Happy Haute Couture - January 2020

Greetings Friends!

I hope you had a happy and healthy holiday season and are ready for a fresh start with this new year. 

In the 2019 Barbie Haute Couture Calendar we had one extra doll that was featured. There is a final page with the first four months of 2020 in the calendar. 

Tea Time With The Girls

Beautiful floral dresses just scream "Tea Time." I have a few dolls in my collection with the title "Tea" in them and they all have a pretty floral dress. Love. 

I could not find this exact dress anywhere but I found one that was similar called Garden Party.

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This dress is so simply elegant. And while not exactly like the dress above, this one still has the hat and the delicate bow around the waist. I love it. And I guess this one was just for purchase as a fashion pack so there is no picture of it on a doll. 

But I did find this!

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Here it is on a doll but it was sold as a fashion pack. Robert Best says in the lower right hand corner "Beautiful elegant fashions sold separately. It was the perfect way to add fun and flair to the collection."

I agree! Want to spice things up a bit with your silkstone collection? Here you go!

Here is the excerpt from the Mattel website:

"A pretty daytime ensemble, featuring a rose print organza dress, pink chiffon cardigan, straw hat, and straw handbag."

Ok, not much of an excerpt.   

Well, that is it for the Haute Couture calendar! I hope you had as much fun as I did reading about some of our beautiful silkstone dolls. 

Before I close this series of posts, I did hear a few months ago that they (Mattel) is discontinuing the Barbie Fashion Model Collection (BFMC)/Silkstone line of dolls. Which is truly a sad time for collectors as these are beautiful dolls! In a statement I read by Robert Best himself, he did say that he is excited to see what is coming for collector dolls and excited to be a part of it. So maybe we will have more Haute Couture in the future? We can only hope!  

Happy New Year!

Happy Haute Couture - December

Welcome!

Our year is complete with the Barbie Haute Couture calendar with designs all by Robert Best!

It's been a fun year hasn't it? It's nice to see how a sketch can turn into such a fabulous and beautiful doll. Robert Best has a gift of designing fashion. I always thought it would be such a fun job. 

If you want to catch up on the months past, you can read them in the links below!

January 
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November

December - Off to the Set

We haven't had a red one yet! We had some red on Fashion Designer back in June but this is all red. And that coat! The turban and the sunglasses? So awesome!

Let's take a look at Red Hot Reviews!

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Wow! I love that leopard print! It just ties together the entire outfit. The red helps the print to just pop. And the pattern on the dress is very unique, I like it! And the turban with the brooch is just so awesome. I love everything about this outfit. 

Here's the excerpt from the Mattel website:

"All the critics agree: the newest star of the silver screen is a showstopper in every sense! And she knows exactly how to make a grand entrance in a retro-glam ensemble of bold animal prints and shots of brilliant red. In true movie star style, Red Hot Reviews™ Barbie® doll stuns the audience in a gorgeous belted dress, dramatic cape, and flawlessly matching handbag. Red-hot heels kick it up a notch, and oversized sunglasses are the final must-have in this unforgettably immaculate, devastatingly glamorous look."

Devastatingly glamorous? I like that description! Perfect!

Friends, what do you think of Red Hot Reviews? Have her or want her? Let me know in the comments!

BONUS POST! Coming January 1st 2020!

 

Happy Haute Couture - November

Hello there!

Welcome to another post from the Haute Couture calendar all with designs by the master of Haute Couture, Robert Best!

If you want to read the previous month's posts, you can catch them in the links below!

January  
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October

November - Lunch on 5th

I love the designs of these lunch date outfits. Tailored suits are so crisp and clean looking. And the veils are so elegant. Can we go back to that time?

And here she is! Lunch at the Club

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Those shoes! That hat and veil! This is beauty at it's finest. Can you just picture all of these well dressed women dining outside at a small cafe for lunch? Wouldn't that be the greatest?

Here is the excerpt from the Mattel website:

"A sophisticated ensemble, featuring a navy suit, pink halter bodysuit, gray faux fur stole with pink satin lining, pillbox hat, black "patent" handbag, bouquet of pink roses and white gloves."

  
So that wasn't much of an excerpt. HA!

Friends, what do you think of Lunch at the Club? Have her in your collection? Let me know in the comments below! 

Next up, December 1st!

Happy Haute Couture - October

Greetings!

Welcome to another fabulous doll from the Haute Couture calendar by the master of Haute Couture, Robert Best!

If you missed a month or want to see the glorious dolls we've featured so far, you can get them in the links below!

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September

October - Dream Often

Oh my. She is a showstopper. Look at that nightgown.

Presenting, The Ingenue

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WOW! Look at her! Look at the shoes with the little pom-pom. She is so gorgeous! Just a picture of perfection and looks like she is from Old Hollywood. Want.

Here is the excerpt from the Mattel website:

"The storied Tinseltown gets a fresh perspective with the Barbie® Fashion Model Collection, beginning with The Ingenue™ Barbie® doll. Hollywood's newest It girl is equal parts sweet and sassy, dressed in the perfect ensemble for unwinding after a grueling day on set: a chiffon robe and lacy nightie, accented with pale blue ribbon trim. This beautiful starlet even relaxes in style, proving that in Hollywood, the glamour quotient is always high."

What do you think of The Ingenue Barbie? Want her for your very own or have her? Let me know in the comments!

Next up is November 1st!

 

Happy Haute Couture - September

Hello friends! Here is another post from the Haute Couture Calendar from the master of Haute Couture, Robert Best!

If you want to read the previous months posts, you can catch them with the links below!

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August

September - Belle of the Ball

I love black and white. In fact, I love black and white so much I designed one of the bathrooms in our house in a black/white/grey theme. And I have a lot of black and white clothing.  

Which is why I was so disappointed that I could not find a doll that fit with this picture! For either of the dresses shown here! I looked and looked, I really did. 

If anyone can find a dress that goes with this picture please let me know!

Next post, October 1st!