Poor Barbie. Feminism has been tough on her. Seems as if Barbie and Ken have gotten a bad reputation of looking unrealistically perfect.
It’s not Barbie’s fault she can do it all. From school teacher to disco dancer, she is one talented lady. Here we exalt Barbie in all her professional accomplishments. In addition, these clever costumers have given her even more areas of expertise.
For instance, someone here has imagined Barbie and Ken as zombies. Another awesome idea is Seattle Barbie, complete with North Face and Starbucks cup. Even funnier is the middle aged Ken with his bottle of Viagra!
So whether you leave them in the box or take them out, feel free to put your own spin on Barbie and Ken this Halloween. With so many possibilities, we can’t wait to see what you come up with! Share your DIY costume with us here and inspire others looking to create something special.
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Every Halloween at work, we have a costume contest. The students are not allowed to dress up, for safety reasons, but the staff all gets dressed up to compete in a ‘Best Costume Competition.’ The winners have varied from entire groups from movies or t.v. shows, to singular creative character (such as my friend’s bed … Read more
Items Used: Wardrobe box, chrome duct tape, douple sided tape, wrapping paper, spray paint, two small boxes, drawstring, and clothes I already own. How I made it: I cut the box, spray painted with a primer, then with watermelon pink. I bought chrome duct tape to use for the rough edges, wrapped the inside with wrapping … Read more
How can you look this cool you ask? Well, let me walk you thru the process. Please note, if you want to make 2 boxes (Barbie AND Ken), buy double of everything. Take a trip to the nearest U-Haul location. Buy a wardrobe box. On your way home from your local U-Haul, swing by Home Depot and … Read more
Every Halloween I try to pick something as creative as myself. I am not a fan of store bought costumes. I have very long blonde hair and have incorporated it many times into my costumes. I looked up some ideas online and came across a children’s costume of Barbie – but she was in a … Read more
Creating the perfect Barbie & Ken costume was quite a challenge for two people with different creative sides. I’m the visionary/creator mastermind and my husband is the builder. I call him the over builder because he has a tendency to put way too much testosterone into my creative ideas! I found the outfits at a … Read more
Shopping list: Clear masking tape Two boxes 8 meters of pink wrapping paper 5 meters of yellow wrapping paper 1 meter of purple wrapping paper 2 sheets of white cardboard 1 sheet of red cardboard Pink rhinestones Glue Rope Outfits: BARBIE Blue tights and singlet Pink belt Pink flats Pink scrunchie Colorful leg earners Pink … Read more
I thought outside of the box to make a costume that ironically I be in a box! I went out and bought a closet-moving box from a moving store, then I cut out a hole in the front to mimic a Barbie box. I place pink wrapping paper all around the box and used plenty … Read more
I always thought it would be hilarious to do a trashy version of Barbie since there’s so many out there. We decided to throw our own spin on it- and doing “White Trash” the only things we had to buy were the wig and the baby. My boyfriend wore what he always wears, I just … Read more
I love Barbies. So this year we decided to make the life size Barbie in the Box. My youngest daughter Liberty, insisted on being her favorite one, Princess Barbie. So it was my pleasure to try and make it happen. The best part about this adventure was the help from my whole family. It was so awesome … Read more
Although reluctant, I convinced my boyfriend to dress up as Ken to match my Barbie costume! All materials for my costume were purchased at a local fabric store (Mary-Jo’s in Gastonia, NC) and a friend used a 1950’s bathing suit pattern to make the swimsuit. I ordered a 1959 Barbie watch, Nicki Minaj Barbie ring, … Read more
As a kid I had a Barbie makeup head that I loved to play with and my daughter just loves Barbie’s so I thought it would be fun to bring the Barbie makeup head to life. To make the tray for the makeup I took a large cardboard box and cut it to the size … Read more
I wanted a cool costume this year but one that wouldn’t break the bank. Costumes are quite pricey! My husband and I like to go as a couple so I had originally decided we’d be tourists. BUT, I then had the wild idea that we could be Ken and Barbie, better yet, MALIBU Ken and … Read more