Barbie Basics

Barbie Basics is a line of Black Label collector's edition Barbie dolls. They were created by Mattel designer, Bill Greening, and were presented at the end of 2009 to be officially launched in the spring of 2010 and are currently all discontinued.

As their name suggests, the dolls wear "basic" clothes that women usually have in their closets. The debut collection featured with the most well-known fashion staple: the little black dress.

The dolls have the so-called collector-exclusive ModelMuse model (which is slimmer than most Barbie bodies and has impressive details including carving of the neck and collarbone). The posture of the arms varies from one doll to another and some have different positions. All dolls also have different head molds, skin tones, and ethnicities. The male dolls introduced in Collection 002 feature the MaleMuse body created for the Twilight Edward Cullen doll in 2009. In Collection 002.5, the female Basics dolls featured an articulated ModelMuse body.

The dolls are part of the Black Label collection which, unlike some Barbie lines, is for adult collectors only (minimum age limit is 14).

Collection 001 was the first of all, it included 12 dolls with different black dresses and 4 accessory packs (sold separately). The second wave of the collection (called Collection 001.5) only featured He brought 4 dolls (although one of them had a new sculpted face) and displayed the little black dresses with pink ribbon accents, along with 2 other new accessory packs. The third wave (Collection Red) was a Target store exclusive that featured: with 3 dolls in little red dresses and a new accessory pack.

The 002 collection debuted in spring 2011. In the collection, there are 12 dolls (9 Barbies and 3 Kens) and the theme is jeans and t-shirts. The 002.5 collection was announced It was released to collectors in February 2011 and included three dolls and two sets of accessories. These dolls have an articulated body, a novelty in the Basics line. The dolls are dressed in jeans with blouses and metallic earrings. He launched a second version of Collection Red (called 'Collection Red 2') with 1 new accessory pack and 3 dolls wearing red shirts and white jeans.

Collection 003, the third and final collection, debuted coming in spring 2012. There are 6 dolls and 2 new accessory packs and the theme is colorful swimsuits.

The dolls presented do not have names, but are numbered. Each of the dolls has a different head mold (corresponding to its model number). Some of the molds are popularly used in the Barbie Collector line. Mattel head molds are usually, but not always, named after the doll/character/line in which they debuted.

The dolls

"Model No. 1" has pale skin and bleached blonde hair in Collection 001, Red Collection and Red Collection 2. Then she appeared as a brunette with jet black hair in Collection 001.5. He also reappeared in Collection 002 with sandy blonde hair and a tanner skin tone. She uses the Mackie head mold (which was created exclusively for Bob Mackie's limited edition Barbie dolls since 1991). Her head mold is by far the most popular of all the molds in the line and has been used frequently for the Barbie character in both the main and collector lines since its creation.

"Model No. 2" has peach skin and long brown hair in Collection 001. She appears again in Collection 002 with the same general appearance but with shorter hair. She becomes an African American doll in Collection Red 2 with light brown curly hair. She is She is completely renovated in Collection 003, where she has wine red hair and the same skin tone as in Collection 001. She uses the Lara head mold, which is frequently used for designer Barbie dolls. adorer of the collector's line (e.g. Versace, Vera Wang, Juicy Couture and Diane von Fürstenberg). The head mold is named after Lara, one of Barbie's friends from the Generation Girl line in 1999.

"Model No. 3" has peach skin and long auburn hair in Collection 001 and Red Collection. Then it appeared with curly red hair in Collection 001.5. In Collection 002, her entire appearance is renewed and she has pale skin and curly blonde hair. In Collection Red 2, she has long black hair tied in a ponytail. She uses the Steffie head mold which is by far the oldest face in the line. She was used for the first time for Barbie's friend, Steffie, in 1971 (thus earning her name). Other notable characters who used the head mold include Whitney, PJ, Midge and Summer.

"Model No. 4" has short curly black hair and has the darkest skin tone in Collection 001. completely renewed in Collection 002, where she has tanned skin and long red hair. She appears in Collection 002.5, with a light tan skin tone and dark brown hair. She is, again, revamped in Collection 003, where she has tanned skin and long golden blonde hair. She uses the Goddess (also known as Angel) head mold that was used before. She first appeared on the Bob Mackie International Beauty Collection's Fantasy Goddess of Africa doll in 1999 and for the Classical Goddess doll line in 2000.

