Collection No. 17- Barbie Summer 2023

Some collections are fun. This one was an entire era! 💖

Summer 2023 will forever be Barbie Summer in my mind. The Barbie movie had just arrived, the entire world seemed to be in a pink-fueled frenzy, and I was having the absolute time of my life in the studio. I can say without hesitation: this was the most fun I'd ever had making a collection.

Rather than simply making everything pink, I found myself revisiting the vintage Barbies I LOVED as a kid.. the black-and-white stripes of the original doll, the totally over-the-top hair and neon of the '90s, mermaid shimmer, cowgirl boots, rollerblades, disco details, gingham, daisies, and an outrageous amount of sparkle. Each idea seemed to lead to another, and I didn't want it to end.

And people loved these pieces! They were so popular and so genuinely adored, which made the whole experience feel even more magical. Every enthusiastic reaction was another reminder that the things I had the most joy creating could be the very things other people connected with most.

Even now, I think about that summer often. It wasn't just a trend or a movie moment to me, it was a bright, silly, creative, wonderful season that I was lucky enough to get to participate in with my own two hands. Looking back at these designs still makes me SO happy!

Here are all 31 original listings, preserved with their own photographs and names in the collection's current Shopify best-selling order. A little time capsule of pink, nostalgia, and pure studio joy.