Holiday 2004 Barbie - Green Velvet Dress

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4 x 12.8 x 14 inches ; 1.3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0002IZHWG
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• Item model number: B5848
• Manufacturer recommended age: 10 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #35,054 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)

Product Description

A wonderful tradition continues with the newest Special Edition Holiday Barbie commemorating the year 2004. This breathtaking beauty features Barbie dressed in a rich green colored velvet gown embellished with sparkles. She will ring in the new year looking radiant as ever and will make a stunning addition to any Barbie doll collection. Measures approximately 12" tall. Includes a display stand.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars What is up with the bigger head?, August 13, 2004

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Dorothy Tobias (Red Bluff, CA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Holiday 2004 Barbie - Green Velvet Dress (Toy)

I was SO disappointed when I got to see this doll in person! I have been collecting Barbies for a long time and my absolute favorites have always been the holiday dolls. I love this doll's dress, the beaded details are lovely. However, the new oversized head really bothers me! I am not a Bratz/My Scene/etc fan, so when I see "my Barbies" being changed in this fashion, I am just disgusted. Her head just looks odd being too large, it cheapens her appearance, plus the facepaint is NOT up to standard for a doll in the $30-$40 price range, it is more like one of the $5 playline dolls. I will NOT be buying this doll...

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Big Head Holiday Is All Wrong, August 20, 2004

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QDV (Texas) - See all my reviews

= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Holiday 2004 Barbie - Green Velvet Dress (Toy)

I always buy the holiday Barbie dolls. I will not be buying this one. The head on this doll is too big. I don't like the big head trend. Aren't the My Scene dolls enough? Now Mattle has to put a big head their holiday Barbie?

I like the gown on the doll but I can't get past the big head. It ruins the overall look.

I realize that Barbie needs to be updated over time, but she should retain the same basic proportions. Barbie dolls come in different body styles these days. It's hard to find clothing that will fit all the dolls.

The Sweetsville Kelly dolls with the large heads (often called "lemonheads" by collectors) seem to have been a huge failure. Didn't Mattel learn from that? The big heads are unnecessary and do not make Barbie look better.

[Written by my wife. :-) ]

12 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars This one is not for me., October 7, 2004

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Victoria Tarrani "writer, editor, artist, des... (Florida, USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Holiday 2004 Barbie - Green Velvet Dress (Toy)

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Stars
Fun for a child = 5
Educational = 2
Durable = 3
Overall = 2
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Most children will love this doll. They will love her dress, the elegant style of her hair, her jewelry, and the way the gown flows as she "walks."

I am a collector however, and I, like most of the other reviewers, wonder who came up with the "big head" for Barbie idea. It reminds me of several other design, recipe changes, or campaign flaws that nearly (or did) put other companies out of business -- but this faux pas will not cripple Mattel, and Barbie will continue to be the doll of choice for many generations to come.

I believe the concept was to create Barbie to be more proportionally correct. When I looked through all of the boxes trying to find one that I liked, I discovered they all had very strange eyes. I was not sure what caused it, but the more I studied the array spread out before me, the more I realized her head was big -- too big. Was she trying to generate a new sensation? I don't know -- I simply do not like this style.

Without a doubt, the gown (either in special issue maroon or original green) is gorgeous, but her eyes appear to be painted by an amateur. Since I've attempted to repaint dolls, I know just how difficult it is to get the eyes right -- but why should a doll manufacturer have the same kind of problems that I, completely inept at the art, have?

However, there is no need to worry about Barbie's future. Mattel's gorgeous dolls continue in their 2004 and 2005 lines, and these will be the treat that each Barbie lover has come to depend upon.

Victoria Tarrani