REDs

For Throwback Thursday, here's a few Dolly in Red from my collection.

Electro Pop Susie welcomes Chinese New Year from a few years back. 

Bob Mackie's Queen of Hearts Barbie

A OOAK Susie by the very talented Jon Copeland.

Kuhrn for The Year of the Sheep

Sekiguchi momoko doll.

Red Gingham fashion on a OOAK Susie doll.

 

Ru Paul by Integrity Toys

55!!!

Here's to many more years of bringing tons of JOY to young and adults alike!!!

More Charity Goods Uploaded..

Our Typhoon Haiyan Charity Auction Sale FB Album is up and running, and we are Blessed to still be getting a few more beauties to join the roster of auction dolls!!!

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First two are from the kindness of Leonard Ligotti from Michigan.  Am so Thankful as Leonard has been soooo supportive if our cause right from the get go...,,

NRFB Evening Gown AA Barbie

Gold Label from 2012

BID HERE!

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NRFB ITBE In Sequins Anja

FR Convention 2013

BID HERE!

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And From one of my besties here in Taiwan, Juliana Hsiao, is this NRFB Silkstone Barbie Doll: Disk Till Dawn...  Already considered a Vintage Silkstone Doll!!!

BID HERE!

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So be sure to check them out, and all the other offerings..  All for a Good Cause!!!

Happy Biddings!!!

Happy Holidays!!!

Dreaming of a Winter Blue XMas?

How about a gift of "Madrid Premier Beauty Barbie" to yourself?

This Gorgeous Barbie doll thrilled everyone at this year's Madrid Fashion Doll Show Convention.  Stunning from Head to Toe - wouldn't you agree?

TO BID PLS CLICK HERE!!!

Madrid Premier Beauty Barbie is Limited to 100 pcs only.  She is Authorized by Mattel and is considered a Platinum Label Release.

A big Thank You to our amiga, Monica Nunez del Castillo - y son otros amigos y amigas from the "Colleccionistas de Fashion Dolls en Madrid".  Abrazos!!!

You can find this Barbie and other stunning beauties in our

Typhoon Haiyan Charity Auction Sale.

Coming Dec 15th - Stay Tuned!!!

 

TO BID PLS CLICK HERE!!!

More Goodies for a Good Cause!!!

My friend Eric (truly much too kind!) just sent us another box of NRFB goodies - all for the Typhoon Haiyan Charity Auction Sale ,  Of Course!!!

 

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Silkstone Barbie Goodies...

And a Luminescence Adele!

Donation Updates!!!

Today, am soooo overwhelmed by some dolly friends' generosity...  Such kindhearted folks - extending their warm hearts for the benefit of the Yolanda Victims...

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First I got an email from Petworks (Japan)  - they are generously donating 2 of these popular and beautiful, 13AW Home: Warmly Hug momoko - Perfect Name if you ask me... 

Be sure to look for her and a couple of others donated by the wonderful and super kind people of Petworks - the creative team behind momoko, odeco-chan & Nikki, usaggie, kuma-bolo and the newly introduced, ruruko!!!  

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And I just now came back from my Post Office box and picked up a big box from my good friend, Eric Hsu (Taiwan)...  Quite a donation - assorted mix of goodies : DG Holland, loose Tyler Dolls, Vintage Barbie Fashions, an usaggie doll, etc...  Truly a generous, kindhearted friend...

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So, those are just more of the exciting and wonderful  offerings we will have for the Typhoon Yolanda Charity Auction/Sale.  All happening Dec 15th - Mark your calendars!!!

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Note: Still time to Donate...

 And do Spread The Word for this Charity Event Pls!  

Thank You!

Happy Holidays!!!

Haiyan Typhoon Charity Auction & Sale

Most, if not all, of you am sure are aware of the recent tragedy that is Typhoon Yolanda, or Haiyan Typhoon, as more commonly known in the West.  Said to be the worst ever Typhoon in the history to date, it struck the Philippines and left over 7,000 people dead ( with many more unaccounted for) and left millions of people with Nothing!  And I mean Nothing!  No houses, no clothing, no food, no livelihood...  Thanks to those who sent aid fast - from all over the world - people are getting some much needed help...  But as we know with something as devastating as this - much more Aid will be Needed for some time to come.

