tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424698162327097126.post1686252836073229694..comments2024-01-02T10:16:13.926+00:00Comments on The Thoughtful Dresser: Mattel's Nigerian BarbieLinda Granthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09126115924247248057noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424698162327097126.post-77513168463515235352009-01-20T14:04:00.000+00:002009-01-20T14:04:00.000+00:00The quality and scale of some of those tiny garmen...The quality and scale of some of those tiny garments and accessories - handbags! - are remarkable though, like the French fashion dolls sent to the courts of Europe in centuries past.<BR/><BR/>I want the Dior New Look one. Remember my mum always waxing nostalgic about that being the most beautiful fashion period in history - didn't hurt that she was a beautiful young woman at the time, and a very skilled seamstress to copy the styles. <BR/><BR/>If the Donna Karan doll had been raven haired, it would have channelled Monica...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424698162327097126.post-51542325132546656642009-01-19T18:26:00.000+00:002009-01-19T18:26:00.000+00:00Dude, you can take Barbie out of the Valley, but, ...Dude, you can take Barbie out of the Valley, but, like, you can't take the Valley Girl out of Barbie? <BR/><BR/>Wait. Did I get that backwards? Whatever.Christa Weilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02898114269723629684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424698162327097126.post-33324989069156955552009-01-19T16:07:00.000+00:002009-01-19T16:07:00.000+00:00About time. When my work group sponsored Christmas...About time. When my work group sponsored Christmas last year for an immigrant family from Africa, I search to find an ethnic doll. I finally found a baby doll but suspect the Nigerian Barbie would have been much more appreciated.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424698162327097126.post-59877478606406513602009-01-19T14:48:00.000+00:002009-01-19T14:48:00.000+00:00My mother wasn't crazy about Barbie, but bought me...My mother wasn't crazy about Barbie, but bought me one anyway in 1962 when I was five years old. I credit/blame Barbie for my obession with clothes and fashion, though not for my body dysmorphia.<BR/><BR/>LOVE the DK Barbie!!!Susan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005855250089328310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424698162327097126.post-60364922629257592302009-01-19T13:09:00.000+00:002009-01-19T13:09:00.000+00:00Hooray for Barbie, who gave girls of all ages the ...Hooray for Barbie, who gave girls of all ages the right to wear PINK!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com