Taswegian1957

Fashion Doll Friday – Skipper in Town Togs


My childhood Skipper in Town Togs
Underneath Skippers coat she has this cute pinafore dress and top.
Skipper without her coat.

 

 

Today’s doll is my childhood Titian haired Skipper wearing a new outfit I just bought for her called “Town Togs” I always admired this outfit as a child and was lucky to buy this one in great condition from a local seller here in Tasmania.

 

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Published by Taswegian1957

I was born in England in 1957 and lived there until our family came to Australia in 1966. I grew up in Adelaide, South Australia, where I met and married my husband, David. We came together over a mutual love of trains. Both of us worked for the railways for many years, his job was with Australian National Railways, while I spent 12 years working for the STA, later TransAdelaide the Adelaide city transit system. After leaving that job I worked in hospitality until 2008. We moved to Tasmania in 2002 to live in the beautiful Huon Valley. In 2015 David became ill and passed away in October of that year. I currently co-write two blogs on WordPress.com with my sister Naomi. Our doll blog "Dolls, Dolls, Dolls", and "Our Other Blog" which is about everything else but with a focus on photographs and places in Tasmania. In November 2019 I began a new life in the house that Naomi and I intend to make our retirement home at Sisters Beach in Tasmania's northwest. Currently we have five pets between us. Naomi's two dogs Toby and Teddy and cats, Tigerwoods and Panther and my cat Polly. My dog Cindy passed away aged 16 in April 2022.

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  1. Oooohhh, what a smart outfit, I can see why you covet it. I love how well-made and retro it is. The kelly green complements Skipper’s titian hair. Congratulations on your acquisition 🙂

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    • I like it so much I may leave it on her. It suits her colouring better than the outfit she was wearing and my other Skippers are not as old so it is less appropriate on them.

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  3. Love the red hair, and the sweet outfit.my poor skippers need an ugrade! Put something over those bathing suits. I was going to do some crocheted o hand sewn mermaid tails like I see on the internet for girls and bigger dolls. However I adore the outfit..maybe I can find a pattern..what an inspiration!

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  4. This is one of my favorite Skipper outfits and it suits your Skipper perfectly. So 60s. It also makes me sad for today’s little girls, who will never feel the joy of dressing their dolls in such perfect little fashions.We were so lucky being little girls in the 60s.

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    • We were. The dolls we played with had wonderful outfits and however much litle girls have changed in 50 years I’m sure they would still enjoy dressing their dolls.

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