Merlin and Morgan le Fay
Barbie® Bazaar - August 2000
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Victorian Tea Barbie was an Avon-exclusive Barbie themed around, well, a Victorian-era Barbie having tea. However, this was not the only Barbie that Mattel used the phrase "Victorian Tea" for.
The Victorian Tea Porcelain Collection Barbies were two Barbies from the late 1990s depicting rather more elaborate Victorian-era fashion - and, of course, tea.
The two dolls in the collection were Orange Pekoe and Mint Memories.
I can't speak to exactly how accurate these fashions are, but they certainly look a lot more detailed and, well, less cheap than the Avon collaboration. Plus, as with all Barbies in the Porcelain collection, they came with absolutely beautiful box art.
Interestingly, the special care instructions enclosed with Mint Memories proclaimed that she was the first porcelain Barbie to have a moveable head so she could be posed with different "attitudes".
It also details that the teacup contains 22 karat gold paint and that, although her hand is posed to balance the teacup, they recommend adhering the cup and saucer to her hand with adhesive.
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Barbie 2002 - Collector Edition (2001)
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The final Battle of the Barbies!
We've made it to the end! Time to vote for the ultimate best Barbie
This is the last round of Battle of the Barbies! All other polls in can be found here.
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Barbie Mermaid Picrew Photo
I made a mermaid version of Barbie from 2023 fantasy comedy film Barbie using this image maker in Picrew.
Barbie in her mermaid form (made in Picrew)
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The Magic of Camelot: A Medieval Soap Opera
by Christopher Varaste
Barbie® Bazaar - August 2000
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There are a seemingly never ending list of Bob Mackie Barbies that I could talk about. For today, I'd like to bring up Masquerade Ball Barbie.
Masquerade Ball Barbie was a collectors edition Barbie which came out in 1993. As with the majority of Bob Mackie dolls, she came packaged with a signed Bob Mackie illustration of the concept design for the doll.
Conceptually there is one major problem - the elephant in the room, really. For all that she is called "Masquerade Ball Barbie", she is not actually displayed in box wearing a mask of any kind. She is not doing a very thorough job of attending a masquerade ball. (Perhaps this doll display takes place post-unmasking?)
Her dress is extremely cool though, and I love the feathered hat. I just can't help but think that she looks like she is dressed for some kind of regular gala rather than a Masquerade.
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Battle of the Barbies! Bonus Round: Just for Fun
This is a bonus round of Battle of the Barbies. All other polls in can be found here.
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