Contravida Barbie
What else can you do with a beautiful, buxom 50+ year old icon who has inspired generations of little girls while being coveted by collectors like Montgomery Burns’ assistant Smithers, and getting blamed for the spread of anorexia?
Fashion designer James Reyes says, “Villainess!”
For Wednesday’s Ballet Barbie auction for the benefit of Ballet Philippines, James has created ten fabulous new incarnations of Barbie.
“I was inspired by Odile, the Black Swan in Swan Lake,” James says. “In the ballet, the Black Swan is also performed by the same dancer doing the white swan, Odette. Odile is feisty and uninhibited compared to Odette’s.
“I was intrigued by this dark side, so I decided to create a fantasy collection based on the dark side of Barbie. I made her in to a glamorous seductress, almost old Hollywood-like. I also used feathers, bustles, voluminous skirts and feather-like embellishments to refer to the elegant shape of the Black Swan.
“This is a celebration of every woman’s dark side. An enchantress of the night. A captivating creature clothed in darkness. This collection is a homage to beautiful villains.”
Brava!
March 15th, 2010 at 11:30
Eto ang tunay na contravida: http://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/08/14/recall/index.html
June 10th, 2010 at 12:04
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