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A couple of Italian designers,
Alessandro Gatti and Guiseppe de Bellis,
create these one-of-kind masterpieces
and sell them around the world.
They showcased some of their designs at a party Tuesday afternoon.
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These babies go for OODLES of money!!
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Hundreds and thousands of dollars.
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This one was one of my favorites. She was originally a Mattel Marzipan Barbie.
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One of the artists, speaking in an adorable Italian accent.
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This one, a Mattel Siren Silkstone redesign,
was auctioned and raised $6,500
at the silent auction at the end of the convention.
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You think she'd be more thrilled
about having raised so much money!
The Barbie with the white fabric and pearls and sequins with the big white backdrop of a dress behind her --- SHE IS OUT OF CONTROL!! I mean really, where would anyone wear that??
ReplyDelete(but it really is gorgeous. . . )