Barbie: Great Eras Collection 2-Doll Lot #1 Gibson Girl & Flapper /1993-1997 – (NRFB)

Description

NEVER REMOVED FROM BOX, in OVERALL GOOD CONDITION. This 2-doll lot is sold together as a set, with each doll NEVER REMOVED FROM BOX, in OVERALL GOOD CONDITION, showing minor wear/imperfections on box edges and corners typical for age and normal handling, unless otherwise individually specified. Dolls have typical 90’s “superstar” generic Barbie faces with large eyes, rooted lashes, and open smiles – with the exception of the Chinese Empress doll that has a modified “Kira” closed-mouth face. Bodies have the typical twist waist, straight-arms with angular shoulder movement, hips with straight back and forth movement, click-bend knees, and high-heel feet.

The “GREAT ERAS” series illustrates a variety of historically recognized fashion styles from select cultures or time frames. Each of the 10 dolls is complete with clothing representative of the selected era, with shoes and accessories as shown, plus a saddle stand with plastic round base inside the box. Each individualized storybook-type retail display/presentation box has a hinged solid front cover with Velcro-type closure. The inside covers are elaborately illustrated with historical summaries of the depicted fashion eras.

ITEMS INCLUDED IN THIS LOT #1:

1. Gibson Girl (1993 / 3702 / 074299037023) – Created by artist Charles Dana Gibson, the “Gibson Girl” was a popular American illustration subject that became a national icon for a new, modern ideal of womanhood featured in magazines and on commercial products, setting a standard for beauty and fashion emulated by women across various social classes from the mid-1890s to World War I. The “Gibson Girl” was depicted as tall and athletic, yet gracefully elegant, with an air of self-confidence and independence. This Barbie version of the “Gibson Girl” features a smiling brunette lady with a casual updo and side curls, wearing typical turn-of-the-century attire of a loose-fitting lace blouse gathered at the waist and tucked into a full skirt of faux silk moire material with matching capelet. A lace parasol and ribbon-trimmed straw hat complete the look.
2. 1920’s Flapper (1993 / 4063 / 074299040634) – Following World War I, the 1920’s was a time of economic boom in the West, triggering disruption of traditional lifestyles with wealth disparity, social extravagance, Prohibition, and speakeasies. Women’s fashion ideals drastically changed, with the formerly admired voluptuous figure giving way to the slender boyish form with straight, loose-fitting dresses. For the first time, dress waistlines dropped to the hip, and hemlines showed some leg, while popular hairstyles transformed from carefully maintained updos to short styled “bobs” with elaborate “spit curls” and lacquered “finger waves.” Attire for opulent underground clubs involved ornate beaded dresses with fringe that swayed and flapped with movement – perhaps giving birth to the nickname “flapper.” This Barbie version of a flapper wears an elaborate gold and white beaded and fringed straight dress with a coat trimmed in white fur, along with other accessories typical of that time. (The doll stand support is loose in the box, due to factory tape coming loose. Also the bottom corners and edges show some rubs and dings and other wear, but the box still displays well.)

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