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79 Bizarre Barbies

From Cotton Candy Ads to Vampire Dolls

— July 24, 2009 — Life-Stages
Barbies are usually regarded as a young girl's choice of toy, but this cluster explores other ways the doll has influenced our lives.

From real models as dolls to Barbie doll parts made into jewelry, these girlie toys have many unusual functions.

Implications - When toys such as the Barbie doll become a household name, pop culture junkies put their own twist on the icon through modifications, art, and other means. Brands can capitalize on target audience's DIY interpretations to create a consumer-driven public relations campaign to showcase user-generated artwork, social media initiatives and simple enter-to-win contests. This enables the product users to establish a larger, friendlier connection to the brand.
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Score
Popularity
Activity
Freshness
74
Say Cheese Barbie
Say Cheese Barbie
Paparazzi Play Set
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73
Jet Set Barbie
Jet Set Barbie
New Villa & Riding Collection
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72
Momoko Dolls: More Spicy Than Barbie
Momoko Dolls: More Spicy Than Barbie
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71
Matching Your Hair & Outfits
Matching Your Hair & Outfits
Geospirit S/S 09 Ad Campaign Calls For Barbie Look
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70
Toys for Trekkies
Toys for Trekkies
Special-Edition Barbie Dolls Released as Tie-In to Upcoming 'Star Trek' Prequel
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69
Has Barbie Reached Her Expiry Date?
Has Barbie Reached Her Expiry Date?
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68
Barbie Ring
Barbie Ring
Handmade Pop Culture
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67
Barbie Accused of Being Part of the Transgender Movement
Barbie Accused of Being Part of the Transgender Movement
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66
Smash Up Barbie
Smash Up Barbie
Retro Toy Crash Derby for Adults
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65
Barbie Going Through a Midlife Crisis
Barbie Going Through a Midlife Crisis
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64
Doll Tribute Designs
Doll Tribute Designs
Tarina Tarantino's Barbie Cameo's Are a Sophisticated Celebration
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63
Barbie Becomes an MP3 Player + Matel Launched BarbieGirls.com
Barbie Becomes an MP3 Player + Matel Launched BarbieGirls.com
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62
$30 Million Barbie Houses
$30 Million Barbie Houses
Barbie Flagship Store in Shanghai
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61
Iconic Doll Chairs
Iconic Doll Chairs
Philippe Starck Barbie Chair for Kartell Comes in Adult and Kid Sizes
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60
Orthodox Jewish Prayer Barbie
Orthodox Jewish Prayer Barbie
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59
Mutant Dolls
Mutant Dolls
The 'Barbie Strogg' Insectoid Centaur-Fighting Robot Fends off Evil Brothers
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58
Fashion Designer Dolls
Fashion Designer Dolls
Viktor & Rolf, Badgley Mischka Barbie & More
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57
Barbie Makeup for Adults
Barbie Makeup for Adults
Stila Launches 'Barbie Loves Stila' Cosmetics Paint Cans
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56
Children Themed Hotel Rooms
Children Themed Hotel Rooms
Barbie And Hot Wheels Take Over Hilton Toronto
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55
$500 Doll Fashion Books
$500 Doll Fashion Books
Barbie's 50th Anniversary Celebrated in Pictures
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54
More Barbie Handmade Pop Culture
More Barbie Handmade Pop Culture
(Followup)
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53
Classic Movie Dolls
Classic Movie Dolls
Grease Barbies
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52
High Horse Barbies
High Horse Barbies
Doll Celebrates the 135th Kentucky Derby and Barbie's 50th
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51
Black Barbies
Black Barbies
Using Toys to Send the Diversity Message in Vogue Italia's Black Issue
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50
Barbie Doll Comes With Plastic Poop
Barbie Doll Comes With Plastic Poop
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49
Barbie Foosball
Barbie Foosball
Girly Dolls Get Masculine Makeover With Chloe Ruchon's ‘BarbiefootR
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48
Anti-Barbies
Anti-Barbies
Ghoulish Mezco 'Living Dead Dolls' Continue to Terrify With a New Collection
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47
Barbie Headdresses
Barbie Headdresses
Pier Atkinson's Eccentric Headwear Lands the Cover of Vision Magazine
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46
Designer Shoes for Dolls
Designer Shoes for Dolls
Barbie Gets a Pair of Christian Louboutin Pumps
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45
Muslim Barbie Alternative
Muslim Barbie Alternative
Salma Dolls
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44
Eccentric Designer Dolls
Eccentric Designer Dolls
Hello Kitty's Tarina Taratino As A Barbie
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43
Psychedelic Barbie Dolls
Psychedelic Barbie Dolls
The Mod Squad Collection
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42
Barbie Doll Covers
Barbie Doll Covers
Christina Aguilera Goes White Blonde for Cosmopolitan Magazine
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41
Tween Doll Mega Wars
Tween Doll Mega Wars
Barbie Makers Win Fight To Make Bratz Dolls Extinct
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40
