BTW something I saw on one of the dresses I bought and I have been doing on all my sequin fabric since then is taking some of the base fabric, about an inch in total and unpicking all of the sequins then adding that tube so the sequins don't dig into my arm. It's very small but really helpful.
Got to love Barbie. My niece's special needs daughter wanted a Barbie themed party for her 18th. Barbie pink was the theme colour, so I was able to purchase a pink shirt, and then made a vest using Barbie print fabric for the front, and a hot pink for the back. I had enough of the hot pink satin left to make a pair of long pants to finish the look. Following your example, I made the same items Barbie sized so I had a matching doll to carry. My neice was blown away, and her daughter immediately took the Barbie to add to her collection, grinning from ear to ear as she did so. FYI I'm a 64 year old male, with the beard and body of Santa, so I certainly stood out. One more costume to add to my collection that I properly will not get to wear again.
You never cease to amaze me! The way you jump into complicated drafting & piecing projects with temperamental fabrics and smile all the way through is beyond my skill on every level. You are very brave and amazing! I subscribe to a channel (Victoria and Albert Museum) here on RUclips that posted a video today that immediately made me think of you. Remember the movie Moulin Rouge? They did a feature of Satine's Diamond Dress designed by Catherine Zuber for a stage production. She designed it for an on stage quick change & has one of the most clever front bodice closures I've ever seen. You literally pull out what looks like a single piece of covered boning at center front & the whole gown falls away to reveal a modern take on the costume. They give a really good close up of the mechanism & how it works. I thought you might be interested because you make some of your own stage clothes.
Thank you! And that quick change actually kind of sounds like the rig that Cinderella has in the production I'm part of. It's all released when she pulls a zip tie.
Really like this format, working on different projects simultanuosly and giving updates as you go, rather than having the whole garment in one go. Feels more 'real' - this is how we would experience a friends progress and I love the connection it creates! All of these dresses look so good😊
4:15 you're just like me! haha! I did literally the same thing. I decided to buy Peaches and Cream Barbie and, like you, didn't realize how sought after she was. I ended up finding one that had been on display, never played with for $82. Everything else was either missing pieces, like the belt and stole, for around $50 and up, or brand new in the box for over $200. I don't make cosplay, but I make cabbage patch doll clothes. My latest was the Day to Night Barbie outfit.
Woah! I was sceptical about sequins looking olike the plastic bodice but they really do mimic that textured surface well. I applaud your ability to forsee how that would work.
I have this Barbie! Lol. I inherited her from my great aunt who collected dolls. She always had a couple out of the box for me to play with and Peaches and Cream was one of those. I had no idea she was valuable aside from my sentimental value.
I think one of my friends had Peaches & Cream Barbie (along with Malibu Barbie, etc). She was a Big Deal when I was about 7. I've never been a fan of dolls, but it's cool to watch the problem solving process of how to go from an outfit on a nonhuman shape (Barbie is shaped like Barbie, LOL) to something which has the same look on an adult human. Cool.
Oh yay! Barbie cosplay, I'm here for it. 😊 I am a longtime Barbie collector, and Peaches 'N Cream has always been popular. Even when 80s dolls in general were undervalued in the 90s and early 2000s, Peaches 'N Cream Barbie was always commanding higher than average prices for comparable dolls. Also, 1984 is PnC's box date, but she was part of the 1985 catalog year. I always go by catalog year, because oftentimes the box date is the year before or more than one year before (like if a box is reused for several years). I like to collect the retailer catalogs as well as the dolls so that I have a more complete understanding of each year's product offerings.
Oh wow!! PnC Barbie was my first Barbie doll ever!! What a hit of nostalgia seeing you build a cosplay this! Sadly..thanks to having two younger siblings, she ended up destroyed over 20 years ago. T.T Ahhh, kitty helpers when sewing is such a mood. A lovely, amusing mood but a mood.
