Aug 4, 2023
Silkstone Barbies
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Silkstone Barbies
WHEN THEM TURNED OUT BARBIES HITTIN THE STREETS..?
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Francie was an early character in the Barbie line, and one of moderate importance to the history of Barbie when you consider that she was the first character in the Barbie line to be depicted as anything other than white (although not the first to be exclusively portrayed as a woman of colour, as she was also released in white versions).
However, she is largely forgotten. Unlike characters like Skipper who still appear in the Barbie line today, or Midge who at least got a shout-out in the 2023 Barbie movie, Francie is pretty forgotten, relegated now exclusively to the realm of special releases for the adult collector.
For example, the Silkstone "Kitty Corner" Francie from 2011. This featured two different outfits for Francie as well as a cute cat for her to love on.
The same year brought "Nighty Brights".
...as well as Check Please. All three dolls were released as Gold Label dolls, meaning a run of less than 20,000.
(Personally, my favourite is Check Please, but I know that's a preference. I just think she's really cute.)
The most recent was the 2022 release, celebrating 55 years since the first Black doll in the Barbie line.
The lead designer on this project was Bill Greening. Apparently the doll contained the same features as the original doll, including a return to the "Twist n' Turn" waist.
Apparently Bill Greening's favourite part was her kitten heels. That's what the Mattel website says, anyway.
Model: "Cersei" a tall barbie who was born to model. She wears a custom dress and armadillo platform stilletos I made in reference to the one's used in McQueen's Plato's Atlantis collection. She looks stunning in green and is super photogenic.
The one flaw the curvy Barbie dolls have is that they do not make extra clothing to fit them, if you want to change their outfits you better want to swap with another curvy Barbie because you can't find anything else to fit them!
And I recently fell in complete adoration of this burgundy-haired goddess, but I have not managed to buy her yet!
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