An artist on instagram challenged peeps to draw from a Barbie and the Rockers screencap and this is it! Well, it's my second try, cuz I wasn't happy with my first one and just went a little more relaxed and off-script with this one.
I haven't even posted this on insta yet lol I sorta don't know if I will??? The artist who started this is a real pro so I'm intimidated haha
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Barbie and the Rockers (80s)
Beyond Pink Barbie (90s)
Jam 'n Glam Barbie (2000s)
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Barbie and the Rockers was a 1980s doll line released as a competitor to Jem and the Holograms.
The doll line had a tie-in Barbie movie as well - Barbie and the Rockers: Out of this World.
The band consisted of frontwoman Barbie, along with pals Dana, Dee Dee, Diva and Derek. It’s a shame Derek had few if any other appearances as he kind of slayed?
In a follow up release the following year, Ken was added to the line as well.
The line didn’t just include the dolls, but also a variety of playsets including recording studios and rock stages.
The doll line was relatively short lived but has had a few throwbacks over the years, including a Target exclusive run in 2017. However I simply cannot make this post and not talk about the convention-exclusive “reunion tour” Barbie and the Rockers doll from the 2010 National Barbie Doll Collectors Convention.
Isn’t she incredible?!
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Dee Dee from Barbie and the Rockers!
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Barbie Rewind is a 2023 release "celebrating the 80s". (The branding around it indicates that they plan to do different eras too - but at the moment, they're 80s style).
When I first saw the branding, I thought this was another set of rereleases of classic Barbies - like the careers throwback set from 2021 celebrating Barbie's best careers from over the years. However, while Barbie had a lot of very similar looks in the actual 80s, the Barbie Rewind series is more of a nostalgic look back than it is actual rereleases.
For example, "Career Girl" Barbie doesn't look much like Day to Night Barbie from 1985, but both dolls are evoking the same high-power career girl aesthetics.
"Girls Night Out" Barbie isn't the same as the Barbie and the Rockers releases, but she could fit in as a member of the band without raising too many questions.
Technically, School Fun Barbie is from 1991, not from the 80's, but I personally can't help but see the similarities between her and Schoolin Around Barbie.
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