I think I might still have my peaches and cream Barbie in a box. She was my favourite Barbie as a kid so I'm not sure I could part with her but it's a thought 💖
I know this barbie has no sleeves but butterfly sleeves could look really good and balanced on this design, and look lovely. Your eye for fabric matching is great, the colours are spot on!
Absolutely my favorite Barbie of all time. I was going to ask if you're doing the stole too and very excited to see you! I had this doll when I was a little girl. I went to a Catholic grade school and the nuns talked about true charity and how you should give up what you really love, not just what is easy. And I tearfully put my treasured doll in the Xmas donation bin. My sister found one through a collector who was in a Barbie book and bought it for me. One of the best gifts I've ever received a friend later gave me one in box. Mattel did release a redo of the doll that could be cheaper to find.
As a doll collector, I'm absolutly amazed at the attention to details. I have this doll, and if you wanted info on her shoes, they are basic 80s barbie pumps in a peachy colour ;)
Fun to see you do this! I had this Barbie as a little girl! Check out "Loving You" Barbie from the early 80s too. That's another one I had, and I remember her having puff sleeves. That might give you some ideas for doing sleeves for this Peaches & Cream dress. Maybe you can modify another Barbie sleeve idea like that, and add it to this current dress you're making?
@@LadyRebeccaFashions Awesome! It was so fun to own those back in the day. Angela Clayton made a heart-themed dress last year on RUclips that reminded me a lot of Loving You Barbie!
I've wondered (for quite a while) if a bra would work with a corset. Seems to me, it would transfer some of the weight of the girls to my waist, and the deep craters from bra straps would be diminished. The amount of fabric you're dedicating to this project reflects your dedication to accurately copy the original dress. I'm wowed!
Peaches and Cream Barbie was my fave! I can still smell her. I’m considering purchasing one for nostalgia in the box, and another like you did for $40 for my daughter.
Oh. I love this. Cant wait to see the finished. I have a barbie dress for the 1980’s I always loved and I want to make for myself but not sure how to do it yet. Also, I LOVE the star dress/top? You are wearing at the end!
This is lovely! I love the sequins so much. They're rough to wear..........but they're so pretty I can't wait for more of this Barbie - though just looking at the colour of that gorgeous fabric for Tiffany has me excited for that, too! Thanks for the video!
this bodice pattern looks so gorgeous on you in both this and the Aurora dress! I'm always impressed by your skill at making things fit well, especially when you're fitting them alone!
This barbie is from my birth year, I didn't know that😄 that sequin mesh absolutely read as barbie fabric! And the other fabrics make a good mach. And I I love the shape of this bodies, its very flattering. O' and Dora is so cute whit her air biscuits❤
I’ve always wanted to make a Barbie outfit for myself! Love your choice of Barbie! Also mad props for being able to juggle 3 projects at the same time. I lose my head just doing 1! 😂
This was my very first Barbie. I got her for Christmas when I was 2 or 3 (so either in 84 or 85) and she immediately converted me from Cabbage Patch dolls. Only the stole made it through to the 90s and I distinctly remember the iridescent plastic/foil peeling off the white bodice, but I don't remember ever being more mesmerized by a Barbie. I'm so excited to see how this project goes!
You can sharpen your craft scissors & thread snips up a bit whacking up a bunch of aluminum foil. That's what I do & especially my thread snips because I trim A LOT of my felting fuzzies with them. I'd not try it on my fabric scissors, at least I haven't but it might work there too while waiting for a professional sharpening. Looking forward to seeing your upcoming projects.
It looks really good. The thing you want to avoid is to have sequins anywhere near your skin. I bag line everything with sequins. and put binding at the arm holes and neckline. You are smart to add sleeves so your arms don't touch it. I ended up with friction rash on my inner arms the first time I wore anything with sequins.
As an additional help, you could rip the sequins off the turned in seam allowances, so as to not shred your inner undergarments underneath it, since they won't show.
I have a very soft spot for Peaches n Cream Barbie because it was my second Barbie ever and definitely was the prettiest with the most accessories that I ever got. (Though I was probably too young; I still have the doll but she is absolutely TRASHED and missing everything except maybe a stole.) I can tell you she never had a bracelet but she had single rhinestone earrings that matched her ring and she had a necklace made of clearish plastic with a single rhinestone for a pendant.
