Styled By Design wears a high fashion take on traditional Filipino attire. She wears a crown in the shape of the Philippine sun that appears on the Filipino flag and it also has jasmine on it (called 'sampaguita' in Tagalog), which is the National flower of the Philippines, a cream corset terno top with long and dramatic sleeves (which are also known as 'butterfly' sleeves; terno sleeves or butterfly sleeves are usually shorter and sit arched and more flat along the shoulder), a malong inspired skirt (malong are a tube like or wraparound skirt with geometric designs and designs native to the Bangsamoro (also known as the Moro) people in South Mindanao & the Sulu archipelago), bakya shoes (traditional Filipino clogs that are carved with geometric, floral or landscape designs and varnished or painted) carved with bahay kubo huts (traditional Filipino houses made of bamboo and nipa grass) and gold janggay jewelry (Janggay are the metal fingernail extensions worn by Badjao (native to the Sulu archipelago) dancers during the Pangalay dance).
The back of the Styled By Design Doll 2 box. The text says: Styled By Design
With a premium design and high fashion aesthetic, the Styled By Design Series celebrates the personal and professional inspirations of Barbie Signature Designers and Creators.
Carlyle Nuera breathes high fashion into traditional Filipino attire, honoring his Asian-American heritage in this stunning Barbie runway debut.
Barbie radiates beauty from head to toe. From the crown of the Philippine sun laced with sweet sampaguita jasmine to the bahay kubo huts carved into her bakya platforms - she is a vision. This Pinay beauty wears a cream corset with terno sleeves that drape to the floor in a dramatic, angelic sweep and a black malong-inspired skirt with a gold shimmering gold textile print. Brave and beautiful, she has indigenous batok tattoos that zigzag down her arms to her fingers dipped in gold janggay jewelry. Barbie is bold, maganda ('beautiful' in Tagalog), and dares to make a statement in this dazzling look that transcends time, culture and fashion.
The front of the Styled By Design Doll 2 box. It is embossed with Filipino inspired tattoo designs.
Day 30 of dolls for #AANHPIHeritagemonth is Barbie Styled By Design Doll 2, released by Mattel in 2024. The Barbie 'Styled By Design' series allows the Barbie designers to create a doll to their personal vision. Doll 2 is designed by Carlyle Nuera, who is Filipino American. /1