Let's hear it for redheads!

It's no secret by now that I love red hair.  I know that those who actually have the stuff spend part of their lives hating it, and having seen the behavior of my smarta$$ classmates I don't blame redheads for their hatred or ambivalence.  But I love a good redhead, and I guess Big Brother got the memo because I received a link to a story about red-haired Barbie dolls a few days ago.  The opening text of the link suggests that redheaded Barbie dolls aren't as common as blonde or brunette dolls, and...I guess that's kinda true.  I know that when one is released she certainly stands out!  So I recreated the list and added in my own opinions, because the world wouldn't survive without my piddling little opinions, LOL.  Link to the article is here if you don't want to read my commentary; it's just opening text and a list of images.

1:  One of the Made to Move dolls

Miss Emily saw this one IRL and was kinda freaked out by her face.  I'm with her; this doll has too many teeth.  Her outfit is ugly too, but that can be fixed since there's ALWAYS clothes for Barbie.  It's a bit hard to go wrong with a Made to Move Barbie, but this one I'll skip.

2:  Another Made to Move Barbie. 

Now this one, I was very happy to see.  The first four MTM Barbies were three brunettes and the usual blonde, and I remember being put out that there was no redhead.  Plus, I like this doll's face and outfit better than that of the other one.

3:  Barbie Signature Looks #11

This one's okay, but I liked Model #10 better.  I do love #11's silver suit, though.  And as with the Made to Move lot I was glad to see a redhead.  

4:  Fashionista #168

Yeesh, I don't like this one at all.  Her eyes are too bright and her face is too made up.  Maybe she's better IRL, but I'm not feeling this one.

5:  Fashionista #141

I don't positively love this doll's face, but overall I like #141 way better than #168.  That tie-dyed dress is hard to beat, and this doll looks sweet and approachable. 

6:  Fashionista #64, "Lovin' Leopard"

Another Fashionista, one from the days when the dolls had "names," so to speak.  This one tempted me when she was in stores due to her thick build and (of course) her hair.  I wonder who I picked from that wave instead?  There's always at least one that I pick...

7:  Fashionista #29, "Terrific Teal"

I own this one!  I named her "Gertrude" after a childhood imaginary friend.  Gert is one of the tall models, and y'all can't see in her stock photos (or this reused image), but she's got dimples.

While not my absolute favorite Barbie, I'm so glad she got included on the list!  And of course, that hair is glorious.

8:  Fashionista #74, "Seeing Stars"

Yet another Fashionista, I was sorely tempted by this one's star dress.  Ultimately, I didn't like her face much in real life.  My eyes were more dazzled by one of her companions, #81/"Wear Your Heart."  Wear Your Heart isn't a redhead, but she had a beautifully painted Kira head that trumped Seeing Stars.

9:  The Look, redhead

I didn't like the Look line as much as I liked the Basics that they replaced, but I really loved this doll.  Red hair and purple clothes together appeal to me for some reason. 

10:  Barbie Fitness, redhead 

Meh.  I think the second doll on this list did the Made to Move thing better, but those accessories are nice.  I like how aerobics, yoga, and rhythmic gymnastics are all included there.

11:  Barbie Heart Dress, redhead

I remember these.  I thought the redhead was pretty, but the whole line was too basic for me.  At least the Fashionistas have dynamic arm positions.  This one has a pretty face, though.

12:  Legends of Ireland Faerie Queen

I wonder how popular this one was, since I saw no out-of-box images.  The picture I found makes Faerie Queen look like a complete bitch, but she's actually quite pretty.  Just the same, I've seen Irish Barbies that I like better.

13:  Silkstone Lingerie Model #6

This was one of the first Silkstone dolls that I really died over.  The other one (spoilers) was another redhead.  I was a teenager when the Silkies were first available, so I never got any, but I never forgot this one.

14:  Bob Mackie Radiant Redhead

Yowza, a Mackie girl!  I was a big fan of the Bob Mackie Barbies growing up, but again, I was a kid and couldn't afford.  As for Radiant Redhead, she's got a lovely face, but she's not my favorite Mackie doll.  My heart belongs to Neptune Fantasy.

15:  Marvel Studios Black Widow

This one is a bit too action figure for me, but I do like her strong face.  This gal is bada$$, as Black Widow should be.

