Barbie goes Gaga

A few months ago I blogged about Christian Louboutin saying Barbie had cankles and now I’m blogging about Barbie…in a completely different way!

An upcoming designer from Beijing, who goes by the name of Veik has spent months recreating Lady Gaga’s wardrobe in miniature for his Barbie doll collection.

Veik explained to Joonbug why he chose Gaga as his muse…

“Just look at her in those amazing wigs, makeup, and outfits! I was thinking it would be fun to make those wigs for dolls, and that a Lady Gaga doll must be interesting. Since then, I pay close attention to her; her music, clothes, glasses, makeup, everything! Every detail makes me love her more and more.”

Veik created perfect Barbie-sized versions of Lady Gaga’s infamous Jean Charles de Castelbajac Kermit dress, her red lace outfit from the VMAs, her hair bow made of hair, and various exacting iterations of her “Bad Romance” looks, including her Alexander McQueen claw shoe.

To see more of his amazing designs click here.

The E.N.D is High

I first came across the Black Eyed Peas years and years ago when they released Elephunk, the album that featured ‘Hey Mama’, ‘Where is the Love’ and ‘Shut Up’. Back then electro/hip-hop wasn’t half as popular as it is these days and this album definitely set a new level in hip-hop music back in 2003.

Listen to clips of Elephunk here!

Now, after a few years of solo work (think of Fergie – The Dutchess and Will.I.Am – Songs About Girls) the Black Eyed Peas have got together once again to produce their fifth album. The E.N.D. (Energy Never Dies) is a mix of 80′s old skool electro that has been brought up to date through the use of sounds similar to that of Daft Punk’s retro futurism that we seem to hear everywhere nowadays…Lady Gaga being a prime example!

I absolutely love this album and have been listening to it non-stop for the last few days. It’s upbeat tunes – in particular, ‘Boom Boom Pow’, ‘Alive’ and ‘I Gotta Feeling’ – are perfect for putting you in a good mood, from listening to it on the bus on the way into work when feeling like you won’t make it through the day to dancing round the house when getting ready for a night out.

Listen to clips of The E.N.D here!