/// 30 March 2009 ///
A taste of things to come....
Barbie® Turns 50, Has Identity Crisis
Signs point to Barbie getting yet another "makeover" for her 50th birthday, but catalog photos of upcoming dolls confuse the issue by showing Barbie® with at least three different head sculpts - one of which appears to be new.
/// 18 March 2009 ///
It's a bloody mystery...
Who Is Quintessential Barbie®?
Who is the mysterious "Quintessential Barbie®" doll shown in promo pictures?
/// 16 March 2009 ///
A taste of things to come....
A Little Bit of Gossipy Stuff
/// 15 March 2009 ///
What's the deal with...
Barbie®'s New Head (Or Heads)
Rounding up information about the new new closed-mouth head sculpt that was supposed to debut on Bathing Suit Barbie® but didn't. Plus, is Barbie getting a new open-mouth head, too?
/// 16 July 2007 /// (Updated: 15 March 2009)
I got yer variations right here...
Head Games: Beach Glam™ Barbie® Gets a Makeover
Beach Glam™ Barbie®'s face paint design changed during production.
/// 09 March 2009 ///
It's a bloody mystery...
Case Closed: The Mystery of the Bathing Suit Doll is Solved (She WAS going to have a new head sculpt after all)
Bathing Suit Barbie® really was going to have a new head sculpt.
/// 09 March 2009 ///
A OOAK thing I made
Happy Birthday, Barbie®!
Pictures of a basic swimsuit doll I made inspired by the original "zebra stripe swimsuit" doll from 1959.
/// 04 March 2009 ///
It's a bloody mystery...
The "Bathing Suit Barbie®" Mystery Gets More (And Also Less) Mysterious
A press release seems to verify that the 50th anniversary commemorative doll reported to be debuting a new head sculpt is Bathing Suit Barbie® - despite the fact that she clearly has the existing 1991 "Mackie" head. The press release also reveals that the doll will be sold for one week at the price point of the original 1959 Barbie doll: US$3.
/// 04 March 2009 ///
Mattel announces plans to introduce a new line of all-black Barbie®-style fashion dolls called So In Style®. Although it's being described as a completely new idea, it's unmistakably similar to the Shani® line from the 1990s.
/// 02 March 2009 ///
A taste of things to come....
Fab Girl&trade Barbie®: Day-to-Night™ Barbie®'s Back... Again (Fab Girl™ Barbie® uses an old concept...and a new head?)
Day-to-Night™ Barbie® makes her third appearance in the form of 2009's upcoming FAB™ Girl Barbie doll - and the catalog photo of the doll reveals what appear to be two new head sculpts.
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