Malibu Christie!

Malibu Christie!

This was my last doll purchase of 2010. I didn't

break my doll budget for that time because I go her for

under $30.00! I could not believe it! If the economy

wasn't so bad, many doll collectors would not be selling

and more people would be buying and I probably wouldn't

have this doll! Maybe a Black Francie will come up in my

price range but I doubt it! This is one of those dolls that

pictures do not do justice! I am lover of Julia, but there is

something different and special about this doll!

She has more of an intense look that Julia. Could it be the

absence of eyelashes? They do give Julia a flirty look!

She is much darker that I remember Mattel ever doing for a doll

back them! I can imagine that this doll might have caused

some controversy in her day! She is not on the 1966 Japan

TNT body of a Julia but is on the 1966 Korea body.

Note the difference of the waist. Julia is a "V" and this

one is straight across. The bust on the Malibu body is

bigger too.

Her hands are different. Korean hand are smaller and fingers

are close together than the Japan Julia hands.

Princess of South Africa and Malibu Christie nude.

She is closer in complexion to Princess of South

Africa (POSA)! Note the difference in

body size. POSA is on the 1991 Body which

has a smaller bust and hips. This is not a mint doll.

There are some small pin holes in the feet. You can't see

them in pictures because of her complexion but you can

see them in person. Her hair needs some work too.

I have her hair pulled back but is a little puffy.

The has been a change in the complexion of her torso.

It has a gray cast to it and is no the same complexion as

her legs and head. In looking at other Malibu Christies I

have found this common for this doll.

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Comparison of Repro, Malibu and original Julia heads

She is still my favorite head of all!

Rare Mod Era Doll--Live Action Christie

Live Action Christie!

One of the rarest of the mod era dolls is Live Action

Christie. She and Live Action Barbie and PJ were released

in 1970/71. I bought her nude on EBay and was lucky to

win her. This is not her original outfit but something

that I like on her. As you might have guessed,

her original outfit was more "groovy".

She is one of the few other dolls to use the Midge

head mold besides P.J. and the only AA doll. She has very dark

skin(the darkest at that time) with terracotta lips stick. I

t gives her an interesting look. She has shoulder length

black hair that is parted down the center.

Her eyelashes are rooted and her

eyes are kind of orange/brown with black pupils.

I remember may black dolls having similar eye

coloring as a child.

Chandra for complexion scale.

She is called live action because of her jointed

hands and swivel waist. She has the feet of a

Francie doll.

Francie size feet.

My New Doll!

My New Doll!!

I really do like most of the mod era dolls. I have a few of the AA dolls: Francie, Julia, Live action Christie, and Brad. Now I am adding what I guess you would call a repro to the list. Pop Life Christie.

So, can you call it a repro if they never did this face mold in an AA doll before? I don't know. I saw this doll in the catalog when she was first released. I knew I didn't have this face but I was not sure that I was going to by her. Sometime it is hard to get a really good look at the face from a book or the web. I have not seen her in any store. I saw a layout done in Haute Doll of her. Wow! I knew I had to have her. Luckily a doll became available on eBay. I bought her nude. I didn't need the outfit and just one chair, so nude was good for me.

Her lips are that neutral pink color of many of the AA dolls of that era. They didn't do many red lips on black dolls then. Her eye shadow is pink to but not as neutral as the dolls of the era. It is more dramatic and she has long eyelashes that are curled closer to the lid that dolls of the era. She has separated out stretched fingers a nice manicure. She has articulated wrists. Her body is taller and slim like Model Muse with pivotal body segments like Fashionista or like an Alvin Ailey Barbie without the extremely arched feet. What does this mean clothing wise.... many possibilities but I think, no gloves!


Here she is!



Deena as a new model signed to the Devereux agency, will need a portfolio Dominique (Julia), Francie (Francie) and Christie have pulled some clothes for her photo shoot.

See the shoot!