2015 Dolls at Retail Part I : Barbie Style, Barbie Fashionista Playline Fashions

Parts of the 2015 playline are hitting store shelves in some areas and amazon.com. Amazon.com's inventory changes quickly though. Watch out for 3rd party sellers with inflated prices!

Since these were sneaked at the end of last year on various blogs, flickr etc.  I've been eagerly awaiting their arrival. While I add very few playline dolls to my barbie collection, I do gather up the higher-quality fashions for mix & match.

So far I have found:

Barbie Style fashion packs (2 outfits) for $7.98 at Walmart & Target (higher price) stores
Barbie Fashionista 2015 Dolls (no articulation)  same price as above @ wally.
I bought up several of these fashions & 2 dolls (Nikki & Summer/Lea)  The fashions are great quality for playline. I haven't found very many of the separates & accessory packs yet--all sold out in the stores or not in stock yet.

UPDATE:
Walmart now has the fashions online:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Barbie-Fashion-2-Pack/40447280
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Barbie-Fashion-2-Pack/40456407
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Barbie-Fashion-2-Pack/40447276
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Barbie-Fashion-2-Pack/40447282
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Barbie-Fashion-2-Pack/40447279
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Barbie-Fashion-2-Pack/40447277


Barbie Style Dolls Wave 3: amazon.com $19.99 these dolls feature articulated ankles that allow for wearing heels & flats--so far a big hit!  I haven't purchased them yet; the fashions for this wave just aren't doing it for me. Maybe if I see them in person...

http://www.amazon.com/Barbie-Style-Black-Silver-Jacket/
http://www.amazon.com/Barbie-Style-Raquelle-Leopard-Jacket
http://www.amazon.com/Barbie-Style-Summer-Paisley-Jacket
http://www.amazon.com/Barbie-Style-Jacket-Black-White

The "Stylin' Friends" 2-packs (Raquelle & Barbie, Summer & Barbie) are HTF right now. amazon had some in stock and now it's only 3rd party sellers.  I managed to get the Raquelle set for $19.99 from a 3rd party seller.  These dolls do NOT have articulated ankles, the legs are last-year's stiff, hollow, style. They do have articulated wrists, elbows. I bought them purely for the fashions and high quality accessories.

Barbie Career dolls: film director, rock star & tennis player --amazon.com, all around $10.

http://www.amazon.com/Barbie-Careers-Rock-Star-Doll
http://www.amazon.com/Barbie-Careers-Tennis-Player-Doll/
http://www.amazon.com/Barbie-Career-Year-Director-Doll/


~ All from Amazon.com, inventory changes a lot on these. Do the following search to find what amazon actually has: dolls--barbie--select amazon under sellers on left navigation and change drop-down search criteria in upper right to "newest arrivals" .





Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Barbie 2016: The Year of Articulation

Image
Mattel has finally jumped on the articulation bandwagon. Both the 2016 collector and playline collections will feature articulated body-types. For those of us that love photographing and interacting with our dolls, this is welcome news. Below is a summary of the info we have thus far. Barbie Look Collection articulated model muse bodies (like Barbie Basics 2.1/2.5) Wave 1 has 3 dolls with a price point of $30-$35. I have one "Sweet Tea" doll so far. Her skintone is nostalgic, which matches most of my dolls. Playline made to move I have the "purple shirt" (asian) doll from this line  This body is amazing. I want to carry her around with me to take photos and play.  I will be hunting down this line, full force. At $14.99, they are re-body perfect. IMHO Only downside is the glue in her head. Why, Mattel, Why?! BFMC new articulated silkstone body I'm not a silkie collector but this has me taking note of this line for the first time.  I hope BFMC collecto
Read more

Now Available: 2016 Spring Barbie Style Dolls

Image
Amazon.com  has 3 new Barbie Style dolls in stock. They are the previously leaked 2016 trio. I don't know if we'll see any more dolls in this series but I'd hope for at least one "ethnic" doll. 2015 saw Grace & Nikki. I'd love 2016 to include a Lea/Kayla face. (I can dream, right?) The new "heels to flats" ankles have been kept, as have the two pairs of shoes. The fashions, however, are mostly a remix.  We've seen these before in the fashion packs. (Teresa's Jacket, skirt & Raquelle's top) Barbie's jacket is very close to the one from 2014's "Stylin' Friends" set. The "Be Yourself" top on Teresa is from a 2015 Fashionista. The print on Barbie's skirt is the same as a 2015 single pack dress.  I'm rather disappointed by the lack of new fashions. Personally, I don't even care for the styling on these dolls. Raquelle's outfit is the only one I kind-of like.  Unless I need more repla
Read more

Doll #2: Fallen Angel Stardoll by Barbie

Image
The second addition to my collection: Fallen Angel (style 1) Stardoll by Barbie The Stardoll Line is listed on the barbie collector website. Yet, it's closer to the "pink box" playline dolls than the collector series. I found them while perusing the doll aisles. This is the only face I liked--well, loved actually. She reminds me of a lea/kayla or a Mari face mold. I bought her, along with a couple of the other doll's outfits and the matching accessory pack. She's one of my favorites. I love the red-streaked hair, rooted lashes and punk-goth look. I don't like that the legs are non-jointed. They are meant to be a sort of real-life counterpart to an on-line avatar. I guess that is supposed to explain the lack of pose-ability. Also, the hands and feet on these dolls are slightly larger than other Barbies. So, shoes and gloves don't fit them. Their bottoms are about the same size as a Fashion Fever or belly button barbie and they are able to swap wi
Read more