Teen Skipper

     As most people know, Barbie has a younger sister named Skipper. When she was first introduced in 1964, she looked like a little girl around 10 (in my opinion). She has gone through many different looks, aging to a teenager more than once and back again. One of my favorite versions of her though is the 1997 Teen Skipper. 
     Given a body similar to Francie, Barbie's mod cousin from the 60s, she was a 16 year old who hung out with her friends, Courtney and Nikki. She had a new face mold, which was adorable, long blonde hair and cute clothes! Courtney was an old friend of Skipper's who was introduced in 1989 (see Teen Time Skipper) and Nikki was a new friend. They could all share clothes and shoes with each other, but not with Barbie. 
     The girls were all dressed similarly with a cropped top which doubled as a bathing suit top, jeans and high tops. They came with a bathing suit bottom, sunglasses, plastic bag and paperboard accessories. 
     

Teen Skipper

Teen Skipper in her bathing suit

Skipper's accessories - she has car keys and a driver's license!

Teen Courtney

Teen Courtney in her bathing suit

Courtney's accessories - the charms on the keys match the ones in their hair

Teen Nikki

Teen Nikki in her bathing suit

Nikki's accessories - I love the package of Tic Tacs!

      Separate fashions were also produced for the dolls, but they will be covered in the next post. Til then, enjoy the dolls!