As many of you may be (yes, some guys too), I’m a Barbie Girl! And this year Barbie celebrated her 50th Birthday and I was very lucky to be able to celebrate with her at Barbie’s 50th Anniversary Show. Most of the shows at the tents were not as full as expected but when it go to the Barbie Show, that was not the case. The invitation said to bring your Barbie girl, so I brought Estephanie with me (you remember her from the Puma post) as my guest. Thank goodness for guests because the Barbie Show started at 3 pm and I had a show at 2 pm. While I was at the 2 pm show, I had Estephanie stand in line to check in because I knew it was going to be a madhouse and boy was I right, it was completely packed. By the time I left the 2 pm show (which ended at 3 pm), the line was wrapped around the tents about three times but as I said Estephanie was already in line and thankfully at the front. We checked in and low and behold, we had seats…YAY! So in we went! Estephanie basically bogarted my camera and went hunting for celebrities (which is great because she got some great shots – the first of her and her friend is the only one I personally took at this show)
Anyway, we all (young and old, male and female) turned into quivering 8-year-old girls when the show started. It definitely brought me back to my childhood and seeing those fabulous designs from the following designers all in one place….heaven. Only Barbie could do this. Here’s the list of designers that created a look for Barbie:
Alexander Wang, Anna Sui, Baby Phat, Badgley Mischka, Betsey Johnson, Bob Mackie, Brian Reyes, Calvin Klein, Carmen Marc Valvo, Catherine Malandrino, Chris Benz, Costello Tagliapietra, Derek Lam, Diane von Furstenberg, Donna Karan, Erin Fetherston, House of Field, Jeremy Scott, Juicy Couture, Kai Kuhne, Kenneth Cole, Koi Suwannagate, Lyn Devon, Marchesa
Michael Kors, Monique Lhuillier, Naeem Khan, Nanette Lepore, Nicole Miller, Norma Kamali, Peter Som, Rachel Roy, Rag & Bone, Rebecca Taylor, Reem Acra, Robert Best, Rosa Cha, The Blonds, Three As Four, Tibi, Tommy Hilfiger, Tory Burch, Tracy Reese, Trina Turk, Tuleh, Twinkle, Vena Cava, Vera Wang, Vivienne Tam, Yeohlee, and Yigal Azrouel.
I confess that I screamed like a little girl when the Bob Mackie look came out. It was just so WOW!!! On a separate note, the music was awesome. Many people were chair dancing along to it. After the show, I found out that I know the person who did the music, his name is Wilson aka DJ Mr. Wilson, he does soundtracks for some of the biggest shows (such as Jason Wu, J Mendel, Nicole Miller, Derek Lam, etc) and is a total sweetheart. He is the best friend of my friend William and the funny thing is we all hung out later the same night of this show.
Instead of taking photos of the looks, I decided to take video of the entire show. At some points I try to get the name of the designer as their look is coming down the runway but I didn’t get some of the names because of lighting and where I was sitting but I still got some great footage. It was a beautiful show and I was so happy to get to see it.
If you haven’t noticed (check out the first photo), we all got vintage Barbies to take home…YAY!! Mine is still in its box and will never be removed. I want to make sure it’s properly preserved. I mean, it is a classic, it is BARBIE!! What did you think of Barbie’s 50th Anniversary Show?
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@Anony – Funny you should mention searching the attic. Check this post 1960's Barbie & Ken dolls found in Attic – for sale for a real Shocker! A “price” shocker that is. As the dolls have already been sold. Nevertheless, the the article itself is about the kind of treasure, and bargain finds, that most of us only dream about.
Again the dolls have been sold, but the article should come in handy should you find those Barbie treasures in your attic. 😉
I love barbie. After reading your blog now I am going to go into the attic and get my dolls!!! LOL Fantastic show.