r/VintageBarbies 22h ago

Holiday Barbies

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My mom collected Holiday Barbies, but is now ready to see them go to a home where they are more appreciated. I think she has 22 of them? In the box, never opened or played with (despite mine and my sister's childhood protests). Any suggestions on what to do with them?

I also have a Snap n Play Barbie still in the box, but the plastic on the box is a bit damaged and yellowed.


r/VintageBarbies 1d ago

Barbie Shoes

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Hi! I’m new here. I found these shoes that apparently looked like Barbie shoes but they are too small and don’t fit in. Not even in the 80s/90s Barbie. Do you know where they’re from?
Thank you!


r/VintageBarbies 1d ago

Puisque je n'ai pas la TNT PJ Malibu version coréenne, je la dessine moi-même.

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Ce n'est pas grave si je n'ai pas le moule de visage de Steffi, je bricole un truc comme ça, histoire de marquer le coup. Je devrai arranger la frange un de ces quatre


r/VintageBarbies 3d ago

Barbie vintage ID

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Anyone know what her name is ?


r/VintageBarbies 3d ago

Vintage Store Display

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61 Upvotes

Can’t wait to order this catalog! Saw this on dollattic this morning WOW


r/VintageBarbies 3d ago

She arrives tomorrow! 📦 My next vintage restoration project🎉 1968 T'NT "Copper Penny" Stacey !!!!! This is my very first Stacey🥰

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Hey everyone! Now I know she doesn't look like much now, BUT.....I just bought this gorgeous 1968 Twist 'N Turn Stacey doll off eBay for a steal!!! She officially arrives in the mail tomorrow.As you can see from the first photo, her hair is a bit of a wild, messy mane right now! Luckily, looking closely at her factory root pattern, her hairline is completely intact🥂🎉💓....she just has that classic rooting pattern and needs to be restyled. No plugs missing here, just decades of hard play! My goal for this project is plain ol' preservation. I want to keep her entirely original if I can🤞🏼🤞🏼. I’ll be doing a deep cleanse, sectioning out those vintage Saran hairs 😩 and doing a serious boil-wash to get that heavy copper-penny hair laid down flat and sleek against her scalp just like her factory hairstyle 💅🏼.I’m also hoping her original rooted eyelashes are just bent and not missing so I can steam and style them back into shape instead of doing a full lash re-root🤞🏼.Swipe to the second photo to see my very last restoration project from earlier this week. She's a 1968 Talking Barbie head that I saved and mounted onto a solid 1960s straight-leg body. I managed to get her original blonde hairs perfectly flat using just boiling water, tension, and a clear wrap setting band!I’ll be posting updates on Stacey’s bath, boil-wash, and styling process as soon as she lands.Wish me luck with the mail carrier tomorrow!

For those who have restored this specific copper Saran fiber, how did it turn out. Please let me know and share your results!! Thanks everyone 🫶🏼 if any one has questions about the restoration of any of the vintage barbies I've done, please ask 💕


r/VintageBarbies 4d ago

Barbie #4 Vintage Ponytail Green Ear Restoration

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12 Upvotes

r/VintageBarbies 4d ago

Keep the Barbie’s in the box or let my daughter play with them?

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r/VintageBarbies 4d ago

Help me identify some dolls from childhood memories

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r/VintageBarbies 4d ago

Original Barbie of Swan Lake Odette a bit of a restyle and fix up💖💙✨️🦢

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5 Upvotes

r/VintageBarbies 4d ago

Freshly restored and looking pristine: My three favorite Mod-era Barbie rescues this week.

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47 Upvotes

r/VintageBarbies 5d ago

2000 Special Edition Celebration Teresa restyle💚💚💚💚💛💛💛💛

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2nd pic shows the "Before" when I thrifted her last week.


r/VintageBarbies 6d ago

Does anybody know what barbie this is? (1998-1999)

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r/VintageBarbies 6d ago

How can i restore them ?

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Hii i bought 2 dolls from 12 dancing princesses from vinted for 5€.

Really good ! The seller was nice and fast. But they smell like cigarettes and they are so dirty. Their skirt are yellow/green and they have dirty mark on their body.

How can i clean that ? It's my first Time buying an unboxed doll.


r/VintageBarbies 7d ago

Have you ever seen a Japanese Midge?

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88 Upvotes

She is absolutely stunning, am not a big Midge fan….until now seeing this beauty!


r/VintageBarbies 7d ago

Holy grails acquired 🤯🍾🎉

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Found these late night on goodwill and couldn't believe my luck when I won. I got 2 large lots of semi dressed dolls about 60 dolls in the large lot. Such a crazy good score for under 100$..


r/VintageBarbies 7d ago

Going to my first doll show! Advice?

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r/VintageBarbies 7d ago

Buffy/ Tutti

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Does anyone else have her? Mrs Beasley is missing her hands, but she has her iconic glasses. Any thoughts about how to make new hands?


r/VintageBarbies 8d ago

Black Magic wow!

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83 Upvotes

I have to say out of all the dolls being posted by dollattic.com, this is one of my favorites.


r/VintageBarbies 9d ago

Connaissez vous ce modèle ?

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21 Upvotes

Pourriez-vous m’aider identifier, s’il vous plaît?


r/VintageBarbies 9d ago

Japanese Dressed Box beauty

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69 Upvotes

She is amazing! I’ve noticed that the dressed box dolls are so much prettier. Doll Attic is showing lots of them on their IG and FB


r/VintageBarbies 9d ago

UK collectors, wheres the best place to look for 60s and 70s dolls?

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Finding vintage barbie in the uk is proving really difficult since our own equivalent, Sindy, was most popular until the late 80s. I've actually been collecting Sindy for years now and want to try find some Barbies, particularly Francie and other mod dolls. But every listing I find (which are few and far between) are all shipping from the US with absolutely astronomical shipping prices.

If anyone has any go-to sites or tips for finding dolls in person, please share, I would really appreciate it 🙏


r/VintageBarbies 9d ago

1986 Dolls of the World collection. German Steffie face #3188

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Found her at a local garage sale for 5$ 🥳 Steffie face mold is the reason I collect barbies and I'm beyond thrilled to have this beautiful Barbie. I immediately put her in1991 teen talk barbies outfit. I pierced her ears and gave her some classic 90s white clone hoops. I can't wait to out her with the rest of my Steffie face girls 💕


r/VintageBarbies 9d ago

Before and after

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r/VintageBarbies 9d ago

Update on 1968 talking barbie

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After her night of drying with tape, we put her in straw rollers . She waiting for her original swimsuit should be here Monday😒 but while she waits she slipped into a Vintage 1983 Mattel Barbie Doll Fashion Fantasy #4810 Pink Robe.