Today’s Black History spotlight shines on designer Byron Lars.
He came back in 1996, when Mattel asked him to design a collectible Barbie doll, complete with her own wardrobe. His Barbie designs proved so successful Mattel asked Lars in 1997 to develop an entire line of African American Barbie dolls, all dressed in designer clothes.
Tatu Barbie
Mbili Barbie
Nne Barbie
Those Barbies are gorgeous! I'm sure you can't even find them on eBay!
He launched a Green-T label in 2000 and a Beauty Mark label in 2001. Maybe his menswear inspired designs will make a comeback for 2007???
Either way, a flute of champagne to Byron Lars!
1 comments:
Thank you for featuring Byron Lars, Is there a e-mail address for him, I'm a design student at El Camino college and I would like to ask Byron a few questions for my class assignment. I have three of his Barbie designs signed by Mr Lars himself and I am very proud of him
Cheryl B
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