Comments on: Barbie brides http://manolobrides.com/2006/08/09/barbie-brides/ Manolo Loves the Brides! Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:06:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: jenny http://manolobrides.com/2006/08/09/barbie-brides/#comment-7462 jenny Mon, 14 Aug 2006 01:36:41 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2006/08/09/barbie-brides/#comment-7462 I LOVED the Barbie styling head! Except if you brushed too hard (and the hair was always ratty and snarly, no matter what you did), the head would become detatched from the neck/decolletage. You'd be left with a fairly heavy head swinging from the lock of hair that was wrapped around your brush. All right: maybe it was creepier than I realized at the time... I LOVED the Barbie styling head! Except if you brushed too hard (and the hair was always ratty and snarly, no matter what you did), the head would become detatched from the neck/decolletage. You’d be left with a fairly heavy head swinging from the lock of hair that was wrapped around your brush.

All right: maybe it was creepier than I realized at the time…

]]> By: Twistie http://manolobrides.com/2006/08/09/barbie-brides/#comment-7381 Twistie Fri, 11 Aug 2006 17:30:22 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2006/08/09/barbie-brides/#comment-7381 OMG! That thing freaked me out right down to my socks! (shudders) I remember there were other styling heads, too. They bothered me. I had a nightmare about one once. I don't like to talk about it. OMG! That thing freaked me out right down to my socks! (shudders) I remember there were other styling heads, too. They bothered me. I had a nightmare about one once. I don’t like to talk about it.

]]> By: Never teh Bride http://manolobrides.com/2006/08/09/barbie-brides/#comment-7376 Never teh Bride Fri, 11 Aug 2006 13:56:17 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2006/08/09/barbie-brides/#comment-7376 Who remembers the Barbie styling head? That thing creeped me out! Who remembers the Barbie styling head? That thing creeped me out!

]]> By: Dataceptionist http://manolobrides.com/2006/08/09/barbie-brides/#comment-7367 Dataceptionist Fri, 11 Aug 2006 04:41:24 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2006/08/09/barbie-brides/#comment-7367 I only had one Barbie, and she never had anything to do with profession! Totally hair Barbie! I didn't know they came in professions! I only had one Barbie, and she never had anything to do with profession! Totally hair Barbie! I didn’t know they came in professions!

]]> By: Style Graduate http://manolobrides.com/2006/08/09/barbie-brides/#comment-7364 Style Graduate Thu, 10 Aug 2006 22:56:51 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2006/08/09/barbie-brides/#comment-7364 The idea of Barbie lip-syncing to Right Said Fred is a little much for me! Haha! The idea of Barbie lip-syncing to Right Said Fred is a little much for me! Haha!

]]> By: Jess http://manolobrides.com/2006/08/09/barbie-brides/#comment-7361 Jess Thu, 10 Aug 2006 18:30:38 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2006/08/09/barbie-brides/#comment-7361 On the catwalk, yeah, on the catwalk...I shake my little tush on the catwalk. Sorry, NtB, but you totally got that song stuck in my head with your last line. Thought I'd spread the, er, joy. On the catwalk, yeah, on the catwalk…I shake my little tush on the catwalk.

Sorry, NtB, but you totally got that song stuck in my head with your last line. Thought I’d spread the, er, joy.

]]> By: Never teh Bride http://manolobrides.com/2006/08/09/barbie-brides/#comment-7359 Never teh Bride Thu, 10 Aug 2006 17:52:09 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2006/08/09/barbie-brides/#comment-7359 I'm with you on both counts, Style Graduate and Twistie. Little girls (and grown women) are still fed messages about fairy tale weddings and prince charmings and so on. And Barbie seems to have come full circle. She went from being a fashion icon to an actualized, empowered woman. And now she is back in the designer dresses, strutting her stuff on the catwalk. I’m with you on both counts, Style Graduate and Twistie.

Little girls (and grown women) are still fed messages about fairy tale weddings and prince charmings and so on.

And Barbie seems to have come full circle. She went from being a fashion icon to an actualized, empowered woman. And now she is back in the designer dresses, strutting her stuff on the catwalk.

]]> By: Twistie http://manolobrides.com/2006/08/09/barbie-brides/#comment-7357 Twistie Thu, 10 Aug 2006 16:03:00 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2006/08/09/barbie-brides/#comment-7357 That's a scary article, Style Graduate! While I like pretty bridal gowns and fantasies about a singing/acting career, the thing that used to be positive about Barbie was the sheer number of solid, attainable professions she used to represent along with the big, glittery fantasies. I remember well when Barbie could be a vet, an astronaut, a teacher, a doctor (and not one whose primary job appears to be giving babies their bottles!), a nurse, a politician, or a soldier as well as an actress, a model, or a ballerina. She could grow our food as a farmer or make a killing on the stock market as a business woman. She could surf the waves or win Olympic gold as an athlete...or she could cheer the team on from the sidelines. I miss the Barbie who had choices. If she still could be an astronaut, I'd be happier about the designer line of wedding gowns. That said, these are lovely dresses. I don't want to rain on anyone's parade, but dammit, I want mine back! That’s a scary article, Style Graduate! While I like pretty bridal gowns and fantasies about a singing/acting career, the thing that used to be positive about Barbie was the sheer number of solid, attainable professions she used to represent along with the big, glittery fantasies. I remember well when Barbie could be a vet, an astronaut, a teacher, a doctor (and not one whose primary job appears to be giving babies their bottles!), a nurse, a politician, or a soldier as well as an actress, a model, or a ballerina. She could grow our food as a farmer or make a killing on the stock market as a business woman. She could surf the waves or win Olympic gold as an athlete…or she could cheer the team on from the sidelines.

I miss the Barbie who had choices. If she still could be an astronaut, I’d be happier about the designer line of wedding gowns.

That said, these are lovely dresses. I don’t want to rain on anyone’s parade, but dammit, I want mine back!

]]> By: Little Red http://manolobrides.com/2006/08/09/barbie-brides/#comment-7354 Little Red Thu, 10 Aug 2006 15:10:05 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2006/08/09/barbie-brides/#comment-7354 The Badgley Mischka one is gorgeous! The Badgley Mischka one is gorgeous!

]]> By: Style Graduate http://manolobrides.com/2006/08/09/barbie-brides/#comment-7350 Style Graduate Thu, 10 Aug 2006 13:13:53 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2006/08/09/barbie-brides/#comment-7350 Hmm. It makes me think of this post: http://mollysavestheday.blogspot.com/2006_07_01_mollysavestheday_archive.html#115290016410092725 Not that there is anything wrong with the dolls themselves, or the dresses; they are beautiful. But I'm not sure how I feel about the extent of the idolization of weddings and brides that goes on. I am well aware that this is a wedding blog, but the fact that this stuff is everywhere out there is a sign to me that something is not quite right. :) Hmm. It makes me think of this post: http://mollysavestheday.blogspot.com/2006_07_01_mollysavestheday_archive.html#115290016410092725

Not that there is anything wrong with the dolls themselves, or the dresses; they are beautiful. But I’m not sure how I feel about the extent of the idolization of weddings and brides that goes on. I am well aware that this is a wedding blog, but the fact that this stuff is everywhere out there is a sign to me that something is not quite right. :)

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