It's being reported that Mattel is about to release a new batch of Barbie-type dolls in their "My Scene" series. First up? The Lindsay Lohan doll. The press release says the doll will be decked out in faux fur "tween" wear.
Tween wear??? In theory, tween wear is what young girls wear between when their mothers buy clothes for them at JC Penny and when they are finally able to buy themselves clothes at Express. Tween wear is what people my age would have called "juniors". But by the looks of this Lindsay Lohan doll, "tween wear" means "dress your daughter like a skank." Oh yes, this is realistic. Every 14 year old I know defnitely needs a $400 fur lined Kenneth Cole jacket and a dress from Bebe. God willing I never have a daughter because from yrs 10-18 she's going to be sent to Amish boarding school.
But even more troublesome than this "tween" phenom is that Mattel never asked me to be a model for a doll. My first name is Barbara...of COURSE I should have a Barbie doll made in my image!! Optional Tina Fey-style glasses, comes with a laptop computer and a mic stand. Low-rider Levi jeans, because we'll have to appeal to the tween crowd. And some cool sparkly purple top. Long hair of course, because half the joy of owning a Barbie doll is that you can style the hair any way you want, including clipping it all off. Come on, like you never did that. Oh. Just me?
We could call it the "I can't believe I quit my job" series, and you could purchase additional outfits for my Barbie G doll that get exponentially less fashionable as I, er I mean the doll, runs out of money!!
The Ken doll of course would have to be redesigned. Wonder if George Clooney is interested in collaborating on this project. And by collaborating I mean...
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