Author: TARA'S FASHION ADVICE

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)

IN MY OPINION, THIS HAS TO BE, ONE OF THE LOOKS, OF NIKKA’RA’RIANARAH MINA’TAWA’QWAHEY, THAT STANDS OUT, THE MOST, BECAUSE IT INCORPORATES, THE INFLUENCE OF ASHELENIAH, WITH THE BRA EMBELLISHED, WITH 3D ART, OF CANDY AND CUPCAKES, THAT SHE PAIRED, WITH HIGH-WAISTED PINK PANTS, AND TO TOP IT OFF, SHE EVEN INCLUDED, A HAT THAT ASHELENIAH, WOULD HAVE WORN. I RECREATED THIS LOOK, IN THE MIND-SET, OF HAVING A SWEET TOOTH, BECAUSE I LOVE PINK, AND I LOVE SWEETS, AND PASTRIES. I PAIRED, A WHITE PATENT CAP HAT, WITH SIGNITURE BARBIE-PINK LIPSTICK, AN EMBELLISHED PINK CUPCAKE BRA, THAT I PAIRED, WITH ALEXANDER MCQUEEN, PINK HIGH-WAISTED CROPPED PANTS, A PINK MULTICOLOR BELT, WHITE SOCKS, AND COLOR-BLOCK STRAPPY PLATFORMS. FOR THE ACCESSORIES, I PAIRED OF WHAT, I MENTIONED BEFORE, THE WHITE HAT, AND THE SIGNITURE PINK LIPSTICK, AND I ADDED, SIGNITURE BARBIE-PINK NAILS. I PAIRED, ETSY STUDIOJEWELLERYBYJO, SILVER BANGLES, ETSY NIAROSCHI, CUPCAKE CHARM BRACELET, AN ETSY ADREAMERSCARNIVAL, PINK STONE RING, AND ETSY NIAROSCHI, PINK CUPCAKE EARRINGS.

NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 19: Nicki Minaj visits BET’s 106 & Park at 106 & Park Studio on November 19, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage)

NIKKA’RA’RIANARAH IS KNOWN, FOR HER BOLD PLAY, ON PLAYING WITH ALL BARBIE-PINKS, WITH HER CONSTANT, CHANGING, EVOLVING STYLE. PINK IS ALSO MY FAVORITE COLOR, SO TRUST ME I GET IT. SO I HAD TO, RECREATE THIS LOOK. IF I COULD IMAGINE, MYSELF WEARING IT. I PAIRED A BLACK TURBAN WITH SILVER SEQUINS, WITH BLONDE HAIR WITH PINK HIGHLIGHTS, MY BARBIE-PINK LAVENDER LIPGLOSS. A PINK PATENT LEATHER JACKET, WITH A ALICE OLIVIA, BARBIE PINK BRA TOP, PAIRED WITH NIKE, PINK LOGO LEATHER TRACK LEGGINGS, BLACK TIGHTS UNDERNEATH, AND BLACK CHUNKY EMBELLISHED SANDALS. FOR THE ACCESSORIES, I PAIRED WITH THE EMBELLISHED TURBAN, ETSY THEEMERALDFAIRIES, SILVER TASSEL CHANDELIER EARRINGS, WITH A ETSY IHATEMONDAYSBOUTIQUE, SILVER AND GOLD RHINESETONE, TASSEL CHOKER NECKLACE, AND AN ETSY NAZRANAAJEWELS, SILVER RHINESTONE INDIAN BANGLES, MY BARBIE PINK NAILS, AND A BLACK EMBELLISHED BLACK CLUTCH.

