12 Barbie Basics Get Glammed Up By Designers For Launch & Auction.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHW59SI0Q1-2oHlyXt2UVgf2-_CpPXH3W8vk5kGdOzQEr_t5r1BLxwQd2lTqtdVNH_au8-kVPps-aG_tcl3TaNOG0bo41Wyq04EKz0ruhs1MxOKeEBsOypV_6A80aj3AeUg8KmCPTP6q4/s1600-h/no5beforeafter.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431278624045103522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHW59SI0Q1-2oHlyXt2UVgf2-_CpPXH3W8vk5kGdOzQEr_t5r1BLxwQd2lTqtdVNH_au8-kVPps-aG_tcl3TaNOG0bo41Wyq04EKz0ruhs1MxOKeEBsOypV_6A80aj3AeUg8KmCPTP6q4/s400/no5beforeafter.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 300px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: Barbie Basic model no.5 before and after being styled by Justin Guinta for the launch</span></span><br /><br />Mattel recently introduced the <a href="http://www.barbiecollector.com/shop/shelf.aspx?deptid=2&shelfid=150164">Barbie Basics doll</a> collection; 12 different Barbie® dolls, each dressed 'down' in a different, but all black, dress. Simply named model no.1, model no.2 and so on, the hair, skin, eye color, features and stances vary with each doll. You can then purchase "look" sets that include accessories for the dolls.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsQ3G3Ww4ugQdsWhSSj0RH8w3xWYL3YsC5rvVo4oxlJ0sEQ1lU6q_alINM17iwq3NWMMUn50T67l70FeAqbKtnfMppjJhfUXa_HX7MAasZcwqIscl8bYt2OQkhSrkUb6KGTDxWVCvg4MbM/s1600/Picture+25.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471585757507199986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsQ3G3Ww4ugQdsWhSSj0RH8w3xWYL3YsC5rvVo4oxlJ0sEQ1lU6q_alINM17iwq3NWMMUn50T67l70FeAqbKtnfMppjJhfUXa_HX7MAasZcwqIscl8bYt2OQkhSrkUb6KGTDxWVCvg4MbM/s400/Picture+25.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 327px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggBGSpAFodMwwWvFAedDHwWpsaP7UPV4m7AEgfljMwFmuMFMCVxjhi2NW_M1jhYy8qewXmuZXKFwuuBTuSJoAvZOCXwP_Vt_6Fk0JsTkaJGV578V8VjnKm_DI9h5cE5CGkOpEIFnyeKBI/s1600-h/lookssets.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431348394614532434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggBGSpAFodMwwWvFAedDHwWpsaP7UPV4m7AEgfljMwFmuMFMCVxjhi2NW_M1jhYy8qewXmuZXKFwuuBTuSJoAvZOCXwP_Vt_6Fk0JsTkaJGV578V8VjnKm_DI9h5cE5CGkOpEIFnyeKBI/s400/lookssets.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 465px;" /></a><br /><br />To launch this new collection, Mattel had 12 top <a href="http://www.cfda.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">CFDA </span>(Council of Fashion Designers of America)</a> fashion and accessory designers dress the dolls in their own inimitable style, as in model no. 8 shown below left and then as styled by Alexis Bittar, below right.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfFO7xPqoB9uvs0BB2NW-OMlwfEp8z_vQiNvXu9HpwDTvL4sttIsZldmNMkqY7mWrrWu1q3blVl6L3zAaLMB2OrUrPmzAXKRxzTShZxlC7pAXuo0GNn_1Zarh5qqv2XIRQxsfIoWMEgPA/s1600-h/model+8b4after.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431278444310765602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfFO7xPqoB9uvs0BB2NW-OMlwfEp8z_vQiNvXu9HpwDTvL4sttIsZldmNMkqY7mWrrWu1q3blVl6L3zAaLMB2OrUrPmzAXKRxzTShZxlC7pAXuo0GNn_1Zarh5qqv2XIRQxsfIoWMEgPA/s400/model+8b4after.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 259px;" /></a><br /><br />The styled, dressed and accessorized dolls will then be auctioned on ebay with proceeds benefiting the CFDA. The auction goes live on January 28 (tomorrow) at 10pm EST and runs through February 7. To bid, visit <a href="http://stores.ebay.com/auctioncausecharityauctions/pages/barbie-basics">the ebay auction here.