P.S. I Ordered Two More

Ponytail Barbie clones are seen in an online picture. One has auburn hair; the other has black hair.

In my post about my second #1 Barbie clone, I wrote, "If it weren't a shame, I'd purchase several of these clones and redress them in vintage or reproduced vintage Barbie fashions." Well, before that post was published, I ordered two more, but these are ponytail Barbie clones. The first two are bubble cuts.

35th Anniversary Barbie Keepsake fashions and 1960s Wendy by Uneeda, a gift received in 2018

After I placed the order, I planned to dress the newest clones in the reproduction Barbie fashions included in the gift set shown above. (The Wendy doll replaces the repro Barbie that was originally sold with the gift set.)

The Easter Parade fashion was originally released in 1959. The reproduced version has a box date of 1993, but was probably released to the market in 1994.

Also, originally released in 1959, Roman Holiday is a reproduction of Barbie's original travel ensemble.

Most of the accessories for each fashion were attached to the box liner, while some were in a plastic bag. 

The extra accessories included two pairs of white gloves, which are too small for the clones' larger hands; a comb, a handkerchief, an eyeglass case that held a pair of white cat eyeglasses, a third pair of black high-heels, a gold compact, and a 35th Anniversary Barbie Special Edition Booklet.*

Each ponytail clone arrived in a bubble-wrapped doll box that was inside a thin plastic mailer. One box panel reads LOOKS. The other side reads MODEL. A complimentary pair of sunglasses and doll care instructions were included with the clones.

This close-up photo illustrates their lovely faces.

Easter Parade

I redressed the black-haired doll in the Easter Parade fashion as illustrated below:

She wears the multicolored apple-print dress, pearl earrings, a graduated pearl necklace, black high-heeled shoes, and holds a black patent-leather clutch.

White sunglasses and a navy blue half hat are added in this photo.

The navy-blue swing coat completes the Easter Parade fashion.

The half hat is seen better in this close-up photo.

She strikes one final full-length pose.

Roman Holiday

I thought Roman Holiday would be a better fit for the auburn-haired doll as illustrated next.

Except for the full-length coat, this doll models all pieces of the Roman Holiday fashion: a red straw half hat, black-rimmed cat eyeglasses, a gold-tone chain necklace with a single pearl, the dress, a white patent-leather belt, a white patent-leather clutch, and black high-heeled shoes. I added pearl stud earrings.

I wrapped her hands with plastic wrap to prevent the stiletto fingernails from snagging the inside lining of the coat sleeves.

This full-length red and white striped coat with tiny gold bead buttons completes the Roman Holiday ensemble.

The Roman Holiday and Easter Parade Barbie fashions are modeled by ponytail Barbie clones in a full-length photo.

This is a close-up of this stunning pair.

 

The back of the 35th Anniversary Barbie Keepsake box illustrates two vintage Barbies wearing Roman Holiday (1959 #968) and Easter Parade (1959 #971).

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After redressing concluded, I placed the ponytail clones in the 35th Anniversary Barbie Keepsake box along with the (now dressed) 1960s Wendy by Uneeda.

In this photo, the ponytail dolls are not in the box on the sides that match the fashion names printed on the box cellophane (Easter Parade and Roman Holiday).

I removed the dolls from the box and repositioned them so that the fashions they wear match the fashion names printed on the box.

*The 35th Anniversary Barbie Special Edition Booklet includes a note from Ruth Handler, information about the redesigned 35th Anniversary Barbie (which my friend replaced with the 1960s Wendy), and photos of three Barbies that were available when this set was released: Evening Extravaganza (the white doll's photo and stock number and the black doll's stock number only), Bob Mackie Barbie, and 1850s Southern Belle Barbie. Barbie Trivia Q&A, and Barbie's 35th Anniversary Family Tree of Barbie and friends are also in the booklet.

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