Fan Bingbing Doll
Doll
2013-2014 (made)
2013-2014 (made)
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Barbie doll of Fan Bingbing, a Chinese actress, singer and producer. She wears a re-creation of the yellow "Dragon dress" designed by Laurence Xu featuring two leaping dragons with crashing waves at the hem. The doll is in its original box with printed designs of dragon and sea waves.
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| Parts | This object consists of 4 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Moulded plastic, synthetic fabric, printed card and acrylic |
| Brief description | Fan Bingbing Barbie doll in original box, ©2013, Mattel, designed by Linda Kyaw, made in China, 2013-2014 |
| Physical description | Barbie doll of Fan Bingbing, a Chinese actress, singer and producer. She wears a re-creation of the yellow "Dragon dress" designed by Laurence Xu featuring two leaping dragons with crashing waves at the hem. The doll is in its original box with printed designs of dragon and sea waves. |
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| Credit line | Given by Fan Bingbing |
| Object history | This Fan Bingbing Barbie doll is part of Mattel's Celebrity Speciality doll series released in February 2014. Fan is a celebrated actress and fashion icon in China, gained international stardom and recognition when she wore the dragon dress designed by Laurence Xu on a red carpet debut at the Cannes Film Festival in 2010. A modified version of the dragon dress was given to the V&A by the designer in 2012. |
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| Accession number | FE.60:1 to 3-2015 |
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| Record created | December 31, 2014 |
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