</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZhCnhLVf0rSNSPJYx_7wFwlBPVUPwH0MvDbFXNmGFIgUrSbZudxNEzwO5uQmCKLVH_3ZUbM_E4nrscB5_lRhcOz9NG-Incm-PAfqj6hIaE7LlfW-GlMN1a5Sqi-wQcE7bn5kn9ZJ3BsU/s1600-h/Picture+25.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431287610981069314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZhCnhLVf0rSNSPJYx_7wFwlBPVUPwH0MvDbFXNmGFIgUrSbZudxNEzwO5uQmCKLVH_3ZUbM_E4nrscB5_lRhcOz9NG-Incm-PAfqj6hIaE7LlfW-GlMN1a5Sqi-wQcE7bn5kn9ZJ3BsU/s400/Picture+25.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 101px;" /></a><br /><br />Below are close-ups of the 12 new Barbie Basics dolls (as sold) followed by the designer dressed versions for the launch:<br /><br />model no.1 and model no.2:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1fG48Hk9dj-Da7dJygFftyNheFOmPxVhYuluRFFuXgcBpCr81vP37ecaNEp70LWl5hcLRE3qcmxF6NLF3Rj4AJjj3g0fMQDxS0GE6aBeKvDTb6fN_84YuHj0_RZhe1Z0ArFGs1SUu72g/s1600-h/model+1.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431270687374371794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1fG48Hk9dj-Da7dJygFftyNheFOmPxVhYuluRFFuXgcBpCr81vP37ecaNEp70LWl5hcLRE3qcmxF6NLF3Rj4AJjj3g0fMQDxS0GE6aBeKvDTb6fN_84YuHj0_RZhe1Z0ArFGs1SUu72g/s400/model+1.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 264px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjisX_OEZ5Bwkg8wfNrr9xzNWHVsxYC37kL6e9PtwoMLeKk_N7guRcRR0L0LYlo-of77hHtmVHbr095UGJqRmzZWFe09FnHhl6jdHDQLkT2IwIjnJUEXOANKWnkWx_0eMgfZ6sH6AxSJUw/s1600-h/model+2.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431270588636120466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjisX_OEZ5Bwkg8wfNrr9xzNWHVsxYC37kL6e9PtwoMLeKk_N7guRcRR0L0LYlo-of77hHtmVHbr095UGJqRmzZWFe09FnHhl6jdHDQLkT2IwIjnJUEXOANKWnkWx_0eMgfZ6sH6AxSJUw/s400/model+2.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 263px;" /></a><br /><span class="SlideDescText">model no.3 and model no.4:<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYcucGV8OWCsc20hvXnKiwxOY4mEfWYP3FBM3buEwN8IJB9ky6KXtTMY124JachavT6xVKGC6OCKl9ZCaCp0m912pbUYqoPhrjZhMy8KUeen9Cdh0JtXCMONGA1K1f-u5QCwZglAioneE/s1600-h/model+3.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431269050561705474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYcucGV8OWCsc20hvXnKiwxOY4mEfWYP3FBM3buEwN8IJB9ky6KXtTMY124JachavT6xVKGC6OCKl9ZCaCp0m912pbUYqoPhrjZhMy8KUeen9Cdh0JtXCMONGA1K1f-u5QCwZglAioneE/s400/model+3.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 263px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDjFq_7bEiRjIs56TGiDvQ92dHPNQAx7ai5EdrvwF07pQAhqTX-Ba9uz-qk5fROvpYS-tnvYxRSJwLWHKsTmtU5aS_Ev9TcGu3Xu3xvl284Qk1uMheT-YVSnp9a5hI4IfBQcy4lAielGc/s1600-h/model+4.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431268955886042530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDjFq_7bEiRjIs56TGiDvQ92dHPNQAx7ai5EdrvwF07pQAhqTX-Ba9uz-qk5fROvpYS-tnvYxRSJwLWHKsTmtU5aS_Ev9TcGu3Xu3xvl284Qk1uMheT-YVSnp9a5hI4IfBQcy4lAielGc/s400/model+4.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 262px;" /></a><span class="SlideDescText"><br />model no.5 and model no.6:<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUocAnV-7KYUFZ7MU23rMj6xcSXutlmouIlUvBXS0y99s_a8wwpGWwnHLSu_B_T59IpsgQ7XrqU5nI4VRQsMCz0HuSh_54FSq0JwO1TWsbCn_rC6djdoK32YPk_KFOFaezeMFTPLfjAw/s1600-h/model+5.