Barbie (Standard Edition) vs Barbie (Ultimate Edition)

For those of you that paid $550. for the Barbie Ultimate Edition book last year, the publisher of that book has a little surprise for you! They've come out with a so-called "trade edition" for $45.  It has the same images.

Their website says: "Following the success of the special Ultimate Collection edition published in celebration of Barnie's [sic] 50th anniversary of Barbie, Assouline has created this unique trade edition&151 [sic] and the perfect collector's item."*

*So their editing isn't the best.


The Original aka Ultimate Edition $550.00

BY Yona Zeldis McDonough

Clover board, linen presentation box
Hand tipped images
14 x 17" / 15 lbs / 128 Pages, 69 Images

The Proletariat Version aka Standard Edition:

BY Yona Zeldis McDonough

Hardcover / 9 x 12"
128 Pages, 70 Images

Both editions may be found at Angelic Dreamz

 

I was happy with Barbie Collector Magazine.

Runway Fashion Inspirations Continued

Spring, 2005     RTW   Louis Vuitton

Spring, 2009    Dania Zarr  "Red Zinger"     Integrity Toys

Chill Factor, 2010 Dynamite Girls in MiuMiu 2010 pre-fall collection posted by cocoklein on Dolly Daily. There's no doubt at all that these fashions are 'cut from the same cloth' as it were. But how is it that they came out the same year? IT needs a lot of lead time to produce a doll. Did the same person design the fashions? Did they have insider knowledge of the MiuMiu fashion designs? Very strange.

Aria

Neve

Eltin

RestoreDoll.Com Not Closing as Planned

A letter was sent out tonight to all RestoreDoll.Com customers by owner, Kathy Gray. She will not be retiring along with the business as her niece is going to pick up the reins and run the operation. Kathy will be semi-retired and continue to answer email and discuss doll restoration with customers.
The current 30% discount will continue. Kathy also announced that they will be introducing 24 new colors of Katsilk Saran this year. New paint colors will be added as well.