Do you make a flow chart or some sort of checklist when you are working on serveral projects at once. I am in awe of your ability to do this. I need to finish before I go on to the next thing or I get overwhelmed and nothing gets done.
I don't, at least for these, since I'm not technically working on them simultaneously. Like, I got Aurora to a point where she just needs the hem, hanging sleeves, and neck decoration. And then Barbie needs everything except the basic bodice. And I won't be going back to either of them till I finish Felicity.
Lol, I laughed at that point, too! Although, I admit that I appreciate Rebecca's willingness to do that for "us." It's taught me so much about fitting and pattern alterations. My skinny days of everything fitting perfectly are almost 35 years behind me. I need this fuller-sized everything everywhere guidance. And, by golly, I can only wish that my figure was still as well propotioned as hers!
Ok so I stopped the video after you explained the Barbie. I just want to say I understand the desire for a doll when in that same position. I did the same thing after I was laid off with my dolls too.
I was thinking about the sleeve for Barbie. A goes really well with the ruffles. That might just work to cover things and still stay flowy. Just a thought. It would also disappear in her wrap pretty well too. It’s looking great. I don’t have my peaches and cream Barbie anymore. And my brother had ripped the over skirt off of mine when angry one day. Oh well. It’s fun to watch you remake her outfit though.
Did you get one stole piece or two? She came with two. Since my sister and I both had this Barbie, sometimes we would chain all four pieces together. Your bodice is a nice replica of that weird textured plastic bodice.
Well, it's coming right along. Personally, I would much rathe sew a skirt, even a complex skirt, rather than sew a bodice, even a simple bodice. It looks so -- slick! I think I may have something like that fabric in the DEEEEP recesses of my stash.
Ugh, the whole bust thing... bra/pushup bra/corset/OTHER corset/free-range-boobies, all different shapes!... I'm glad I can just ay "screw it" and design garments to fit my body as it hangs :P Good call on modifying the Aurora bodice when the one you tried first didn't want to play nice with that corset. I hear you on the shifty fabrics, I was poking through the online store from which I got some fabric from for a christmas gift I made, and saw that very distinct fabric again... it wasn't cotton, it was rayon voile!! No wonder I couldn't cut or sew it in a straight line! At least the finished product is pretty, and I made the facings out of something far more sturdy (actual cotton!!)
I had this Barbie! My mother still has her (she's a doll collector and kind of a hoarder). I was very careful with my toys, and when I next visit I'm going to see if I can find her and if she's in good nic. I might try and sell her on FB Marketplace or something!
Wow! That looks amazing! You truly have a special gift. 💜. I’ve been thinking about the sleeve situation. Is it possible to use a flesh/nude colored thin fabric ( about the weight of the fabric on your shirt with the stars, you wore at the end of this video) for a sleeve? I don’t know that much about sewing, I get anxiety just cutting out a pattern…. 😂
Could you post a link to where one could view all of these themed Barbies? I'd like to look for ideas like how you looked for one that used your sequined fabric.
Honestly, I just do google image searches. I had looked up a bunch of barbies last fall when I had asked everyone on instagram for Barbie cosplay ideas, so when I saw the sequin fabric, it just kind of screamed barbie to me.
It didn't hit me until this video, that I had THAT barbie! My mom made sure to toss all my barbie dolls/their stuffs, NKOTB Dolls too, when I was about 15ish, because I was getting "Too old" for them. I was so mad. I would probably still have them if I had my way. Somehow, MC Hammer survived(along with his boom box, which still works if I put batteries in it). Were my mom still here I would be sending her this video to say, see I told you it could be useful sometime! I would have gladly have sent you the dress/stole at the very least(not sure what barbie dolls survived my youth). Very few were left intact, especially into my teen years. That dress tear was in the exact spot and depth as mine, so seems a common rip point, due to stress or something. On a side note, for the sleeves situation, You could make the stole attach to a bolero jacket with similar ruffle, worn together for public outings and (modesty) comfort (Hiding an Eye loop on the stole should be fairly easy, have the hook on the bolero to avoid scratchiness), or Detached and Stole only for professional photoshoots/Accuracy pics. Feel free to steal this Idea if you like it. Much Love, Thank you for the memory jog, I am smiling, happy.
