The pages is
just speculation, it is not meant to be taken as fact.
Some facts are used, but the facts used may not support
the view point on this page. This page is just for fun,
and may become obsolete as we found out more of what Hasbro/Sunbow
was working on.
Factory Sealed Bag Fashions
Shoes
These two shoes
are sealed in a bag together. Most bagged shoes also have
a hair pick, sunglasses or another accessory. These bags
also seem thinner then the bags that came with the fashions
and dolls. The bag is very thin as if in an assembly line,
where the shoes where sealed, then one package was ripped
off of the one just before it at the puffer edges.
Guitar
There is the
Roxy guitar in one of these factory sealed bags -- the
color of the plastic is a little darker then most Roxy
guitars.
Other bags included
...
Recently there
where several auctions on eBay that had just a pair shoes,
a keyboard, or two pieces of clothing in them. I did win
a couple of these auctions.
These pair of Pink shoes
(above)
A slightly different color of pink
shoes
Glitter'n Gold style of shoes
"Electric Chords" keyboard
1st issue Roxy guitar
(above)
and two bags of mix match fashions
(see below)
I'm guessing
most, if not all, the shoes where bagged like that after
they came out of the molds. That way the factory would
be sure to have equal pairs for the dolls and fashions.
I would assume the fashion bags are the same way, it maybe
the sewing department worked on the "Encore"
dress and the "Music in the Air" pants at the
same time. So, they where put in the same bag. Or maybe,
at some point early in production they where going to
have that dress and those pants together as a fashion,
maybe the Jem and Jerrica differences to a Flip Side Fashion.
Clothing Bag
One
the dress from "Encore"
& the pants from "Music
in the Air"
Clothing
Bag Two
the hat from "Music
in the Air"
& the head band from
2nd issue Aja
The reason
they would do this is because the shoes, dolls and fashions
would be come from different areas to the assemblage
department. With having the piece in the bags, then
the person would be less likely to miss a piece that
need to be added to the doll or fashion. The assembler
would get a box of shoes, a box of tights, a box of
socks, and a box of dresses, and have to take one of
each and attach them to card or insert.
We do know that some fashions and dolls where made in
China and packed in Hong Kong. That would make it even
more difficult to make sure all the pieces where added
to a fashion or doll, without keeping items grouped
together.
"If" they really where going to be part of
the same Flip Side, I would guess the pants and hat
went for the Jerrica part of "Music in the Air"
and the dress and hair tie (later used for 2nd issue
Aja) went with the Jem part ... before the fashion had
the see-though jacket. The German prototype has only
Jem wearing the jacket, not Jerrica. So that does show
some evolution in the creation of that fashion. Maybe,
it was going to have the "Encore" dress, but
then Hasbro changed their mind since the Jem fashion
would look a lot like the "Let's Rock This Town"
Jem fashion. So, the jacket might have been a replacement
for the "Encore" dress to complete that fashion.
Maybe...
German prototype
"Music in the Air" showing Jerrica without a
jacket, and not belt for the fashion.
"Let's Rock
This Town"
The "Encore"
dress with the "Music in the Air" jump suit
would look extremely similar to this Flip Side Fashion.
