I am close to completing my "Drink Pepsi-Cola" outfits collection. I found Francie's slacks and Barbie's shirt and visor in the past few months on etsy.
Mattel sold outfits for Barbie, Ken, Francie and Skipper in 1974 with the logo for "Drink Pepsi-Cola" on the fabric. Included with each outfit was a pop bottle and a hamburger. Ironically, the pop bottle looked nothing like an actual Pepsi container, which should have been a clear swirly bottle. I did a little research and discovered the bottle is similar to a 1950s Fanta bottle (thank heavens for Google!).
I obtained the Skipper outfit and two other 1974 Best Buys for her NRFB years ago. I don't remember where I got them from or how much I paid for them.
I put the outfits on dolls from 1974. I don't have a Francie specifically from that year, but I do have Quick Curl Tuli-Chan, so she is wearing the pants. Tuli wears her original tulip pendant necklace and her original shoes and the blouse from Checkmates. Sweet 16 Barbie looks wonderful in her outfit! Sun Valley Ken wears the shirt and dickie to his outfit and his original polyester satin pants.
The outfits didn't come with shoes, but the clothing was made in Korea, so the shoes Barbie and Ken are wearing are also from Korea. Yes, I have only one red Barbie clog!
The stock numbers are 7756 Barbie, 7761 Ken, 7766 Francie and 7700 Skipper. No two of the red fabrics are alike, and even the print logo goes from cream to snow white. The shirt that Ken is holding is odd. Notice the white stitching along the edges. Someone took two strips of Velcro and sewed them to the shirt to keep it closed!
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| Tuli-Chan, Barbie and Ken model their Drink Pepsi-Cola outfits next to my rare NRFB Skipper slacks and halter. |
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