He admitted that he lives listening to mariachis every day and that he grew up hearing folklore from his grandmother, his mother and those around him. Which was made in the Polanco area, dressed in black with a jacket with crimson embroidered flowers, like the one of his creation. On the Day of the Dead Benito Santos x Barbie He was part of the presentation of his doll Santos, who studied medicine and fashion design in Guadalajara, declares himself a "man passionate about his roots." However, Brenda Medel, a public relations officer for Mattel in Mexico, announced that the limited-edition Barbie will once again be available in department stores very close to the Day of the Dead date. On digital platforms, the resale price of the fashion doll ranges between 700 and 1,000 dollars. On both dates the dolls were not enough, since they are sold out. The doll had a first presale in Mexican territory on September 15 and later its official launch was on the 28th of the same month through the El Palacio de Hierro stores. Mexican designer Benito Santos shows off a model of Barbie doll's Day of the Dead outfit.RAFAHELL (Mattel) I am very grateful that were always open to my proposal and willing to translate my ideas,” adds Santos. The biggest challenge was to represent Mexico with dignity, that our tradition would be printed in the reinterpretation that I made of the typical charro suit of my state, Jalisco. “I never imagined such a response and I couldn't be happier. ), for which only 20,000 units were produced, which were distributed among the US, Mexican and Chinese markets. The collection figure co-created by the designer from Jalisco, according to Devin Tucker, senior manager in charge of Mattel's global communication area, is part of the gold collection Its selling price was $100 and it sold out in three minutes. The Santos Barbie first went on sale online on September 8 exclusively in the United States for collectors and members of Mattel Creations. My childhood dreams have materialized in a way that I never imagined, Benito Santos has his own Barbie”, he affirms. “From a very young age I wanted to play with dolls, those were other times and I couldn't do it. Today, at 45 years old, he remembers that his cousins had dolls and he wanted to play with them, dress them, put accessories on them. Santos' dream dates back to his childhood in Tepehuaje de Morelos, a town in Jalisco. I am very happy to see the result”, Santos responds to EL PAÍS through a questionnaire. Mattel worked with me hand in hand throughout the process, we bounced ideas around until we captured it in the final sketch. “It has been an incredible collaboration.įrom the beginning of the project I was very excited, I always dreamed of dressing my own Barbie and now it is a reality. In absolute secrecy, for more than a year and a half, the fashion creator worked hand in hand with Mattel in the process of conceptualization, sketching and selection of the details of the doll. This event generated so much content that it aroused the attention of the offices in the United States and thus came the proposal to design the 2022 Day of the Dead Barbie. The first rapprochement between Santos and the Mattel subsidiary in Mexico took place in 2019 at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, an event in which the designer, inspired by Barbie, presented 60 outfits representative of the doll's most iconic outfits for his new collection. The designer from Jalisco is co-creator of this limited edition and collectible, This is the Benito Santos doll, with which she pays homage to her roots, hand in hand with Mattel, and leaves her mark on the company's traditional collection in honor of the Day of the Dead. The makeup on her face, with black, pink and blue tones, simulates the figure of the catrina. The outfit is accented with a cropped bolero jacket with a satin lapel and is complemented by a white shirt with a pleated front and a red bow tie. She is adorned with white and crimson floral embroidery that runs along the dress's silhouette and a layered mermaid hemline. Barbie wears a three-piece outfit inspired by the cultural tradition of charro outfits.
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