"Model No. 5" is an East Asian doll with long black hair in Collection 001 and Collection 002 (she sported bangs in the latter collection). She appears with the same look in Collection 003, although with a short bob. She uses the Kayla/Lea head mold, named after two of Barbie's friends of the same name. This popular head mold has been frequently used for Barbie's ethnic Asian friends in the mainline, as well as Barbie's ethnic Asian friends. as well as for several Asian-themed dolls in the collectors line.

"Model No. 6" has tanned skin and long golden blonde hair in both Collection 001 and Collection 001.5. Her mold for her head was used It was first made for the LeAnn Rimes doll in 2003 and for the David's Bridal Eternal doll in 2004. Despite this, the head mold is called Carnival in honor of the 2006 Barbie Carnival doll from the series. ;nea Dolls of the World. Mattel calls it the BeBe sculpture.

"Model No. 7" has peach skin and long ginger hair in Collection 001. She reappeared in Collection 001. in Collection 002 with warm brown hair and the same skin tone. She is completely renewed in Collection 003 where she has pale skin and platinum blonde hair. She uses the Aphrodite head mold that was used It was first made for the 2009 Barbie Aphrodite doll (although the head mold is sometimes called Kentucky, as it was used for the Kentucky Derby Barbie doll, released shortly before Aphrodite). The head mold was supposedly made from Mackie's face (top) and Lara's face (lips).

"Model No. 7" has peach skin and long ginger hair in Collection 001. She reappeared in Collection 001. in Collection 002 with warm brown hair and the same skin tone. She is completely renewed in Collection 003 where she has pale skin and platinum blonde hair. She uses the Aphrodite head mold that was used It was first made for the 2009 Barbie Aphrodite doll (although the head mold is sometimes called Kentucky, as it was used for the Kentucky Derby Barbie doll, released shortly before Aphrodite). The head mold was supposedly made from Mackie's face (top) and Lara's face (lips).

"Model No. 8" is an African American doll with long light brown hair in Collection 001 and the Red Collection (she sported a short afro on the latest collection). He also appears in Collection 002 with the same general appearance, but with a shorter haircut. She appears again in Collection 002.5 sporting long copper-brown hair and the same skin tone. In Collection 003, she sports a dark afro and a slightly darker skin tone compared to previous versions of her. She uses the Mbili head mold. Mbili was the name of the second doll in a series of collector's edition African American dolls created by Byron Lars. The head mold is also currently used for Mattel's So In Style Grace, Trichelle, Kara, Marisa and Chandra dolls.

"Model No. 9" has pale skin and a short platinum blonde bob in Collection 001. She uses the Diva head mold, which was used for the first time by Barbie's bandmate of the same name in her band Barbie and the Rockers. The head mold was also notably used by Barbie's friend Midge after she reappeared in 1988.

"Model No. 10" is an African American doll with long black hair from Collection 001. The head mold of her was used ; for the first time for the 2002 Barbie Annual (African American version) and for several African American dolls a few years later. She was called & ó; The Desiree (aka Adria) face sculpt after Barbie's friend of the same name was officially released in the Fashion Fever line in 2005. The head mold is currently used for African American friends in the main line. like Artsy and Nikki.

"Model No. 11" has olive skin and short brunette hair in Collection 001. completely renewed in Collection 002, where she has tanned skin and long blonde hair. She uses the Teresa head mold that was used by Barbie's friend of the same name in the main line from 1992 to 2006.

"Model No. 12" has tanned skin and long dirty blonde hair in Collection 001. She uses the rarely used Tango facial sculpt, which appeared First used in the 2002 Tango Barbie and Ken gift set and also used for Shannen in Fashion Fever Line.

The "Model No. 13" debuted She is in Collection 001.5 and has peach skin and dark pixie-cut hair. She uses the Generation Girl (aka CEO) head mold that was first used by Barbie in the line of the same name. The head mold is currently used for the Barbie character in the main line.

The "Model No. 14" debuted in Collection 002 where she has pale skin and long brown or dark hair. She also appears in Collection 002.5, with long platinum blonde hair and the same skin tone. She returns in Collection 003 with the same general look that she donned in Collection 002, but with more tanned skin. She uses the Louboutin head mold, which was used first in the Christian Louboutin doll series in the Barbie Collector line (and also known as "Glimmer" after the "Glimmer of Gold" doll from the Robert Best Precious Metals series) .

"Model No. 15" debuted in Collection 002, where she has pale skin and shoulder-length dark hair. He is one of three Ken dolls from Collection 002. The mold of his head was used. for the first time for the character of Edward Cullen in Mattel's series of Twilight movie dolls. Despite this, the head mold is often called Harley Ken, as Ken used it. popularly for the 2010 Harley-Davidson Barbie and Ken gift set.

