I bought this Thai Barbie with Polish Barbie when Uncle
Charles and I were on the hunt for dolls in Kuala Lumpur in 1998. Like the Polish
Barbie, Thai Barbie is beautifully designed and crafted and the quality and
details are superb. I said to Uncle Charles that I didn’t like the face (I now
think she's beautiful), and he replied that it is what Thai women look like.
I have seen this dance being performed in Phuket many years
ago, and Mattel has done a fine job replicating the traditional Lakorn dance costume.
Barbie’s short black hair is neatly tied back under a gold headdress which is
embellished with an orange ribbon. She has a tan complexion with brown eyes and
full red lips. Her cuffs are made of gold fabric, and she is the only Barbie I
have without shoes! Barbie wears an emerald, ruby and gold top, which has an
attached green cape edged with gold trimming. Barbie wears a gold brocade ankle
length skirt.
Release date: 1 January 1998
Label: Collector Edition
Mattel price: US$24.99
Ebay price as at October 2012: US$15 - US$50
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