Barbie My Favorite Barbie: The Original Teenage Fashion Model Barbie Doll

by Mattel

Product Features

• Barbie Doll's 50th anniversary
• Now is the opportunity to reconnect with a long-lost friend
• A faithful reproduction of the 1959 Teenage Fashion Model Barbie doll
• Featuring the famous black and white bathing suit
• Collect them all while the celebration lasts

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3 x 13 x 11.5 inches ; 0.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B001H9NXGQ
• Item model number: N4974
• Manufacturer recommended age: 14 - 15 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,367 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

MY FAVORITE BARBIE: THE ORIGINAL TEENAGE FASHION MODE BARBIE DOLL In celebration of Barbie Doll's 50th anniversary, six favorite dolls and period fashions return, re-created in loving detail. Now is the opportunity to reconnect with a long-lost friend. The first in the series, a faithful reproduction of the 1959 Teenage Fashion Model Barbie doll introduced at the New York Toy Fair on March 9, 1959 and featuring the famous black and white bathing suit. Included in the package are reproductions of the popular Solo in the Spotlight fashion #982 from 1960, a reproduction vintage booklet, collectible 50th anniversary cards with a reproduction vintage image and Barbie fun facts on the other side.

Product Description

In celebration of Barbie doll's 50th anniversary, favorite dolls and period fashions return, recreated in loving detail. If you missed your chance before, or no longer have your beloved Barbie, now is your opportunity to reconnect with a long-lost friend! Each set includes a reproduction Barbie doll, and extra reproduction fashion from the era and a collector's booklet. Complete your 50th anniversary collection with the My Favorite Barbie doll series of unforgettable, innovative dolls. Each sold separately. The Original Teenage Fashion Model Barbie measures approximately 12" tall.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good, but not perfect, reproduction of the original, January 20, 2009

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Siansonea (Colorado) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Barbie My Favorite Barbie: The Original Teenage Fashion Model Barbie Doll (Toy)

1959 Original Teenage Fashion Model Barbie Doll is the best repro of the #1 Barbie to date--but, it's still not a perfect repro. I've deboxed the doll, and so I'm evaluating it from the perspective of a deboxed display doll. The doll is very nice in appearance, and the reproduction of the Solo In The Spotlight fashion is excellent.

The quibbles: The arm molds for the vintage repro dolls are not accurate to the original dolls. The original dolls had divided fingers (index and pinky on the right hand, pinky only on the left hand) and the shapes were different from the reproduction body molds. Also, the #1 Barbie doll (as well as the #2, #3, and #4) reproductions should be manufactured differently from dolls meant to duplicate later dolls. The 'heft' of the doll should be weightier, as the original dolls had solid vinyl torsos and limbs. The skin tone is slightly too pink to be 100% accurate in my opinion as well. The original doll had copper tubing lining the holes in her feet. Obviously the repro doll should not include this feature due to metal oxidation issues, but some sort of metal lining would be a better match than no lining at all. The hair is also not a perfect match to the original, as the #1 Barbie doll had an extremely fine gauge saran hair material, in a distinctive yellow-orange color. This doll's hair is too glossy and too 'ash blonde' in color, and the doll doesn't appear to have the flocking underneath the ponytail that the original doll featured. Also, the hairline is placed too low on the doll's forehead, the original doll had a very high forehead. The face paint is a good likeness, but not 100% perfect. The brows should be slightly darker, and the paint colors are good but not perfect.

No collector is ever going to mistake this doll for the original, but it's still a great doll in its own right. Definitely worth the very reasonable price, and I would encourage anyone interested in vintage Barbie to pick this one up.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for Display!, February 6, 2009

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Mariner Blake "Citizen of Oz" (Washington) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Barbie My Favorite Barbie: The Original Teenage Fashion Model Barbie Doll (Toy)

This is not a perfect reproduction, it is however, a perfect display model for your vintage fashions. I wouldn't recommend this to collector's (It's being mass produced with the Barbie Pink Label, not worth much to "collect".) but I do recommend it to anyone who wants a decent reproduction to display early clothes.

The only real problem I have with this doll is the super low forehead. The hair should be up super high. The eyes aren't the same either, but I don't own an original #1 Barbie so I'm happy with this one.

In short, if you want a beautiful doll to display vintage fashions, she's your gal!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointed, March 15, 2011

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E. Elfman - See all my reviews
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= Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Barbie My Favorite Barbie: The Original Teenage Fashion Model Barbie Doll (Toy)

I was very disappointed with the doll im not sure if i got a defective one or their all like that but the gloves where not shaped right they didn't fit on her hands , when the black dress is on her her legs cant be wide enough for the holes in her feet to match up with the pegs in the stand , the pegs in the stand are slightly bent so she wouldn't stand upright even her legs where further apart and the necklace that looks like a 3 strand necklace is really one long one and you can only get it around her head twice because there's no clasp , i really wanted this doll but unfortunately she has to go back.