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431268062490641122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUocAnV-7KYUFZ7MU23rMj6xcSXutlmouIlUvBXS0y99s_a8wwpGWwnHLSu_B_T59IpsgQ7XrqU5nI4VRQsMCz0HuSh_54FSq0JwO1TWsbCn_rC6djdoK32YPk_KFOFaezeMFTPLfjAw/s400/model+5.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 261px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcsWcC_Zm73KOtQyVK1mBY46nvCtxwHtJLK2tRc6DKYyXDp0lGhp4jg-jKPqLsjCZgT3s05KcfkAFniMUfzTuay4bm1CU6HlWmJ_7PFfuPDzrzOj7pZfxtmpatfApLnLj8IaL525Crjl8/s1600-h/model+6.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431267958233104386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcsWcC_Zm73KOtQyVK1mBY46nvCtxwHtJLK2tRc6DKYyXDp0lGhp4jg-jKPqLsjCZgT3s05KcfkAFniMUfzTuay4bm1CU6HlWmJ_7PFfuPDzrzOj7pZfxtmpatfApLnLj8IaL525Crjl8/s400/model+6.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 262px;" /></a><span class="SlideDescText"><br />model no 7 and model no.8:<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4UD-AF6SEfdGxDHPkkwtm4ipGfm-8lKU-9Xxoslqhyja8I8-MRup-VD9RYBJ3lJS52_E0bjMiGN5Bc1-yzcRSG5tY7MrdCbtnFLQA5Ow0J5pgLHYOH7Vkdp5wpO0KNzgcmZzUMUzKqrY/s1600-h/model+7.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431267524186639122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4UD-AF6SEfdGxDHPkkwtm4ipGfm-8lKU-9Xxoslqhyja8I8-MRup-VD9RYBJ3lJS52_E0bjMiGN5Bc1-yzcRSG5tY7MrdCbtnFLQA5Ow0J5pgLHYOH7Vkdp5wpO0KNzgcmZzUMUzKqrY/s400/model+7.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 263px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitufpUKVx0yV9f9TxjkKjj00DIzNXoZOLtgS0q6kILT0bwUwV3addk6QHaTPxm2-4UIEDeval44kuDBFIGShoVOQ5Yl13Zc5nqzlAMQzggldNj2i95vu4uWAzkjj-XeBxDhvzqzqOV5VU/s1600-h/model+8.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431267406193539698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitufpUKVx0yV9f9TxjkKjj00DIzNXoZOLtgS0q6kILT0bwUwV3addk6QHaTPxm2-4UIEDeval44kuDBFIGShoVOQ5Yl13Zc5nqzlAMQzggldNj2i95vu4uWAzkjj-XeBxDhvzqzqOV5VU/s400/model+8.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 262px;" /></a><br /><span class="SlideDescText">model no.9 and model no.10:<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4PwwXxXt7bDyROfJZlKC2xbBIOS0ytwj7NAaQ3doFigFNw1ht4d_LQS7fx21RhmJ6rz4ypSlTzQZJ0VHmzMutZmdgqSErCypJOjMbEmiPbsRVKPF-YF4amaloGrX1RXiCWJi-MRzwXW0/s1600-h/model+9.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431266834197890610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4PwwXxXt7bDyROfJZlKC2xbBIOS0ytwj7NAaQ3doFigFNw1ht4d_LQS7fx21RhmJ6rz4ypSlTzQZJ0VHmzMutZmdgqSErCypJOjMbEmiPbsRVKPF-YF4amaloGrX1RXiCWJi-MRzwXW0/s400/model+9.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 266px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYu2C7xNBxD-GG-o0yhFi3vEJMwAZZHm0lkBz1pgjGYec69w1Ycwmq-FR369ndicEREFBm3V44mu50yc3ubVw4bMzUKgKqaPiDiRboZXK9RTWaSuUvsc0OZPaDMJyKO3Ur6RdjMYBZbqc/s1600-h/model+10.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431266755197341794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYu2C7xNBxD-GG-o0yhFi3vEJMwAZZHm0lkBz1pgjGYec69w1Ycwmq-FR369ndicEREFBm3V44mu50yc3ubVw4bMzUKgKqaPiDiRboZXK9RTWaSuUvsc0OZPaDMJyKO3Ur6RdjMYBZbqc/s400/model+10.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 264px;" /></a><br /><span class="SlideDescText">model no.11 and model no.12:<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGGx1ySLBH9npfcfm5YTtblhV737Tyv1R9GbustFnrJqFj8O-evT0qe5it3TFomDHcCYtikVgihQ3epeYw_xENY_qSXbIXjhEocYHAQK_cQ8DRqaGbgZzYilol2ivV4MC17DfT9i7xOdU/s1600-h/model+11.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431266325403954626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGGx1ySLBH9npfcfm5YTtblhV737Tyv1R9GbustFnrJqFj8O-evT0qe5it3TFomDHcCYtikVgihQ3epeYw_xENY_qSXbIXjhEocYHAQK_cQ8DRqaGbgZzYilol2ivV4MC17DfT9i7xOdU/s400/model+11.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 263px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgauRwDRixcBKt66uCCXdwa2s32Jg9t0Ues0ias3DCaBpWfNA2Eye6Sxcfa-1IIg-wRpXAubH0LVaOIkIZXNlz8hgUpmjuHMxnK1KRSw85InovB6b6dHQ3FmB9NXI-ycEUmClOHsCS2Fm0/s1600-h/model+12.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431265365480031362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgauRwDRixcBKt66uCCXdwa2s32Jg9t0Ues0ias3DCaBpWfNA2Eye6Sxcfa-1IIg-wRpXAubH0LVaOIkIZXNlz8hgUpmjuHMxnK1KRSw85InovB6b6dHQ3FmB9NXI-ycEUmClOHsCS2Fm0/s400/model+12.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 263px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >above</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" class="SlideDescText" > images of Barbie basics courtesy of <a href="http://www.barbiecollector.com/shop/shelf.aspx?deptid=2&shelfid=150164">Barbie Collector</a> </span><br /><span class="SlideDescText"><a href="http://stores.ebay.com/auctioncausecharityauctions/pages/barbie-basics"></a><br /></span>Thanks to <a href="http://designers.glam.com/photos/slideshow/barbie_gets_all_dolled_up_by_cfda_designers/rachel_roys_barbie/">Glam</a> and the blog <a href="http://blogs.glam.com/glamchic/2010/01/25/barbie-gets-new-designer-duds/">GlamChic</a> , I can show you images of all of the 12 Mattel Barbie Basics Dolls dressed by the designers for the ebay auction.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Isaac Mizrahi </span>dolls up model no. 1 and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Monica Botkier</span> dolls up model no.2:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj9zbbuDimDhqgQ4aau8ZFOS73LhArVspZ6Q-0-zNj96iDzMEqDrtG8ZfhD4QYlKdEGk-R4c_duQyPal8yqCOvuVeECAHRA3y63o0eN2yq7iVXm6ntL70j4CksVpg6lQAnsfeha8yRTp4/s1600-h/isaacmizrahi.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431257084409095842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj9zbbuDimDhqgQ4aau8ZFOS73LhArVspZ6Q-0-zNj96iDzMEqDrtG8ZfhD4QYlKdEGk-R4c_duQyPal8yqCOvuVeECAHRA3y63o0eN2yq7iVXm6ntL70j4CksVpg6lQAnsfeha8yRTp4/s400/isaacmizrahi.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 378px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLZST_UAQ4LEkpOcFUMOgkjY6tYLlW5TebJZikdrLEx3GWNZ5BAjAgle0LoD1T61ESj-FcIXxd-G2OI4M22fvocMuMJ1QRD29zDFoim9VEnE2kuTFmOVClRda5a1CiFLerm6df50Lm8lk/s1600-h/monicabotkier.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431256416653833346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLZST_UAQ4LEkpOcFUMOgkjY6tYLlW5TebJZikdrLEx3GWNZ5BAjAgle0LoD1T61ESj-FcIXxd-G2OI4M22fvocMuMJ1QRD29zDFoim9VEnE2kuTFmOVClRda5a1CiFLerm6df50Lm8lk/s400/monicabotkier.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 281px; height: 377px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Deborah Lloyd of Kate Spade</span> dolls up model no.3 and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Philip Crangi</span> dolls up model no.4:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2CSZfBE6l5YnmGpexWsIikckYHUIaAcObqet9IOgGbMRHFS9QHKiauLs_VyLHnbkH5mt_QaKDOL0Q0p3imQG-_PFR6fCj03eYJGABLDKpHrCXi8f37UmBorXAaXtRUdAGAcomFXvNcDY/s1600-h/katespadebydeborahlloyd.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431256759033964978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2CSZfBE6l5YnmGpexWsIikckYHUIaAcObqet9IOgGbMRHFS9QHKiauLs_VyLHnbkH5mt_QaKDOL0Q0p3imQG-_PFR6fCj03eYJGABLDKpHrCXi8f37UmBorXAaXtRUdAGAcomFXvNcDY/s400/katespadebydeborahlloyd.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 394px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9i9BGETQ83dU73-NkXcFKFx5LuuyYtIAJEUh69DwKGtfDDhm3t0QbBPsPjXnOhSBEGRGV9Y4HkFCwEZaT1DSl9DElTvtGlDUX1So_-xSkSVEkHZcmZ-pd_8Dsdm00WlGOk-EXLW5x7xo/s1600-h/phillipcrangi.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431256150802015906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9i9BGETQ83dU73-NkXcFKFx5LuuyYtIAJEUh69DwKGtfDDhm3t0QbBPsPjXnOhSBEGRGV9Y4HkFCwEZaT1DSl9DElTvtGlDUX1So_-xSkSVEkHZcmZ-pd_8Dsdm00WlGOk-EXLW5x7xo/s400/phillipcrangi.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 393px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Justin Guinta</span> dolls up model no.5 and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Albertus Swanepoel</span> dolls up model no.6:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6eJsTrga5TD1C8phtrTzWIfYYCY9jzxcEaV5nL7UcHL20t_3OX2HGARatWXkuGY7ohJtESD6zZoKLA6NdKnpTrdXMyqahwZC6sLW-8O22x0bb9iPAzHjvEhqc4m5vJ7kDBtFhY1tVfwE/s1600-h/justinguinta.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431256823463235154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6eJsTrga5TD1C8phtrTzWIfYYCY9jzxcEaV5nL7UcHL20t_3OX2HGARatWXkuGY7ohJtESD6zZoKLA6NdKnpTrdXMyqahwZC6sLW-8O22x0bb9iPAzHjvEhqc4m5vJ7kDBtFhY1tVfwE/s400/justinguinta.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 399px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA75zQx7zMy3zj5wcLhqnMyHfol_ufRi-5wiXGreQh0jnm5tYwZsTQeK95C9tAXRxt6kraQOlgkK7PlvAwY2bZD4WPstS2vVrS_tpcx4ayB07ELTqFofMdJhzuZQ2hMOzEj_1i8JorJzs/s1600-h/albertusswanepoel.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431257711041803138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA75zQx7zMy3zj5wcLhqnMyHfol_ufRi-5wiXGreQh0jnm5tYwZsTQeK95C9tAXRxt6kraQOlgkK7PlvAwY2bZD4WPstS2vVrS_tpcx4ayB07ELTqFofMdJhzuZQ2hMOzEj_1i8JorJzs/s400/albertusswanepoel.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 398px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lorraine Schwartz</span> dolls up model no.7 and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Alexis Bittar</span> dolls up model no.8:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_ESz-6omsSBPPGnzxyYeT86-NxuHlnnQokoLHbfTQ2Zcty0U1Ab49620xVS-AP72-zQP9t9LYedT51xJED-Uf5QIojR7jghTho4JCSV3D51AjhelHF3-pREK9-_yAs6m-NWt8JcwrP0/s1600-h/lorraineschwartz.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431256493046929938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_ESz-6omsSBPPGnzxyYeT86-NxuHlnnQokoLHbfTQ2Zcty0U1Ab49620xVS-AP72-zQP9t9LYedT51xJED-Uf5QIojR7jghTho4JCSV3D51AjhelHF3-pREK9-_yAs6m-NWt8JcwrP0/s400/lorraineschwartz.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 394px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFGTmeKs1ZZlBemnL0FTRhA773xkDiODlLx85PsQbg1tHeGcxNQ4DOhbOB7tK8xgJZEG6aD0bqfMRA9lm-9PMU_9dN3ksS4wMH19QAanfDfO4HKYqrrfLBZEXF86UFtNc1tKLTW42B_8g/s1600-h/alexisbittar.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431257645010177618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFGTmeKs1ZZlBemnL0FTRhA773xkDiODlLx85PsQbg1tHeGcxNQ4DOhbOB7tK8xgJZEG6aD0bqfMRA9lm-9PMU_9dN3ksS4wMH19QAanfDfO4HKYqrrfLBZEXF86UFtNc1tKLTW42B_8g/s400/alexisbittar.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 395px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Betsey Johnson</span> dolls up model no.9 and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Rachel Roy</span> dolls up model no.10:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZFq12_eYM-cGIdGSDkb5zcQQfxHYyRjonOOwBC7sT1Hoqyo-HJHTERoGo6N4bmWxTlXSLKoQiPItohhskMOyEqnvpQ15ml3MRRaev__WG0He62pIL3HNZJ008oKHKDqpz4TgzLytQvI/s1600-h/betseyjohnson1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431258203560511154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZFq12_eYM-cGIdGSDkb5zcQQfxHYyRjonOOwBC7sT1Hoqyo-HJHTERoGo6N4bmWxTlXSLKoQiPItohhskMOyEqnvpQ15ml3MRRaev__WG0He62pIL3HNZJ008oKHKDqpz4TgzLytQvI/s400/betseyjohnson1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 357px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQrLGU-z5WF8U-DugPat1epbRq2TrLNOmQOoKj0Lic37SZ_H7XloTFgtyYtNFTZ6L5u2-6KzknnCltjt_wGFGVA32Llcct3um0JkD-_1saRcZ7hl-YyO93-p5d9vnWFPpXaHijH44CY0/s1600-h/barbieinrachelroy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431258839698395362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQrLGU-z5WF8U-DugPat1epbRq2TrLNOmQOoKj0Lic37SZ_H7XloTFgtyYtNFTZ6L5u2-6KzknnCltjt_wGFGVA32Llcct3um0JkD-_1saRcZ7hl-YyO93-p5d9vnWFPpXaHijH44CY0/s400/barbieinrachelroy.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 357px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Devi Kroell</span> dolls up model no.11 and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Tory Burch</span> dolls up model no.12:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0tEpmnTUs4zhgT2gj42DPz_79wTN0ljM12LINpD4BtUsFUTyrmgd-xATU-gGHF95LDX9jO_hYqIcgW8Na82XM5zZrqz0Qqt-eyMazV1txqqsC6vsuHvGF-2EH48_2OCyy-StEtxTiknA/s1600-h/devikroell.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431257169467002354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0tEpmnTUs4zhgT2gj42DPz_79wTN0ljM12LINpD4BtUsFUTyrmgd-xATU-gGHF95LDX9jO_hYqIcgW8Na82XM5zZrqz0Qqt-eyMazV1txqqsC6vsuHvGF-2EH48_2OCyy-StEtxTiknA/s400/devikroell.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 394px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKGgbuqVK_RFzBEPLHL_yQK61UNzAzlvkw1Dd2NEVnOLunbQfFy50a6bptas8p8RTZqaaGoJBp6-l4EQpEDX8L_sXr3WnNS_4r98ZfG65COhIb5IYBPSDODgGCb7lVgN639zrQFE6mEfI/s1600-h/toryburch.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431255973126650498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKGgbuqVK_RFzBEPLHL_yQK61UNzAzlvkw1Dd2NEVnOLunbQfFy50a6bptas8p8RTZqaaGoJBp6-l4EQpEDX8L_sXr3WnNS_4r98ZfG65COhIb5IYBPSDODgGCb7lVgN639zrQFE6mEfI/s400/toryburch.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 277px; height: 393px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.barbiecollector.com/shop/shelf.aspx?deptid=2&shelfid=150164">Shop the Barbie Basics Doll collection here.</a><br /><a href="http://www.auctioncause.com/clientfiles/mattel/signup.html">Sign up for the ebay auction here.</a><br /><br />Related Posts:<br /><h4 class="post-title entry-title"><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/10/barbie-gone-bad-works-from-7th-annual.html">•Barbie Gone Bad. 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12 Barbie Basics Get Glammed Up By Designers For Launch & Auction.

