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Skipper
Vintage Skippers: S/L Titian, B/L Blonde, B/L Brunette
Skipper is Barbie's little sister. She was introduced to the Barbie family in 1964.
This vintage straight leg (0950) Skipper (1964 - 1968) was sold with a red/white cotton swimsuit, metal head band (please remove this to prevent oxidation staining!), red flats, small white comb and brush, gold metal stand and brochure.
Skipper has blue eyes, coral lips and long straight rooted hair with bangs.
She has straight, non bending legs.
Markings: Skipper©1963/Mattel, Inc.
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In 1965 - 1967 the bendable leg Skipper (1030) was introduced. She wore a blue maillot with red and white trim. red flat shoes, brass headband,, white brush and comb, gold wire stand, and booklet.
Markings: ©1963/Mattel, Inc.
Both the vintage S/L and B/L Skippers can be found with the same hair colors and coral lip paint that often fades to a buttery yellow (photos above): blonde, brunette or titian.
Sometimes more unusual hair colors can be found: light lemon-platinum blonde (also found on the Euro-Swirl Ponytail), a rich two-toned titan/brunette color (often called a 'Color Magic' Skipper, though I don't know why because the hair does not change color!), and finally a very dark (almost raven) brunette (photos below)
Unusual vintage S/L and B/L Skipper hair colors: very light
lemon-platinum blonde (This doll was found in Belgium), raven and two-toned
titian/brunette
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1968 saw the introduction of the "pink skin" Mod Skippers with the bendable legs, rooted lashes and beautiful sweet faces.
In 1969 Twist N Turn (TNT) Skipper arrived. She is the pink skin bendable leg Skipper with the twist waist, rooted lashes, and the two sausage curl pigtails.
In 1970 two more Skippers came on the scene. First there was the pink skin, straight leg 're-issue' Skipper (similar to the very first Skipper doll except with the Mod pink skin) and the Living Skipper that was made to pose. She has rooted lashes and wears two shorter, very curly pigtails.