The "Model No. 16" debuted in Collection 002 where he has peach skin and short blonde hair. Uses the Ken Tango head mold that was used for the first time for Ken in the 2002 Barbie Tango and Ken gift set. The head mold was also notably used by Blaine, Barbie's friend (and one-time romantic interest). /p>

The "Model No. 17" debuted She appeared in Collection 002 as an African American doll with short hair. It uses an all-new head sculpt never before used by Mattel, dubbed by collectors as New Basic.

It had various collections:

• Barbie Basics Collection 001 everyone wore basic but elegant black tube-type dresses
• Barbie Basics Collection 001,5 they all wore black dresses with a fuchsia belt
• Barbie Basics Collection 002 everyone dressed casually with jeans with a basic t-shirt
• Barbie Basics Collection 002.5 everyone dressed casually with jeans with a bright t-shirt
• Barbie Basics Collection 003 everyone wore swimsuits
• Barbie Basics Red Collection everyone wore outfits where the color red predominates

The Basics collection also had accessory packs called Look edition.

Products:

Spring 2010

• Collection 001:
  • Models No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
  • Looks No. 1, 2, 3, 4

Autumn 2010

• Collection 001.5:
  • Models No. 1, 3, 6, 13
  • Looks No. 1, 2
• Red Collection (Target exclusives):
  • Models No. 1, 3, 8
  • Look No. 1

Spring 2011

• Collection 002:
  • Models No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17
  • Looks No. 1, 2, 3, 4

Autumn 2011

• Collection 002.5:
  • Models No. 4, 8, 14
  • Looks No. 1, 2
• Red Collection (Target exclusives):
  • Models No. 1, 2, 3
  • Look No. 2

Spring 2012

• Collection 003:
  • Models No. 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 14
  • Looks No. 1, 2

Spring 2013

• Collection 001:
  • Models No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
  • Looks No. 1, 2, 3, 4

Autumn 2013

• Collection 001.5:
  • Models No. 1, 3, 6, 13
  • Looks No. 1, 2
• Red Collection (Target exclusives):
  • Models No. 1, 3, 8
  • Look No. 1

Spring 2014

• Collection 002:
  • Models No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17
  • Look No. 1

Did you know what the 001 collection was presented on Barbiegirls as a dress-up game, just a few months before closing?. The first winner had thousands of votes.

One of the dolls, Model number 10, generated There was controversy over her standard dress (which had a V-neck with a plunging neckline). Several parents complained and the issue was even covered by the news and media. Despite pleas from parents to remove the doll from shelves, retailers such as Wal-Mart and Toys "R" Us argued that they would continue to sell the dolls since the line is ; Aimed at adult collectors and not children. . Since the incident, versions of Model No. 10's dress have had a shorter V-neckline or a completely round neckline.

Barbie Basics was the first doll line (and retail product) to carry the CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers of America) logo on its boxes. The line was officially approved by the CFDA and several of its members have even quoted about the line on the official Barbie Basics website. 

A special production of Barbie dolls was produced between 1980 and 1982. A look was introduced with a classic Barbie doll dressed in white Nike shoes. It was sold A production of 200 Barbie dolls was delivered to retailers in the test markets of Florida and Georgia. Limited quantities are known to be highly sought after and are a rare collectible among collectors. In 1994, a 1982 Barbie doll was sold at auction for $12,000.

At the end of January 2010, Mattel launched There were officially 12 unique dolls made by various designers who were members of CFDA. These were models 1 through 12 designed by 12 different designers. The designers were: Rachel Roy, Tory Burch, Albertus Swanepoel, Phillip Crangi, Kate Spade (represented by Deborah Lloyd), Monica Botkier, Betsey Johnson, Isaac Mizrahi, Alexis Bittar, Lorraine Schwartz, Justin Guinta for Subversive Jewelry and Devi Kroell . The unique dolls were auctioned off on eBay with all proceeds going to various charities and foundations sponsored by CFDA.

To promote the line in Australia, Mattel recruited renowned Australian jeweler Stefano Canturi to create a one-of-a-kind doll. Canturi collaborated ​​with the Barbie design team to create the most expensive Barbie doll in the world. Valued at 600,000 Australian dollars, the doll debuted in in Sydney, Australia in conjunction with Australian Fashion Week. The doll was decorated with a diamond choker with a rare pink diamond as the centerpiece.