THIS LOOK FROM NIKKA’RA’RIANARAH, GIVES ME SELENA VIBES, SIMPLE BECAUSE OF THE BUSTIER BRA. THIS HAS TO BE, ONE OF HER EARLIEST, CHICEST, EDGIEST LOOKS OF THE 2000’S, SO I HAD TO RECREATE IT. I PAIRED A BLONDE BOB, WITH BARBIE PINK LIPSTICK, ETSY DIGGINITDESIGNZ, MULTI-COLOR GEMSTONE, VINTAGE EARRINGS, THAT I PAIRED, WITH A ISABEL MARANT, SEQUINED JACKET, WORN OPEN OVER A ALEXANDER MCQUEEN BARBIE-PINK PATENT, LEATHER ZIP, LEATHER BUSTIER. THAT I PAIRED, WITH MOS MOSH, GREEN CARGO PANTS, WITH BLUE TIGHTS, UNDERNEATH MULTI-COLOR, GEMSTONE EMBELLISHED, CHUNKY PLATFORMS, AND A MATCHING, METALLIC BLUE EMBELLISHED CLUTCH. FOR THE REST, OF THE JEWELRY, AND ACCESSORIES, I PAIRED BARBIE-PINK IRIDESCENT LAVENDER NAILS, WITH A ETSY DESERTROSEDESIGNS10, MULTI-COLOR GEMSTONE, JEWELED BRACELET. ON THE OTHER HAND, I PAIRED ETSY SANDYSTREASURES18, MULTI-COLOR STACK STONE BRACELETS. THIS IS DEFINITELY, A ASHELENIAH QUINTANILLAHAH, SELENA QUINTANILLA APPROVED, INFLUENCED OUTFIT.

THIS OUTFIT NIKKA’RA’RIANARAH, IS WEARING GIVES ME, DOLCE AND GABBANA VIBES, ITALY MEETS BARBIE VIBES. SIMPLY BECAUSE, OF THE FLORAL PRINT, MIXING WITH THE LEOPARD PRINT, AND THEN ACCESSORIZING, HOW SHE DEFINES SEEING HERSELF AS BARBIE, WITH THE BLACK LONG BOB, WITH THE STREAK OF PINK, AND BLACK MATCHING NAILS, WITH A BARBIE PINK LIP. I RECREATED THE LOOK, I PAIRED A BLACK EMBELLISHED TURBAN, WITH BLONDE OMBRE PINK HAIR, BARBIE PINK LIPSTICK, WITH ETSY THEBELLSOCIETY, VINTAGE MULTI-COLOR, MOSAIC PRINT EARRINGS, PAIRED WITH A FARM RIO, FLORAL PRINT CROP TOP, THAT WILL BE WORN UNDERNEATH, A BLACK PATENT LEATHER BRA TOP, PAIRED WITH TOM FORD, LEOPARD PRINT SHORTS, BLACK TIGHTS, AND BROWN PATENT PLATFORM MARY JANES. FOR THE REST, OF THE JEWELRY, AND ACCESSORIES, I PAIRED MY BARBIE HOT-PINK NAILS, WITH A BLACK YSL HANDBAG. I PAIRED ETSY HOOKANDKNOBDESIGN BROWN STONE AND GEMSTONE BRACELETS ON ONE HAND. AND ON THE OTHER HAND, I PAIRED ETSY HOOKANDKNOBDESIGN PINK STONE STACKED BRACELETS.

THIS HAS TO BE, ONE OF MY FAVORITE, URBAN, HIP-HOP, TOMBOY LOOKS, FROM NIKKA’RA’RIANARAH. SO I HAD TO RECREATE IT, AND INVISION MYSELF, IN THIS OUTFIT SINGING INSTEAD OF RAPPING LOL. I PAIRED, A BLACK DSQUARED, PINK ICON CAP, WITH PINK, KINKY, CURLY HAIR, BARBIE HOT-PINK LIPSTICK, WITH ETSY THENOMADICATTIC, VINTAGE PINK CHANDELIER EARRINGS, WITH A JACQUEMUS, BARBIE-PINK CROP TOP, PAIRED UNDERNEATH, A STAUD BLACK LEATHER, HALTER-NECK TOP, PAIRED WITH DOLCE AND GABBANA, DISTRESSED JEANS, A BARBIE-PINK BELT, BALMAIN X BARBIE, PINK LACE-UP, COMBAT BOOTS,.AND HOT-PINK NAILS. FO9R THE REST, OF THE PIECES, OF JEWELRY, I PAIRED ETSY ANSWERSONAPOSTCARD, BARBIE-CORAL PINK, AND BARBIE HOT-PINK, BEAD BRACELETS, ON ONE HAND. ON THE OTHER HAND, I PAIRED ETSY HOOKANDKNOBDESIGN, PEARLESCENT PINK PEARL, AND BEAD BRACELETS, AND ETSY HOOKANDKNOBDESIGN, BEAD AND GEMSTONE STACKED BRACELTS, TO COMPLETE THE LOOK.