What an elegant bridal gown with a super-sized veil and train! Barbie's big day made for stunning photos in her Here Comes the Bride wedding ensemble, only available from 1966-67. This Here Comes the Bride outfit is in Excellent and Complete condition and includes the lace trimmed column dress on a clear plastic dress form, veil and long tulle train, long white gloves, replaced vintage bouquet, and white closed toe shoes. Everything here is original vintage Mattel, except for the bouquet. I don't grade anything as "Mint" unless I have just taken
it out of its original packaging. I
have collected vintage Barbie for 30+ years, and I scrutinize items I
sell on eBay. If you have a question that my description hasn't
answered, please ask me:). I am selling a large collection of vintage
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The satin gown has all of the lace trim present, and the back zipper works well. There is light soil at the bust darts, a little at the back of the armholes and at the right back shoulder, and a faint bit of soil at the top of the zipper, see pics #2 & #3. There is also some light soil/slight yellowing at the gathers on the side/waist area of the skirt. Most of the soil isn't noticeable unless you look at it up close. At a normal viewing distance this gown will look quite nice on display, but it is slightly off-white in color. The tulle double layer veil and long train look great; all of the bows are on the veil, and it looks nice and white, see pics #4 & #5. I don't see any holes or rips in any part of it.
The long white gloves are nice; they don't have any rips or holes. The blue garter was stretched out, so an elastic thread was ran around 1/2 of it, so now it should fit better around Barbie's thigh:). The replaced bouquet is vintage, and looks very nice. The white close toe shoes are marked Japan; they don't have any splits or cracks.
Here Comes the Bride will look great on your favorite Barbie! See
my other auctions for more vintage Barbie & Francie outfits, vintage
Barbie doll and Pak clothing lots, and for other vintage toys from the '50s -
'70s. I'm happy to combine shipping charges for multiple purchases:)