Rebecca Rubin (doll)
The Rebecca Rubin doll was released in May 2009 and updated in Fall 2014 with BeForever.
- Face Mold: Josefina Mold
- Skin: Light
- Hair: Light brown, curly, side part, upper back length, no bangs
- Eyes: Hazel
- Brows: Feathered
Classic Edition
Rebecca's meet outfit is intended to imitate the fashions that were still somewhat conservative in dress during the mid-1910s, targeted for middle and working class Americans. In Meet Rebecca, the dress is stated to have been purchased from a mail-order catalog with the description "[r]ich garnet tweed for the sophisticated young lady."
After the launch of BeForever, the set was sold (minus hair accessories) as Rebecca's Classic Outfit for $36.
Dress
Red tweed drop waist dress. Black velvet collar, cuffs, and belt loops. Gold button trims. Velcros up the back.
Stockings
Black stockings.
Shoes
Cream and black high-button shoes. Scalloped non-functional opening. Black patent vinyl toes with scalloping and hole detail. Four black nonfunctional buttons on outsides. Black soles. Velcro closure up the back.
These are similar to the ones that came with Samantha's Middy Outfit.
Bloomers
White cotton bloomers. Elastic gathering at waist and legs.
Hair Clip
Plastic oval metallic gold hair clip. Black backing.
BeForever Version
The BeForever Outfit for Rebecca was available alone for a short time for $36. It is described in the text of The Sound of Applause as "[r]ich violet tweed," which also carries through in Rebecca: The Sound of Applause.
Jacket
Purple woven tweed asymmetrical jacket. White dotted swiss curved collar. Three-quarters sleeves with white dotted print cuffs. Front left side closure; four gold decorative shank buttons with pink pearl centers decorative down closure, with top button under collar points and other three down side. Attached purple velvet ribbon around waist with velvet bow on left side with diagonal cut ends. Velcro closure under the front left.
Skirt
Purple tweed chevron-print knee length skirt. Front has box pleats while back is unpleated. White sleeveless cotton undershirt attached. Velcro closure at center back. (Historically garments such as this were still referred to as a "skirt" even with an attached undershirt.)
Tights
Black knit tights. These are unchanged from the Classic outfit.
Shoes
Plum velvet Mary Janes. White shank non-functional button on strap. Mesh inner lining. Black soles. Velcro closure.
Bloomers
White cotton bloomers. These are unchanged from the Classic outfit.
Hair Clip
Oval plastic gold hair clip. Black backing.
This is unchanged from the Classic outfit and was not included when the outfit was available for purchase separately.
Meet Accessories
Classic Edition
The first set of accessories were released in 2009 with Rebecca's initial release.
Hat
Black velveteen soft hat with gold and red silk ribbon in a bow.
Shawl
Multicolored fringed shawl.
Brooch
Brooch with rabbit and flowers. The brooch belonged to Bubbie, who brought it with her on her journey to America. The rabbit comes from the Russian folk tale Clever Karina, where Karina rides to the Tsar on a giant rabbit as a solution to his riddle.
BeForever Version
The second set of accessories were released in 2014 with Rebecca's BeForever redesign.
Hat
Purple satin hat with ruched crown. Two rows of purple velvet trim. Organza ribbon flower with a purple stone in the center.
Purse
Maroon square purse with gold metal frame. White wrist strap with purple floral embroidery.
Necklace
Gold necklace with a purple teardrop-shaped pendant. A gold stone sits above the teardrop and has two gold leaves extend from it on either side.
Third Version (2019)
The third set of accessories were released in 2019 after BeForever's depreciation but still included elements introduced from the redesign. The price increased to $35 and later increased further to $36, $40, and $42). The purse got a black vinyl wrist strap instead of a ribbon, and the set added the following items:
Shawl
Light purple shawl with dark purple fringe trim. Printed floral design in shades of pink, yellow, purple and white. This was advertised as a shawl Rebecca's family brought from Russia.
Magazine
Motion Picture magazine featuring Lily Armstrong. Blue cover with white star pattern and yellow text.
2019 Version
With BeForever in 2014, Rebecca was sold with The Sound of Applause. Starting in 2019, Rebecca was instead sold with Rebecca: The Sound of Applause, which is an abridged version with added illustrations.
A dress inspired by Rebecca's BeForever Meet Outfit, the Pretty Plum Dress, was available for $58.
Rebecca's mini doll was released when she debuted. The doll's body, meet, and book changed in 2014 with the start of BeForever.
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Rebecca's Mattel mini doll.
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Rebecca's BeForever mini doll.
