“I did play with dolls, but it was mainly paper dolls ... Black Perkins designed a one-of-a-kind collector’s Barbie for Diana Ross, who served as inspiration for the first black Barbie in ...

The doll wear an off-shoulder gown ... in the person of Black Perkins, who had Diana Ross in mind when she designed Mattel’s first Black Barbie and dressed her in a red gown, with a little ...

Mackie and Diana Ross in 2001 Sylvain Gaboury/FilmMagic ... It would become the first of several Barbie dolls based on Mackie’s Hollywood clients. Dolls inspired by Ross and Burnett would ...

Kitty Perkins also revealed to People Magazine that she drew inspiration from the iconic musician Diana Ross when designing the dresses. According to the documentary, the first Black Barbie doll ...

Diana Ross was my inspiration on the fashion ... "[Previously,] when we would start with a doll, we would always create the white Barbie first, and then marketing would tell us, 'Okay, we need ...

Black Barbie hit the market in 1980, and Perkins explains in the film that the doll was designed to be reminiscent of Diana Ross. “There was a need for the little Black girl to really have ...

“I wanted my Black Barbie doll to look more like me.” And for an added dash of fabulousness, the creative also pulled style inspiration from ultra-voluptuary singer Diana Ross. Black Perkins ...

Lagueria Davis hates dolls. At least that ... Black Perkins, who designed Black Barbie’s ruby, high-slit dress, says she drew inspiration from Diana Ross’ showstopping looks.

We have "Endless Love" for this Diana Ross Barbie, and frankly there "Ain't No ... And by "come to life," we mean made into a tiny doll for children who are inexplicably into retro Charlie's ...

The doll's origin story is chronicled ... I Feel Like a Woman' look becomes a Barbie Black Perkins took inspiration from Diana Ross and fashion designer Bob Mackie’s avant-garde creations ...

who designed the first Black Barbie, taking inspiration from Diana Ross’ style and ensuring that the doll wasn’t just a Barbie with darker skin, but had her own proportions and Afrocentric ...