A similar thing happened to my mom with her barbies! And that's an interesting idea about the bolero, but I think I'm going to just attach them directly to the bodice.
Holiday barbies are cheap bc it was touted as a collectable, peaches n cream was played with. I had peaches n cream, pretty sure i still have the dress laying around somewhere….
... Did people actually keep the barbie clothes? Mine lost the clothes within about 5 mins, lost the hair in 3 days, and lost the head in about a week. That sequin fabric is spot on though. Hmm.... I like the idea of having multiple colors in the layers. That bodice is already looking great ^^
Hey, I know that Barbie well! One of my many hobbies is restoring 80's toys. The amount of Barbie accessories that I have is a little bit embarrassing. If you are ever looking for a particular doll with accessories, I''d be more than happy to donate one, if I have. Just let me know. 😊😉👍
Only suggestion for sleeves, to make them still look like "straps" but be more like sleeves it's making a very wide gathered strap that you can then pull over your shoulders. I know short sleeves aren't your thing but I wonder if you'll be as concerned with the shawl thing as you would be otherwise. And just so you know, anyone who comments on your arms in any negative way can take a hike into a deep wood without a compass.
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BTW something I saw on one of the dresses I bought and I have been doing on all my sequin fabric since then is taking some of the base fabric, about an inch in total and unpicking all of the sequins then adding that tube so the sequins don't dig into my arm. It's very small but really helpful.
Got to love Barbie. My niece's special needs daughter wanted a Barbie themed party for her 18th. Barbie pink was the theme colour, so I was able to purchase a pink shirt, and then made a vest using Barbie print fabric for the front, and a hot pink for the back. I had enough of the hot pink satin left to make a pair of long pants to finish the look.
Following your example, I made the same items Barbie sized so I had a matching doll to carry.
My neice was blown away, and her daughter immediately took the Barbie to add to her collection, grinning from ear to ear as she did so.
FYI I'm a 64 year old male, with the beard and body of Santa, so I certainly stood out.
One more costume to add to my collection that I properly will not get to wear again.
I love that! I'll bet you looked awesome!
OMG! The first Barbie I ever received! I can still remember that Christmas morning.
You never cease to amaze me! The way you jump into complicated drafting & piecing projects with temperamental fabrics and smile all the way through is beyond my skill on every level. You are very brave and amazing!
I subscribe to a channel (Victoria and Albert Museum) here on RUclips that posted a video today that immediately made me think of you. Remember the movie Moulin Rouge? They did a feature of Satine's Diamond Dress designed by Catherine Zuber for a stage production. She designed it for an on stage quick change & has one of the most clever front bodice closures I've ever seen. You literally pull out what looks like a single piece of covered boning at center front & the whole gown falls away to reveal a modern take on the costume. They give a really good close up of the mechanism & how it works. I thought you might be interested because you make some of your own stage clothes.
Thank you! And that quick change actually kind of sounds like the rig that Cinderella has in the production I'm part of. It's all released when she pulls a zip tie.
That's it exactly! Your costume designer is both clever & talented!
Really like this format, working on different projects simultanuosly and giving updates as you go, rather than having the whole garment in one go. Feels more 'real' - this is how we would experience a friends progress and I love the connection it creates!
All of these dresses look so good😊
4:15 you're just like me! haha! I did literally the same thing. I decided to buy Peaches and Cream Barbie and, like you, didn't realize how sought after she was. I ended up finding one that had been on display, never played with for $82. Everything else was either missing pieces, like the belt and stole, for around $50 and up, or brand new in the box for over $200. I don't make cosplay, but I make cabbage patch doll clothes. My latest was the Day to Night Barbie outfit.
