Liberating 2005 Barbie Fashion Fever Wave U Christie

Hello 2020. I am continuing the doll liberation project initiated last October. The next doll to be freed from her box is Fashion Fever Christie from Wave U. Her outfit - at least the top - I don't like almost as much as I disliked the Benetton Christie's. The candy pink color with tepid purple ruched trim sleeves as well as the child-themed princess rendered this top totally unsuitable to a doll with her sophisticated dark lip color and streaked hair. Here she is in her original tube and re-dressed.

Mattel Fashion Fever Wave U Christie in original tube - full length

Mattel Fashion Fever Wave U Christie in original tube - side view

Mattel Fashion Fever Wave U Christie in original tube - back view

I am glad that I didn't sell this Christie.

Mattel Fashion Fever Wave U Christie tube removed - head and torso

Mattel Fashion Fever Wave U Christie front below waist

Tag attached to Mattel Fashion Fever Wave U Christie's tube 

Other side of tags attached to Mattel Fashion Fever Wave U Christie's tube

Mattel Fashion Fever Wave U Christie side view

Mattel Fashion Fever Wave U Christie rear view of jeans

Mattel Fashion Fever Wave U Christie fashion, front view

Mattel Fashion Fever Wave U Christie fashion, rear view

Mattel Fashion Fever Wave U Christie cringe-worthy top, front

Mattel Fashion Fever Wave U Christie top, front showing separation

Mattel Fashion Fever Wave U Christie top, turned inside out

Mattel Fashion Fever Wave U Christie redressed in Integrity Toys Janay's blouse

Mattel Fashion Fever Wave U Christie redressed in Integrity Toys Janay's blouse, back view

Mattel Fashion Fever Wave U Christie redressed in Mattel Fashion Fever closet tribal-themed dress

Mattel Fashion Fever Wave U Christie redressed in Fashion Fever closet tribal-themed dress, back view

Two Mattel Fashion Fever Christies, together

I'm happy with both of these Christies. They are both "keepers." Any suggestions for future re-dressing ideas? Should I have put the tribal dress on the Benetton Christie?

Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award

Thanks, RagingMoon1987 of Confessions of a Dolly Lover, for nominating me for the Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award.



Here are some steps I am to follow:

1. Thank the blogger who nominated me and link back to her site - see opening paragraph.
2. Put the award logo on your blog. (I "borrowed" the logo used on this site.)
3. Answer the ten questions sent to you - see below.
4. Make up ten new questions for your nominees to answer - see below.
5. Nominate bloggers who you feel deserve the award - see below.

1. How old were you when you started collecting dolls?
16 years old. I wrote a post about that decision earlier this year.


2. Why did you start a doll blog?
I was laid off. I wanted to do something new. So I combined my love for dolls, writing, and the World Wide Web into one activity: blogging.


3. Do you have one particular doll that is the favorite in your collection?
No. I love too many to single out any one. Besides, they're jealous ;-)


4. What hair color do you prefer your dolls to have?
Black or red.


5. Do you know exactly how many dolls you have in your collection (you don't have to tell the number of course :-) )?
Over 500 ... roughly. I have sold some. I will be selling more.


6. What does your family think about your dolls?
My Mom likes some of them. My siblings don't find them appropriate.


7. Do you ever take your dolls out in public?  If so, where do you like to take them?
Yes. To a park or an empty train station.

8. Do you remember your first doll?  If so, who was she/he?
I think she was a S/L Midge. I traded her in for a TNT Barbie.


9. Is there a retired doll or doll line that you'd like to bring back?
Yes, the Get Set Club dolls OR Liv dolls.


10. If you could design your own doll, what would it look like?
Her face would have a nose like Mixis Rosa, eyes slightly larger than Get Set Gia, and a full mouth like Integrity Toys Janay. Full, textured black-brown hair like Get Set Vanessa only cut to her shoulders. Her articulated body would be fuller like the Get Set dolls only with much slimmer ankles. She'd wear no-iron shirts and tee shirts, midi skirts, palazzo pants, or fitted but not tight bootcut jeans, and sneakers, flat sandals, or flat boots. She'd have both a desktop and a laptop computer, books, notebooks, and pens. She'd have dark chocolate bars, Goya plantain chips, and sundry other edibles. She'd have an armchair to curl up in and a computer chair to to protect her back. And she'd come with a black short-hair cat - green-eyed cat.

