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Neptune Fantasy Barbie 1992

Bob Mackie, also referred to as Mackie or sometimes the Closed-Mouth Sculpt, is a Barbie face sculpt patented in 1991 and first introduced for collector Barbie dolls for adults, before it also began seeing use for playline dolls.

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This face sculpt was first introduced for the fourth Bob Mackie Barbie doll Neptune Fantasy Barbie, the first of his which had a closed mouth. The sculpt quickly became a fan favorite as it was very versatile, and saw use for hundreds of dolls in both the collector (which it was originally created for) and playline dolls. The sculpt is referred to as the Closed-Mouth sculpt by Mattel while fans refer to it as the Mackie face. It was the standard face for collector dolls for a long time, until more faces were introduced in the late 90's and 2000's that served as competition. The Karl Lagerfeld (Face Sculpt ©2013) ended up replacing Mackie as the official face for collector Barbie dolls.

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