r/DisabledBarbies

Only one is a Barbie, but they are besties so🫣

This is my first post, hello! I only started collecting Barbies in January of this year, and I'm having so much fun! I started by buying autistic Barbie and now I'm all in. Photographing, redressing, rebodying, posing, accessorising, hairstyling - i love it all. RIP my bank account. I'm trying to be strict and limit my collection as I have very limited storage space and want to be able to display them all at the same time. Dorothea (as I have named her) here is 4 out of 26 - one Barbie for each letter of the Latin alphabet.

Since I first saw her box outfit I had the feeling that she would like late 80s/early 90s style frills-and-bows fashion. I like to change the clothes on my dolls frequently, but I think she'll stay in this dress I found in Vinted for a while ❤️ I don't know the origins of her clothes or accessories, unfortunately. If you do, feel free to share.

All my dolls have names and lore. This girl is named Dorothea Flores, and she's from the Philippines. She's very outgoing, confident, and encouraging. She loves uplifting her friends, modelling, collecting over-the-top vintage fashions, and boba 🧋 she doesn't mind the extra attention her sparkly prosthesis brings her from people, because it means she gets the opportunity to explain to how to be more respectful towards amputees.

Picture of Mini-me Barbie with her new drum set. Mini-me is enjoying making music - she is wearing a Rockers outfit from 4 decades ago while playing on these drums from 2017. As I said earlier, I am rebuilding Barbie and the Rockers with old and new members. I"m keeping 4 original members and adding 4 new ones--including 2 disabled Barbies. Alt text. 1st picture: Image of a disabled Barbie playing drums. Barbie has long black hair, big black eyes and a pink prosthetic leg sitting in a hot pink chair with pink and yellow drumsticks in front of a blue and pink drum set. The Barbie is wearing a hot pink and neon yellow outfit from the 1980s that includes a hot pink hair pom poms on one side. She has pink lipstick. The drums are blue with hot pink accents. The big drum says "Barbie ROCKERS" on it. 2nd picture: Features colorful drum set that says "Barbie ROCKERS" on front.

Excited to share a preview of what I've been working on - I'm rebuilding the band. Keeping 4 of the original 1986 members and adding some new ones. 2 new members will have disabilities (including Mini-me in these pictures). The other disabled Barbie joining the band is not pictured; who do you think it is? Also adding petite MTM Teresa with vintage face and a curvy Barbie (not yet pictured). One of the OG members I brought back is Derek in his original outfit. Alt text - 1st photo: 3 dolls with musical instruments. Derek, White male doll on left is wearing an 80s suit with multicolor abstract print jacket with tails, black skinny tie, neon green shirt and black pants. Derek is carrying a large, white guitar. In the middle is a disabled Asian /Pacific Islander Barbie sitting in a hot pink chair in front of a set of blue and pink drums that say "Barbie Rockers" on the front. Disabled Barbie has a hot pink prosthetic leg, a hot pink bow in her long black hair, and is wearing a neon yellow and hot pink top and skirt with ruffles that is very 80's style. She has big black eyes and is holding pink and yellow drumsticks. On the right is a petite Latina Barbie also clad in 80s style clothes--she has long brown hair with a reddish tint. She has a braid on one side with a hot pink rubber band. She is wearing a white tank top, electric blue hot pants, and a purple boa around her shoulders. She has a vintage "Steffie" face sculpt with big brown eyes, and lips pursed together with hot pink lipstick. Teresa doll is carrying a black microphone in one hand like she is singing. 2nd picture: Features only 2 dolls now; Derek is out of this picture. Disabled Barbie with long black hair and pink prosthetic legs is playing the drums with pink and yellow drumsticks while sitting in a hot pink chair. Petite Latina Barbie is standing next to her singing into a black microphone. Both are clad in 1980's style clothes. Stay tuned for the other band members!

So my theme for my first Barbie as an adult is jurassic park and Jurassic world. One of my special interests. The autistic barbie was my gateway. I originally got her because shes a milestone for autistic women like myself. I just found myself really enjoying her.

I am disorganized in general my house is a mess but with my barbie stuff I am organized. I enjoy the process of dressing her and organizing her things. Making little scenes like I did as a child. I didn't expect barbie to be something that is soothing but also helpful in practicing skills i dont have or could use work. Brushing her hair has a veary similar feeling to petting an animal. That repetitive action is my version of knitting while i watch tv.

I have also found that my interest in barbie has sparked creativity in areas I haven't been active in. Suddenly I'm painting, because its great for backdrops. I'm working on making a cardboard barbie bed that i will eventually use as a template for the plywood one I plan to make.

So far I'm also surprised how kind everyone here has been. Well not surprised. I'm glad to find that the community seems supportive of each other rather then competitive. Thats nice.

Anyway this is my second jurassic world outfit another is on the way (unless something happens to it) I plan to post again once that one arrives. I'm pretty impressed with the accessories in aome of these packs. The accessories in thr first pack were amazing.

Thanx for reading 😊