16:  Twilight Eclipse Victoria

Oh barf, the Twilight saga.  My sister loved it, but...it's romance.  Like Black Widow, Victoria is not my balliwick, but (again) I do like her face.

17:  Gloria Estefan 

Barf again, pop music.  Gloria Estefan is pretty cool, though.  She should've been permanently paralyzed in that tour bus accident she had, but nope!  I read that her spinal cord was resting on a very sharp piece of shattered bone, and the wrong move would've brought that paralysis down.  Gloria had some epic doctors, and she herself is to be credited for pushing herself through recovery.  So I respect this doll, red hair or no.

Now that that's outta the way, I'll include a few of my own.  Indeed, if I'd been putting this list together it would've been quite different!  No list of redheaded Barbies is complete without Midge!  Midge began life in the era where Barbie and company could be any hair color you liked, but as time went by she became permanently red-haired.  Here's two of my Midge dolls, Life in the Dreamhouse and a rebodied California Dream.  Pardon the old, grainy picture; I didn't yet have photography mastered.

Okay, so she's not really Barbie, but my point stands.  If I bothered with Barbie dolls at all during my childhood I usually went for the redhead if there was one, and that usually meant Midge.  My favorite ones are the handful that came with the Steffie head like these two, but Midge is Midge and I love her with the Diva head too.

Signature Looks #13.  

Signature Looks has released several redheads, and I love this one's face.  I like her colorblock dress too.

Signature Looks #20.

I love her face, and I love that purple.

Hip 2 Be Square, redhead variant.

To me, this doll is perfection...but I'm a little biased, since she's a childhood favorite.  Regrettably I don't have a decent picture of mine, but she is loved.

Stacey, Barbie's mod British friend.

Stacey could be either blonde or red, and it's the "copper penny" dolls that I love the most.  I'm fortunate enuff to own two of them, as seen above. 

Kelley, a forgotten seventies friend. 

Kelley was a member of the Quick Curl bunch, and she camped at Yellowstone, but after that she was gone.  Red hair, Steffie head, yes, please!  There was also the Pop Life line, available during my late teens, and the redhead in that line was called "Kelley."

That hair made me LOL when I saw it.  I don't know anyone who wears their hair like that off of a runway.  

Top Model Summer, also available during my early twenties.  I'm still mad at myself for letting these get away, as they'd have looked cute in my dorm room.

From left, Resort, Hair Wear, and the original Top Model.  Not my picture; if it's yours please let me know.  Anyway, Hair Wear was my favorite, as she reminded me of Hair Happenin's Barbie.

Speaking of Hair Happenin's, she's a redhead.  I can't provide a picture since I know for sure who owns 'em all, but she's one of my favorite mod dolls.  She's also one of the mod era's more obscure girls, and unfortunately pretty pricey.  Still, she's a redhead and I love her.

Barbie Basics 1.5, Model 003

Speaking of redheaded Steffie dolls, my all-time favorite Basics model.  I own her, and her name is Inga, but once again I can't find any good pictures of Inga.  Oh, and since I know damn good and well that Big Brother is reading and watching...HOW 'BOUT A FASHIONISTA WITH THE STEFFIE FACE???  I don't care what color her hair is!

Irish Barbie, second edition (first edition was a brunette)

Now THIS is who I picture when I think of a Barbie representing Ireland.  This one is one from my childhood, and while I never owned her I did and still do love her.  This one mat have to come home with me if I can afford her.  Admittedly, I could go hog-wild with the Dolls of the World; Peruvian Barbie is my favorite. 

Fashionista #47, "Kitty Cute"

If Amy Pond had a Barbie doppelganger, this one would be it.  I own this doll, and surprise, surprise, I don't have any good pictures of her (her name is Katherine, "Kat" for short).  Combining cats with the hair was a surefire way to drag me in.

Silkstone Dusk to Dawn giftset

Behold, my all-time favorite Silkstone Barbie.  It goes back to that "red hair, purple clothes" thing that I mentioned with the Barbie Look doll.  She also came with a ton of cute accessories that could be mixed and matched, and I was in love.  Dusk to Dawn was and still is out of my price range, but I can still salivate, right?

There have been other pretty redheads over the years, some whom I own and some of whom I don't, but those are my favorites.  Well, almost all.  My favorite redhead is a human, out there, among y'all.  Tam, I love you, chica!  I do hope your husband is better!

Cheers,
RagingMoon1987