Barbie to get a facelift
Barbie’s getting a new face. The iconic doll turns 50 on Monday and at midnight March 9, a new 2009 Barbie wearing a black and white bathing suit will be unveiled. She was designed as a modern interpretation of the original 1959 doll pictured here.
For one week, from March 9-14 at participating retailers, she’ll come with a throwback price of $3.
Barbie will celebrate her 50th birthday with a pink carpet celebrity bash at a real Barbie Malibu Dream House — a 3,500-square-foot house in Malibu. The house features skirted, corseted, lace-up dress chiars, a chandelier made of Barbie hair, a closet filled with thousands of shoes, a sunburst mirror made from 65 Barbie dolls and a garage that includes a real, pinked-up Barbie Volkswagen Beetle.
The house also has a Barbie museum.
In celebration of Barbie’s birthday, The Oklahoman will have a feature on Barbie with lots of trivia, tidbits and even a few quotes from a former Live Barbie. Look for it in the You! section on March 12.
One man’s thoughts on the Oscar fashion parade
David Wolfe, creative director of the Donegar Group, a trend forecasting company based in New York, is one of my go-to sources when I’m writing about trends and fashon. Here’s what he had to say about Oscar fashion. Agree or disagree?
I was encouraged that there was more individuality (though it sometimes led the ladies astray). Not as much flashy vulgarity as we’ve come to expect, not as many actresses who could be mistaken for sucessful ladies of the evening. I liked the fact that messy hair finally seems passe. Kate Winslet’s gown I found matronly, Marisa Tomei’s quite overwhelming. Sarah Jessica Parker seems to think she’s a Barbie Doll. Ms. Streep looked elegant, age appropriate and lovely … unlike Sophia Loren who looked like a caricature of herself. By and large, I believe that the entire Red Carpet parade is looking out of synch with a nation in economic trouble…I kept thinking about Marie Antoinette … and look what happened to her!
Fashion Week: Barbie, what a doll
How does a girl celebrate her 50th birthday? If she’s Barbie, she gets a standing-room only fashion show with creations designed by some of the biggest names in the indusry, including Calvin Klein Collection, Nanette Lepore, Vera Wang and Donna Karan.
Here are some pictures from the show. Read the story from Kim Crow, fashion writer for the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Models wear specially designed pink high heels at the Barbie Mattel fashion show in New York.
A design from Rachel Roy in the first-ever Barbie fashion show.
A Barbie creation from the Calvin Klein Collection.
Models wait backstage to walk the runway for the Barbie fashion show.
