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Day-to-Night Barbie

Posted on January 11, 2025 by Trystan L. Bass
Day-to-Night Barbie at GBACG event 2024

I joined the Barbie train a little late but also because the GBACG announced a Barbie themed event for 2024. And then I decided to get double use out of the costume by finishing it for Costume College for the movie/TV themed Friday night party. Took a while to decide which Barbie to make but I settled on the iconic Day-to-Night Barbie and making it switch from day to night.

Day-to-Night Barbie

The pink suit with hat can be bought online, so I got that and then split the skirt up the back, added the pink glitter tulle “night” skirt on the reverse inside, and made it velcro up the back. I wore it with a pink sequin tank top underneath for the “night” outfit.

Barbie in progress

The accessories were fun to make! Finding a briefcase that looked like the toy one took a while — I used a plastic art supply carrying case and glued pink fabric on it with the Barbie logo and painted the stitching details. I found the evening purse and two pairs of shoes on eBay and Poshmark, adding details with fabric and paint as needed.

Barbie accessories in progress

Barbie accessories in progress

Inspo pix:

Day-to-Night Barbie

One hilarious accessory is the calculator — it’s not a mobile phone, it’s a calculator! I studied images online and reproduced it in Photoshop then printed it out and mounted it on cardstock.

Day-to-Night Barbie at CoCo 24

Photographer Mark Edwards took this excellent shot of the full “day” outfit:

Day-to-Night Barbie at CoCo 24. Photo by Mark Edwards.

And I got a snap of the “night” outfit (oh and I was able to hold the night purse and shoes in the briefcase!):

Day-to-Night Barbie at CoCo 24

And finally at the GBACG event, in the “box”!

Day-to-Night Barbie at GBACG event 2024

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