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?

World Doll Day 2020

June 13, 2020 as the second Saturday in June is World Doll Day.

To celebrate this day, I thought I'd share photos of the newest dolls I've purchased and/or brought out to de-box. Additional photos and discussions will follow.

Mattel Fashionistas 97 wearing Mattel My Scene Barbie denim romper

Mattel Fashion Fever Christies

Budget medical staff

Mattel Fashionistas left to right 49, 62, 123, and 126

Mattel Ibtihaj Muhammad, WWE Asuka, and WWE Bayley

Mattel WWE Lana

Hasbro Mulan

Mattel BMR1959 Neon Motocross Dress

Mattel BMR1959 Biker shorts

Mattel Fashion Fever Drew 

Liberating 2005 Barbie Fashion Fever United Colors of Benetton New York

A doll blogger known as "Lady Bast" produced a series of doll posts she called "Doll Liberations." In these doll posts, she opens up NRFB dolls, displays the dolls and the doll accessories, and rates both. This post follows that format to show United Colors Of Benetton Fashion Fever New York (Christie).

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Here is Fashion Fever Benetton New York Christie mint in her original clear tube with the special square Benetton booklet to the side of her tube.

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Fashion Fever Benetton New York Christie

Fashion Fever Benetton New York Christie back

Fashion Fever Benetton New York Christie face

Fashion Fever Benetton New York Christie side

Fashion Fever Benetton New York Christie torso

Fashion Fever Benetton New York Christie legs

The next two photos show Fashion Fever Benetton New York Christie's hideous fashion. Who would make a doll with her warm coloring wear such a mismatched fashion? Sigh. 

Fashion Fever Benetton New York Christie fashion back

Fashion Fever Benetton New York Christie fashion front

Fashion Fever Benetton New York Christie untubed.

Fashion Fever Benetton New York Christie deboxed

Fashion Fever Benetton New York Christie deboxed 2

Fashion Fever Benetton New York Christie undressed. She has the Belly Button body.

Fashion Fever Benetton New York Christie nude

Fashion Fever Benetton New York Christie nude back

Fashion Fever Benetton New York Christie redressed.

Fashion Fever Benetton New York Christie redressed

Fashion Fever Benetton New York Christie redressed back

So, will she go or will she stay? STAY!

Some of My Fashion Fever Barbie Favorites

I'm sharing three photos of my favorite Mattel Barbie Fashion Fever dolls that I still have. (Alas, I lost some of the others that I loved, but these are still with me.) I will be deboxing these dolls and deciding which ones I want to keep after I see them "out of box."

Mattel Fashion Fever Makeup Chic Teresa

Mattel Fashion Fever Tokyo Pop Barbie; Fashion Fever United Colors of Benetton Asian Drew and Christie

Mattel Fashion Fever Shannen, Gillian, and Christie

World Doll Day - Saturday, June 8, 2019

This World Doll Day post was inspired by a blog post written by doll enthusiast Taswegian1957 

World Doll Day 2019 found me sorting through my dolls and accessories. You may remember that after I "got sick," some of my doll items went to my sister's house and others went to a storage unit. What happened next? I retrieved all items that went to my sister's house except my digital camera and some of the items from the storage unit. Eventually, I had to drop the storage unit: I couldn't keep up with the fees and I couldn't ask my family to do so. 

Books and Research
I know I lost most of my books - however, I do have a few doll magazines, doll box art, and other research like catalogs and old newsletters. 

Dolls and Action Figures
I lost my childhood Malibu Sun Set Christie and her steady beau Hasbro The Defender (aka "Don America"). I know I lost Girls' Mission Mai and all three of my Lady's Mission dolls. Pause for mental scream of anguish. I doubt I would be able to get them again. Bye bye gynecologist, nun, and sunburnt athlete. But I've got the gynecologist's lab coat, maroon knit dress, silver pleather sandals, and I think her medical instruments. Pause to check ... alas, her silver plastic medical devices are not in her box. I have the box though and her dress, shoes, and lab coat. And a translucent lab test tube. Sigh.

Also among the missing - YNU Group Rosa - both Rosas. Awwww ... but I probably can still get another Rosa. I have curly-haired Opal (yay, she was my preferred Opal!), Sunshine Houda, and Sunshine Emerald. Vampire-faced Barnabas Collins and his body and shirt and pants are gone. I do have his aged head and his "human" head as well as his cape both in his original box. So I can re-create him on other doll bodies - two other doll bodies, come to think of it. Exciting idea. My Mattel Diana Ross is gone. But I still have the melted butt Mego Diana Ross from my youth. While the Mattel Diana was prettier, I preferred the Mego Diana. She seems to loom over everyone, ha ha. I like her stare, too. My Jakks Pacific G.I.R.L. Force dolls seem to be missing. Sigh. But I might be able to replace Josie and Valleri; not sure about 

I have my Momokos, most if not all of my Power Team guys, Mattel Elizabeth Taylor, 3 of my Get Set dolls (Vanessa, Isabella, and Fiona, yes! Alas, Gia is gone.) and enough of my favorites left that I won't let myself dwell on the lost ones. I'm alive, and I have many dolls. So, I'm satisfied. Life is good.

Here is a link to some of my loose dolls.

Gotcha! Found Elusive Mattel Black MtM Camping Fun Hiker Barbie

I have a source for the elusive Mattel Black Camping Fun Hiker Barbie. This is the dark-skinned Made to Move doll. Well, for those enthusiasts capable of getting to a Pennsylvania suburb, I found her at the Glenolden Walmart this past Thursday. There were at least 2 other of that doll there. Possibly more in the store. They also had the Black Musician Barbie and the Black Beekeeper Barbie. I also saw ONE Laurie Hernandez Barbie doll. 

I've taken photos, but I won't be able to upload them today. I thought to get the news out in case local Barbie enthusiasts had not found her yet. Good luck, all. 

Yes, I Have Fashion Fever Barbies and Others for Sale - Pending Project

Someone asked if I still had Fashion Fever Barbies for sale. Yes, I do. These four are ones I'm selling mint and complete. I don't have prices for them yet because I might have to sell them through a second party. There are other Fashion Fever dolls - Holiday Barbie, Shannen, Christie, Drew - that I might sell also although I'll be keeping the fur stole from the Holiday Barbie and Drew's fur jacket and leather-lace mini skirt. 

Barbie Fashion Fever Wave N - Styled by Me 27084 34555 H0644 

Barbie Fashion Fever Wave R - Modern Trends 27084 33808 

Kurt Fashion Fever Wave S Modern Trends Collection 27084 29707 H0644 J1331 

Teresa Fashion Fever Wave B - Asian Fruits 27084 19171

I also have other dolls, outfits, and accessories for sale. I'll list them later.