Monday, August 20, 2012

Barbie Games Goes Drag?


In the world of Barbie games some things we take for granted. Barbie will not have a belly button. Ken will have plastic briefs, and Barbie will always be a girl – or will she? As it turns out the newest Barbie game that is set to be releases is inspired by a man. The Blonds Blond Diamond Barbie is wearing an outfit designed and modeled by Phillipe Blond. As one half of the popular design duo, the Blonds, Phillipe is well known for his beautiful styles and for his love of modeling them as well.

In fact, the dress featured in the latest Barbie games is one that Phillipe has worn – making her look very much like she’s enjoying a bit of drag queen fun these days. Is Barbie a drag queen? It’s reasonably safe to say that she’s not. But hurray for Mattel for bending the rules a bit and changing things up on us. We like nothing better than for our fashion games to keep us on our toes, after all.

Monday, August 6, 2012

Barbie Games and Princesses


Today in the toy aisle of a major store, I was struck by the sorts of Barbie games available. As I looked for a toy suitable for a girl turning three I noticed that there was a rather large assortment of Barbie games that weren't actually Barbie. They were all princess Barbie games. Mattel, in conjunction with Disney, has released a huge assortment of Barbies that are modeled after the most popular princesses in animated films.

I wasn't ready to commit to a Barbie just yet - I think Christmas would be better for the first of the Barbie games this little girl is going to receive, so I didn't pick anything out. But I was impressed by the sheer number of little girl princess Barbies available. They were sold in packages with multiple princesses and there were different dolls to accommodate the different outfits for each princess. It was truly impressive just how many Barbie princess games where were.