She also shares the same body mold that many of the High School Musical dolls have. Another notable feature of the doll was her noticeable height decrease, which is more like the Skipper dolls from the late-80’s and early-90’s. She also sported blonde hair with purple highlights. She retained the same face mold as the later Skipper dolls, albeit with a side glance. In 2009, Skipper made a reappearance as part of a camping line of dolls. In 2007, Mattel released their second vintage reproduction Skipper doll, this time sold in a gift set along with a reproduction of a vintage swirl ponytail Barbie doll. She wore a blue reproduction dress from 1965, known then as “Happy Birthday.” In 2014 came the same set-in vinyl, Blonde and Brunette. Instead of the usual vinyl, the dolls were made of porcelain. In 1994, the first vintage reproduction Skipper was produced specifically for collectors to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Skipper’s introduction. She no longer looked like a child, but more like a girl on the brink of becoming a woman, appearing to be about 16 years of age. Most notable of all, however, was Skipper’s new face mold. This was mostly because of her legs, which were now long and lanky. ![]() She again had a new body mold and was now as tall as her sister Barbie. Dolls with the ‘Pizza Party’ Skipper head mold and the 1960s head mold are the most sought-after Skipper dolls by collectors.įinally, in 1997, Teen Skipper was introduced. Many collectors believe that the ‘Pizza Party’ head mold was the most popular, if not the prettiest, version of Skipper. 1995 and later, Skipper had a new head mold with smaller eyes in a Pizza Party line, but with the same body mold. At this stage she was somewhere between 13 to 15 years old. Her eyes were also enlarged, giving her a cartoon-like look. Her waist was more flexible, and her breasts were slightly bigger. Her new body mold was taller and more graceful. Skipper changed again in 1988 with the release of Teen Fun Skipper. She was advertised as “Super Teen Skipper.” She had a new body mold which included small permanent breasts, and a different head mold that made her look slightly older in 1985, Hot Stuff Skipper was released, which had another new head mold that included the addition of dimples and a longer face. In 1979 Skipper’s entire appearance changed. When you swiveled the doll’s arm, she grew small breasts on her rubber chest and grew taller in height till 10 1/4 inches. In 1975, Growing Up Skipper was released. She had a new look, much like the Living Skipper of 1970, but with fuller lips. In 1971, apart of the Sun Set line of dolls, Skipper became Malibu Skipper with a suntanned skin and twist ’n turn waist. This is a non-commercial webpage - I don't make money with this website.The big changes of the Skipper Doll was her size.ġ964 When she first came out, she was 9 1/4 inches in height. You can also find descriptions and pictures of details or variations some of which - to my knowledge - have never been published before.Īll dolls and items pictured are from my personal collection (unless stated otherwise). It was important to me to show you how these fashions look like on dolls, so you can see them dressed. You can find pictures and information on all Skipper related fashions from 1965 - 1979. I try to answer quickly, but sometimes it might take a few weeks to get an answer. You can also reach me by using the contact form. ![]() ![]() I'm always grateful for constructive criticism. Thanks to everybody who has commented up till now. I'm always happy to receive feedback from you, so please don't hesitate to leave an entry in my guest book. If you would like to navigate to the home page, view the information in the colums below, send me an E-mail or view the disclaimer + copyright info, please use the navigation list on the Some pages are being updated at the moment. This guide covers all Skipper dolls from 1964 (63) until 1988 - US and international issues fashions (until 1979) and many related items.
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