Here's a fun article suggesting those of us who grew up playing with Barbie should now have our own line of age appropriate dolls - like Grandma Barbie, Happily Married Barbie, Cougar Barbie...
"Every Boomer Barbie is slightly shorter and plumper than Original Barbie, and comes with at least one ailment (bad knees, a bad back, cataracts, etc.) to kvetch about with the other Boomer Barbies. (The deluxe model has genuine hot flashes!)"
http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/speak-easy-archive/item/60676-7-ways-barbie-dolls-could-give-girls-something-real-to-look-forward-to?Itemid=219

It's time to get out the Halloween Barbie Dolls & add a few new ones to the collection!
I've updated the Halloween Barbie Page with this year's dolls. You can see pictures of all the different Halloween Barbies here:
http://www.fashion-doll-guide.com/Halloween-Barbie-Dolls.html
Suzanne

What's your favorite Barbie car?
Here's mine - the 1962 Austin-Healey.
Here's an article about Barbie's Car History -
http://buff.ly/13ZaWmz

http://blog.fashion-doll-guide.com/ken-in-cheerful-chef-on-barbie-and-friends/

This is the first post in a series featuring Barbie collectors - meet Deb Nickrand!

Today Barbie designer Bill Greening announced a 2014 Skipper reproduction to commemorate Skipper's 50th anniversary. - Details at: http://blog.fashion-doll-guide.com/2014-skipper-reproduction-announced-skippers-50th-anniversary/

Does this represent the ultimate in Barbie collecting to you?
http://blog.fashion-doll-guide.com/bettys-gorgeous-number-1-ponytail-barbie/

This dark blue Campus Belle variation recently sold for $285.  I cannot find any references to it.  Has anyone ever seen one before?  It's on this page with some great new photos - http://www.fashion-doll-guide.com/Vintage-Barbie-Fashion-Pak-Belle-Dress.html    Thanks!  Suzanne

I love these old commercials!

6 clothing items sold over the last 90 days were over $1,000.   You can see the top 10 here: