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  Well I do love me some darkness in my dolls...also anything McQueen inspired. Here is the original dress.  One of my favs that I have used as inspiration for costume designs as well. As many had anticipated, it was revealed that the promised revival line by Mark Tinkey is indeed Nu.Fantasy.  This is the first of four dolls in this collection. Mark promised that there would be diverse representation in the dolls (all featuring Fashion Royalty 6.0 bodies and sculpts). He also indicated that this doll has the most black of the four in the fashion.  The inspiration is decadent couture and high fashion witches. I will just die if one of these dolls is wearing the red Balenciaga dress worn by Myrtle in AHS:Coven.  I am in love with the accessories especially and will likely try to the lottery if only to get the headpiece. I will most likely keep the dress but reserve judgement until I see it in person (assuming I can get the chance to buy her).  I don't need the doll. She is very pret

  I adore Naomi Osaka. I think this doll is a pretty good likeness. I am surprised that they did not use the more muscular body sculpt like the one used on the Billie Jean King doll. This is a super cute little tennis dress and I am dying over the yonex racquet.  More info on ordering here. From the press release: Naomi Osaka Barbie® Celebrates This Amazing Role Model! news By Allen Voivod  In 2019, she was a Barbie® Shero, honored with a doll in her likeness. Now, in 2021, we're thrilled to honor tennis player Naomi Osaka with a Barbie® Role Models Doll that's available for collectors and tennis fans around the world! Osaka represents Japan as a professional tennis player. She became the first Japanese player in history to win a Grand Slam (one of the four major annual tennis tournaments) at the U.S. Open in 2018. The following year, she won another Grand Slam tournament (the Australian Open) and reached #1 in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings. She already won her