We, at R&D Collectibles, decided to do our share - and with the help of our many dolly friends worldwide - we will hold a Typhoon Haiyan Charity Auction / Sale come middle of December.  Now, we know that it means everyone will be in the midst of their Holiday preparations and Celebrations - but we do hope that you will take the time to look through and purchase something for a love one, family, friends or even for yourself!  It will just give your Dolly purchase a bit more meaning, knowing that your $$$ will help the victims of Haiyan Typhoon.

Donations are coming in from friends all over the world...  And they are all exciting and worthy of being added to your collections.  We've got dolls galore:  FR Alysa from the recent Integrity Convention Donated by the Vintage Goddess and a couple of Vintage Gene Dolls from Franklin Lim Liao - all dolls are in the USA; a very pretty Darla Daley with enhanced make up is donated by Danny Collectible from Thailand; and all the way from Spain, we are happy to get the breathtaking "Madrid Premier Beauty Barbie" - she comes to us from the Great Folks of Madrid Fashion Doll Club... 

We will also have a few OOAK dolls donated by some of the Great talents  from the Philippine doll group, PNN (Cho:lo, The House of Garcia, Pole Thor, Anj Calvo, Marc Vandro, to name a few...)  - most of you already know them online, and from my collaborative work with them for the past few IFDC Conventions - so those will be truly exciting to look forward to...; And we are truly hoping to bring you many more...  All in hopes of being able to do and give what we can for the Victims.

I hope to have the page up by the 15th of December...  And hope that we can have the Sale/Auction completed by the 30th...  Giving everyone a couple of weeks to peruse and do your share.

As I have done in my  previous Fundraisers, all monies collected will be donated to the Red Cross and UNICEF, for the Typhoon Victims, two of the most trustworthy organizations - am sure you would agree.  

So please stay tuned...  mark your calendars and spread the word...  Together we can all make a difference...  Happy Holidays!!!

 

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PLS NOTE:  There is still time to DONATE a Doll or Two....  NRFB, MIB, LOOSE, PRE-LOVED - all are WELCOME...   ...accepting donations for the Auction and Sale till the 6th of December.

Barbie Auction for Ballet Philippines

This past March 17th, 200 OOAK Barbie dolls were put on display and were auctioned off to benefit the Ballet Philippines Scholars... 40 of the nation's top designers took part in redesigning, styling, and dressing each Barbie dolls for the auction - like the one pictured on the left - styled and created by Pitoy Moreno. Below are a few of my favorites:

View The Entire Collection Here

Cesar Gaupo
Jerome Lorico
Randy Ortiz

me likey likey...

am really LOVING the photos I have been seeing lately of these 4 dolls - so, for sure, I will be adding them to my collection - sometime soon...

From Left - Clockwise: Barbra Streisand, Mad Hatter, Fashion Queen & Christian Louboutin.

What's on your PERSONAL WISH LISTS???

am soooo 2000 and late for this...

How could I have missed him altogether... he looks totally cool.....waaaah.... POP LIFE Ken is part of the POP LIFE Barbie Collection issued this year, but unlike the ladies, which were available pretty much everywhere, he was a MATTEL DIRECT SALES EXCLUSIVE... anyone has a spare they are willing to part with??? Photo courtesy of Michael Williams

Haute Dollhouse

With the HOLIDAY SEASON upon us once again, I was thinking of ideas for dioramas I would like to set up for this XMAS - after all, even dollies need to celebrate the holidays, right???

So as i was thinking, I was reminded of this beautiful showcase that the fab and talented Michael Williams did for Haute Doll Magazine, Issue Date: Sept 2007. So SLEEK, STYLISH, & MODERN -- just had to share...

I SURE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THIS AS A PERMANENT RESIDENCE FOR MY DOLLIES -!!!

Heck, even I would LOVE to LIVE here!!!

