1973 must have been a big year for paper dolls, as I own a number of Barbie and family sets from that year. "Quick Curl Barbie and her Paper Doll Friends," Whitman #1984, is the one from that year I am discussing today.
Although the dolls and outfits are attractive, their folder and their swimsuits are hideous, with clashing olive, magenta and maize colors that are almost nauseating to look at. The folder itself is strangely made. Rather than the inside horizontal pockets of the typical paper doll set, they are vertical on each side. Handles fold out from each side, making a portfolio you can carry.
The oddest detail of all is that the paper dolls of Francie and Kelley should be switched, since Quick Curl Francie is a brunette and Kelley a redhead.
A unique feature of this set is that the dolls also came with wigs to wear.
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| The faces are pretty but the folder itself is ugly. |
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| I guess that's Francie in the back. Her hairstyle is correct but the red color is wrong, and her dress is a variation of her yellow gown. |
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| I don't ever remember seeing anyone in swimsuits like these in the 1970s! |
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| Pull the handles out to make a portfolio to carry. |
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| The dolls came with not only outfits but also wigs. Barbie, in a blue and green variation of her pink Quick Curl dress looks like she borrowed hers from someone in Parliament! |
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