The American style icon, known for her bold colours, textures and patterns, and who found global fame later in life, died just after turning 102½ […]
Style icon Iris Apfel passes away at 102
March 2, 2024/5.12
Tag: Barbie
January 5, 2024/21.57
The US kicks off the film awards for 2024 at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with Cillian Murphy, Emma Stone, Greta Gerwig, Billie Eilish, Jeffrey Wright, Danielle Brooks, and Colman Domingo among those honoured […]
December 28, 2023/22.06
We haven’t done a list of news-makers for many years—so it’s high time we looked again at who made the headlines over the last 12 months. We also give our pick on a face to watch […]
Ethique’s Brianne West is Barbie’s 2022 official role model for New Zealand
October 11, 2022/0.13
To celebrate International Day of the Girl, Mattel’s Barbie has announced that Ethique founder and CEO Brianne West is its official role model for New Zealand for 2022. West joins other role models abroad, including US TV producer Shonda Rhimes, as part of Barbie Role Models’ Inspiring Founders theme. Each one has a unique […]
Honouring tomorrow’s designers at The Spirit of Otis Fashion
May 21, 2014/12.48
Kai He Top Christina Kim and Natalie Salvador. Above Johnny Was. According to Coco Chanel, ‘Fashion is architecture. It is a matter of proportions.’ Otis College of Art and Design, founded in 1918, takes its students toward a path of art and ingenuity. It hosts an unforgettable annual black-tie gala where young designers, mentored […]
Mattel releases Wills and Kate Royal Wedding dolls, commemorating first anniversary
April 24, 2012/14.13
Barbie manufacturer Mattel has released doll versions of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, in their Royal Wedding outfits, to commemorate their first anniversary on April 29. The toy Prince William is in his Irish Guards’ uniform, while Kate Middleton is in a fairly convincing replica of her Sarah Burton-designed wedding dress. Typical […]
Barbie by David Dixon thinks pink for spring 2010
October 22, 2009/11.43
Whatever your feelings may be towards Barbie, the iconic doll’s influence as a vehicle of style is most undeniable. Fifty years after her début, Canada’s David Dixon keeps her on the minds of Toronto Fashion Week-goers with his spring 2010 Barbie by David Dixon collection. This latest installation in Dixon’s Barbie collections (his label […]
Top model Jodie Kidd kicks off Fiat’s EcoDrive
March 18, 2009/11.01
Last year, we said the Fiat 500 would be the Car to Be Seen in—and this year, more people are getting on board the popular retro-styled subcompact car. After celebrating Barbie’s 50th anniversary with a pink 500 last week (below), Fiat has announced that British top model Jodie Kidd was the first Briton to […]
Heidi Klum appears with Barbie’s life-size New Beetle Cabriolet
March 11, 2009/11.22
Photo: Volkswagen of America/Lisa Rose With Barbie’s 50th birthday, Volkswagen has created a life-size version of her New Beetle Cabriolet, in bright pink, pictured here with supermodel Heidi Klum. The life-size pink Malibu Barbie New Beetle convertible made its début at Barbie’s Malibu Dream House exclusive birthday celebration, celebrating Mattel’s iconic doll’s 50th anniversary. […]
‘I’m Alive’: Barbie celebrates her 50th anniversary with New York Fashion Week show
February 14, 2009/17.42
This was one of those unusual, enjoyable shows, and a once-in-a-lifetime event. Barbie celebrated her 50th anniversary with a show at New York Fashion Week that went through historical fashion, and we were surprised to hear ‘I’m Alive’ from the 1980 movie Xanadu at the end. You may also like The Heart Truth’s Red Dress […]
