The Barbie doll is inspired by the legendary R&B singer who died in a plane crash at the age of 22. The doll modeled after the singer features a black leather crop top, matching black leather pants, gloves, sunglasses, and shoes. The look is inspired by Aaliyah’s outfit in the 1996 music video of her song, “One In A Million.”.
Of course, the figurine’s black hair is styled with a side part, just like Aaliyah, who went by the nickname “Babygirl.” The doll is also part of Mattel’s latest Music Series doll. The exclusive doll will be on sale on MattelCreations.com until 11:59 pm ET on January 16, and only customers who are part of Mattel’s membership, Barbie Club 59, can get it there. The doll may be available at certain Target stores.
“Throughout the process, obviously, it takes a long time to get everything right and to do samples and to get the sculpts. And it’s amazing, but definitely a painstaking process,” he said. “As the time went on, we started to realize that, you know what, this is going to fall, and the timing is going to be perfect. Let’s choose my sister’s birthday.”.
He added: “It’s a celebration of her life, a celebration of her legacy…for it to happen on my sister’s birthday when she came into this world is just perfect.”. In August 2001, Aaliyah had been on board an overloaded charter plane that nosedived in the Bahamas, killing her, the pilot, and seven members of her team. The artist had released her self-titled album just a month earlier.
