Author: TARA'S FASHION ADVICE

NIKKA’RA’RIANARAH MINATAWA’QWAHEY, STAYS TRUE TO REPRESENTING, HER FAVORITE COLOR PINK, AND THE THEME OF WHAT, TRULY EMBODIES BARBIE. YES ITS TRUE, PINK IS THE TRUE REPRESENTATION, OF A BARBIE. BUT BARBIE DOESN’T JUST, WEAR PINK, BARBIE WEARS ANYTHING. IF YOU’RE WANTING, TO MIMIC THE STYLE, OF A BARBIE DOLL, YOU HAVE TO GO ALL OUT, WITH IT, AND JUST HAVE FUN. WHILE NOT FORGETTING, TO TRULY EMBODY, THE ESSENCE, OF WHAT BARBIE IS ABOUT, AND HER FAVORITE COLOR PINK.
I PAIRED, BARBIE PURPLE BOB, WITH A GIAMBATTISTA VALI, PINK SEQUINED JACKET, PAIRED WITH A SAFIYAA, PINK SATIN BLOUSE, WITH A TEREZ DEISGNER, LEOPARD PRINT BRA OVER IT. THAT I THEN PAIRED, WITH A METALLIC PINK TUTU PLEATED SKIRT, BLUE TIGHTS, AND LEOPARD PRINT COMBAT BOOTS. FOR THE ACCESSORIES, I MENTIONED BEFORE, THE BARBIE-PINK SIGNITURE HAIR, SIGNITURE BARBIE-PINK AND PURPLE GLITTER NAILS, AND SIGNITURE BARBIE-PINK PURPLE TONE LIPSTICK. FOR THE JEWELRY, I PAIRED ETSY ANGELSMAGICALCRAFTS, INDIGO PURPLE MARBLE BEADED BRACELETS, ETSY BNJEWELRYANDARTWORK , IRIDESCENT PURPLE BEADED BRACELETS, AN ETSY ISARTBIJOUX, PURPLE CRYSTAL BEADED RING, AND ETSY TINEBERGAACCESSORIES, PURPLE CHANDELIER BALL EARRINGS.
TARA 101: OUTFITS LIKE THIS, CAN BE RECREATED, IN SO MANY CREATIVE, AND TALENTED WAYS. YOU JUST HAVE TO EMBODY YOURSELF, BE PERSONAL, WHILE STAYING TRUE, TO THE IMPORTANT COMPONENTS, OF THE ANALYZATION, OF AN OUTFIT. WHILE INCORPORATING, BARBIE’S SIGNITURE FAVORITE COLOR, AND ALSO, MY FAVORITE COLOR: BARBIE PINK.

ONE THING ABOUT BARBIE, THAT STICKS WITH US, IS THAT BARBIE LOVES PINK! PINK REPRESENTS, WHO BARBIE IS, AS A BEAUTIFUL, FASHIONABLY GLAMOROUS DOLL. I CREATED, A PINK IDEAL LOOK, THAT DEFINES WHO BARBIE IS. I PAIRED BRANDON MAXWELL PINK JACKET, A TIBI, PASTEL PINK BLOUSE, WITH A MSGM, BUTTON WRAP-AROUND PINK SKIRT, WITH PINK SATIN TIE PLATFORMS. I PAIRED THE OUTFIT, WITH SIGNITURE TWO-TONE BARBIE-PINK STREAKED HAIR, SIGNITURE PINK LIPS/LIPSTICK, AND SIGNITURE BARBIE PINK NAILS. I PAIRED PINK JEWELRY, WITH THE OUTFIT. ETSY DESERTROSEDESIGNS10, OPAL CHANDELIER EARRINGS, AN ETSY HELENSCOLLECTION, BUBBLE BIB STONE NECKLACE, AN ETSY IAMKESHET, OPAL CRYSTAL BRACELET, AND A ETSY MYANTONIAJEWELRY, OPAL VINTAGE RING. THIS IS AN OUTFIT, THAT I WOULD DEFINITELY WEAR, BECAUSE I LOVE PINK, IT IS MY FAVORITE COLOR.