SEE MORE of MICHAEL's FAB DIORAMA PHOTOS HERE and be sure to SHARE yours, too.....

Ethnic Barbies

just found these two gals from the ETHNIC Barbie Series, some of the last (and definitely some of the BEST!) few made by RICHWELL Corp, Philippines! Though there were about 7 different styles (not too sure now!) I remember keeping these two for myself as I really love the intricate work on their costumes... so much more work and detailing than the others...

The dolls were made for the Philippine market but we all know, they were much more appreciated by adult collectors worldwide... these two represents 2 of the various Ethnic Groups that inhabits the Philippines - a nation of many, many islands...

I STRUCK "GOLD"

Bob Mackie Gold, that is!!!! The first Bob Mackie doll was recently (just yesterday morning, really!)uncovered by me in one of the boxes stored - as I was cleaning and reorganizing... I had forgotten about her and the other Mackie dolls -- so am digging for the rest of the SEQUINED, oh-so-sexy, Bob Mackie Barbie dolls, as well as, the other DESIGNER DRESSED Barbie dolls like Burberry, Givenchy, DIOR, Calvin, etc...

I already uncovered so many goodies - some extras that I will POST FOR SALE in a day or so... I wonder what other goodies I will find.... STAY TUNED!!!

Astronaut Barbie

I sure am glad MATTEL is issuing this one... one of my few missing ORIGINAL & VIBNTAGE Barbie fashions... nowadays, i see it mostly Incomplete or COMPLETE but TOTALLY HIGH PRICED... so this is the closest I will ever get to owning the fashion.

She is part of the: "My Favorite Career Babrie Doll Collection", debuting with a collection of 3 dolls. Beisdes this Astronaut Barbie are Teacher & Registered Nurse Barbies. Should be pout in time for XMAS!!!

Own a Piece of Barbie History

Clearing out a few stuff in our STOCKROOM and came across these 4 SPECIAL Barbie Dolls -- all issued for Barbie's 35th Anniversary Mattel Convention back in 1994. The event was held at DISNEYWORLD in Orlando, Florida... I was LUCKY enough to have been able to attend the show with some GREAT FRIENDS....

Anyway, I have these 4 dolls FOR SALE... not sure of their CURRENT RETAIL VALUE really - so what am going to do is LET YOU (INTERESTED PARTIES) DECIDE!!! Just email me your offer - and Best Offer gets the doll(S).All Dolls are MINT, NRFB and comes with their CERTIFICATE. MINOR BOX WEAR. DOLLS ARE: 1) Limited Edition Sale Barbie - Limited to 3,500 Only; 2) Brunette Happy Holidays - Limited to 540 Only; Midnight Gala Barbie (DESIGNER SIGNING EVENT DOLL); Gymnast Barbie - Limited to 1,500 Only.

Brunette Happy Holidays Barbie: Limited Edition of 540 Only.

MIDNIGHT GALA - Signed with Abbe Littleton (doll designer) photo (signed, too!!)

NOTE: BIDS WILL BE TAKEN STARTING NOW. BIDDING ENDS @ MIDNITE BID ON HALLOWEEN - USA TIME!!! BID NOW!!!

pretty little angels

Just saw this TRULY CUTE set from MATTEL as part of the early 2010 introductions.... though I do not collect much Barbies anymore (am down to NOSTALGIC REPROS, DESIGNERS and SILKSTONES nowadays!), I have to ADMIT I still fall for the Little Kelly line, now and again...

How can I not, especially with sets such as this Charlie's Angels set!!!Collect Sabrina Duncan, Jill Munroe and Kelly Garrett dolls as a set - the beautiful undercover Angels pose in 70s fashions and iconic hairstyles on a mission from the famed 70s television series, "Charlie's Angels."

In Celebration of Barbie: FDQ's Event Issue

In Honour of Miss Barbie's 50th BDAY/Anniversary, Fashion Doll Quarterly,releases a 64-page, all out, Special Issue that was unveiled at the recent Barbie Convention. We will be getting a few copies of this NOT-TO-BE-MISSED special Issue -- so be sure and RESERVE your copy now!!!

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