Woah! I was sceptical about sequins looking olike the plastic bodice but they really do mimic that textured surface well. I applaud your ability to forsee how that would work.
I love anything and everything iridescent. Needless to say I'm googly eyed looking at that sequin fabric!
I have this Barbie! Lol. I inherited her from my great aunt who collected dolls. She always had a couple out of the box for me to play with and Peaches and Cream was one of those. I had no idea she was valuable aside from my sentimental value.
I think one of my friends had Peaches & Cream Barbie (along with Malibu Barbie, etc). She was a Big Deal when I was about 7.
I've never been a fan of dolls, but it's cool to watch the problem solving process of how to go from an outfit on a nonhuman shape (Barbie is shaped like Barbie, LOL) to something which has the same look on an adult human. Cool.
Oh yay! Barbie cosplay, I'm here for it. 😊
I am a longtime Barbie collector, and Peaches 'N Cream has always been popular. Even when 80s dolls in general were undervalued in the 90s and early 2000s, Peaches 'N Cream Barbie was always commanding higher than average prices for comparable dolls. Also, 1984 is PnC's box date, but she was part of the 1985 catalog year. I always go by catalog year, because oftentimes the box date is the year before or more than one year before (like if a box is reused for several years). I like to collect the retailer catalogs as well as the dolls so that I have a more complete understanding of each year's product offerings.
I can't wait to see the finished Peaches n Cream dress! You're so talented!
This is my fave Barbie, I remember when my mom bought this one for me.
Aahhh! Omg i still have her put up in the attic! So exciting!
You should take her out and put her on display!
I loved the space dress outfit and makeup in this video!
Oh wow!! PnC Barbie was my first Barbie doll ever!! What a hit of nostalgia seeing you build a cosplay this!
Sadly..thanks to having two younger siblings, she ended up destroyed over 20 years ago. T.T
Ahhh, kitty helpers when sewing is such a mood. A lovely, amusing mood but a mood.
I think I might still have my peaches and cream Barbie in a box. She was my favourite Barbie as a kid so I'm not sure I could part with her but it's a thought 💖
I know this barbie has no sleeves but butterfly sleeves could look really good and balanced on this design, and look lovely.
Your eye for fabric matching is great, the colours are spot on!
This is one of the few Barbies I had as a kid
I had that Barbie brand new in 1984!!!
Ha! I didn't have a lot of Barbie stuff growing up, but I did have Peaches and Cream! I loved that dress so much. 😊
Absolutely my favorite Barbie of all time. I was going to ask if you're doing the stole too and very excited to see you! I had this doll when I was a little girl. I went to a Catholic grade school and the nuns talked about true charity and how you should give up what you really love, not just what is easy. And I tearfully put my treasured doll in the Xmas donation bin. My sister found one through a collector who was in a Barbie book and bought it for me. One of the best gifts I've ever received a friend later gave me one in box. Mattel did release a redo of the doll that could be cheaper to find.
As a doll collector, I'm absolutly amazed at the attention to details. I have this doll, and if you wanted info on her shoes, they are basic 80s barbie pumps in a peachy colour ;)
Thank you! I'm not too worried about the shoes, as I wouldn't be able to walk around in cute pumps all day at the con, anyway. ☺️
@@LadyRebeccaFashions you're welcome ! Yeah, I understand haha! The bodice looks amazing anyway!
I had her! I might even have her and the original outfit around somewhere.
You're a lifesaver!! This is the only thing I've been able to find about doing this cosplay. Your work is astounding!!!
Thank you! I'll be starting back up on this project this week, so I'll have more videos soon!
@@LadyRebeccaFashions Lovely!! I cant wait 🥰
I had this Barbie as a little girl, one of my favorites... I had her until the dress wore out haha
I Loved Playing With This Barbie She Was Lovely
Nice. One of my favourite Barbies. I still have her. Now I’m wondering if I have all the accessories 🤔. Might have to go look.
