Barb's Barbie

Barb's Barbie

When I started this project, I bought 10 Barbies on sale at Toy's R Us.  This is one of them.  I admit I found it  a little uncanny   to see the identical dolls lined up on the mantel over the fireplace.  Perhaps they were cloning overnight while we slept.  I just checked.  There are still only ten of the identical Barbie's.

Years ago, my friend Barb and I collaborated and made our wedding dresses on my sewing machine.  We chose the same fabric, mine in ecru, hers in white.  The dresses were very different.  Although the weddings were only two weeks apart, I was going to be married in Lesotho during the winter and Barb was getting married in summer.  My dress had a high neck, long sleeves and I lined it completely for warmth.  Barb's was a slip dress with thin straps but over it she wore a sheer dress.  This is my ode to Barb's wedding dress.