ONE THING WE KNOW ABOUT BARBIE DOLLS, IS THEIR ALWAYS, FASHIONABLY ON POINT. WE KNOW THE TRUE DEFINITION, OF A BARBIE IS EVERYTHING PINK, EVERYTHING: PINKALICIOUS!  I THINK THERE’S AN INNER BARBIE, IN ALL OF US, WE JUST HAVE TO BRING IT OUT. I CREATED A BARBIE LOOK, THAT PERSONALLY SUITS ME, AND MY DEFINITION, OF A TRUE BARBIE. I PAIRED A DODO-BAR-OR PINK EMBELLISHED SILK BLOUSE, WITH A GOLD EMBELLISHED BELT, AROUND THE BLOUSE, PAIRED WITH A THE ATTICO 021, MULTI-COLOR SEQUINED SKIRT, PAIRED WITH PASTEL BLUE TIGHTS, AND MULTI-COLOR EMBELLISHED PUMPS. FOR THE ACCESSORIES, I PAIRED A PEARL EBELLISHED HEADPEICE, SIGNITURE BARBIE-PINK HAIR, SIGNITURE HOT BARBIE-PINK LIPS, AND SIGNITURE BARBIE-PINK GLITTER DUST NAILS. FOR THE JEWELRY, I WENT ALL OUT VINTAGE, I PAIRED ETSY ADESIGNSORNAMENTCO, MULTICOLOR OPAL RING, ETSY OVALLEGRA, PEARL CUFF BRACELET, AN ETSY LCMARTNDESIGNS, PEARL BEADED BRACELET AND ETSY 31NORTH, PEARL CHANDELIER EARRINGS. TARA 101: NOT ONLY DOES PINK, SET OFF THE BARBIE THEME. BUT ANYTHING GLITTERY, SEQUINED, AND EMBELLISHED, DOES AS WELL. TRY TO INCORPORATE, THOSE PEICES, IN WITH YOUR BARBIE OUTFIT, WHILE INCORPORATING PINK.

THE BARBIE HAS ON A PINK FLOWER SCARF HAT, WITH PINK DROP EARRINGS. SHE HAS ON A PINK BOW BLOUSE, WITH A PINK FUR WRAP, WITH A PINK AND BLACK LACE SKIRT, AND PINK SILK GLOVES. I HAVE A ETSY KCOVINTAGE, PINK TURBAN, WITH A ETSY WHIMSEYWHIFFLE, RED BIRD BROOCH (ON THE TURBAN), WITH A GORSKI BLACK AND PINK FUR WRAP,  AN ETSY DAZZLEMYDAY, RED CLUSTER BROOCH, (ON THE COLLAR OF THE FUR WRAP) PAIRED WITH A DOLCE AND GABBANA, BLACK LACE BLOUSE, WITH A AMERICAN EAGLE, RED BUSTIER BRA TOP OVER IT. THAT I THEN PAIRED, WITH A D&G BLACK LACE SKIRT, BLACK TIGHTS, AND RED FEATHER HEELS. FOR THE REST, OF THE ACCESSORIES, I PAIRED LONG RED SILK GLOVES. THE JEWELRY, I CHOSE VINTAGE, CLASSICAL PIECES, LIKE THE ETSY BROOCHES, ETSY NAD205, ORANGE BEADED BRACELETS, ETSY BIRDIEBYELLEY, RED BEADED BRACELETS, ETSY LEXIJEANBOUTIQUE, RED CLUSTER RING, AND ETSY WEDDINGPEARL, RED PEARL EARRINGS.

