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Parts list: Head: Mattel Vitamin C doll, rerooted with Pumpkin Spice from Dollyhair Torso: Gymnast Barbie Arms and Legs- hybrid of Gymnast Barbie and Obitsu 30cm male doll- ankles modified to fit: Feet- ZC Girl shoes with peg feet Look for message boards that are devoted to 1:6 scale customizing- there will be a lot of questions answered about technique and materials that will be invaluable to a beginner. Men With Dolls, Sci-Fi and Fantasy Customs, and Sideshow Freaks are all great places to start. Also be thinking about whether you will want to work in a very realistic style or a more stylized look.

#doctor who #custom #tutorial

aroworlds

In 2024, Barbie has returned to her usual place in society's collective attention, but I want more aro clothes for my fashion dolls. (Too much green? No such thing!) So once again for @aggressivelyarospec's Aggressively Arospectacular, I'm sharing additions to my handsewn aromantic and allosexual-aromantic pride wardrobe.

Today's project has been months in the making: a set of wide-legged trouser patterns, plus tutorial, for the classic, curvy, tall and athletic Barbie bodies. The tutorial discusses fabric composition, fitting for other doll body types, construction and pattern modifications!

#sewing

It turns out that the Zuru pregnant dolls come with the babies in liquid inside the "amneotic sac." Also there can be a dark skinned baby inside a light skinned mom doll.

(credit to that90sschicknz on TikTok)

The mom dolls have jointed elbows and wrists but the legs are hard plastic and don't bend at the knees. The feet are flat.

#pregnant dolls #non barbie #baby

barbielore

It hasn't been officially announced by Mattel, but an upcoming Barbie series has been leaked and pictures are being shared online. The theme? Ugly holiday sweaters!

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"Holiday" in this case not just meaning Christmas-themed but without being specific, because the set does have a Barbie with a Hanukkah sweater.

I wanted to mention this even though the release hasn't been officially announced by Mattel yet because this would be the first Barbie who isn't in the likeness of another person who is themed around Jewish traditions or culture. 65+ years in the making!

andthentheresanne

Ok I....I love this, I really do....but... It's May???????

barbielore

Hope you don’t mind me screenshotting your tags to provide a bit of an answer!

First off the fact that it’s only May is no doubt why this hasn’t been officially announced by Mattel yet and is still in the realm of sneak previews in unofficial channels. The lead time on design and development of Barbies is pretty long but they won’t want to announce them officially until closer to the holiday season. (Not all the way in December would be my guess, but at least when the holiday season is realistically on the horizon.)

As for whether it’s really the first official Barbie to represent a Jewish cultural tradition or holiday — yep. There’s been some Barbies in the likeness of Jewish celebrities or fictional characters, but that’s all. It’s virtually unfathomable to me, but there you go. Barbie has even been banned in some countries for being Jewish (Saudi Arabia I believe? But I am not in a situation I can factcheck that right now) but it’s never been an official part of the Barbie brand or lore, even as a special occasion release.

barbielore

I did fact check this and to say she was banned for “being Jewish” is a bit of an oversimplification but she was referred to as Jewish by the Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice in their warning statement.

Also she was banned in Saudi Arabia but is no longer. She is however still banned in Iran.

otps-in-plastic

Which is even more interesting with the important context that Barbara Handler was Jewish.

I do think the doll community needs to look at the trend of giving curvy Barbie a "snatched" waistline with a much more critical eye. Because in my opinion it is rapidly creating so much damage within a medium that is already fraught with tension over body image and representation.

It's quite similar to people who take dolls that are meant to represent people of color and straighten out their natural hair or alter their skin color with paint to make it lighter. Sorry, I meant, "prettier" (according to the customizer.

(I thought about adding pictures but considering they were upsetting to me, I thought others might be upset by them as well. Even if they are "just" dolls.)

queenofsquids

successful sawing! even managed to leave a nub of the eyelid mech so it can stop at the right point to give the essential lidded look.

then I finally looked closer at her hair and noticed a huge chunk was already cut off so that made me feel much better about removing the rest cleanly. and after a good soap she is soooo much less greasy, a huge relief to handle now.