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Knoll & DWR Fight Breast Cancer With A Pink Bench Ebay Auction

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOvM0TEF66GOUbuXTy7kYi0dVNb0rp1EouCZ7OuTFePYPsa2n0Zncwh26dY0hZdNxA_Ydp85TjtiCOAZ06_3a36WqrWoHVbXHZ4jpgboIxHXN7jsT8LNOaEtxN7Zj9gkodUG7Ce62UAn27/s1600-h/518a_1.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122361125348281522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOvM0TEF66GOUbuXTy7kYi0dVNb0rp1EouCZ7OuTFePYPsa2n0Zncwh26dY0hZdNxA_Ydp85TjtiCOAZ06_3a36WqrWoHVbXHZ4jpgboIxHXN7jsT8LNOaEtxN7Zj9gkodUG7Ce62UAn27/s400/518a_1.JPG" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><br /><b>Take a seat for the cure.<br />Or, as I was tempted to name this post.... Bid on a Bench For Boobs.</b><br /><br />Join <a href="http://www.dwr.com/pink">Design Within Reach®</a> and Knoll® in the fight against breast cancer. Like many communities, DWR has been severely impacted by this disease. Support the search for a cure by bidding on this limited-edition Florence Knoll Bench,upholstered in pink Spinneybeck® Riva leather. All of the proceeds from this auction will go to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5lSCD3Ba9L5xCk1N_8imw8ra9SyKWWpARXY0_QK04QmP4p6TnV214CzQynFpW5WL1FifbhclbmcSx9_6Uoat_cb6TiSRRMGiPtAKkpN6YChsE-RjmqRs6nbpvH5sJWKhf7ABYPB277b8z/s1600-h/knoll_2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122361812543048930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5lSCD3Ba9L5xCk1N_8imw8ra9SyKWWpARXY0_QK04QmP4p6TnV214CzQynFpW5WL1FifbhclbmcSx9_6Uoat_cb6TiSRRMGiPtAKkpN6YChsE-RjmqRs6nbpvH5sJWKhf7ABYPB277b8z/s400/knoll_2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4WXk0JRuGlxv9FWxONgmLPNz_h03mvaqZiMbuInL7xsOr4xZC7froCWc5EXWavWvWK6ePFPXW8fh2UqNHAVq21eZV562_Bg-0uq2jg8NpNDUgVYw7i9PWM2Re89AUxH6URuHCgW9lFU0V/s1600-h/knoll_3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122361726643702994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4WXk0JRuGlxv9FWxONgmLPNz_h03mvaqZiMbuInL7xsOr4xZC7froCWc5EXWavWvWK6ePFPXW8fh2UqNHAVq21eZV562_Bg-0uq2jg8NpNDUgVYw7i9PWM2Re89AUxH6URuHCgW9lFU0V/s400/knoll_3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><b>The bench.</b><br />We’ve provided pink <a href="http://www.spinneybeck.com/">Spinneybeck</a> Riva leather to upholster this limited-edition Florence Knoll Bench, which was donated by Knoll. The bench is not available in this color and leather combination anywhere else. Originally designed in the mid 1950s, the Florence Knoll Bench is crafted with distinct, individually sewn leather squares, and the cushion sits atop a chrome base.<br /><br />Bench will ship Fed-Ex ground at no additional cost.<br />Dimensions: H 36.25” W 19.5” D 16.75”<br />Retail price: $3,463.<br /><br /><b>The foundation.</b><br />The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation is the world’s largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists. Founded in 1982, the foundation has invested nearly a billion dollars toward their cause, becoming the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world.<br /><a href="http://www.komen.org/"><br />Learn More about the foundation here.</a><br /><br /><b>You Can Also Bid On It In Certain DWR stores</b><br />In addition to <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250176893545&utm_source=internal-email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ebay_20071017">the auction on eBay</a>, nine auctions will be held at nine DWR Studios across the country on Thursday, October 25,. The proceeds will go to the local chapter of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation, so your donation will benefit your community. Auctions will take place at the following DWR Studios:<br /><br /> * Bethesda, Maryland<br /> * Chicago, Illinois (North Ave)<br /> * Dallas, Texas<br /> * Newport Beach, California<br /> * New York, New York (Flatiron)<br /> * Portland, Oregon<br /> * Princeton, New Jersey<br /> * San Francisco, California (Potrero Hill)<br /> * South Beach, Florida<br /><br /><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250176893545&utm_source=internal-email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ebay_20071017"><br />Bid on it here.</a>

Knoll & DWR Fight Breast Cancer With A Pink Bench Ebay Auction

Take a seat for the cure. Or, as I was tempted to name this post.... Bid on a Bench For Boobs. Join Design Within Reach® and Knoll® in the ...

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