A good project for Family Day, perhaps?
French artist Jocelyne Grivaud has been fascinated by Barbie ever since she was a girl. After her mom knit her Barbie a custom gown and little pink shoes, Grivaud was hooked. Years later, hearing so much criticism heaped on her beloved doll, that she’s “too blond, too superficial, too skinny,” Grivaud followed her mother’s example and created some different looks for Barbie. But these looks weren’t just any old fashion trend, Grivaud looked to art and beauty icons past and present for style inspiration. Her Barbies range from Venus de Milo to Coco Chanel to James Cameron’s Avatar.
The top photo is obviously Grivaud’s take on Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring and we’re rather fond of the Chanel ad. With the right hat and without the cigarette, this look would be pretty easy to reproduce.
