Sharon Thomas (Friday, 09 March 2018 00:38)

Beautiful site, well laid out and very helpful to me. Thank you

Emily (Tuesday, 21 November 2017 23:02)

Dear Janneke,

So lovely to hear about your finds. If you want to send me some pics, please send me an email via my contact form and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. All the best to you - Emily

janneke (Tuesday, 07 November 2017 13:07)

I found an interesting looking, but pretty bedraggled looking, skipper on my favorite secondhand barbiewebshop. thanks to your great website I managed to determine her as a California skipper and purchased her with almost all of her accessories, yay! After a thorough cleanup ( paint and penstripes on her body, hair relatively good) I now have a beautiful new doll.

If you want pictures of her with hr thingies, just give a yell.


Then later I bought me a doll whom i thought might be a funtime skipper, she wasn't though. Clearly a tanned skipper ( so much for photographps..) marked Mattel, Inc. 1967 Philippines.

so I went to your website and think she's a beachfun skipper and in mint condition too, without her OSS though. But what i found remarkable ( being relatively new at gathering those dolls) is that her head is massive and smaller than the usual skipper.
Her body is beautiful too, most of these modern skippers have a very visible line on the legs, this line is nearly invisible on this one. Like on the older bendleg skippers.
Now I do wonder about her origins, would you have a look at her?

Fiona (Thursday, 31 August 2017 08:52)

I want to publicly thank Emily- I emailed her witha question & she replied with the information. Thank you.
Keep up the wonderful work Emily.

Emily (Tuesday, 29 August 2017 15:06)

Dear Jane, yes, Sandy is marked like that. This reminds me to add the markings to my webpage :-) Thanks so much for your feedback! I will be adding a webpage on Francie dolls in the future.
Thanks to everybody who commented below for your lovely feedback and for liking my page! I hope to be able to add some more updates soon.

Jhanne (Friday, 04 August 2017 20:42)

What a wonderful website, without doubt the best on skipper that I have found. Thanks for sharing all your knowledge and pictures of your beautiful dolls.

Jane (Sunday, 02 July 2017 16:54)

Just found your site and bookmarked it for the future! I got here because I recently purchased a Skipper clone that is marked "Unique 1965" on the back of the neck. Have you ever heard of this doll. She looks just like the Elite Sandy doll.

Also do you have information on other type Barbie dolls?

Connie (Tuesday, 30 May 2017 17:53)

Awesome site!!! I refer to it often, Thank You so much for taking the time to do this. I know it's a lot of hard work so I just want you to know we do appreciate you!

Gerry (Sunday, 28 May 2017 23:15)

Love your site Emily ❤️

Judy Danalewich (Tuesday, 23 May 2017 01:17)

Thank you for this site Emily! OMG! It has amazing information. Please put it into book form.

Emily (Wednesday, 17 May 2017 16:33)

Thanks so much, Barb - it's people like you that make this webpage worthwhile :-) I'm glad you like my page!

Barb Reierson (Wednesday, 17 May 2017 01:39)

LOVE, LOVE this site! Kudos to you for showing your passion to others!

Emily (Thursday, 11 May 2017 18:09)

Thank you for your kind comments, monalisa and Fiona - I hope to be able to spend more time on this webpage in the near future - there's so many great new info to share!

monalisa (Saturday, 06 May 2017 11:58)

your japanese skipper are georgeous!

Fiona (Wednesday, 03 May 2017 08:49)

I simply LOVE this site! Every time I come here I find out or see something new. Congratulations on a wonderful project.

Emily (Thursday, 05 January 2017 19:41)

I want to thank you all for your nice comments - I'm happy you like my page! Unfortunately I've been very busy lately and didn't have time for updates, but there's a lot of new information and pics to be added in the near future which I hope you'll enjoy.

monalisa (Tuesday, 13 December 2016 19:49)

This Website is amazing. I love it. I think you should write a book! The information you give about skipper is so fantastic and goes much deeper than the book you are giving as a reference.

