It was “in” then but what were we thinking?!ġ975 Hawaiian Barbie wears a beautiful outfit, a colorful abstract floral print on a white bikini with a matching long print skirt that ties around the waist. When I was in 9th grade in the late 70s, my mom tweezed my thick Brooke Shields eyebrows to Twiggy thin. Her eyes are brown and her eyebrows are pencil thin. She has side-parted, long, straight, black rooted hair. She was a department store special using the Steffie face sculpt. Their names were just Hawaii (insert name) vs Hawaiian.ġ975 Hawaiian Barbie was the first “exotic” version of Barbie. In the 90s, a few more Hawaiian dolls were added including Skipper, Midge, Christie and Teresa. I discovered there are several versions of this doll so I’ve broken it down for you – it’s a bit confusing! The only Hawaiian friend produced for Barbie in the 70s was 1978 Hawaiian Ken #2960. In 1975, the first edition of Hawaiian Barbie #7470 was released. Mattel produced a beautiful reproduction of SuperStar Christie in 2021, a year before SuperStar Barbie’s repro debuted.Īloha Hawaiian Barbie! She’s the most recent addition to my collection and I’m excited to tell you about her. She has black hair with copper highlights and wears a yellow version of SuperStar Barbie’s pink satin gown. SuperStar Barbie’s best friend was 1977 SuperStar Christie #9950 who also uses the SuperStar Barbie head mold. There were several other dolls were created to celebrate Barbie’s 50th birthday but they weren't reproductions. For Barbie’s 50th anniversary, in 2009, Mattel produced six reproductions of past popular Barbie dolls for the My Favorite Barbie line: 1959 Original Teenage Fashion Model “Ponytail Barbie,” 1982 Bubble Cut Barbie, 1967 Twist ’n Turn Barbie, 1971 Malibu Barbie, 1977 SuperStar Barbie and 1986 Rockers Barbie. The 2022 repro SuperStar Barbie isn’t Mattel’s first, though. The SuperStar Barbie face mold stayed in the Barbie line for more than 20 years! 1982 Twirly Curls Barbie, 1978 Pretty Changes Barbie and 1984 DreamTime Barbie are examples with the same face sculpt as SuperStar Barbie. This doll uses the same Superstar face sculpt that was introduced with the original doll. Sparkling “diamond” jewelry and matching pink heels complete her glamorous look. This reproduction (repro) doll is dressed in a fabulous pink evening gown with a glittering ruffle boa. “Superstar Barbie reflected all of the glitz and glamour of the disco era,” Bill recalls. In honor of this doll’s 45th anniversary, a vintage SuperStar Barbie reproduction debuted in 2022 for adult collectors. The first SuperStar Barbie dolls on the market included a star-shaped SuperStar necklace for the child. She sported a Farrah Fawcett-inspired hairstyle with a flowing blonde mane parted on her left with pretty sun streaks. Also new were her bent arms but she kept her twist ’n turn waist and bendable legs.
The updated head mold featured a new smiling and decidedly different face. Glitzy SuperStar Barbie was Mattel’s first major redesign since the 1967 Twist ’n Turn Barbie. She was ready to do the Hustle under a disco ball at Studio 54, right along with Karen and Tony in Saturday Night Fever! Barbie Signature Principal Designer, Bill Greening, said SuperStar Barbie was a game-changer Barbie doll. An influential era in Barbie history was the introduction of iconic Superstar Barbie in 1977.
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