An Official Pantone Barbie! That's Right. Mattel's New Pink in Pantone Barbie Doll.

Barbie is in the Pink. Pantone Pink 219C, to be exact. Mattel and Pantone have just released the new doll, designed by Linda Kyaw, for pre-order. The destined-to-be-a-designer's-favorite doll, with a retail price of $52.99, will ship in January 2012.

PINK IN PANTONE® BARBIE® Doll:
Barbie is all about pink, particularly PMS 219, her signature color -which, believe it or not, is actually owned by Mattel .



Barbie is clad in a pink, fitted “leather” bodice, with two straps and a flower accent made of Pantone color chips:



The glamorous dress celebrates the Mattel Barbie Pink fashion heritage with a long full skirt made of Pantone color chips in PMS 219C:


And the ensemble is topped off with white shoes, complete with pink soles and PMS 219C written on them (for those who are not familiar with Pantone matching system of inks, the "C" stands for 'coated'):


Silvery and black bangles and “silver” hoop earrings complete the look. Pink has never looked so pretty. Doll cannot stand alone. For the adult collector.


Pre-Order your Barbie® Pink in Pantone Doll here

Go Gaga Over Mattel's New Goddess of the Galaxy Barbie Doll

While Mattel has yet to come out with an Official Lady Gaga Barbie Doll, their newest Gold Label Collector doll, The Goddess of The Galaxy Barbie is as close as you're gonna get until they do.



Designed by Bill Greening, this new collectible Barbie sports galactic glamour in the form of a molded metallic corset embellished with fuchsia "jewels" above a layered underskirt of shimmering fabric, a dramatic pinstripe cape, and silvery forearm and leg cuffs. Silvery rings with "jeweled" accents orbit an up-do with twisted platinum braids, and her dramatic face paint features ultra long, rooted, feathered lashes. Her thigh-high platform boots would no doubt be coveted by Lady Gaga herself.

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The $100 Direct Exclusive Barbie Collector doll is only available in the US and 4,200 were made. She is currently sold out but you can find some of them here on ebay.

Mattel Releases New Fine Art Dolls. The DaVinci, Van Gogh & Klimt Barbies.

Recently introduced at this year's Toy Fair were three new Barbie dolls by Mattel that pay homage to some of the world's most famous artists. 14th century Master Leonardo Da Vinci, Impressionist Vincent Van Gogh and Art Nouveau painter Gustav Klimt have been immortalized as soon to be released Barbies. The dolls clothing, make up, hair styles and jewelry are inspired by Da Vinci's Mona Lisa, Van Gogh's Starry Night and Klimt's portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer.

Not yet in the stores, the dolls are available for pre-order at the links below.

The Da Vinci Barbie


above: Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, painted from 15o3-1507



Pre-order the Da Vinci Barbie Doll here

The Klimt Barbie:


above: Gustav Klimt's portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer, completed in 1907




Pre-order the Klimt Barbie Doll here

The Van Gogh Barbie:


above: Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Night, painted in 1887



Pre-order the Van Gogh Barbie Doll here.

special thanks to Carolynn R. Whitford and Michael Williams for the above images


Also available for pre-order are the following soon to be released Barbies for 2011:

The Farrah Fawcett Barbie Doll

The Grace Kelly Barbie Doll

The Rock Hudson & Doris Day Barbie Dolls Giftset

The Frank Sinatra Barbie Doll

Mattel Taps Into Sexy Classic TV Icons For 5 Soon To Be Released Barbie Dolls.

Mattel has already created wonderful Barbie dolls from some of cinema's sexiest female characters, such as Marilyn Monroe and the James Bond Girls set 1 and 2 , as well as the hot female 80's music icons Joan Jett, Cyndi Lauper and Debbie Harry (Blondie).

But now they are reaching back to classic TV pop culture and filling the prepubescent fantasies of many of my male peers.

Now available for pre-order at $34.99 each are a slew of female tv series characters that set many a young male's loins ablaze in the 70s and 80s.


above l. to r.: Barbara Eden, Elizabeth Montgomery, Donna Douglas, Linda Evans and Joan Collins

The new I Dream Of Jeannie (Barbara Eden) Barbie doll, the Bewitched Samantha Stephens (Elizabeth Montgomery) Barbie doll, the Beverly Hillbillies' Elly May Clampett (Donna Douglas) Barbie Doll and the cat-fighting rich bitches from Dynasty, Krystal Carrington (Linda Evans) and Alexis (Joan Collins) Barbie dolls will be released this coming December, 2010 and in January 2011.

As often is the case with these collectible Barbie dolls, they sell out quickly once they hit the stores, so snap them up via the pre-order links I've got here for you.

Jeannie

The I Dream Of Jeannie doll is complete with Jeannie's sexy bared tummy which drove Major Nelson mad with desire and her little genie bottle:

Pre-order the I Dream Of Jeannie Barbie doll here.


Samantha Stephens

The Samantha Stephens Bewitched Doll, wife to two different Darrens who wrinkled her nose to conjure up magic, comes dressed in her signature outfit from the show's animated opening, complete with broom:

Pre-order the Bewitched Barbie here.


Elly May Clampett

What young man didn't lust after The Beverly Hillbillies' Elly May Clampett with her little girl pony tails and Southern accent?

Pre -order the Beverly Hillbillie's Elly May Clampett Barbie doll here.

Dynasty

The Alexis Carrington Dynasty Barbie doll and the Krystle Carrington Dynasty Barbie doll come with their classic 80's primetime shoulder padded gowns and lots of diamond jewelry, but no John Forsythe.

Alexis Carrington

Pre-order the Alexis Barbie doll here.

Krystle Carrington

Pre-order the Krystle Carrington Barbie doll here.