Taswegian1957

Fashion Doll Friday: Mattel Black Basics #10


Our Friday Girl today is another of my Black Basics Barbies, number 10. I have to admit that I like her better than #8 because of her expression. A lot of smiling Barbies look a bit too smiley if you know what I mean but this girl has a natural smile. She just looks happy.

There was some controversy over this particular doll when she was released because of the plunging neckline on her dress. Later dolls were issued with a much more modest neckline

Today, however, she is wearing a 1999 Fashion Avenue Australian exclusive issue outfit from the designers of Australian fashion brand Saba, founded by Joe Saba.

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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.

3 comments

  1. Wow, fabulous outfit on a beautiful doll. I love the pink/orange colour scheme. How fashion has changed. When I was a child you never wore pink and orange together and “blue and green should never be seen” was often said. Now it’s wear what you like. Quite right too! Always look forward to Fashion on Friday.

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