Getting My Barbiecore™ On

Have you heard of the Barbiecore™ trend?

Well...

Did you know that I was a Barbie Doll designer back in the day?

It's true!
Back then, I didn't wear much pink.

Roxanne and I attended the opening of a Barbie x Mark Ryden collabaration and we went in Pink (as one does).

We stood in line for TWO HOURS!

Crazy!

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Once (finally) inside, we saw all the wonderful creations:

"Visible Barbie" concept sketch, not produced

"Nature Queen"

 

I am obsessed with "Bee Barbie" [BarBee haha]
Note that Ken is a snail in the background graphic

As well as the Barbie Bee Brooch, which I'm going to get.

Mattel made a one-off Mark Ryden doll!

Some super fans:

They are examining the ginormous life size Nature Queen

I think I'll go back one more time, at night when I can take better photos, and won't have to wait on line.

For December’s Good Buy/Good-Bye Book, Shelbee and Nancy are featuring Hot Pink (or Barbiecore).
Send them your Pinkest best! See the bottom of Shelbee's post for instructions.

Gudrun Sjödén sweater (new)
Ketzali scarf (Poshmark)
Lularoe leggings (Poshmark)
Sanita clogs (eBay)

Linking up with Shelbee's On the Edge

Spring Ahead

All about the green!
New Gudrun Sjödén colorblocked cardi:

Go on, EAT THE CUPCAKE! ;-)

Linking up with
Shelbee's Spread the Kindness

A "Pop" of Color

Happy Int'l Women's Day.
Hey, every day is our day, right? 

Anyhow, I think I AM a pop of color. Sometimes the whole rainbow in one outfit! Haha.

Today, I am wearing my upgraded lounging around look.
So much better than the too short chenille sweater that didn't cover my butt and wasn't warm enough for our unheated Los Angeles ranch house AND the saggy yoga pants that I got out of the sample box at the day job eons ago.
I may have already posted a photo of that ensemble. Not today!

Everyday Tibetan wool hat with fleece liner - obtained in Brooklyn, 2012
Cool Glitch scarf from Glitch Textiles
My new everyday alpaca sweater from RoseUniqueStyle on Etsy
Oversized black turtleneck from Land's End, very old
Lularoe leggings from Poshmark - those are camera graphics
New fluffy slides from Amazon (size too big and I don't care)
[links not affiliated, I just like it all]

The Glitch scarf bears a closeup. It is SO COOL!

Linking up with
Shelbee's March Stylish Monday Link Up

#MendMarch 2021

Happy March! Have you started your mending yet?
I got a jump start last month by stitching up the front of this Ketzali "kimono" that I got off of Poshmark last April (!!!).

It was a super quick mend/ refurbish. Why did it take almost a year to accomplish? WHY?

This is the reason I participate in #mendMarch. 

I require a good Instagram challenge.

Whether you follow the IG prompts or not, do join in the mending circle below:

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Linking up with [when link parties go live]

Shelbee's On the Edge

Catherine's #iwillwearwhatilike

Olive Oyl x Moschino x Lularoe

Today's #COTDstyle Challenge is "POP ART MADNESS AND CRAZY BLACK!"
I immediately thought of my Moschino Boutique Olive Oyl scarf:

and my Lularoe leggings:

I bought the scarf around the same time that I got the "BOOM!" scarf.
I was imagining it bigger than what arrived in the mail.
I hung it up, and contemplated what to do with it (not a big wearer of small square scarves).
When I recently got the leggings, I immediately added them to the scarf display. They were instant friends.
But what to use as the transitional base to sew the scarf into?
I think it will be the confetti pattern behind Olive Oyl.

Stay tuned!
Pattern clashing. My métier.

Linking up with Patti's Visible Monday
and Catherine's #IwillWearWhatILike
and Shelbee's On the Edge of the Week