WHEN MANY OF US THINK, OF RED AND GREEN, PAIRED TOGETHER. WE IMMEDIATELY THINK, OF CHRISTMAS, BECAUSE LIKE COME ON, THOSE ARE CHRISTMAS COLORS, I DO AT LEAST. THERE HAS TO BE, A BALANCE IN BETWEEN, TO SOMEHOW BLEND, THESE COLORS, IN ONE PERFECT HARMONY. WELL THERE IS, AND THAT’S PINK, AND PASTEL COLORS, IN GENERAL. IN THE PAINTING BELOW, BARBIE HAS PINK EYE MAKEUP, PINK SHIMMERY LIPSTICK, A PLATINUM HONEY BLONDE UPDO, WITH PINK SUNGLASSES, SILVER HOOP EARRINGS, AND A RED AND WHITE TOP. WITH MY BARBIE LOOK, I PAIRED A STELLA MCCARTNEY, RED AND WHITE STRIPED BLOUSE, WITH A EMILIO PUCCI, GREEN SCARF SKIRT, WITH RED TIGHTS, AND PASTEL BARBIE-PINK PLATFORMS. I PAIRED THE OUTFIT, WITH BLONDE HAIR, (THAT WILL BE IN THE SAME UPDO), PINK EMBELLISHED SUNGLASSES, PINK, BLUE, AND PURPLE EYESHADOW, WITH PINK EMBELLISHED SUNGLASSES, SIGNITURE BARBIE PASTEL PINK LIPS/LIPSTICK,  SIGNITURE BARBIE-PINK NAILS. FOR THE JEWELRY, I PAIRED MISSOMASANTIAGO, HOT PINK CHUNKY EARRINGS, ETSY SHARONANISSAN, PINK AND PURPLE, EMBELLISHED CUFF BRACELET, ETSY BAUBLESANDBLINGBYCYN, PINK BEADED BRACELETS, AND ETSY NY6DESIGNJEWELRY, FUCHSIA-PURPLE BEADED BRACELETS.

THE WORLD, HAS COME ALONG WAY, IN ITS ACCEPTANCE, OF DIFFERENT RACIAL, AND CULTURAL APPROPRIATIONS, OF DEPICTING BARBIE. BARBIE IS NOT, JUST THE DOLL, WITH THE BLONDE HAIR, BLUE EYES, AND WHITE SKIN. SHE ALSO COMES, IN MANY  BEAUTIFUL SKIN COMPLEXIONS, AND ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS TOO. BARBIE IS ALSO, A REPRESENTATION, OF WHO WE ARE, AS GIRLS, AND WOMEN. THE CHOCOLATE BARBIE, DEPICTED IN THE PAINTING, IS A GLAMOROUS DOLL, WITH BEAUTIFUL, FLAWLESS BROWN SKIN,  A BEAUTY MARK BY HER RIGHT EYE, A BROWN HAIR/ UPDO, BROWN TEARDROP EYES, WITH PINK-SILVER EYE SHADOW, SHIMMERY PINK BARBIE LIPS, AND JEWELED DROP EARRINGS. I DEPICTED BARBIE, WITH BROWN HAIR/UPDO, WITH SILVER EYE MAKEUP, SIGNITURE PASTEL BARBIE-PINK LIPSTICK, AND ETSY SIMPLYCHIC93, BLUE IRIDESCENT EARRINGS.

I TRIED TO IMAGINE, THE PAINTING OF BARBIE, AND WHAT SHE WOULD WEAR, AND WHAT STAYED TRUE, TO THE THEME. I PAIRED A GIAMBATTISTA VALLI, PINK POLKA DOT COAT, GANNI METALLIC/SILVER, SEQUINED BLOUSE, WITH A NATASHA ZINKO PINK, STRAPPLESS TOP, PAIRED WITH SAINT LAURENT, POLKA DOT SKIRT, BLUE TIGHTS, AND COLORBLOCK OXFORD PLATFORMS. FOR THE ACCESSORIES, I MENTIONED THE BROWN HAIR/UPDO, THE SILVER EYE MAKEUP, ALONG WITH SIGNITURE BARBIE PINK LIPS, SIGNITURE PINK AND PURPLE GLITTER NAILS. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THE REST OF THE JEWELRY, TO GO WITH THE EARRINGS. I PAIRED ETSY YOUDONTNEEDAREASON, BLUE CRYSTAL BEADED BRACELETS, ETSY DESIGNSBYMALONE, PEACOCK BLUE CRYSTAL BRACELET, AND AN ETSY MEVEVINTAGE PINK JEWELED RING. THIS BARBIE, IS A REPRESENTATION, OF ALL BROWN-SKINNED GIRLS, AND WOMEN, OF DIFFERENT CULTURES, AND ETHNICITIES. THIS PAINTING UNITES, BROWN SKIN AS ONE.

I RECREATED ONE, OF NIKKA’RA’RIANARAH’S, MOST FAMOUS LOOKS. THIS LOOK, SHE IS SPORTING, IS VERY WILD, AND RISKY, AND ANIMATED. AND I ATTEMPTED, TO EAGERLY RECREATE IT. NIKKA’RA’RIANARAH IS PICTURED, WITH  BLACK CAP HAT, PINK AND YELLOW POOFY HAIR, THAT SHE PAIRED, WITH A BLACK LACE JUMPSUIT, WITH RED EMBLLISHEMENTS, FISHNET TIGHTS, AND BLACK EMBELLISHED PLATFORMS.

