1992 Happy Holidays Barbie Doll

Stock number 2396 is one of two catalog entries for the 1992 Happy Holidays Barbie doll in the Happy Holidays series within the Holiday Barbie line. Released in 1992 as a Special Edition in the collector segment, the doll wears a silver lame gown whose layered tulle skirt shimmers with holographic glitter, with beads dangling from the bodice. On record as accessories are a silvery jewel-accented hairband and silvery earrings. Hair color and styling are not documented for this stock number, and no designer is credited. The same gown description appears on the year's companion entry, stock number 1429; 1992 is the third consecutive year in this database in which the year's Happy Holidays design carries two stock numbers, and the pattern continues into 1993. Within the series' color sequence, the 1992 silver follows the green of 1991, the fuchsia of 1990, the white of 1989, and the red of the 1988 opener. Reference sources index the release as "1992 Happy Holidays Barbie" or "Happy Holidays 1992." No edition size is stated; the edition designation is Special Edition, matching the rest of the series as documented here.

Collector notes

This 2396 entry is the companion stock number to 1429 for the 1992 silver-gown release, and the two are described identically in this record set apart from their numbers. Log the number on the example in hand when verifying a series run. The Special Edition designation carries no stated edition size. Complete examples should account for the documented accessories: the silvery earrings and the silvery jewel-accented hairband listed for the release.