Jopie meijer (Tuesday, 28 June 2016 00:22)

I learned more from you in the time I know you about Skippers etc. than in the whole time I am collecting Barbie dolls
thanks Emily xxx

Carolyn Nice-McDonald (Monday, 27 June 2016 03:43)

Such a well done and informative site. It has given me even more passion for my obsession with this beautiful doll. Thank you for all the hard work you have put into making this site so great, Emily.

Irene Moses (Thursday, 07 April 2016 16:53)

Thank so much for this site. I especially enjoyed the information on the Japanese Skipper dolls. I haven't found so many detailed info on this subject before on any other site/in any other book.

mens tank top (Saturday, 05 March 2016 04:55)

It is amazing and wonderful to visit your site. I've learn many things from your site.

Mandy Muller (Tuesday, 05 January 2016 18:39)

This is my favorite site on Skipper dolls!

Ann Walcher (Sunday, 04 October 2015 12:35)

This is great! Very well done.
Love the photos and info. I don't agree Skipper was a teenager. My opinion: about 9 or 10. Skipper arrived in my life 1964; I was 9. I dressed the same way. Hats, anklets, peddle pushers, full skirted dresses, all apropos for that era.

Sharon P. (Wednesday, 26 August 2015 21:54)

Love this site!

Mary P. (Friday, 24 July 2015 10:16)

Great page with great info and wonderful photographs. Found some information I've been looking for for a long time ... Thank you!

Jessica Miller (Sunday, 28 June 2015 21:40)

This is fantastic,,my 1st doll ever in 1965..thank you for creating this wonderful page with its beautiful photos..Jessica Miller

Debbie McGuigan (Saturday, 20 June 2015 03:01)

Great pictures,and great info. Thank you

Crystal Hermanson (Wednesday, 17 June 2015 20:12)

I have never seen the Skipper key chain before, until now. Adorable!!
Very well done!!! I'm so proud of you!
❤️❤️

Terry Fisher (Monday, 15 June 2015 21:57)

Very well done site. Informative and attractively presented. Easy to navigate and "clean". Very nice. :)

Ashleymae Collins-Prough (Monday, 15 June 2015 20:54)

Love this site!! Keep up the great work!!!!

David Maciorkowski (Monday, 15 June 2015 16:50)

Love this site!!very very well done!!EXCELLENT!!

Jo M. Payne (Monday, 15 June 2015 00:25)

Hi. I enjoyed seeing your lovely Skippers. She was my first fashion doll, my sister got Barbie. Mom said Skipper looked like me. I wish you could have something on her friends, Skooter and Ricky, I have only found Skooter with very played with condition. Thanks for sharing your dolls with us.

Susanne Brune-Lobeck (Sunday, 14 June 2015 20:59)

Congratulations on this really fabulous site!
I simply love it! All the things I didn't know!!!
I will definitly stay tuned! !!!

Elizabeth Farino (Sunday, 14 June 2015 20:45)

Thanks! Will be checking back.

Laurie Manthie (Sunday, 14 June 2015 19:10)

Great info about Skipper! Very helpful and useful. Especially like the hair color section with all the details. Will be checking back often!

Vicki Anders (Sunday, 14 June 2015 18:22)

Great site Emily! :-)

Stephenie Gilbert (Sunday, 14 June 2015 17:46)

Just loved your site for Skipper.

Men (Sunday, 14 June 2015 17:29)

Great learning tool. Thanks for doing this. Looking forward to even more info. Nice pix.

Sherri (Sunday, 14 June 2015 17:00)

Enjoyed your site so much! Saving for reference!

Dorothy Hector (Sunday, 14 June 2015 16:54)

I LOVE THIS!!! For some reason I've always loved Skipper the most but I thought I was the only one!

Susan Davidson (Sunday, 14 June 2015 16:37)

Great site Emily! This will be a handy reference guide and I'm saving it in my favorites :D