Yes! It’s true… it’s finally been done in the year twenty 2010 ten.
An (East)* Asian Ken Doll.
Oh wait… hang on… he looks… like he’s going to some cosplay convention…
japanese ken
Right, because an Asian Ken can’t be wearing jeans and a tshirt? Or a tuxedo if one must get fancy? An Asian Ken must be some kind of exotic fantasy and not just that cool dude next door? Right. (more…)
The final word is in (strange since it’s only July still) and the Barbie Silkstone line of dolls, also officially called the Barbie Fashion Model Collection is to consist of 9 dolls this year.
First, there was the Palm Beach line of dolls -
- Swim Suit
- Breeze
- Coral
- Honey (Honey is the DOG!)
- Sugar Daddy (Sugar is the DOG!) – poor dude got shelved due to conservative complaints and never made it into real life…
2010 Palm Beach Line
Then the Mad Man line was announced…
- Betty Draper
- Don Draper
- Joan Holloway
- Roger Sterling
At least this line had MALE DOLLS… who weren’t cancelled! Can you imagine Don and Roger getting cancelled anyway? hmmm… is it because they are philandering jerks and most definitely not gay?
2010 Mad Men Line
And finally, since this year is the 10th year anniversary of the Barbie Fashion Model Collection, a commemorative doll is going to be issued. As of this date, this doll has not been made public yet but there is word that she is very blonde with sparkling blue eyes. Definitely not African American.
10th Anniversary Silhouette
Why does it matter if an African American doll is included in this line this year or not. This line is considered by many collectors to be the high end range of adult collectable barbie dolls. To exclude the representation of an African American doll is very telling… and not in a good way.
BFMC Palm Beach Breeze SKU# R4484 (2010) + redresses of Dallas and Nichelle…
Palm Beach Breeze
She’s one of my top grails – I have actually found myself looking at ebay and doll stores a lot less since receiving her! She’s so beautiful! *hearts*
Talking Drama Adele
