A Date With Destiny Barbie, the 2022 National Barbie Doll Collectors Concention exclusive!! The theme of the convention was Roaring 20s, but you already know I couldn’t just give you straight 1920s. This is my modern high fashion interpretation of the aesthetic codes of the 1920s. Cropped and spit-curled hairstyles a la Josephine Baker, but done in multi-tonal pink and blue. Hair design by @shirleyfujisaki who made them teeny tiny spit curls do what they do! The make up is inspired by classic 1920s make up like icon Anna May Wong, but a smokey eye in jewel tones instead of charcoal black, and an emphasized Cupid’s bow lip but done as a heart shape in the center of the lips 🖤. @minhtam_ perfectly captured the dynamic between past and future in the Barbie’s face design! I wanted to do a mini collection, so I designed a unique multi-layered outfit for each doll. The Black Barbie with the pink hair has a sheer A-line mini dress with silver metal chain fringe sewn in a scalloped formation for an art deco vibe. The shoulders are accented with oversized bows with tails drippppping to tha floor. She has thigh-high stocking boots, throw back to how in the 1920s hemlines went up, exposing stockings for the first time. A black bodysuit, gloves and chandelier earrings complete her lewk. The White Barbie with the blue hair wears a patent pleather mini dress with cut-outs inspired by Art Deco buildings in Chicago. That mini dress is a completely separate piece from the sheer tiered ruffle dress underneath. Big ruffles go down the length of her gloves as well! She also has the black bodysuit, stocking boots and chandelier earrings. The convention name was ‘A Decade of Destiny’ so I worked with copywriter @elle.oliver.edmonds to come up with a name for the Barbie that connects directly to the convention (and also to Destiny’s Child in my head & heart lol). Elle cleverly incorporated 1920s era phrases like ‘cat’s meow’ and ‘bee’s knees’ into the doll description on the back of the box! Mattel photographers created these Destiny’s Child - Lose My Breath.mp3 photos, with a simple seamless background and dramatic lighting, inspired by 1920s Hollywood portraiture!