Alexa from
Pop Elegantiarum here. Like a lot of women, I have a love-hate relationship with Barbie. In her current incarnation, she is a stripper image of femininity that, in addition to being a bad role model for girls, is just, well, tasteless. But then I'll see a retro Barbie from the 60s and I flip for her exaggerated glamour. In the spirit of the latter, I wanted to share these repainted dolls by
Noel Cruz. Noel takes your average fashion doll, like Barbie, removes the factory paint, and repaints the features. After a wardrobe change, the dolls are reborn as some favorite film characters, like this Miranda Priestly doll. Love the wardrobe, and how he managed to capture the essence of
Meryl Streep's features (albeit in a streamlined Barbie way).
And he has a slew of actressy dolls too, like this dreamy
Nicole Kidman. I could bore my daughter to tears with this one, acting out scenes from
Cold Mountain all day.
Noel has loads of other
characters and
celebrities he's created, all one of a kind. Some are better than others, but all inspire loads more imagination than those
fashionista Barbies out there, no?
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