#whereas the 80s and 90s had so many dolls that were just like 'little girls like pink and big dresses . . . whatever . . .'

[heckyeahponyscans]

I think the reason people have so much nostalgia for 80s and 90s Barbie--even collectors who were too young to have actually had them--is the material and tailoring of her clothing was better than on modern Barbie.

If there was a giant tub of 80s Barbies and a giant tub of modern Barbies and I randomly grabbed one doll for each then, yeah, I think the odds are that I would find the 80s Barbie more technically impressive.

But looking at Barbie as an entire line, something about her 80s toys feels so . . . elderly. Like an old person's conception of female beauty and fashion, as informed by southern beauty pageants.

It is completely unsurprising to me that Bratz ground Barbie's face into the dirt with their oversize feet when they debuted.

#Barbie #Bratz #Mattel #if you look at the Barbies of the 60s and 70s they are much more fashion conscious #like the 70s Barbies have a lot of earthtones b/c that's what Actual People were wearing #whereas the 80s and 90s had so many dolls that were just like 'little girls like pink and big dresses . . . whatever . . .' #the 80s and 90s did have a lot of bright colors and outrageous fashions so that strategy worked for a while #but then Mattel just kept doing more of the same in the 2000s #when earthtones were coming back in style #big mistake #I saw a clip on Youtube #from a Bratz animated special or something #where the Bratz run over a lady who is clearly meant to be Barbie and then exclaim in dismay 'oh no we ran over someone's grandma!!' #it's so shady but so funny