Doll-A-Day 2023 #38: After the Walk Coca Cola Barbie

   Today's doll is one recently rescued from our smokey landing. It started out on our attic stairs, but, with the help of the firefighters, worked it's way downstairs. Ken collects Coke Stuff, some of which he lost in the fire. He had it displayed on top of a cupboard, and in a bookcase on the landing. The landing suffered a lot of losses. The flames didn't come out there, but the heat and smoke definitely did. In an upcoming post I'll show you some of the things that didn't make it. But today we're celebrating the survival of this lady. She survived pretty well. She's After the Walk Barbie. 

  She was produced in 1997, the second in a series of Coca-Cola Barbie dolls that were subtitled 'Fashion Classics Series'. But everybody calls them Coca-Cola Barbies. These were the more expensive collector's dolls, but there were also play line Coke Barbie dolls. 

  This one has the face play line dolls had back then. I never cared for this face.

She's the recreation of a vintage 1916 Coke ad in doll form. She has the dress with the button covered bodice, big ruffley collar and cuffs, and striped skirt.

It's all one piece though.

No petticoats at all!

There's a Barbie Collectibles tag inside her skirt.

 

She is wearing white tights.

She's supposed to be wearing those metallic red shoes, but they won't stay on her feet because the tights make them too small.

Who wore metallic shoes in the era this is supposed to be anyway?!

And then there's that big hat. I do like the hat.

Of course, she has some accessories. Let's start with the obligatory glass of Coke. It's just attached to her hand with an elastic band.

She also has something else the lady in the original ad had: a Coca-Cola fan.

There is a place for her hand to be slid into, so she can hold the fan.

It's two sided too!

She also has a parasol.

There is a place for her hand in the parasol too, but it was too small to fit her hand into and have it stay there. Also, she couldn't hold the parasol at the angle the lady in the ad is holding it using the hand holdy feature. It just wasn't possible.

I tried. It couldn't work at all with the hand holdy thing. She came sort of close if she just used the handle of the parasol.

She has a stand, as most collectible Barbies do. It comes in two pieces. There's the base...

And the base, because I forgot to photograph the stand part that fits into that hole in the base.

The other piece was just a single stick with the 'saddle' end that fits into the doll's crotch.

  A certificate of authenticity is also included.

I have no idea why Mattel chose to display this doll on a background that looks like a plantation. The people in the ad picture could be sitting on a porch any old where.

 

Maybe because Coke was invented in Atlanta, Georgia in 1886.

There's still a big Coke factory in Atlanta, as well as the World of Coca-Cola museum.

  When Emma and Fuzz were little we went on vacation to, amongst other places, The World of Coca-Cola in Atlanta. There was one part of the museum where they had Coke products from around the world, and you could dispense and drink as much as you liked. It was a very hot day, so that was appreciated. But my kids weren't allowed pop very often, especially when they were very small. They weren't used to it. And besides, too much is too much, as my mom used to say. I was going through the exhibit with Emma, who was allowed only so much to drink. Ken, however, was a total pop addict at the time, and also doesn't think too much is too much. And Ken had Fuzzy. Fuzz was about 3 at the time. And Ken allowed Fuzz to drink loads of pop. All was well until that evening when we went to an Indian restaurant for dinner, and before we had even received any food, the floor around our table became awash with Fuzz's pop intake from our earlier trip to the World of Coca-Cola. I'm talking about puke here, people. I wouldn't have thought a kid that size could even hold that much. The waiter was very nice about it, and we cleaned it up ourselves because, come on. Who wants to clean up someone else's kids' puke? I didn't even want to clean up my own kid's puke. But we felt terrible about it. Poor Fuzz felt pretty terrible too.

  That's today's doll. Sorry about the disgusting  story, but it did go with the doll! See you tomorrow for another doll. And no puke. Guaranteed.

Ever After High Huntsman Set and Clearance Deals on Dolls and Accessories

Just a quick post to report a few things in the stores recently.First of all, for those of you who like the Ever After High series of dolls, late last week I saw the set of Ashlynn Ella and Hunter Huntsman dolls at Meijer. Everybody knows how hard to find guy characters are, and how they usually only make one or two. So if you're into this series I would highly recommend getting out there now to get yours. Be forewarned before making a trip to the nearest Meijer however. I went to a different Meijer out of town yesterday and they didn't have the set yet.
  Meijer also has some of the La Dee Da and Bratzillas outfits and accessory packs clearanced. I got this Bratzillas Academy Style accessory pack for $1 at our local Meijer.

It was the only one they had, but it's the one I would have bought, so, perfect!

