Dolls

Vintage Skipper

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Does Mattel plan on reproducing all of there vintage Barbie's some day?

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I really want Mattel to reproduce all there dolls with the boxes and all there clothes like a regular doll in stead of a collectors item.I want them to make all of my favorites like Tutti,Todd,and Chris.And whatever happened to Stacey Barbie's british pal?I know I'm young to have seen these dolls but,when my mom was young she played with them and she lost a lot of them in moving and when she grew up because her mother got rid of them and I remember we did'nt have alot of money when I was smaller and I had no dad around so I played with some of the barbies as girl friends to my G.I. joe's.I like to collect some of the dolls too.Are they going to make a new P.J. either or the origninal look to skipper?or Fluff and Tiff?I want to collect some for me and replace the ones my mom lost.Where could I go?does Mattel still make these?

As of now, there are no current plans to do reproductions of all of Barbie's friends & the ones that have been done & will be done will be part of the collectibles line.

There have been quite a few reproductions in recent years & Mattel has a new & improved reproduction body that is being used. Bill Greening is the head designer for the reproduction dolls & is very, very talented.

There was a vintage reproduction Midge doll done in 2003 that was available at Toys R Us & a vintage reproduction Ken done in 2007.

Stacey was reproduced in a gift set called Stacey in Nite Lightning that was released in 2006.

Christie was a very limited doll for members of the Barbie Fan Club, an online doll club that is a part of Barbie Collectibles. There were 999 of her made & they sold out within minutes.

There was a Barbie & Ken reproduction set done this year. Barbie is wearing Friday Night Date & I think Ken is wearing Campus Casual or something like that.

There is another Barbie & Ken reproduction set coming out sometime this fall. Barbie is wearing the cheerleader outfit & Ken is a football player.

The Knitting Pretty reproduction giftset features red haired Barbie & Skipper & was issued earlier this year.

Check out www.barbiecollector.com for information about the vintage reproduction dolls. Several of the above listed dolls & gift sets are still available there. There is also a showcase that shows a lot of dolls from the last 30 years & I think that most of the vintage reproductions are in that showcase.

Next year is the 50th Anniversary of Barbie & while I don't know any details, I do know that there are supposed to be several reproduction dolls, both vintage & MOD inspired..

VINTAGE 80'S TEEN FUN SKIPPER BARBIE DOLL COMMERCIAL

Luxury Bath Hotel

My wife Anne and I arrived by car in the famous Royal Crescent in Bath which comprises a number of Georgian town houses which were built in a curved shape. Towards the centre of the parade of houses is The Royal Crescent Hotel which is a luxury Bath hotel. We pulled up to the hotel entrance door to be met by a member of staff who removed our luggage and dealt with the parking of our car-a bonus in the centre of Bath.

Upon entering the entrance hall to this luxury Bath hotel, which has a black and white tiled floor, we were warmly greeted by reception and quickly shown to our junior suite which was expensively furnished with antiques. The bed was the most comfortable we have ever slept in and we were informed can be purchased. Air conditioning is present in all forty five bedrooms.

This luxury Bath hotel has so much character and the staff were both professional and personable. The hotel overlooks a park at the front and there is a beautiful garden at the rear of the hotel where we enjoyed the most wonderful afternoon tea-do not miss the experience!

This luxury Bath hotel has a delightful spa known as The Bath House where you can enjoy a treatment and the heated indoor swimming pool-it felt as if we were swimming in a chapel! There is a well equipped gym if you are feeling energetic and I dare you to get straight out of the wooden hot tub into the cold tub.

The Royal Crescent Hotel owns a vintage wooden motor launch located on a water a few miles away which is available for up to six of the hotel's guests to enjoy an evening trip accompanied by champagne (and a knowledgeable skipper) . We decided to join the boat trip and the hotel arranged a taxi and hamper containing the champagne and titbits to take us to the water. The boat was beautiful and the ninety minute trip was unforgettable-not least because Anne and I were the only guests on board so we had a full bottle of champagne to ourselves and as we were not driving we drank it all. We were returned to The Royal Crescent Hotel by taxi and then enjoyed a delightful dinner in the hotel restaurant.

The hotel is most conveniently located within a few minutes walking distance of the shops and special places to visit.

The Royal Crescent Hotel is indeed a luxury Bath hotel offering the highest standards of service in a most spectacular building-you will not be disappointed.

Enjoy!

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