I'm A Barbie Girl, In A Barbie World

'...packed in plastic is fantastic..."

The first black Barbie released in 1980


The first black doll, credited as the first black Barbie, made her debut to the world in 1967 by the name of Black Francie with friends Christie & Julia. She was created by using the old head molds of the white Francie doll and lacked black characteristics in termd of facial structure. The first official black Barbie was released in 1980 with an afro. A new line of Barbies titled the So In Style Barbie dolls are set for a Fall 2009 release and will be available in the UK next year. These dolls will have distinct black features, different personalities, and different skin tones [because we black folk do capture every shade in the brown spectrum]. Courtney, the cheerleader, has a fuller nose and fuller lips than regular Barbie; Trichelle, the doll who's personality is to be into art, has curly hair and Kara, who loves music, has a darker skin tone. The pictures below are just the samples so trust that there will be a change to skin tones and hair textures.

Trichelle and Janessa

Kara and Kiana

Grace and Courtney

Vogue Italia Fades To Black Once Again

In July 2008, Vogue Italia took notice of the lack of diversity in the fashion world and took it upon themselves to create the first Black Issue of Vogue. It was/is the best selling issue in Vogue's history. The idea for the Black Issue came from Franca Sozzani, who is also the mastermind behind this current issue honoring the black barbie. "Barbie has been an icon for whole generations which is why I really wanted to give a strong sign in step with the times, and dedicate the anniversary issue to Black Barbie” Franca Sozzani, Editor-in-Chief, Vogue Italia.

The July 2009 Vogue Italia is currently available.

Foot Candy: Step Into These Jays

I'm stepping into my girly phase now where I am loving heels more than anything at the moment but I cannot forget where my shoe obsession began: kicks. Sneakers were my initial choice of shoes because they are comfy and its my culture and apart of my style. I love to take girly outfits and sticking some sneakers in there to make it street. Well I would love to have these Jordans in my closet to jazz up some of my outfits. The Air Jordan Brand is celebrating its 25th anniversary in a classic way. All white is the direction they are heading in, plain but striking and pure. These are just samples and we all know how it goes when it comes to samples. Thanks Chris Paul for tweeting these pictures =].

Slim's sidenote: Those 11s are something serious.

QUICKIE!

Okay right before I go to bed!! I would be sleeping but it is so damn hot in this room that I can't fall asleep =/. I am sweating like a whore in a confessional. Ugh! It wants to rain all day but be hot as all hell at night. Weather I am not understanding your logic right now.


Anyway here are some cool things I have found while messing around at work:

Whoever did this is a genius lol. I saw this on Bossip and fell out laughing so hard because this is exactly what I think of this man. All of you out there looking for a record deal, DO NOT GO TO BAD BOY! DIDDY WILL SUCK YOU DRY! Don't make me go down the list of failed Bad Boy acts [that's in another post somewhere].

These heels are sick. They look like they hurt but I'd try em. They are for the adventurous Lady Gaga type of chick...I think I'm pretty daring. Oh the possibilites with these shoes. Hell might help me get on to Kanye's blog as a Fresh Kid. LOL!

I found these a while ago and forgot who they were by & what fashion show & where I got the picture BUT these shoes remind me of 'The Beauty & The Beast' because of the teacup details on the shoes. These are really creative and I love how designers take inspiration from any and everything. Would I wear these? Nah not my cup of tea.

First we saw the designer lollipops that came out around last fashion week,now here are some cupcakes inspired by two great fashion houses: Chanel & Louis Vuitton. My aunt just got this Vogue magazine with pictures of EVERY SINGLE runway outfit for every single show and I was just in love with everything especially Chanel & Louis Vuitton. So these cupcakes hold a special place in my heart. However I won't eat them because I hate cake =].

This is a graph that I got from allhiphop.com that shows how many songs have origin in Michael Jackson songs. These obviously aren't all of them [because 'Baby' by Fabolous samples 'I Can't Help It'] but it is enough to show how influencial this man has been in the past and present. Even if you say you don't like Michael, one of his songs may have been sampled for a song thats playing in your ipod as we speak/type. Click for larger image...I guess lol.

Okay G'Night this time

And I mean it!