Coming Soon - Empress of the Aliens Barbie Doll

 Designed by Bill Greening, this Gold Label Barbie Doll will be released on June 21th of this year. Nothing to say as the wonderfully job done with this doll speak for itself. One more in the list...(There's a say in  Brazil that when something is too expensive we say that cost the eyes, well, with my wish list growing, pretty soon I'll get blind LOL!)

She rules the far reaches of the fashion frontier in supreme style! Empress of the Aliens™ Barbie® doll wears an intriguing outfit of green, purple and black with metallic accents, while an elaborate headdress adds to her commanding presence. Her mysterious cat-like eyes suggest a connection to a faraway galaxy, giving her a look that’s light years beyond the ordinary! - http://www.barbiecollector.com/shop/doll/empress-aliens-barbie-doll-w3514

 Hope you all have a great week!!!

Vintage Wednesday - Vintage #3 1960 Brunette Ponytail Barbie Doll

I don't know much about Vintage Barbie Dolls - this is one of the reasons I started "Vintage Wednesday" - so that every so often when I get confused about their names and classifications, I can make an attempt to research my confusion and update the community, (whom also may be as lost as I am!).

Hopefully I can help not only myself, but the community as well, for an example, I found these dolls with numbers in front of their name.  I'm not too sure the meaning of it, (vintage #3, #4, #5), I have an idea about all this "mumbo jumbo", but I don't want to say something that I'm not really sure about, right?  Hopefully, these posts can help shed some light for new fans and enthusiasts alike...

So, you can guess what the next "Vintage Wednesday" post may be about then...

Coming back to the present we have today Vintage #3 1960 Brunette Ponytail Barbie Doll.  I'm not the author for theses pictures as I don't have the doll, they were found on an eBay auction: 

This doll, #3 comes in Blondie and Brunette, she's an 850 model issued on 1960. Her original clothes were a black and white striped swimsuit (not showed on the pictures), white sunglasses, gold or pearl stud earrings and a black open toe heels. The one on this picture have a brown eyeliner, but she also was manufactured with blue eyeliner, which is rarer to find. So, get already for some digging if you want one :-)

Hope you enjoyed your Wednesday :-)

Style by Me - Create your own Barbie

Browsing around the Mattel website I found something nice for girls out there and I may get one myself -  it will be nice something manufactured by Mattel with my name on it and, "created" by me :-) I'm talking about "Barbie styled by me" doll on Mattel.com.  I don't know how old this is, I usually don't go on Mattel's website, my energies are usually spent on Barbie Collector.com, so sometimes I don't really know what's going on with the "regular dolls" unless I see it in department stores or on blogs. 

So, for this doll you can choose her hair style, skin color, clothes - (the options that are given to you to choose from - I wasn't really impressed with it, but then again they are for kids, not for collectors), accessories, pick two more outfits - so you get 3 total and you can even create a shirt, for Barbie, with whatever you want to say on it, well... you have a limit of 9 characters...  I copied and pasted the screen of the one I had created. I would like one though  :-) 

To create your own: http://shop.mattel.com/shop/index.jsp?categoryId=4332568 

Have a great Tuesday :-)

 

Celebrity Monday - Clark Gable

"Everything Marilyn does is different from any other woman, strange and exciting, from the way she talks to the way she uses that magnificent torso."

Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/c/clark_gable.html#CYgkjk0H5frat574.99

I have talked about "Gone with the Wind" the movie on a Celebrity Monday post HERE before, but the whole talk was about the "girl". But, every so often the guys got to have their celebrity moment here too right?  OK, Ken?
So, how about Clark Gable.

Who was this guy, anyways?

William Clark Gable (February 1, 1901 – November 16, 1960), known as Clark Gable, was an American film actor most famous for his role as Rhett Butler in the 1939 Civil War epic film Gone with the Wind, in which he starred with Vivien Leigh. His performance earned him his third nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor; he won for It Happened One Night (1934) and was also nominated for Mutiny on the Bounty (1935). Later movies included Run Silent, Run Deep, a submarine war film, and his final film, The Misfits (1961), which paired Gable with Marilyn Monroe, also in her last screen appearance. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Gable seventh among the greatest male stars of all time.^[1] He was nicknamed 'The King of Hollywood.' - http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Terms_of_Use%20%282012%29/en?utm_source=TOU_top

Well, with that look, I have to say, as a girl, "he wasn't a very handsome man", but he had something that I just can't explain, by looking at his pictures, I'm sure he had it... that look, like the one that I'm sure made him a "flirty" type of a guy back in the end of 30's and at the beginning of the 40's.  He reminds me of those old movies about the war that had epic guys who swooned all the girls... well kind of like in "Gone with the Wind" for example...

 Love these pictures...

Anyways, Mattel also created a Ken doll based on Gable's character in "Gone with the Wind" - Rhett Butler: 

Ken as Rhett Butler - 1994

Clark Gable as Rhett Butler - 2001

Well, hoped you liked it, not too bad of an actor and a celebrity... and we were able to give Ken a few seconds of fame... but sorry Ken, next time its for the girls!    

Have a great week!

 

Happy Mother's Day!!

Hope everyone had a great time!

 

My Collection - 2008 Holiday Barbie

I found this Barbie on sale at Walmart, a department store here, I was wiling to wait a little more to see if they would try to get rid of it and put it on clearance, but my husband said it was better you get itand be on the safe side, well he was right, i got and one week after we have nothing but empty shelf's, glad I got it:-)

 

Coming Soon - Evening Gown Barbie® Doll

I want this doll soooo really bad :-) She'll be released on June. Robert Best is driving me crazy... :-)This doll is gorgeous!!

 Evening Gown Barbie doll is a vision of grace and glamour as she glides through a night of exciting events. Direct from the atelier, her feminine ensemble features an embroidered white top embellished with white beads, clear iridescent sequins and silk ribbon flowers, while a pink satin bow accents the cinch-waist. Her sheer white overskirt gently reveals a pink satin flared skirt, and alluring accouterments include pink opera gloves and cross strap shoes. For an elegant final touch, she adds silvery rhinestone floral earrings with faux pearl drop. - http://www.barbiecollector.com/shop/doll/evening-gown-barbie-doll-w3426