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| /barbie.mattel.com |
I was innocently doing some research on Amazon today, and came across a very interesting Barbie that intrigued me no end... It turns out that she was released this July, as a tribute to both Barbie and David Bowie in his iconic Ziggy Stardust incarnation.
There's not much I could find out about this doll, except she was released to coincide with the 50th anniversary of David Bowie's "Space Oddity" song, which is weird in a way cos Ziggy Stardust came out 3 years later, so why not wait 3 years or dress this one all in silver and give it a mullet... Yeah I know out of the two this one is more iconic so it makes sense really, just a little weird anyhoo, I digress... Back to Barbie..
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| amazon.co.uk |
Her hair is slick back and poofed up, more of a bouffant than a mullet - It looks similar but not quite, but then again it isn't supposed to be a Bowie replica, it's a tribute piece.
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| amazon.co.uk |
Her make up is beautiful and themed to match the colours in her jumpsuit, there is no red blush around her temples or cheekbones like Bowie wore but it's very pretty and immediately recognisable regardless, perhaps because she has the "Astral Circle" on her forehead, to match the one David Bowie wore, during this time.
She's wearing big 70's style earrings depicting a star going through a circle, which again are not "Bowie" but fit in very well to the overall aesthetic of the piece.
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| amazon.co.uk |
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| davidbowie.fandom.com |
She also comes wearing the same patent looking platform boots as David Bowie wears as part of this outfit.
She is presented in a transparent box, against a background of multiple photographs of David Bowie in his many incarnations over his career.
She is already sold out on Amazon. uk, which is pretty crazy as she's only been out for a few weeks.
Oh well, that's it for now, catch ya later!
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