The bodice over the Aurora bodice gives me 1980s over the top prom dress
Peaches and Cream was my first Barbie. Can't wait to see the final dress!
omg !! i had this barbie when i was little !!
Fun to see you do this! I had this Barbie as a little girl! Check out "Loving You" Barbie from the early 80s too. That's another one I had, and I remember her having puff sleeves. That might give you some ideas for doing sleeves for this Peaches & Cream dress. Maybe you can modify another Barbie sleeve idea like that, and add it to this current dress you're making?
I actually just saw Loving You Barbie at an antique store yesterday, and was quite tempted!
@@LadyRebeccaFashions Awesome! It was so fun to own those back in the day. Angela Clayton made a heart-themed dress last year on RUclips that reminded me a lot of Loving You Barbie!
i still have the dress of that Barbie from back then so happy to see it get recreated
Can’t wait to see the finished dress. Peaches and Cream Barbie was one of my favorites. I still have the dress for her.
I've wondered (for quite a while) if a bra would work with a corset. Seems to me, it would transfer some of the weight of the girls to my waist, and the deep craters from bra straps would be diminished.
The amount of fabric you're dedicating to this project reflects your dedication to accurately copy the original dress. I'm wowed!
That is generally what I find as well. Like, the bra isn't there so much for support anymore, as it is for containment. And thanks!
Peaches and Cream Barbie was my fave! I can still smell her. I’m considering purchasing one for nostalgia in the box, and another like you did for $40 for my daughter.
Oh. I love this. Cant wait to see the finished. I have a barbie dress for the 1980’s I always loved and I want to make for myself but not sure how to do it yet.
Also, I LOVE the star dress/top? You are wearing at the end!
Thanks! It's an eshakti dress!
This is lovely! I love the sequins so much. They're rough to wear..........but they're so pretty
I can't wait for more of this Barbie - though just looking at the colour of that gorgeous fabric for Tiffany has me excited for that, too! Thanks for the video!
My very first Barbie!! I played with her until that iridescent layer on her bodice just disintegrated, lol!!
this bodice pattern looks so gorgeous on you in both this and the Aurora dress! I'm always impressed by your skill at making things fit well, especially when you're fitting them alone!
This barbie is from my birth year, I didn't know that😄 that sequin mesh absolutely read as barbie fabric! And the other fabrics make a good mach. And I I love the shape of this bodies, its very flattering. O' and Dora is so cute whit her air biscuits❤
It's fun seeing you happy with choice!
I’ve always wanted to make a Barbie outfit for myself! Love your choice of Barbie! Also mad props for being able to juggle 3 projects at the same time. I lose my head just doing 1! 😂
Thanks!
Thank you so much for your support!
This was my very first Barbie. I got her for Christmas when I was 2 or 3 (so either in 84 or 85) and she immediately converted me from Cabbage Patch dolls. Only the stole made it through to the 90s and I distinctly remember the iridescent plastic/foil peeling off the white bodice, but I don't remember ever being more mesmerized by a Barbie. I'm so excited to see how this project goes!
Aww, that's so special!
Cat toy: noun
Peaches and Cream Barbie is bringing back so many memories.
You can sharpen your craft scissors & thread snips up a bit whacking up a bunch of aluminum foil. That's what I do & especially my thread snips because I trim A LOT of my felting fuzzies with them. I'd not try it on my fabric scissors, at least I haven't but it might work there too while waiting for a professional sharpening. Looking forward to seeing your upcoming projects.
It looks really good. The thing you want to avoid is to have sequins anywhere near your skin. I bag line everything with sequins. and put binding at the arm holes and neckline. You are smart to add sleeves so your arms don't touch it. I ended up with friction rash on my inner arms the first time I wore anything with sequins.
As an additional help, you could rip the sequins off the turned in seam allowances, so as to not shred your inner undergarments underneath it, since they won't show.
Very true!
I have a very soft spot for Peaches n Cream Barbie because it was my second Barbie ever and definitely was the prettiest with the most accessories that I ever got. (Though I was probably too young; I still have the doll but she is absolutely TRASHED and missing everything except maybe a stole.)
I can tell you she never had a bracelet but she had single rhinestone earrings that matched her ring and she had a necklace made of clearish plastic with a single rhinestone for a pendant.
Do you make a flow chart or some sort of checklist when you are working on serveral projects at once. I am in awe of your ability to do this. I need to finish before I go on to the next thing or I get overwhelmed and nothing gets done.
I don't, at least for these, since I'm not technically working on them simultaneously. Like, I got Aurora to a point where she just needs the hem, hanging sleeves, and neck decoration. And then Barbie needs everything except the basic bodice. And I won't be going back to either of them till I finish Felicity.
“Not what I do in public just (wheels turning) for you guys” 😂
Lol, I laughed at that point, too! Although, I admit that I appreciate Rebecca's willingness to do that for "us." It's taught me so much about fitting and pattern alterations. My skinny days of everything fitting perfectly are almost 35 years behind me. I need this fuller-sized everything everywhere guidance. And, by golly, I can only wish that my figure was still as well propotioned as hers!
Try cutting sandpaper or an emery board with your scissors. It can help sharpen the blade.
Oh, good to know!
Ok so I stopped the video after you explained the Barbie. I just want to say I understand the desire for a doll when in that same position. I did the same thing after I was laid off with my dolls too.
I was thinking about the sleeve for Barbie. A goes really well with the ruffles. That might just work to cover things and still stay flowy. Just a thought. It would also disappear in her wrap pretty well too. It’s looking great. I don’t have my peaches and cream Barbie anymore. And my brother had ripped the over skirt off of mine when angry one day. Oh well. It’s fun to watch you remake her outfit though.
Did you get one stole piece or two? She came with two. Since my sister and I both had this Barbie, sometimes we would chain all four pieces together.
Your bodice is a nice replica of that weird textured plastic bodice.
Oh, she did? Weird! I only got one stole.
Dora is helping lol or hindering depends on your point of view!!
Sequins you are so brave!!!
Well, it's coming right along. Personally, I would much rathe sew a skirt, even a complex skirt, rather than sew a bodice, even a simple bodice. It looks so -- slick! I think I may have something like that fabric in the DEEEEP recesses of my stash.
I totally agree with you on skirts vs bodices!
Ugh, the whole bust thing... bra/pushup bra/corset/OTHER corset/free-range-boobies, all different shapes!... I'm glad I can just ay "screw it" and design garments to fit my body as it hangs :P
Good call on modifying the Aurora bodice when the one you tried first didn't want to play nice with that corset.
I hear you on the shifty fabrics, I was poking through the online store from which I got some fabric from for a christmas gift I made, and saw that very distinct fabric again... it wasn't cotton, it was rayon voile!! No wonder I couldn't cut or sew it in a straight line! At least the finished product is pretty, and I made the facings out of something far more sturdy (actual cotton!!)
I had this Barbie! My mother still has her (she's a doll collector and kind of a hoarder). I was very careful with my toys, and when I next visit I'm going to see if I can find her and if she's in good nic. I might try and sell her on FB Marketplace or something!
She'd probably do a lot better on ebay! ;)
Felicity!!!!❤❤❤❤
Next week! ;)
Wow! That looks amazing! You truly have a special gift. 💜. I’ve been thinking about the sleeve situation. Is it possible to use a flesh/nude colored thin fabric ( about the weight of the fabric on your shirt with the stars, you wore at the end of this video) for a sleeve? I don’t know that much about sewing, I get anxiety just cutting out a pattern…. 😂
Generally I find that nude mesh fabric (at least the more readily available stuff) is not pale enough for me, unfortunately.
Could you post a link to where one could view all of these themed Barbies? I'd like to look for ideas like how you looked for one that used your sequined fabric.
Honestly, I just do google image searches. I had looked up a bunch of barbies last fall when I had asked everyone on instagram for Barbie cosplay ideas, so when I saw the sequin fabric, it just kind of screamed barbie to me.
It didn't hit me until this video, that I had THAT barbie! My mom made sure to toss all my barbie dolls/their stuffs, NKOTB Dolls too, when I was about 15ish, because I was getting "Too old" for them. I was so mad. I would probably still have them if I had my way. Somehow, MC Hammer survived(along with his boom box, which still works if I put batteries in it). Were my mom still here I would be sending her this video to say, see I told you it could be useful sometime! I would have gladly have sent you the dress/stole at the very least(not sure what barbie dolls survived my youth). Very few were left intact, especially into my teen years. That dress tear was in the exact spot and depth as mine, so seems a common rip point, due to stress or something.
On a side note, for the sleeves situation, You could make the stole attach to a bolero jacket with similar ruffle, worn together for public outings and (modesty) comfort (Hiding an Eye loop on the stole should be fairly easy, have the hook on the bolero to avoid scratchiness), or Detached and Stole only for professional photoshoots/Accuracy pics. Feel free to steal this Idea if you like it. Much Love, Thank you for the memory jog, I am smiling, happy.
A similar thing happened to my mom with her barbies! And that's an interesting idea about the bolero, but I think I'm going to just attach them directly to the bodice.
Those sweet lil Dora biscuits at 6:52
Where did you say you found the sequins fabric
Joann's!
@@LadyRebeccaFashions I live in Ohio and my fabric store choices are Joann's, Hobby Lobby or quilting stores.
Holiday barbies are cheap bc it was touted as a collectable, peaches n cream was played with. I had peaches n cream, pretty sure i still have the dress laying around somewhere….
Obviously, the pen is hers, the ruler is hers, the camera is hers, and you are hers.
I'm here for chaotic Dora
fun fact - My Peaches and Cream Barbie dress has the exact same split that your's has lmao
Have you been to Fabric for Less in Renton
That's where I got the skirt fabrics!
@Lady Rebecca Fashions awesome, it's a fun store, overwhelming but fun
... Did people actually keep the barbie clothes? Mine lost the clothes within about 5 mins, lost the hair in 3 days, and lost the head in about a week. That sequin fabric is spot on though. Hmm.... I like the idea of having multiple colors in the layers. That bodice is already looking great ^^
That's probably why it's impossible to find a complete one unless it's new in box!
@@LadyRebeccaFashions Probably XD. I doubt my mom got the super nice Barbies since she knew the clothes would disappear quickly
I was ten when I got my peaches n cream Barbie.
Hey, I know that Barbie well! One of my many hobbies is restoring 80's toys. The amount of Barbie accessories that I have is a little bit embarrassing. If you are ever looking for a particular doll with accessories, I''d be more than happy to donate one, if I have. Just let me know. 😊😉👍
Ooh, thank you so much for the offer! I'll have to reach out to you whenever I do my next Barbie cosplay (I'm sure this won't be the last!) ☺️
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Just an idea, but you could probably be working on 3 or 4 more projects to go with.... :)
Haha! I think three is enough for now!
Oh lord I could not wear sequins! I am feeling my sensory issues right through the phone watching the video 😂
They can definitely be very scratchy!
DORA!!!
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Dora, don't grab the camera! 😂😂😂
Only suggestion for sleeves, to make them still look like "straps" but be more like sleeves it's making a very wide gathered strap that you can then pull over your shoulders. I know short sleeves aren't your thing but I wonder if you'll be as concerned with the shawl thing as you would be otherwise.
And just so you know, anyone who comments on your arms in any negative way can take a hike into a deep wood without a compass.
Everything is for cats. Everything.
That was my childhood Barbie. I kept it until old age (and child play) destroyed it
That cat knows she's a-Dora-ble
it's cat time. that's all there is to it
I like how much pinup cutie she is
They made a reproduction of her
Surprisingly, the reproduction doll goes for just as much as the original!
Sequins in the armpits SUCK. I wore enough tap costumes with sequins in horrible places in the 90's to verify that.
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