Barbie-Inspired Sportswear
Barbie-Inspired Sportswear
Patricia Field Teams with Mattel
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39
Fashion Designer Dolls
Fashion Designer Dolls
Kimora Lee Simmons Barbie
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38
Barbies As Shoe Displays
Barbies As Shoe Displays
Eccentric Bruno Frisoni Shoes are Excessively Glam
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37
Iconic Doll Revamp
Iconic Doll Revamp
Barbie Gets Radical Makeover
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36
$100,000 Barbie Dolls
$100,000 Barbie Dolls
The Diamond Castle Collection Doll
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35
Honoring Iconic Dolls
Honoring Iconic Dolls
New York Fashion Week Features 50 Barbie Tribute Designer Dresses
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34
Decapitated Barbie Shoots
Decapitated Barbie Shoots
Anna Wand's 'The Joys of Fairy Killing' is More Than Macabre
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33
Rebellious Toys
Rebellious Toys
Pierced BeGoth Fashion Dolls with Tattoos Don't Conform to Barbie Beautiful
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32
Political Barbie Fashion
Political Barbie Fashion
Christina Aguilera Rocks The Vote in Style
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31
Supermodel Dolls
Supermodel Dolls
Heidi Klum Barbie Sports a Hot Pink Sparkly Disco Dress
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30
Cotton Candy Ads
Cotton Candy Ads
Britney Spears Looks Sweet as Barbie in Candies for Kohl's Ads
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29
Barbie Bed Hair
Barbie Bed Hair
Piers Atkinson's Headdresses Are Eccentric
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28
$85,000 Diamond Barbie
$85,000 Diamond Barbie
De Beers Designed Doll
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27
32,000 Barbies Represent Real Boob Jobs
32,000 Barbies Represent Real Boob Jobs
Social Commentary by Chris Jordan
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26
Cougar Barbies
Cougar Barbies
Video Makes Fun of Saggy-Boobed, Botox-Loving, 50-Year-Old Barbie
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25
Recycled Zombie Dolls
Recycled Zombie Dolls
Barbie of the Undead
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24
'Kill Bill' Barbie
'Kill Bill' Barbie
Danny Choo Creates 'Mirai Dollfie,' a Manga-Inspired Murderess
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23
Neon Barbie Fashion
Neon Barbie Fashion
'Acid Reign' Features Agyness Deyn in Vogue UK
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22
Designer Dollhouse Furniture
Designer Dollhouse Furniture
'Haute Dollhouse' Features Miniature Adler Dioramas for Barbie
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21
Fulla the Muslim Barbie
Fulla the Muslim Barbie
Best Selling Girl's Toy in the Arab World
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20
Bringing Fashion Dolls to Life
Bringing Fashion Dolls to Life
Barbie's 50th Brithday Celebrated by Designers at NY Fashion
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19
Badass Superhero Barbies
Badass Superhero Barbies
Black Canary Barbie
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18
Real Life Barbies
Real Life Barbies
Evelina Bratell's 1959 Doll Fashions
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17
Real-Life Barbie Luggage
Real-Life Barbie Luggage
Pink Suitcases and Rose Travel Totes from Vivre
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16
Celebrity Dolls
Celebrity Dolls
Amy Winehouse Barbie
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15
Digitally Aged Dolls
Digitally Aged Dolls
Barbie Gets Old, Complete With Wrinkles and Crow's Feet
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14
Coffin Cakes
Coffin Cakes
Baking with Dead Barbie Dolls
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13
Barbie Cosmetics
Barbie Cosmetics
Unleash Your Inner Doll with Barbie + MAC Cosmetics
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12
Celebrity Barbies
Celebrity Barbies
Donna Anne Transforms Barbie With Famous Faces
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11
Vampire Barbies
Vampire Barbies
Twilight Dolls Replicate Robert Pattison and Kristen Stewart
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10
Body Modification Barbies
Body Modification Barbies
"Totally Stylin' Tattoos Barbie" Lets Girls Play With Temporary Tattoos
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9
Humanimal Barbie Dolls
Humanimal Barbie Dolls
The Prickly ‘Princess Unicorn'
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8
Girlie Pop Culture Inking
Girlie Pop Culture Inking
Barbie Tattoos Let You Mark Yourself In Honor of Your Favorite Doll
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7
Real-Life Barbie Cars
Real-Life Barbie Cars
Sparkling Pink Fiat 500 Gift For Barbie's 50th Birthday
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6
Barbie Doll Parts Made Into Jewelry
Barbie Doll Parts Made Into Jewelry
Margaux Lange Designs
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5
Life-Sized Barbie Mansions
Life-Sized Barbie Mansions
Jonathan Adler Designs Real Malibu Dream House
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4
Barbie Torturetography
Barbie Torturetography
Is This a New All-American Pastime?
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3
Real Models as Dolls
Real Models as Dolls
Karl Lagerfeld Shoots Baptiste Giabiconi as Ken With Barbie
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2
Overweight Toys
Overweight Toys
Fat Barbie, Superman and LEGO Figures Highlight Child Obesity
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1
Living Barbie Dolls
Living Barbie Dolls
Surreal and Sexy or Social Statement?
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