Hi everyone!
In today's post, we're taking a look at the Happy Holiday Barbie from 1998. This was the final doll in an 11 doll series with the official name of "Happy Holiday Barbie" that started with the first doll in 1988.
They also had the African American doll with the Nichelle face mold.
This Barbie feature non-traditional holiday colors in hot pink and black/silver. The dress is made in black velvet with lines of glittery silver with a hatched patter on the waistline and sleeves. She's wearing a large hot pink stole that can be detached and tucked under her shoulders for a softer look.
She's wearing a black velvet headband with silver glitter and beads.
She comes with black high heels and a hot pink brush. (Her stand is hot pink, too!)
This is the first holiday doll to feature the Mackie face mold!
Overall, she's a beautiful addition to the Happy Holiday line and I LOVE her dress on her own. I should've taken a photo of her without her stole on because it looks so elegant. I also love that she has an updo, which we never see in the recent dolls.
I think she's special because she marks the completion of the original Happy Holiday line, and as we go further backwards, we will see bigger dresses, bigger hair and more nostalgic faces!
xoxo Farrah
This dress is one of my favourites, but the velvet and glitter combo looks like dusting hell. Would have been even better and easier to clean with rhinestones instead.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely! I would've loved rhinestones instead at well, looks pretty but, probably not practical!
DeleteOne side of the stole is the hot pink satin and the other side is the same black velvet as her dress, and I think it was meant to be reversible-the individual doll collector can decide whether they want their doll to wear it pink side out or black side out. I personally favor pink side out-the monochromatic look can be good, but I think it’s a little too boring for this particular dress.
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