This series of novelty Barbies is a tribute to fellow Ebay
seller “Best Dressed Doll” from whom I get the Barbie leggings I use for many
of my ensembles. And if you haven’t already guessed, the title for the series
was inspired by those yummy Eggo waffles and their clever marketing phrase
“Leggo My Eggo.”
Barbie was just minding her own business, moving through her
day in a comfortable pair of leggings when, out of nowhere, a variety of
critters, attracted to the color and soft texture, grabbed a hold and are
clinging for dear life to Barbie’s leg. And most are not the kind of critter
you want riding on your thigh. After
trying Cling Free dryer sheets and Critter Ridder granules to deal with the
“situation,” Barbie decided to just go with it, get to know her hitch hiker,
and wait for the critter to let go in its own sweet time.
While diving off Darwin Island in the Galapagos, Barbie and
the rest of the divers group were lucky enough to come across a large group of
hammerhead sharks moving through the area. One of them spied Barbie out of its
left eye and swam over for a closer look before latching onto her wetsuit
legging. Well, Barbie ain’t afraid of no sharks and quickly became the
hammerhead’s new BFF.
Barbie is wearing gray leggings paired with a glittery ice
blue tank top. Her one-of-a-kind accessories include periwinkle blue pumps, an
iridescent crescent-moon-shaped purse with chain and dolphin charm
embellishment, coordinating belt, a shark fin cellphone held on the wrist with
a beaded stretch bracelet, matching earrings, sunglasses, a mini-book about
hammerhead sharks, and cardboard cutouts of a canister of Critter Ridder and
Cling Free dryer sheets. The hammerhead shark sports a Barbie B monogram charm
in his dorsal fin.
I acquired the doll and her top second hand, so they have
likely seen some play time. The Millie-faced Barbie has blond hair, blue eyes,
arched feet, slightly posed arms and splayed fingers. I don’t see any flaws.
The plastic hammerhead shark is sewn onto her leggings but can easily be
removed if desired by snipping a few threads.
Everything comes to you from a non-smoking, Barbie-loving
home with terriers that are smart enough to know that Barbie is off limits, all
the time, no exceptions.
Please note that I do not ship outside of the continental
U.S. There are a number of independent shipping services available to
international buyers.