Seamless!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECClIgcV81g *

A different bust size would have made it more interesting for me...but then again maybe not. It definitely doesn't have that fashion doll feel to me.

More talks about that here and here.

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* Thanks to Otaku for sharing the link to the video.

I was wondering...

Lois' eyes were partially repainted.

... if the Zac Posen Barbie uses the same face mold as the Lois Lane doll. The Lois Lane head doesn't have the Mattel mark (only the original body).

Update:

I now think they are not. According to this site, the Zac Posen doll uses the Nichelle II face mold. Clearly this is not Lois Lane's mold.

Mixed Emotions on the Asian Ken

It has been a long wait for the first Asian male doll in the Barbie line. Now that he will be released soon as the first male doll in the Dolls of the World line (representing Japan), it is difficult to tell if I should be pleased or not. Clearly authenticity nor cultural accuracy is not the goal here. That being said, he looks like an anime villain sans the big eyes. He also looks fat (not that it's bad).

I guess I was expecting the first Asian Ken to have that oval face and androgenous look like a lot of current Asian male pop celebrities. I'm not a fan of the wide jaw in earlier Ken dolls. This is of course a personal preference that does not reflect all Asian doll hobbyists' view. The mean looking sword wielding doll, of course, doesn't help with the image that Asian men are traitorous.

This doll was made to be sold so the more important question should be, will I buy it? Had it been just another Asian Ken, I definitely won't, but this is the first Asian Ken and judging from the things that went wrong with that doll, there might not be another one, so I guess I have to buy it. I did ask for an Asian Ken and Mattel might get the idea that Asian dolls don't sell like what some blogger proliferates (although I'm doubting if ethnicity has something to do with it or there might me something wrong with the design or the marketing strategy), so I guess I have to buy it.

Basics Sneak Peek?

Thanks to Jason for the link...

http://myscene.freeforums.org/barbie-basics-t2899-325.html


03Sep2010 update:
Whoops! The 12 Barbie Basics Jeans are now available for pre-order.

Random thoughts on each models:
#1 Um duh!
#2 I actually like the hair cut although I think it's bordering on plain.
#3 The AA dolls decreased. If they made #4 white, they could have at least made #3 dark skinned.
#4 She reminds me of this. I do like her brightly colored hair.
#5 I didn't really like #3's hair from the 1st collection.
#7 When sequels look like a repackaged 1st version, chances are, they won't sell but who am I to know?
#8 I like her hair but at the same time don't like it.
#11 Have I seen her in the FashionFever line before?
#14 Like
#15 Like
#16 QaF
#17 Like

The dolls will be out by December 2010. Just like the 1st collection this may reach Asia and the Pacific next year by March, that is if they want to release them here. If not, then it's not really my loss.