Tara's World of Fashion: Advice, Fashion Styling, Discussions, and Trends.
THE WORLD, HAS COME ALONG WAY, IN ITS ACCEPTANCE, OF DIFFERENT RACIAL, AND CULTURAL APPROPRIATIONS, OF DEPICTING BARBIE. BARBIE IS NOT, JUST THE DOLL, WITH THE BLONDE HAIR, BLUE EYES, AND WHITE SKIN. SHE ALSO COMES, IN MANY BEAUTIFUL SKIN COMPLEXIONS, AND ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS TOO. BARBIE IS ALSO, A REPRESENTATION, OF WHO WE ARE, AS GIRLS, AND WOMEN. THE CHOCOLATE BARBIE, DEPICTED IN THE PAINTING, IS A GLAMOROUS DOLL, WITH BEAUTIFUL, FLAWLESS BROWN SKIN, A BEAUTY MARK BY HER RIGHT EYE, A BROWN HAIR/ UPDO, BROWN TEARDROP EYES, WITH PINK-SILVER EYE SHADOW, SHIMMERY PINK BARBIE LIPS, AND JEWELED DROP EARRINGS. I DEPICTED BARBIE, WITH BROWN HAIR/UPDO, WITH SILVER EYE MAKEUP, SIGNITURE PASTEL BARBIE-PINK LIPSTICK, AND ETSY SIMPLYCHIC93, BLUE IRIDESCENT EARRINGS.
I TRIED TO IMAGINE, THE PAINTING OF BARBIE, AND WHAT SHE WOULD WEAR, AND WHAT STAYED TRUE, TO THE THEME. I PAIRED A GIAMBATTISTA VALLI, PINK POLKA DOT COAT, GANNI METALLIC/SILVER, SEQUINED BLOUSE, WITH A NATASHA ZINKO PINK, STRAPPLESS TOP, PAIRED WITH SAINT LAURENT, POLKA DOT SKIRT, BLUE TIGHTS, AND COLORBLOCK OXFORD PLATFORMS.Â
FOR THE ACCESSORIES, I MENTIONED THE BROWN HAIR/UPDO, THE SILVER EYE MAKEUP, ALONG WITH SIGNITURE BARBIE PINK LIPS, SIGNITURE PINK AND PURPLE GLITTER NAILS. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THE REST OF THE JEWELRY, TO GO WITH THE EARRINGS. I PAIRED ETSY YOUDONTNEEDAREASON, BLUE CRYSTAL BEADED BRACELETS, ETSY DESIGNSBYMALONE, PEACOCK BLUE CRYSTAL BRACELET, AND AN ETSY MEVEVINTAGE PINK JEWELED RING. THIS BARBIE, IS A REPRESENTATION, OF ALL BROWN-SKINNED GIRLS, AND WOMEN, OF DIFFERENT CULTURES, AND ETHNICITIES. THIS PAINTING UNITES, BROWN SKIN AS ONE.
