While Barbie‘s tributes to David Bowie, Elvis Presley, and the likes are cool, I think the Barbie Inspiring Women series is even cooler. The latest to join the likes of Dr. Jane Goodall, and Madam C.J. Walker, in the Barbie Signature, Barbie Inspiring Women series is Bessie Coleman (1892-1926), the first African-American woman and the …
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Mattel has once again partnered with renowned Chinese couturier Guo Pei to create a Lunar New Year getup for the world’s famous doll, Barbie. Drawing inspiration from the design from one of Pei’s past collections, the Barbie Signature 2023 Barbie Lunar New Year Doll Designed By Guo Pei features a resplendent two-piece couture look, presented …
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Over her 63 years in existence, the look and styling of Barbie have changed many times and so has her home which was first introduced 3 years after the doll, in 1962. That’s right. Barbie was a homeowner since 1962. Her humble abodes – if you can them humble – ranges from her first mid-century …
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Have you heard? There’s going to be a Barbie movie. Yes. Barbie as in the world-famous doll. The idea for a Barbie feature film was born, believe it or not, 13 years ago in 2009. After some changes of hands on the rights, the movie eventually landed with Warner Bros. Pictures sometime in the 2010s …
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Last month, Italian marque Maserati revealed an unlikely collaboration with Mattel’s Barbie for an ultra-limited edition, Maserati Grecale, the Barbie x Maserati Grecale Trofeo SUV. How ultra-limited? Only two custom units are available globally. One of which is part of 2022 Neiman Marcus Fantasy Gifts.
Guo Pei, the Chinese fashion designer best known in the west for designing Rihanna’s trailing yellow gown, also has her hands in designing dresses for another famous “personality”: Barbie.
Mermaid toys are not new, but this gotta be the first for the Barbie Signature line. The first Barbie Signature’s mermaid is, well, actually a merman. That’s right. Dear old Ken has picked up the trident (note: it does not actually come with a trident) and traded his legs for a fishtail.
The world’s most famous doll, Barbie, has dressed up in many roles. From NatGeo photojournalist to Star Wars characters and she had paid tribute to one of the most important entertainers of our time too. Speaking of tribute, the darling of dolls latest dressed up pays honor to the legendary “King of Rock N’ Roll”, …
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Barbie Loves The Ocean from Mattel is a new line of Barbie Dolls and the first’s first fashion doll collection that is made from 90% recycled plastic. To celebrate this, Mattel has partnered with Whalebone Magazine to showcase the new dolls in a way never seen before.
Barbie have assumed multiple roles. Roles like David Bowie, Star Trek Starfleet crew, X-Files agent and more. Save for the NatGeo photographer and maybe David Bowie, those roles are as fictional as Barbie herself.
