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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This super fun Barbie in a Box costume was fairly easy and very inexpensive to make, and was an absolute HIT this Halloween! I wore it first to a party, where I won first place in a costume contest, and then it was worn by a friend for a second time where she won a … Read more
After a few visits to the local costume stores, with nothing jumping out at me, I decided I wanted a unique and witty costume for this year. After thinking back to childhood Halloweens and childhood toys, I was blinded by the idea light bulb of a Barbie doll, with an adult twist! I started with … Read more
This is my husband Matt and I. This was the most fun costume to make and to wear, ever! I have been wanting to do this for a couple years now but always waited until the last minute and didn’t have time. I saw a regular Barbie in a box costume but I thought “this … Read more
This year the graphics department at my office decided we would go as different Barbie dolls complete with their own individual packaging! We handmade each of our own boxes and spent many hours doing it, but it all paid off when we won Best Costume!! We started with wardrobe boxes we purchased from U-Haul. We … Read more
I needed a Halloween costume and couldn’t think of anything to be. At work my nickname is barbie and so like two days before the party i saw this big box at work and they let me take it home i knew exactly what i was going to do with it. I was going to … Read more
My daughter wanted a unique and girly costume this year. We wanted to think outside the box, but ended up literally putting her in a box. At first I wasn’t sure if it would work but ended up being a total hit! This year we decided to make barbie in a box 50’s style. We … Read more
My husband and I are Mema and Papa to 3 beautiful grandchildren. We are also referred to as Mema and Papa to all of our friends children and grandchildren as well, so we wanted to create an idea for a child friendly costume. Mema Barbie and Papa Ken jumped unto my mind immediately. We have … Read more
The best part of doing this theme was that he was totally in for it! The minute he said, “yes” to Ken I knew we could pull it off because creativity is my thing especially during Halloween time!!! I literally started on this costume October 1st and it came out exactly as I had imagined! … Read more
I am always looking for new and clever ideas for Halloween. I mean, anyone can buy a costume! But, I like the challenge making a costume brings, and the reactions from friends, families, and neighbors makes it all worth it. Now every Fall everyone starts asking, “What are the kids going to be this year?” … Read more
For Barbie, The Island Princess…my daughter has a Rosella Barbie doll that was inspired from the movie “Barbie, The Island Princess”. I started by using the doll as my guide to how I wanted the dress and the feather fan to look. I took a formal dress pattern and modified it to look exactly like … Read more
I had known for a couple months that I wanted to be Barbie for Halloween. I got a box and cut it down to the correct size and using an image online cut out the front of the box. Choosing just the right pink was essential for my “Barbie” image. I painted the box and … Read more
The biggest most important part to the costume is of coarse the Barbie BOXES. *Garment Box- I tried to spray paint the boxes pink but it didnt work well at all so I bought some pink wrapping paper and wrapped the boxes after I cut the hole out. To cut the hole out I just … Read more