TAG GAME: My Childhood Clone - "90s Fun #7"

            TAG GAME: My Childhood Clone

Rules: Post a picture of your childhood clone/competitor and tell us about their personal and objective significance. 

Ok, so a long while ago I was telling you all about my childhood clone. I am afraid my description was rather inaccurate. After years and YEARS of thorough searching for this doll (roughly 5-6 years!), I happened to come across her randomly while looking for something else. She came in a lot of clones and I actually got two of them NRFP. One in a blue swimsuit and one in gold. The one I had as a child had the gold swimsuit just like this. 

She seems to be a Betty Teen/ Totsy Flair/ Tanya  type clone. She is marked MADE IИ CHIИA (Yes, the N's are actually back to front). Shoes are marked "Philippines" and are identical to Superstar Barbie mules. Her baggie was marked "Girl Club" and nothing else.

I had completely forgotten her unique smell until I opened up this girls baggie. As a child I thought she was black but obviously I was wrong. I remember my sister constantly having to put her hair in a ponytail as I would literally cry about her bald patches. When I pulled this girl out of my bag at a family party my sister exclaimed "Oh my G-d!", laughed, and said she couldn't believe I had gotten another one. My mum also said she looked very familiar which is surprising for my mum as she never remembers anything to do with my childhood dolls.

I got my original one when I was about 2 years old around 1997. She was my first ever doll. She was bought at the local $2 Shop (which no longer exists). This time round she cost me $3.94. I loved this doll so much when I was younger because of her tan skin, contrasting blonde hair, her gold swimsuit, and most of all her mules! She even remained a favourite of mine after I received my first real Barbie doll.

Times were very different back when I got this doll: Only 16% of Australian households had access to the internet (compared to 83% in 2013); Mobile phones were only used to call people; and boredom was conquered with a domino's deep pan, and the VHS.

Please feel free to participate even if I did not have the chance to tag you! I can't wait to see everyone's posts!

Taken on: January 1, 2018

Tags:

Vintage

90s

Fashion

Doll

Barbie

Clone

Girl

Club

Tanned

Tan

Black

Purple

Eyes

Platinum

Blonde

Pale

Hair

Gold

Swimsuit

Pink

Mules

Made

China

Australia

Frangipani

Yellow

Green

Philippines

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Sets appears in: • Childhood Memories

Groups appears in: • Attack of the Clones • Male doll collectors more » • Fine Art Photography™ • DOLLS DOLLS DOLLS ... ALL WELCOME • Canon EOS 700D « less

Camera: Canon EOS 700D, f/6.3, 1/320 sec, 27mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

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