Monica Garcia had her daughter-to-be in mind when she designed a modest line of Barbie clothing while she was pregnant last year.
“Barbie is a slut,” she says. Some people “want a doll that’s dressed appropriately.”
Garcia, who converted to Judaism four years ago, started the line of handsewn, brightly colored clothing when she was pregnant last year.
The clothes move Barbie from flirty to frummy.
Unlike much of the standard Barbie line, most of the clothes are loose fitting and made out of cotton and satin. The clothes often have details such as bows or buttons.
“I didn’t like the way Barbie was dressed,” says Garcia, who has about 100 customers — equally split between Jews and Christians.
Garcia, who currently works as a longshoreman in Los Angeles by day, hopes to add a line of accessories such as hats and purses — and maybe one day create her own doll.
When asked what that doll would look like, Garcia said, “She would not be blond. She would be a brunette with nice brown eyes.”
Garcia’s clothes are available at $19.95 at “>www.heroicproductions.com as
well as at “>www.jewishsource.com.
