The second trailer of the movie live action of Barbie Shared at the beginning of April, it not only caused euphoria and excitement, but also brought a series of surprises, revealing part of the cast of the film, in which Dua Lipa will participate as Mermaid Barbie.
In addition, a dynamic was created with which we could show how we would look on our own poster in the style of the famous doll. Which gave us the idea to create a list with the strangest and most unusual versions of dolls that Mattel has released on the market. Between the zombie Barbie, one in the style of Twilight and even the Virgin Mary, these are the most extravagant Barbie dolls ever.
1.Vampire Barbie
This doll is part of Barbie’s Haunted Beauty Dolls collection, which, wearing a completely black outfit and a dark and serious facial expression, became a very Dark-style toy, which made it unusual and very striking.
2. Miraculous Medal Barbie
At one time, Mattel launched a collection of religious dolls, among which this version and the Virgin Mary stood out, but after multiple complaints from believers of the Catholic religion assuring that it was disrespectful, it was immediately removed from the market.
3.Barbie Airing
Even though the main idea of this doll was to show off the famous brand of chocolate chip cookies that are clearly displayed on most of her outfits, it failed to overcome criticism and comments that it was a racist toy, so It didn’t take long for it to go off the market.
4.Barbie Lady Gaga
After the singer became popular for her famous extravagant outfits and after her success poker faceMattel thought it would be nice to have a version of her among their famous dolls, so they designed a doll with a looks in black with the famous hairstyle with a bow on the head.
5. Virgin Mary Barbie
The collection of various dolls with models and figures of popular saints in the Christian religion did not have the expected success, because after being classified as an offense to said sacred images by those who profess that faith, the company discontinued them, although they have now become in collectible relics.
6. Barbie Amy Winehouse
The idea of designing this special version of the doll arose after the death of the singer, since the company considered that it would be a very valuable piece. However, by showing the attitude and behavior of Amy Winehouse in each item, it was not very well regarded by conservative parents, so it was only sold in some music stores with a fairly limited quantity.
7.Barbie Shakira
One of the artists who has more versions of dolls Barbie It is Shakira, since on more than one occasion they have released toys showing their various styles and in their most iconic public appearances that have marked their career.
8. Barbie Marilyn Monroe
Added: Mattel couldn’t leave out Marilyn Monroe and offer a version of her dolls as a tribute to being one of the greatest celebrities of all time. So they were in charge of taking care of every detail and making her best effort so that she will remain identical. Few were lucky enough to have it.
9.Barbie BTS
After the fame that the popular K-pop band BTS has gained, the most famous doll in the world could not be left out of the loop and launched a whole collection with a doll of each of the members accompanied by the famous Barbie.
10.Barbie Twilight
After the furor and the popularity that the film saga of TwilightMattel thought it was a good idea to bring out a whole collection of Barbie dolls showing each of the most important characters in the movies, among which the members of the Cullen family, Bella and even Jacob stand out.
11.Barbie Zombie Bride
This doll is part of Barbie’s Haunted Beauty Dolls collection, in which it shows a doll dressed as a bride in a zombie version, since it shows a different skin and hair color than common dolls and reminds Emily in The Corpse Bride.
12. Barbie DeBeers
In order to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the doll, in 1999, Mattel launched this special edition that is considered one of the most expensive in the world, since it costs more than 85 thousand dollars. The high value of this Barbie is due to the fact that the clothes she wears are made of silk, which has 160 diamonds embedded in white gold.
Source: Okchicas
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