  Although yesterday the Meijer out of town I went to had a better selection, they still had theirs priced at $5.I have never been into regular Bratz, and my kids were never allowed to have them. They just looked too sleazy for my tastes. But I like some of the Bratzillaz. I really like the House of Witchez dolls. I think since they aren't supposed to be 'people' people they come off differently. Also the faces look more 'wholesome', let's say. I still don't think I would have let my kids have them though.
  The Meijer out of my town also had One Direction dolls clearanced  for $10, and Brave Merida dolls complete with fancy dress and bow and arrow set clearanced for $10. Their Novi Stars and glow in the dark Midnight Beach Bratzillaz dolls were clearanced too, but I can't remember the prices. Sorry!
  Another item of note: Hobby Lobby have their Christmas decorations out already and there are several ornaments that would work well in doll dioramas. My two favourites are a vintage style stand mixer (In a couple of different colours.), and a really cool metal Coca Cola washtub full of 'ice' and 'Coke bottles'. Both things are perfect 1/6 scale. The Coke ornament is actually VERY realistic. I'm trying to talk Ken, who collects Coke things, into wanting it so I can borrow it sometimes! 

Auction Fever (Well, auction nausea anyway.)

  I wrote this last night, but then was too tired to take the pictures, so it's outdated by a day.
  Well, here I am again at the end of another auction day. I'm absolutely exhausted from watching other people win stuff. Ok, I did win a few things, which is the reason for my other malady: auction blahs. When I spend money I get nauseated! I am going to have to move some of this stuff to justify going, or else I'll just have to crawl into a hole and die.(Which is entirely out of the question.)
  There were some beautiful Stacey dolls today, none of which I won. There was a really nice Todd with blushy cheeks, which I also did not win. None of the Skippers absolutely bowled me over, but there was a very pretty brunette Skooter: which also did not come home with me. Ditto the Father of the Bride Elizabeth Taylor. (Crossed fingers on my absentee bid for Elizabeth as Cleopatra tomorrow.) I almost did better at Goodwill on the way home from visiting my Dad last night.

  I swear this isn't my fault. The computer's acting weird. Not even my computer illiteracy is to blame for this one.

 I got this bunch of dolls, including a vintage Allan,with shoes,this Tangled doll in all her original stuff, Maxie,and these other more boring ladies, all for $3!

  Today I did score a Gene I've been wanting though!Creme De Cassis is mine at last.

   Thanks Ken for the early anniversary present!
   I also got a great Skipper/Barbie case.

  I have been needing some more cases to keep my stuff in. Missed out on the Ken and Midge cases though.
  Nice graphics on this Barbie and Skipper electric drawing set.

  I love dolls of real people that really look like them. Even people I don't especially like. (That's why I have two different Frank Sinatra dolls and a Clark Gable.)

I loved all the little guitars on the other Elvis'...Elvis's....Elvi...but this was the only one I could afford.

  Now here's my question. If Barbie loves Frankie AND Elvis, when is she going to love The Beatles?! Now that one I would buy new! (Well, probably not, because it would be 5 dolls and cost a fortune. But I would stalk it until it became affordable.) If they could make a set of Beatles dolls with head sculpts as good as the Frank Sinatra and Elvis dolls they've done that would be amazing! And they have to be next. (And where does it stop? I don't see anybody else that is on a popularity par with those guys.For the 70's, Barbie loves...? Kiss? The Bay City Rollers? The Bee Gees? See, it just doesn't work. For one thing, I don't think Mattel would let her love Kiss.
  Ken (Husband, not the doll.)loves Coca Cola stuff. He never buys himself anything though. It took me saying that I really like this Coke Barbie for him to make a winning bid.

We had already lost out on a whole box full of Coke Barbies, the Coca Cola soda fountain, (So Cool!!),and Coca Cola Ken. (I said, of all things, we should have a Coca Cola Ken. Other than Ken that is. Actually, Ken can't be Coca Cola Ken anymore, because he drank SOOO much pop that he now has mild diabetes. He used to drink almost nothing but pop, and he's a thirsty guy, so that was A LOT of pop. The guy could drink a whole 2 litre bottle in seconds, and frequently did. Drinking a highly caffinated beverage probably added to his thirst, which made him drink more pop, which made him thirstier...well, you get the idea. These days he is a good boy, (well, a better boy.) who drinks mostly water.
  I got a few stray pieces of vintage stuff, including the rare Sears exclusive Red Fantastic, which is actually not red.

  After finding the Tammy house, last weekend---remember I said I'd never seen it in person? Well, there it was in tomorrow's auction stuff. And better than mine. It had stuff inside and parts of it looked like they'd never been put together. Oh well. Mine was only $5....
  And because the auctioneer was begging me to take it I bought a Barbie Dreamhouse. Unfortunately not the second one. We had that one as kids and I'd love to have that one. Anybody want a Dreamhouse?