I RECREATED THE LOOK, I PAIRED A METALLIC-TWEED CAP HAT, WITH BLUE CURLY HAIR, PAIRED WITH A GIAMBATTISTA VALLI, EMBELLISHED TWEED JACKET, PAIRED WITH A DOLCE AND GABBANA, BLACK LACE CORSET, WITH A VERSACE BLACK BRA UNDERNEATH. I PAIRED IT WITH, FAITH CONNEXION, BLACK LACE LEGGINGS, BLACK LACE TIGHTS, A BLACK DRAPED CHAIN BELT, AND BLUE EMBELLISHED PLATFORMS. FOR THE REST, OF THE ACCESSORIES, I PAIRED SIGNATURE, BARBIE BLUE LIPSTICK, WITH THE SIGNATURE CANDY-BLUE CURLY HAIR, AND SIGNATURE CANDY-BLUE NAILS. FOR THE JEWELRY, I PAIRED THEARTOFCRYSTAL, BLUE CRYSTAL DROP EARRINGS, ETSY THATCHANDSLOANE, SILVER BRACELET BANGLES, AND AN ETSY RAREBYADINA BLUE STONE RING. THE NEXT SET OF JEWELRY, I HAVE PAIRED, ARE ETSY BELMARJEWELERS, CHERUB SILVER CUFF BRACELET, AND AN ETSY TOTHENINESJEWELRY, HORSESHOE LAVENDER STONE RING.

TARA 101: ITS PRETTY SIMPLE, TO HAVE FUN, CREATING SUCH AN, ANIMATED AND DRAMATIC LOOK, LIKE THIS. ITS THE HAIR, THAT REALLY MAKES, THE OUTFIT. SO IF YOUR GOING, TO RECREATE THIS, GO BIG AND COLORFUL, WITH THE HAIR. AND A BOLD COLOR, FOR THE LIPS. FOR THE LACE ASPECT, YOU CAN EITHER DO, A JUMPSUIT, LIKE NIKKA’RA’RIANARAH. OR YOU CAN, GET CREATIVE WITH THE ASPECT, OF THE LACE, AND FIND TIGHT-FITTING PANTS, AND A TOP, AND THERE YOU HAVE, YOUR OWN RECREATION, OF THIS OUTFIT.

LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 06: Nicki Minaj arrives at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards at Staples Center on September 6, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage)

I RECREATED NIKKA’RA’RIANARAH MINA’TAWA’QWA’HI’YE, SIMPLE BARBIE-INSPIRED OUTFIT. SHE PAIRED, A PINK OMBRE BLONDE WIG, WITH BARBIE PINK LIPSTICK, BLUE NAILS, AND A MATCHING BLUE, STRAPLESS DRESS. I RECREATED THE LOOK, I PAIRED A PINK TWO-TONE HIGHLIGHT WIG, WITH A ROTATE BIRGER CHRISTENSEN, BLUE PUFF-SHOULDERED DRESS, UNDERNEATH A BALMAIN DENIM DRESS, WITH A FUCHSIA PINK WAIST BELT, NAVY BLUE TIGHTS, AND BLUE JACQUARD PRINT PLATFORM SANDALS. FOR THE ACCESSORIES, I MENTIONED THAT OF, THE PINK HAIR, BARBIE-PINK LIPSTICK, BARBIE HOT-PINK NAILS, AND A PINK MICROPHONE. FOR THE JEWELRY, I PAIRED ETSY BAUBLESANDBLINGBYCN, PINK AND GREEN BEADED BRACELETS, ETSY GEMBUGJEWELS, PINK AND PURPLE BEADED BRACELETS, AN ETSY JEWELSBYPOLYANNA, FUCHSIA PINK STONE RING, AND ETSY BUKUBIJOUX, FUCHSIA PINK CHANDELIER EARRINGS.

LOS ANGELES, CA – NOVEMBER 30: Singer Nicki Minaj speaks onstage during The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live! Countdown to Music’s Biggest Night at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on November 30, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)