Tuesday, January 22, 2013

An Inaugural Celebration

Barbie's Presidential Platform, "The Five B's":
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 From the "I Can Be" series, a young lady can aspire to be one of our future Presidents.
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January 21, 2013 was the Inauguration Day of President Barack Obama. This also marks the 57th quadrennial Presidential Inauguration since the first Inauguration of George Washington in New York City in 1789.

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The inaugural festivities was a star-studded event.

First American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson sang an impressive and soulful rendition of "My Country 'Tis of Thee")
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Beyonce sang beautifully "The Star-Spangled Banner" (fully live??)

Beyonce was formerly member of the trio "Destiny's Child".
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Commemorating our presidential election in 2012 with four confident and powerful ladies in presidential pink, red, white, and blue. 
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Thank you for celebrating Inauguration 2013 with us!

For more information:
 http://www.inaugural.senate.gov/

Friday, January 11, 2013

Saturday, January 05, 2013

Doll-lighted to Meet Liz "Violet Eyes" and Barbie "City Shopper"

What a pleasant surprise! Two lovely ladies arrived yesterday, ready to welcome 2013.

Elizabeth Taylor, "Violet Eyes", with the Silkstone body. She is more gorgeous in person. 

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Although she is no longer with us, her legend lives on.



Here is a Dame Taylor as a young mom holding her son Christopher Edwards Wilding.  She always has taken precious pictures with her children.
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Ready to shop for stylish fashions and enjoy the busy city life is "City Shopper" Barbie.  I purchased her at Amazon.com. I anticipate that this doll will be sought-after by Barbie collectors with her "Steffie" face type and attired in a Missoni-esque  or seemingly Missoni-inspired zig-zagged halter style dress.
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While still on the topic of Missoni, I though this model exemplified the "Barbie City Shopper" look with her Steffie type pout and her Missoni mini-dress (from Nordstrom.com)

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Two women who have been fashion icons for decades
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Monday, December 24, 2012

Christmas Wishes

Here are two of the  Holiday Wishes Barbies of 2012.  The red gown is elegant with a "bow-styled" bodice and festively embossed fabric. I also hope to get also the gorgeous African-American version (already "sold-out" at BarbieCollectibles.com).

Brunette doll, a K-Mart exclusive.

I purchased this blond doll from Amazon.com. I received "money-back" for Amazon.com and other on-line store purchases via fatwallet.com or sometimes for non-Amazon.com purchases at ebates.com.
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 I purchased this beauty from ebay.com.  It also came with a heart necklace as a bonus, part of  a special gift-set. 
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Altogether, a triple delight of holiday glamour.

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From our family to yours, have a blessed Christmas and holiday wishes filled with hope, peace, joy, and love.

Sunday, September 30, 2012

Project Stun-Way

It is time to celebrate the entertainment world embodied by an array of color and style displayed on the red carpet runway of the Emmys 2012.  This year, I saw more pastels, neons, metallics, geometrics, and other unique concoctions.  I did not see a unifying theme among the designers' creations unless  "I look like an original" and "I look unforgettable"  are considered valid.  I included a Barbie/Barbie's friend as a style doppelganger for most of the ladies.

Julia Louis Dreyfuss looking simply elegant in a Vera Wang gown. The geometrics curve and intersecting lines were in harmonious balance.
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 Julia is just as enchanting as the  "I Dream of Autumn" Barbie.

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Nothing "revenge"-ful and scandalous about the adorable Emily Van Camp here.  The drab color did not pair well with the design of the dress and her skin color and made her older than her 26 years wearing fancy lingerie. I prefer her with her hair unpinned.
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I could easily envision Emily in a gown having a similar design worn by the "Christabelle" Barbie (2007)
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Although yellow is a questionable color for the evening, Julie Bowen gave the red carpet some  sunshine and pizazz:sunshine and pizazz:


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Julie was fresh and hip as "The Hip 2 Be Square" Barbie (2000)

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For Leslie Mann, the lemons were a tad sour.  The crochet halter top did not "mesh" with the citrus.
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Something serenely and refreshingly lovely about former "Dancing with the Stars" dance instructor Julianne Hough in her aquamarine gown by Georges Hobeika.
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Julianne exuded Hollywood glamour, just like the "Between Takes Barbie" (2000)
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Sorry, Heidi, but you should have left your Vicky's Secret lingerie at home.
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Maybe Heidi should have brought back the blonde ambition and glitz as she did here,

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Lucy Liu, looking like a futuristic and galactic goddess in her Versace gown. In my opinion, the glamour and space fantasy are in harmonious balance.  Do I see a  new"Charlie's Angels" odyssey with Drew and Cameron to be set in outer space?

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As the tough and gorgeous Alex of "Charlie's Angels"
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Oh Hayden! What happened here? Unless my eyes truly have deceived me, she seems to be decked in seaweed or blue hair.  The design is lovely, but maybe the photograph does not accurately capture the gowns' fabric which dominate than enhance Hayden's charm and beauty.
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 The most talked about and unforgettable red carpet appearance:  Sofia Vergara in her mermaid-style gown which seem to be MADE just for her.. Her gown embodies familiar design elements and the sparkling teal complements Sofia's mesmerizing persona.  I have not seen Sofia look dismal in the public eye.  She can wear even a potato sack with panache and can easily get away wearing a form fitting top and slacks on the runway.  Wardrobe malfunction becomes media blitz and glitz. Credit to her stylist!
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If I had to create a doll in the likeness of Sofia, I would use this Barbie Basics Barbie.
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I adore Glenn Close. She is one of those versatile actresses that can easily get into any character imaginable: a plain Jane, androgynous somebody, and a wild seductress.  Even at her age, I could easily imagine her looking graceful a:nd glamorous as Sophia Loren.  Glenn can wear "big hair" and even beauty pageant-type gowns.  But she missed the mark here.  She criss-crossed many territories here.
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Check out Mr. Albuerne's customized doll in the likeness of Glenn Close in "Dangerous Liaisons" http://www.juanalbuerne.com/MyStarsIII.html


I am still not sure about Zooey Deschanel ("The New Girl") in this dreamlike gown. Fashion critics said that she looked prom or pageant like. I think she was going for a retro Hollywood look, or possibly a fairy-tale princess/ballerina inspired look?
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Zooey's grace and her layered skirt helped me to envision Barbie as the Swan Ballerina from "Swan Lake"

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 After looking at many of this year's Emmy looks,  Padma Lakshmi of "Top Chef" takes the cake. For her, she does not need the frills or the glitz.  She does that on her own.
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The captivating India Barbie from the mid 1990's.
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