• Culture
    Culture
    Filipino actors Bridgerton

    Get to know the Filipino actors in ‘Bridgerton’

    pura luka vega chappell roan church

    Matched her freak! Pura Luka Vega performs Chappell Roan’s ‘Good Luck, Babe!’ at ‘Church’

    AI and deepfake porn is a form of sexual assault—and we need to talk about it

    AI and deepfake porn is a form of sexual assault—and we need to talk about it

    • Women
    • Queer
    • Politics
    • Environment
    • Food
  • Style
    Style
    Pond's serums

    These night serums are your new solutions for radiant, glowing skin

    5 original Filipino fragrance brands to check out

    5 original Filipino fragrance brands to check out

    Here’s where you can get unique, one-off accessories—designed by you

    • Fashion
    • Beauty
    • Space
    • Shopping
  • Entertainment
    Entertainment
    Filipino actors Bridgerton

    Get to know the Filipino actors in ‘Bridgerton’

    pura luka vega chappell roan church

    Matched her freak! Pura Luka Vega performs Chappell Roan’s ‘Good Luck, Babe!’ at ‘Church’

    charlie’s angels totally spies!

    Our favorite onscreen spies, from Austin Powers to ‘Totally Spies!’

    • Celebrities
    • TV & Movies
    • Music
  • Life+Money
    Life+Money
    Single woman adopts baby

    Forming a family: When a single woman adopts a baby

    painting of baby

    A mother-to-be’s survival guide

    Navigating a friend breakup that has no bad blood

    It’s no one’s fault: When a friendship naturally runs its course

    • Career & Money
    • Parenting & Relationships
    • Sex & Health
    • Astrology
    • Travel
  • Inquirer.net
  • Lifestyle
Reading
Meet Caroline Helsen, a teenager who sews runway looks for Barbie dolls
ShareTweet
In Fashion
1 min read

Meet Caroline Helsen, a teenager who sews runway looks for Barbie dolls

By Tisha Ramirezon November 17, 2018
barbie designer
Share

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by McCarbie (@mccarbie)

If you ever played with Barbie dolls as a kid, dressing her up in different outfits might have been one of your favorite things to do. But, for this teenager from Antwerp, Belgium, that wasn’t the case. You might have come across the Instagram account McCarbie wherein Barbie dolls are dressed in mini versions of runway looks.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by McCarbie (@mccarbie)

This account was started by 17-year-old Caroline Helsen who started sewing clothes for the dolls when she was 13 years old. In an interview with Love Magazine, Caroline explained how these projects came about, “I started making doll clothes when I was 13 years old, at the time me and my sister still played with dolls. We really disliked all the pink, glittery outfits the Barbies wore, so I started making cooler outfits that reflected more what i wanted to wear, designer outfits.” I wish I had this much creativity and dedication when I was her age. Although these outfits are miniature-size, the process is still tedious. “Every outfit is a new challenge because of the differences in fabric, structure… but I love a little challenge. I choose a doll, make a pattern and sew along.”

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by McCarbie (@mccarbie)

Aside from solo shots, she also posts side-by-side photos so you can how accurate her tiny creations are. Some of the designers she’s featured include Gucci, Versace, Calvin Klein, and Chanel. Oh, and she recently posted some menswear too from Dior.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by McCarbie (@mccarbie)

Although she has never considered becoming a fashion designer, we think she would do great. We also love how much creativity and resourcefulness goes into each look—she does use old clothes and jewelry after all.

 

Photo courtesy of McCarbie’s Instagram account

For the latest in culture, fashion, beauty, and celebrities, subscribe to our weekly newsletter here  

Follow Preen on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and Viber

Related stories:

Barbie as an influencer is the role model I wish I had as a kid
Barbie dolls will now look like the sheroes we look up to
How Barbie lives outside the plastic box
Filipino designer recreates Kathryn Bernardo and Marian Rivera’s gowns on Barbie dolls

Total
0
Shares
Share 0
Tweet 0
Pin it 0
Share 0

Action Required!

We embed Facebook Comments plugin to allow you to leave comment at our website using your Facebook account. It may collects your IP address, your web browser User Agent, store and retrieve cookies on your browser, embed additional tracking, and monitor your interaction with the commenting interface, including correlating your Facebook account with whatever action you take within the interface (such as “liking” someone’s comment, replying to other comments), if you are logged into Facebook. For more information about how this data may be used, please see Facebook’s data privacy policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/update.

Accept    Decline

Tags
Barbiedesignerfashionfashion featurerunway

Subscribe to our newsletter

Stay in the loop


By subscribing, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

ShareTweetEmailShare
Tisha Ramirez

Peek This

Pond's serums

These night serums are your new solutions for radiant, glowing skin

Filipino actors Bridgerton

Get to know the Filipino actors in ‘Bridgerton’

pura luka vega chappell roan church

Matched her freak! Pura Luka Vega performs Chappell Roan’s ