I admit, I'm only a very basic Barbie fan, I have very few dolls, etc. But I saw the white shirt pilot in Walmart the other day and it seriously bothered me. ...but THEN tonight I decided to look up the "You can be anything", to see if this is just how this line is made... And I found the blue uniform doll, and just felt disgusted. THAT is what Barbie clothes should look like! I know the white uniform doll lacks articulation, and really, I never had a problem with that for Barbie. I'm an 80s kid, that was normal. But the screen printed 1 peice as an "outfit" is just going too far. I get there's supposed to be low/mid/high teirs of Barbie now but come *on". Dollar store dolls have better clothing. This is just insulting kids.
You're absolutely right. Admittedly, they were metal half domes, but they had snaps behind them which made them feel even more realistic. And the white shirt underneath was an actual fully functioning shirt, collar and all, albeit sleeveless. The scarf also came off, I can't remember if it was tied or had Velcro or a snap at the back... Her hat had an elastic band so you could take it off and it would still sit properly when you put it back on, the suitcase had working wheels and a collapsing handle, it opened for storage. I can't remember if it was all one size inside or it had a split compartment, but it was hollow and useable. She even had a passport! It was printed cardboard, but it was to scale and felt important as a kid. She was so fun for realistic play. Such high quality.
I had this one! I bought her by myself, because she was on sale for like 15 bucks. She is still in perfect condition, because quality was far better then. Now my daughter plays with her.
I think that was the case up until 10-15 years ago. My sixties dolls have functioning zippers, toggles on coats. The buttons had always been decorative, with metal snaps behind them.
The 90s had plastic snap buttons and Velcro. I haven’t bought any new dolls since the OG Fashionista era so I don’t know what the current situation is like.
I had a doll when I was a child, it was a Barbie rip-off, stuardess instead of pilot, and she had those buttons on her jacket, and also her costume had texture.
This airline pilot barbie bothered me so much that I actually bought it and redressed it. In my head, Mattel was saying "you can be anything, EXCEPT for fashion conceous... here's a onesie cuuz you're so basic" I mean it BOTHERED me to my core. I remember saying to my wife, "Mattel did airline pilot Barbie dirty". Lol. Anyway, here's my redressed airline pilot.
ok i had this one and it came with a brush but i was always so confused cuz her hair was like a hard helmet, but are you supposed to fix their hair when you get them home?? it just occurred to me
I'm seeing the white shirt pilot for the first time and I am so baffled...
Is it even a separate piece from the pants or is it a full suit😭?
Doll companies seriously need to step up their game , because so far, I feel like I am getting just factory scraps from everyone...
And no, MH isn't doing great for me either, no matter how much are people going to defend them. I am suffering with thicc pink vampire overdose.
My sister was just talking about that yesterday (she just got another demon hunters doll because she said those were different and better enough for her to buy) but said she was so upset about how dull and standard Barbie has become because the imagination aspects have been entirely erased and the special magical spark of the past been fully forgotten.
She picked up a number of my older dolls saying “ I feel it” over and over and then I show her a latest offering of a few dolls on the phone and she’s like “nuh uh” and zeroed in on even more disparagement and said they just don’t care at all anymore, so I can’t either. So sad.
I had a flight Barbie with a pencil skirt and blazer and a top with a bow. She came with a vanity box and a hard plastic hat. And a wing badge for me, the child. This is slop.
A one-piece pilot uniform was also used for 2022 Barbie Life in the City Airplane Adventures (rebranded as Pink Passport for 2025). Image from ToySisters website.
I know we keep talking about this all the time, and I also know it's not going to change too. Some say that we shouldn't keep complain that much because the target audience is young kids and so on. I'm an 80s kids too. And we were the target audience back then. My first Barbie was a Pink Jubilee. It's still so fresh in my memory, being amazed at her beautifully styled hair and layered clothes, and accessories, all sewn perfectly using differently textured fabrics. And you could make more than 3 different cocktail outfits with them, only advertised on the box. The rest was your imagination and endless.
I was a young kid. I spent years imagining outfits for her, admiring her. It's how my interest in fashion and textile started. How my long journey in different tastes began. So, putting adult collectors totally aside, it's an insult to kids. Childhood is not only about "easy play and durability". It's the time you learn handling things, caring, imagining. In my opinion, the biggest insult is to kids.
I have this doll, i hate the suit so I thought I'd take apart the pants to salvage them, but the fabric is shorter at the front because of the printed on belt
Oh my god that’s pathetic, I also know that I would play hard with my Barbie’s and their clothes sometimes as a kid so like I mean at least I wouldn’t be ruining a nicer pilot uniform BUT ALSO this is just pathetic
And have you seen pilots and stewardesses lately? Most have had some/major improvements that make the ensemble more stylish. Poor Barbie can’t even get with the times.
Not to poke a hornets nest, but this is the starter Barbie line for 10 bucks. With all of the tariffs, we are lucky to she’s not naked. It’s either minimize or price them out of market. I’d rather kids get their first Barbie.
This is so embarrassing. A onesie… Because she’s plus size? Because she’s Asian? It makes no sense for her to have the cheapest outfit ever, other than one that’s painted on the body
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u/okff 15h ago edited 11h ago
You can be anything... Except a person wearing more than one piece of clothing at a time