Next steps are to nominate others and to set questions.

I am going to ask for volunteers. If you have not been nominated, and would like to participate, please send me the link to your Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award blog post. Here are my questions if you choose to participate:


1. Why did you start a doll blog?

2. What is your favorite doll-related activity?

3. What do you like best about the doll and action hobby?

4. Do you remember your first doll?  If so, who was she/he?

5. What is the most unique doll in your collection?
 
6. Which doll/action figure manufacturers do you admire most?

7. For 1 week, you can be any doll you want, brought to life. Which doll are you and why?

8. Do you ever take your dolls out in public?  If so, where do you like to take them?

9. Is there a retired doll or doll line that you'd like to bring back?

10. If you could design your own doll, what would it look like?

I look forward to reading your posts. Thanks in advance for taking the challenge!

Happy Independence Day - Free Doll Feet

Happy Fourth of July!

Yes, it's Independence Day in the United States of America. We celebrate "the publication of the declaration of independence from Great Britain in 1776." Officially. Unofficially, we celebrate summer. Think sun and beaches and outdoor eating (cookouts) and fireworks. Summer fashions are lighter weight and brighter colored. Footwear changes at this time. What's the "official" footwear of summer? Sandals! 

jSarie commented about Lukas having "sandal-friendly feet." I think she meant sculpted feet where the big toe is slightly separated from the smaller toes, allowing the doll to wear flip-flops or thongs (a kind of sandal). "Sandal-friendly feet" is a feature of some doll lines by these doll manufacturers: Integrity Toys and MGA Entertainment. Here are some examples of this foot type:

Integrity Toys Fashion Royalty Paparazzi Bait Adele's feet

Monsieur Z Summer Babe Wild's feet

 America's Next Top Model (ANTM) Sidney's feet

Most fashion dolls have some variation of the early Barbie's high heel-molded foot like the Eskimo Barbie feet (left) and Integrity Toys Queen Adora feet (right) shown here.

Mattel Eskimo Barbie feet (left); Integrity Toys Adora feet (right)

Integrity Toys has improved their playscale doll feet since the days when the Janay and female friends playline dolls had "Sharpie" feet. (Nickname came from the foot's resemblance to
"Sharpie" band magic markers.) The male dolls from the Integrity Toys playline had a more basic flat foot, I think of as "sock feet." I call these feet "sock feet" because they look like the doll wears an invisible sock. The feet have a "foot-like" shape, but they usually lack the detail of the "sandal-friendly feet."

Get Set Fiona's "sock-like" feet with the original pedicure

On the plus side, these feet usually allow dolls to stand unassisted. They are easy to put shoes on, too, as long as you have shoes to fit.

A few dolls and many action figures have articulated feet, but that's material for another post.

Do your dolls have "sandal-friendly feet?" Please share their original names and manufacturers..



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For these photos, I used my computer monitor for the background. These are the sites I used:

backdrop for Integrity Toys Monsieur Z Summer Babe Wild, MGA Entertainment America's Next Top Model (ANTM) Sidney, Mattel Eskimo Barbie, Integrity Toys Queen Adora, and Get Set Fiona

backdrop for Integrity Toys Fashion Royalty Adele

Valentine's Day Quiz Key

Here are the answers to the Valentine's Day quiz:

