Best Buy, Get-Ups 'n Go, Growing Up Fashions, Fashion Originals Europe, ... 1976 - 1978

Best Buy Fashion #9121 (1976)   

– htf -

 

* Red and white

   plaid coat

* Matching tam

* Black velveteen

   belt with red

   buckle (vhtf) 

* No shoes

 

Sold on eb.. for 19 US $ (complete, good condition) (summer 2018)

 

Best Buy Fashion #9122 (1976) – vhtf -

 

* Dress with red

   and white

   plaid skirt and

   black vel- 

   veteen vest

 

*  White short-sleeved tricot blouse

*  No shoes

 

Sold on eb.. for 19 US $ (complete, good condition) (summer 2018)

Best Buy Fashion #9123 (1976)

- htf -

 

* Blue maxi dress with white floral

   print and blouse

* No shoes

 

Sold on eb.. for 13 US $ (complete, medium condition) (winter 2018)

 

 

Best Buy Fashion #9125 (1976)

- htf -

 

* Long green cotton dress with floral

   print and attached white apron

 * No shoes

 

Sold on eb.. for 17 US $ (complete, very good condition) (summer 2018)

 

 

Growing Up Fashion #9513 (1976) – vhtf -

 

* Lime green tricot pants

* Lime green, orange and yellow

   wrap blouse

* Matching skirt

* Yellow tricot tank top

* Ice cream cone (same like in

   Skipper's "Country Picnic")

* Brown bottle (same as Pepsi Cola

   bottle as in #7770)

* No shoes 

There are two rare variations of this set with lime green substituted for yellow or light lime green.

Sold on eb.. for 27 US $ (clothing only, very good condition) (fall 2017)

Get-Ups ‘n Go #9747 (1977) Red set for when it’s wet - vhtf - Fashion Originals Europe #9747 (1972)  - rare 

 

* Dress with red skirt und white, red and blue long-sleeved

   shirt

* Red vinyl raincoat with clear sleeves

* Matching hat

* Matching school bag

* “Arithmetic” book (same as the vintage books)

* “English” book (same as the vintage books)

* Orange-red unmarked flats (rare)

Sold on eb.. for 57 US $ (complete, good condition) (spring 2018)

 This set was released in Europe in 1972 as a “Fashion Originals” outfit.

Get-Ups ‘n Go #9748 (1977)

For schooltime, playtime, anytime – htf - /Fashion  Originals Europe #9748 (probably 1972) – rare -

 

* Red cotton pants

* Sleeveless dress with

  denim skirt and

  multi-colored top

* Matching jacket

* Matching cap

* White tricot blouse

   with elastic

   waistband and

   collar (vhtf)

* Red vinyl belt with

   blue buckle (vhtf)

* White tricot knee-

   high socks

* Orange-red

   unmarked flats

   (rare)

 

Sold on eb.. for 60 US $ (complete, medium condition) (winter 2018/19)

 

August 2018: A NRFB variation/packaging sample of this outfit was found. Pictures below:

Best Buy Fashion #9707 (1977)

 

* Red maxi dress with white floral

   print and a red bow

* Matching head scarf (htf)

* No shoes

 

Sold on eb.. for 17 US $ (complete, very good condition) (spring 2018)

 

 

Best Buy Fashion #9710 (1977)

 

* Sleeveless dress with multicolored

   tricot skirt and light blue cotton

   top

* White short-sleeved tricot blouse

   (vhtf)

* No shoes

 

Sold on eb.. for 12 US $ (complete, good condition) (fall 2018)

 

 

Best Buy Fashion #9711 (1977)

 

* Pink maxi dress with white lace and a

   black bow

* No shoes

 

Sold on eb.. for 9 US $ (good condition) (summer 2018)

 

 

Fashion Originals #2284 (1978) 

- very rare -

Hübsch kombiniert – European Exclusive -

 

* Dress with pink skirt,

   nylon overlay skirt

   and blue velveteen

   bodice (regular

   version comes with

   cord in hot pink, rare

   variation w/pink cord)

* Pink satin cape with

   faux fur and white

   ribbons which match

   the straps of the dress

   (different ribbon sizes)

* Pink tricot slip 

* Pink tricot panties 

* Small pink drawstring

   bag

   (watch out: The bag is

    smaller than the pink ballet

    bags that come with some

    Skipper ballet outfits - some

    sellers replace it with the

   wrong bag!) 

(striped clutch pictured may be a variation)

* Hot pink unmarked flats or pink unmarked flats (variation)

 Dress, cape and shoes only sold on eb.. for 225 US $ (medium condition) (February 2018)

Fashion Originals #2285 (1978)  - very rare -

Blumen-mädchen – European Exclusive -

 

* Orange-red

   floral dress

   with white

   collar and

   blue trim

   (same fabric

   as Best Buy

   #2237)

* Orange-red

   pinafore

* Blue velveteen

   vest

* Red fleece

   bonnet

* Small yellow

   shoulder

   purse with

   blue straps 

 

 

* White tricot knee-high socks

* Burgundy red Korea flats (rare) (pictured below)

 - some sets may have come with the orange-red flats pictured

 Sold on eb.. for 129 US $ (without socks, bonnet, shoes and bag), good condition) (spring 2018)

Fashion Originals #2286 (1978)  - very rare -

Mollig warm – European Exclusive -

 

* Blue and white checked

   jumpsuit  with attached

   white vinyl belt and small 

   purse and a yellow top

* Blue velveteen hooded jacket

   with faux fur

* White Korea flats (a Skipper

   book mentions "yellow

   flats", like pictured, but all

   the NRFB examples I've

   seen come with white

   Korea flats)

 

A French Barbie booklet from 1978 pictures this fashion with white boots (pls. see above).

 

 

 

Sold on eb.. for 100 US $ (complete, bad condition, wrong (= yellow) shoes (fall 2018)

 

 

Best Buy Fashion #2235 (1978)

- vhtf -

 

* Multi colored sundress

* Yellow tricot head scarf (rare)

* No shoes

 

Rare variation: Sundress with dark stripes with polka dots and stripes with floral print

Get-Ups ‘n Go  #2307  (1978)

Flower girl in a party whirl! – vhtf -

 

* Yellow taffeta maxi

   dress (taffeta tends to

   get very stiff) with

   yellow sheer nylon

   overlay with floral print

* Matching bonnet

* Matching bouquet with

   plastic flowers  (rare)

* Yellow unmarked flats

   (very rare)