The bottom (skirt-part) was a shimmery magenta color. The top (shirt-part) was mostly blue with purples, golds, silvers, etc. intertwined in the weaves. It was sleeveless. It tied in the back behind the neck. Any ideas? :)
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Just to get an idea, does it look anything like this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/58833675@N05/5394331958/in/pool-1121882@N21
(I have just discovered this dress is pretty recent, but it may be a similar style? Though yours sounds like a halter neck...)
This Flickr site has TONNES of photos dedicated to Barbie Fashion that I am just browsing through if you, or anyone else, wants to check it out too :)
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Yeah, the extra colors run through the top kind of like that, but there were a lot more colors running through, and I believe that they ran vertically. :)
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Would it be considered evening wear, like a cocktail dress? Do you think it had some sort of theme with the barbie it came from, or that maybe it was just a carded dress that you could buy separately?
Just for colour purposes, is it closer to this:
http://www.google.com.au/imgres?q=barbie+doll+pink+halter+dress&hl=en&sa=X&rlz=1C2_____enAU466AU466&biw=1024&bih=655&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=5z7-Xfnt3is_pM:&imgrefurl=http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Mini-Dress-fashion-Casual-Clothes-Barbie-Doll-Pink-/260751143867&docid=0IWVHo07KbbgFM&itg=1&imgurl=http://i.suntekstore.com/wt/374000001/15005726/10005726_6_image.jpg&w=500&h=500&ei=CpVJT_a6LMeRiQfR-eysDg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=616&vpy=14&dur=794&hovh=158&hovw=147&tx=129&ty=126&sig=112741792519927756646&page=5&tbnh=139&tbnw=125&start=96&ndsp=25&ved=1t:429,r:4,s:96
Massive link that one! :P
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http://www.nlucky.com/catalogsearch/Showresult/?keywords=barbie+fashion+halter&submit=
Is this a bit closer? :) Hasn't got much gold weaved through it though and probably looks a bit too modern this style, not sure...and the skirt looks a bit too purple, not really magenta I guess...
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This dress was much darker than that. And that one looks kind of glittery? This one was more of a shimmer than a glitter. :P
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Could this be it??
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Barbie-DOLL-size-purple-blue-green-halter-style-knee-length-party-dress-BD15-/150769546114?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item231a90b382#ht_3110wt_1059
I get the impression this eBay seller makes their own homemade barbie clothes though to sell. But if this matches your dress, we'll know its authentic.
I had another dress in mind as well similar to your description, that I recall my friend having for her Barbie, but cannot find a pic of it anywhere yet.
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No, that one's not it. ;)
The blue part came down a lot lower than that one on ebay, like down to the waist rather than just under the bosom. :P
I got a Barbie outfit in a lot that is the same color and material/sheen of the "skirt" part of the dress. I will post pictures soon. :D
Thanks, Skyhorse.
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*Skyhorse tears hair out*
"You're killin' me here Mysstica!" Haha.
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Ahhhh, no death to Skyhorse! :P
*whispers* The dress was also much shorter.
:D Don't shoot! :D
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Barbies-Ken-and-Creata-Dolls-1966-1991-Mixed-with-Case-1989-/251203323095?pt=US_Dolls_Bears_Toys&hash=item3a7ce284d7&nma=true&si=FbhAP%252Bc95JnOn166I%252FpECwAmBXg%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 - 8th picture, doll wearing polka dot pants
This dress is very near to the one I remember. There were many more colors woven into the top piece, and the bottom was magenta and a bit longer, but the materials on this look correct and everything! :D
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I know it's probably not right but it almost sounds like something from the Jewel Secrets Barbie line.
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Thank you for the suggestion, FairyDust! I ebayed those fashions, but it doesn't seem to be that style. The dress that I'm looking for was rather skimpy, not nice and full like the jewel line. :)
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The doll in the polka dot stretch pants is Cool Times Barbie from 1989. She is wearing her original pants, jacket and earrings. Did you have a Cool Times Barbie or friend? There was also a separate line of Cool Times outfits.
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This doll is too recent, but did the fabric look like this?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/43522104@N07/5760266375/
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The skirt part of the dress had that sort of sheen, yes. :D
The top, though, was like interwoven tensil/cotton something.
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I couldn't find the right word for the "shimmer/sheen" that I kept talking about. I now remember it's called metallic. ;) So yeah, the bottom part - the magenta skirt - was metallic.
Also, it's quite possible that it didn't actually tie around the neck but velcroed around the neck.
The neckline was very high.