Love Dove 1		Love Dove 2
1	Alysa	c	Alejandro
2	Barbie	g	Blaine
3	Barbie	bb	Ken
4	Barbie	ll	River
5	Billy	ww	Tyson
6	Buffy	e	Angel
7	Cara	n	Curtis
8	Catwoman	f	Batman
9	Charice	r	Dominic
10	Chelsea	w	Hudson
11	Christie	h	Brad
12	Christie	oo	Steven
13	Gabriella	vv	Troy
14	Giselle	z	Justin
15	Grace	o	Darren
16	Happy D	dd	Liam
17	Hattie	u	Hal
18	Jai	qq	Sutton
19	Janay	y	Jordan
20	Janay	aa	Keith
21	Janay	tt	Tariq
22	Jem	jj	Rio
23	Jenny	x	Jeff
24	Jerrica	kk	Rio
25	Kelsie	mm	Ryan (HSM)
26	Kenya	ss	T.J.
27	Kiyoni Brown	uu	Tre
28	Lindsey	m	Craig
29	Love	a	Adam
30	Lupita Fernandez	t	Giovanni
31	Madison	rr	Sutton
32	Martha Jones	q	Doctor Who
33	Melinda	ff	Michael
34	Mia	gg	Miguel
35	Midge	b	Alan
36	Midge	d	Allan
37	Miley Stewart	hh	Oliver
38	Nikki	pp	Steven
39	Nolee	i	Bryant
40	Poppy Parker	l	Chip
41	Princess Leia	v	Han Solo
42	Roberta Pardo	p	Diego
43	Sharpay	xx	Zeke
44	Sindy	ii	Paul
45	Skipper	cc	Kevin
46	Skipper	nn	Scott
47	Tammy	j	Bud
48	Taylor	k	Chad
49	Tracy Turnblad	ee	Link Larkin
50	Tuesday Taylor	s	Eric

Valentine's Day Quiz

[No]Angelus and T.J. send a late but sincere wish that you all had a happy Valentine's Day!



They are sharing a Valentine's quiz of playscale couples for you to match - Love Dove 1 to Love Dove 2. Sure, everyone will likely connect 2. Barbie to bb. Ken, but what about the other 49 couples? [No]Angelus and T.J. will share the key to the correct pairings early next week.

	LoveDove1		LoveDove2
1	Alysa	a	Adam
2	Barbie	b	Alan
3	Barbie	c	Alejandro
4	Barbie	d	Allan
5	Billy	e	Angel
6	Buffy	f	Batman
7	Cara	g	Blaine
8	Catwoman	h	Brad
9	Charice	i	Bryant
10	Chelsea	j	Bud
11	Christie	k	Chad
12	Christie	l	Chip
13	Gabriella	m	Craig
14	Giselle	n	Curtis
15	Grace	o	Darren
16	Happy D	p	Diego
17	Hattie	q	Doctor Who
18	Jai	r	Dominic
19	Janay	s	Eric
20	Janay	t	Giovanni
21	Janay	u	Hal
22	Jem	v	Han Solo
23	Jenny	w	Hudson
24	Jerrica	x	Jeff
25	Kelsie	y	Jordan
26	Kenya	z	Justin
27	Kiyoni Brown	aa	Keith
28	Lindsey	bb	Ken
29	Love	cc	Kevin
30	Lupita	dd	Liam
31	Madison	ee	Link Larkin
32	Martha Jones	ff	Michael
33	Melinda	gg	Miguel
34	Mia	hh	Oliver
35	Midge	ii	Paul
36	Midge	jj	Rio
37	Miley Stewart	kk	Rio
38	Nikki	ll	River
39	Nolee	mm	Ryan
40	Poppy Parker	nn	Scott
41	Princess Leia	oo	Steven
42	Roberta	pp	Steven
43	Sharpay	qq	Sutton
44	Sindy	rr	Sutton
45	Skipper	ss	T.J.
46	Skipper	tt	Tariq
47	Tammy	uu	Tre
48	Taylor	vv	Troy
49	Tracy Turnblad	ww	Tyson
50	Tuesday Taylor	xx	Zeke

Anyone recognize all 50 pairs?