None of these
outfits has ever been on a
doll.
The original owner -- an adult woman -- bought these new starting in
1961, took the outfits out of the original packaging, and then stored
them in tissue paper, where they've remained until now. She
mostly collected Barbie, but there were two Tina Cassini outfits in her
collection -- and they are Mint-Plus.
Mint
Plus means perfect belts never buckled, hose never on a doll's leg,
elastic that's never been stretched, straw hats perfect from the
factory, pearl drop necklaces with sparkling gold chains and a Solo in the Spotlight
dress that has all its shiny black flakes. And the colors are
so vivid, everything still looks brand new. Have you ever
seen a Benefit
Performance skirt with the bows still red, not faded
orange?
It's
like getting a "never removed from box" outfit without the guilt
of opening up the box -- and without the expense of an NRFB outfit,
either.
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