¡Hola a todos!
Sí, ya sé, llego un poco tarde pero aún así me gusta compartir esta información que además está muy ligada a la entrada anterior con vosotros. De nuevo Carlyle Nuera es el protagonista o, mejor dicho, dos de sus muñecas creadas especialmente para los coleccionistas de Barbie asistentes a la convención nacional estadounidense en Chicago. ¿Te gustó su OOAK para subastar en este…
Ever since I discovered the convention exclusive Barbies I've been excited to show them off. Allow me please to show you the 2021 National Barbie Doll Collectors Convention dolls: Barbie and Ken Power Pair.
But if you are not sufficiently impressed by Ken's rather squashed looking face (I have seen him described as "those brothers who have done too much plastic surgery" and "handsome Squidward"), you may be relieved to know that there was an AA set released as well as the Caucasian set.
I honestly couldn't tell you which one I like better. I think I like the AA Ken himself better, but I like his suit less.
The dolls themselves, rather than just the promotional photos, reveal that the outfits honestly look a little cheap - given these were limited edition convention exclusives, surely Mattel could have put in a slightly higher production value on these. At least give them some buttons and proper hems.
¡Hola a todos!
¿Qué os parece si nos vamos todos mentalmente a Chicago? Allí muchos amigos coleccionistas de Barbie y otras muñecas se han reunido alrededor de la convención americana cuya temática este año es “A Decade of Destiny” basado en los años veinte (los anteriores veinte). Carlyle Nuera, el famoso diseñador, ha aportado una nueva Barbie OOAK (one of a kind) para recaudar fondos para una…
In 2012, Mattel released the Hope Diamond Barbie - yes, modelled after the most famous diamond in the world.
I vaguely seem to recall being taught growing up that the Hope Diamond was the biggest diamond ever found, but it's occurred to me while writing this that I don't know if that's true. Apparently the largest diamond in the world is the Cullinan diamond, discovered in 1905 and named after the owner of the mine (and not, like, the miner... but if I go too deep down that path I will start talking about things REALLY unrelated to Barbie.)
While the redhead version was a Gold Label release with 6500 dolls created, there was also a blonde version that was a convention exclusive for the 2012 Italian doll convention.
The doll was designed by Robert Best, a very prolific Barbie designer. I don't think it's one of his best efforts but I do think Hope Diamond Barbie looks elegant and refined. I significantly prefer the redhead version of her.