5/06/2017

Black and White Tweed Suit Silkstone BFM

I was waiting for the Barbie Collectors' Club to start up again before ordering. Barbie.Com sold out and the Club is another story. I have a feeling it's not going to happen at all.
A few doll dealers still have her.  I purchased mine from Cheryl's Dolls & Collectibles whose price was $69.95. She shipped very quickly. Just ignore the evangelist christian literature she encloses with your merchandise. Not kidding. What is it with these people?
Here is one of Mattel's promo close-ups compared to a close-up of mine.



Is mine a little wall-eyed? The promo shots are always perfect, aren't they?


I thought she'd look cute with another black & white suited Silkstone.


Someone spilled the cream.


10 comments:

  1. She's still on backorder not sold out. I hate when they do that- the site suddenly also says the King of Crystal Cave Ken "isn't available" at the moment but will probably come back up for sale.

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    1. Thank you. What about that early availability they offered to club members? Was it on back order then, too? Also, who are you?

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  2. Sorry to say this, but Cheryl from Cheryl's dolls is not only a zealot with her evangelical crap, but she is also completely incompetent. In fact, I think she is actually senile. I have received some bizarre emails from her when I pre-ordered things. Like she would confirm and then cancel on me a month later. And then out of the blue I would get an email confirming a doll she had cancelled on me months ago. And one time she blatantly lied about not having a doll, until I said I would order another one from her, then all of a sudden she had it again. She has cancelled on long awaited IT pre-orders and what were grail dolls and later sold them on secondary market. I hear she has done the same to others. I would avoid her. In fact, there should be some kind of a Yelp review type of thing for doll dealers.

    About this Silkstone: I got burned by the lacking quality of Silkstones last year so I am just scared to buy anything. What do you think of the quality? Is it what you were expecting?

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    1. Wow! I had no idea about Cheryl. Is this a common thing? I'm glad I got my doll with just a bit of evangelical stuff. Sorry you had that experience. As far as quality, this doll was what I expected - maybe even better.
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    2. I must have bought from her before as I remember getting evangelical literature...

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  3. She's quite cute! I'm not usually one for Silkies but I did preorder her; I couldn't resist the red hair and the suit. (Thanks for posting these two together, too -- it reminded me I wanted to find a Walking Suit, I love that outfit!)

    That patio set is also fabulous!

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    1. Thanks! I want the "Boucle Beauty" black and white suit, too, but not the doll.

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  4. Doesn't it kind of look like no more BC Club this year? Since it's already May and all...

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  5. Stephen Valmont7/10/17, 6:36 AM

    I swore off Silkstones because of the cheap and basic fashions when they introduced the articulated body, but I really love this look. It's going back to their 1950s inspired couture roots.

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