/// 25 February 2009 ///
A taste of things to come....

Toy Fair 2009: Part Three

Skipper® and Stacie® return, Kelly® is still a gorilla, the Glamour Camper™ and the "glamping" dolls, some mysterious closed-face boxes that are exactly the right size to hold dolls, some more unidentified stuff, and even more about Barbie®'s head.
/// 28 February 2009 ///
A taste of things to come....

Barbie® and Flying Thumbelina™

For the first time, a non-fairy Barbie® doll (from the Barbie Presents: Thumbelina movie tie-in line) has the delicate, smaller-statured Mariposa® body.
/// 02 March 2009 ///
Day-to-Night™ Barbie® makes her third appearance in the form of 2009's upcoming FAB™ Girl Barbie doll - and the catalog photo of the doll reveals what appear to be two new head sculpts.
/// 04 March 2009 ///
Mattel announces plans to introduce a new line of all-black Barbie®-style fashion dolls called So In Style®. Although it's being described as a completely new idea, it's unmistakably similar to the Shani® line from the 1990s.
/// 04 March 2009 ///
A press release seems to verify that the 50th anniversary commemorative doll reported to be debuting a new head sculpt is Bathing Suit Barbie® - despite the fact that she clearly has the existing 1991 "Mackie" head. The press release also reveals that the doll will be sold for one week at the price point of the original 1959 Barbie doll: US$3.
/// 09 March 2009 ///
A OOAK thing I made

Happy Birthday, Barbie®!

Pictures of a basic swimsuit doll I made inspired by the original "zebra stripe swimsuit" doll from 1959.
/// 09 March 2009 ///
Bathing Suit Barbie® really was going to have a new head sculpt.
/// 16 July 2007 /// (Updated: 15 March 2009)
I got yer variations right here...

Head Games: Beach Glam™ Barbie® Gets a Makeover

Beach Glam™ Barbie®'s face paint design changed during production.
/// 15 March 2009 ///
What's the deal with...

Barbie®'s New Head (Or Heads)

Rounding up information about the new new closed-mouth head sculpt that was supposed to debut on Bathing Suit Barbie® but didn't. Plus, is Barbie getting a new open-mouth head, too?
/// 16 March 2009 ///
A taste of things to come....

A Little Bit of Gossipy Stuff

/// 18 March 2009 ///
It's a bloody mystery...

Who Is Quintessential Barbie®?

Who is the mysterious "Quintessential Barbie®" doll shown in promo pictures?
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