1985 Fashion Parade Leaflet

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I didn't have many from this range, I think they style was defiantly changing in the mid 80's as there are not really many dramatic fashions here. The only fashion I recall having was the green shorts suit from "Style"
Looking at a Barbie leaflet from 1985 http://barbievjem.blogspot.com/2008/12/barbie-world-of-fashion-leaflet-1985.html I think Barbie had won me over as I had a lot from that range with the cool dolls and twice as nice fashions.
I do like a lot of these fashions now, I only think I would go for the "Style" range.

1984 Boutique "Party Piece"

I never had this dress as a kid, god knows why as it's stunning. I had nearly everything else from the 84 range. Another beautiful fashion thanks to Linda and special thanks to Barbie (Who paid for it LOL)


Here is my beautiful Auburn haired Beach Party girl wearing the fashion. I love it. One of my personal favourites now.

1985 Elegance "Main Attraction"

A beautiful loose fashion from the very lovely Linda who has helped me get quite a lot of my collection. Big Thanks Linda.

I never went for the more fancy fashions as a kid, I don't know why? This is quite stunning on good old red!

UPDATES

Keep an eye out in the next few weeks for a mega 83/84 fashion postings session.
There are going to be lots of new additions in the upcoming weeks thankfully due to sales of my Barbies and Hot Looks dolls!

1985 Cut N Style / Dazzling Sindy / Haute Coiffure

The funniest thing happened to me...it starts off "I was drunk"

I had just completed my own Dazzling Sindy, see below posting, however I decided to bid on a boxed one on e-bay as it was super cheap which I knew I was not going to win.

Cut to a few days later and I won her as no one else had bid, I was so surprised £25 bargain!

I put my girl on e-bay and sold her for £23.00 so I was happy. My boxed girl arrived today.

She is super cute!

Here are the box scans.

She looks amazing in the first picture, although I have a different necklace on my doll than the one pictured. I think the same one as Masquerade Sindy.

I was also really inreagued to see the spare hair and leaflet that came with Sindy. I remember having her as a kid and sending away for some spare hair.

99p for spare hair including posting, wow cheap or what. I think I got 4 . They took ages to arrive if I remember.

1984 Boutique "Well Suited"

Another 1984 Boutique fashion. I didn't have this a kid as it is quite conservative and more an office fashion. My Sindy's never worked, they partied LOL!

I won this together with Metalic Mover so it was a bargain. I am concentrating on collecting 1983 & 1984 so I am quite pleased I got this at a bargain price with the hard to find belt which is the same material as the top so doesn't show up that well!

1984 Beach Party (Aurburn Haired)

I know I have already posted a Beach Party Sindy, but this girl is very special. I love aurburn haired dolls so to have my fave doll in aurburn is so cool. I infact won her cheaper than both the blonde & brunette. She turned up like a wild woman and a bit dirty and smelly but she scrubbed up beautifully. I love her!


She is pretty easy to spot with her long side parted hair.

1983 Boutique 'Metalic Mover'

Another fab 1983 'Boutique' fashion that I did have in the past. Again Sindy is off to the disco and leaving behind her Conservative 'Coffee Morning' early 80's behind her. Not the right shoes here but they will do until I get some others. The fashion seemed to scream for Blonde Starlight Sindy to wear it with her 80's disco crimped hair!

1982 Seperates "Summer Suit"

This little fashion is often mistaken for 1980's City Shopper, I know I made the same mistake. I did however discover a cute little 'seperates' fashion that I may have never picked up. It was super cheap too which is always good. I don't remember if we had this so if we did we must not have liked it much back then in the mid 80's.
I think it looks great on good on old 'Red' here. She seems to suit the more conservative early 80's fashions. These early 80's fashions are certainly appealing more to me than the later 80's so do expect more to come as I would like City Shopper!

Cut N Style to Dazzling Sindy

I loved 1984's Cut N Style as a kid when I first got her as a kid, so I couldn't wait to get her again.

I won her practically complete from e-bay but I was kind of dissapointed with her as her hair had been snipped and didn't look too fab. http://sindyland.blogspot.com/2009/03/1984-cut-n-style.html (See my older posting)

I had also discovered that they had re-vamped Cut N Style in 1985 put her in the seperate fashion "Dance Crazy" and called her Dazzling Sindy. I really don't remember seeing her as I am sure I would have got her? Perhaps other dolls took preference like Shaping Up Sindy & Starlight Sindy? This was Sindy's last year as we had known her so maybe Pedigree where using up old stock before 1986's re-vamped Sindy? Lots of stock was already being used on the budget priced 'Miss Sindy' dolls.

Anyway a Sindy friend Nic contacted me to see if I wanted to trade my Sindy head for one she had. Nic had aquired a doll to re-root but her hair was beautiful and she didn't want to cut it.

We decided to trade heads and dresses, so now Cut N Style has been transformed (With much thanks to Nic) to Dazzling Sindy. She looks so much better and I am totally happy with her now.

I have always loved that shimmery material used for this dress

She has a very 50's vibe about her in this fashion

The little jacket is cute.

1970's Schuco Leaflet

1983 "French Collection"

The 1983 French Collection is a cute little set that I didn't have as a kid. I just didn't see the point, maybe it was because I was a boy and just was shy and giggly around ladies underwear. I think I still am.

Chat Box

Hi readers, I have added a chat box, so just drop me a hello, introduce yourself and let me know what you think of the site. I have met so many nice Sindy people since starting re-collecting it will be nice to meet and chat to more.

Have fun
Paul

1970’s “Gold Sindy” by Schuco

A beautiful boxed brunette Sindy doll by Schuco, ref: 14-4624. She is the same as “You & Sindy” by Pedigree from 1978, except she was manufactured by Schuco in Germany under licence from Pedigree, much as Marx dolls were in the USA. She comes complete with a ballerina-style Sindy
display stand, and a Sindy leaflet (to be scanned in soon)


She is totally cute and smells new!


Her body is slighty less quality than normal

1983 Boutique "Disco Date"

A stunning 1983 Boutique fashion on an equally stunning brunette Beach Party Sindy. I never had a brunette Beach Party as a kid, but I could not resist this little lady at a bargain price!

1984 Boutique "Modern Miss"

I loved this fashion as a kid displayed on my pretty blonde Beach Party Sindy, always a favorite as a kid too. I think it's quite 80's/Madonna inspired with the cloth dress and sting vest. The only problem with this fashion is it looks like a maternity smock without that little belt!

1984 Casuals "Jumper & Shorts"

A cute little '84 carded fashion that I got at a bargain price of £2.00 from Lollie Dollies (She still has some for sale) on my pretty aurburn haired active Sindy.

1983 Boutique "Cocktail Party"

A cute little fashion from 1983, I need the original shoes though.

Aurburn Haired Sindy

I always loved Aurburn Sindy, me and my sister called her 'Ginger Sindy' when we where kids.
We only had one, her arms dropped off on a holiday to Cleveleys, she lived for few days in the motocycle outfit to hold her together. For some crazy reason we then decided to give her a sea burial? We blew up the Sindy tent and sent her off into the sea at Cleveleys? Why we didn't just take her home and swap her body is beyond me but kids do the carziest things right?

I recently got my Sister a 'Ginger Sindy' when I got some dolls for her. Once I had set off collecting myself I wanted one myself.


I won this little lady off e-bay, I maybe paid a bit too much thinking about it now but...
She was not the best described and looks better in this picture than the stinky thing that arrived.


A trip to the salon and a deep cleanse later and Sindy scubs up well.

Her hair is more chestnut to be honest, a little dry at the ends but she will do for now until I get an upgrade.

I decided she looked good in the 1979 Dinner Date dress that I got with Styling Sindy, as her original dress had also arrived I decided that they should have a picture together.

New Arrival and collection so far!

I was lucky enough to get a non pale face 1980 Styling Sindy with beautiful hair. I have her original dress on order too so she will get her own posting soon.

And this is my collection so far. In memory of always playing on the stairs I deceided to pose them at my Mum's where they live.

Back Row: City Girls (Mine & Pams) Ice Skater & Marie

Middle Row: Cut N Style, Shaping Up & Stardance (with an active body now)

Front Row: Styling Sindy in (some of) Check Mate, Hard Head Sad Face Ballerina and lastly my old fave Beach Party Sindy!

Marie

Marie was Sindy's friend in 1986, I thought she was beautiful. There where 3 versions of Marie. Marie in a Blue & White Suit,

"First Marie" Box Art

Marie in a Black & Green number and "Royal Wedding". The Royal Wedding delux set was Sindy's friends Mark & Marie and cashed in on the real royal wedding that year of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson. I had all 3 versions of Marie back in 1986 and have just re-aquired the first Marie.

I hae had to put her hair in a ponytail as she had wild out of box hair!

1987 Ice Skater

Me and my sister are still at war over the 1987 Ice Skater & 1987 The Ballerina, we got them on the same day but can't remember who's was who's. I think the Ice Skater was mine, and so does Pam. I usually have the better momory for this but she seems adamant so maybe I got it wrong.
Maybe if I get the Ballerina it will jogg my memory?

I have not done too much to the Ice Skater style wise yet and she is missing her arm gear so if anyone has any?

1987 City Girl (Peach Version)

I love the momories of City Girl, me and my sister got one each quite late in my first round of doll collecting. I was into Jem at the time but we couldn't resist these ladies and I remember playing with them at our Grandmas on the day we got them, I had the peach version and Pamela the pink. I have won the pink version too for my sister so I will take pics of her soon.

I was lucky enough to win her off e-bay complete for a nice £5.50.

Updates

Yes I know I have been lacking in updates recently, it's because I am waiting for my new items. But I will be updating soon when I get them all in my grubby mitts.

Keep your eyes open for Ice Skater, City Girls and a few surprise buys..eeeeek. I can't wait myself.

Project Sindy

I started my new project today, I am going to re-root my first Sindy.
I have acquired everything needed to perform a re-root from http://www.retrodolls.co.uk/


I won this little lady from e-bay for £1.00 so she will be transformed soon.




I am making her into an aurburn haired beauty.
It's actually more time consuming than I thought, well the problem is I have the attention span of a nat so it may take a couple of weeks to complete her.

Keep checking back for my progress and updates.

1984 Stardance Sindy

Stardance Sindy is a mystery to me.

Firstly, I wonder why we never had this doll as kids as we had so much from the 83/84 doll range. She was also on the cover on the Sindy Annual too and secondly why they put a keepfit girl on a regular body, why not an active body?

Anyway I was only supoosed to be getting what I had as a kid but saw this lady with all her cuteness and just had to have her. I Love her 80's outfilt with pink pumps and the rainbow leotard and legwarmers.

She came with the bunchies, however I am not a fan so quicky re-did her hair to more the style I prefer. She has beautiful hair, slightly frizzy in places but still very cute.

I am happy to have her in my collection and will keep an eye out for the brunette version now.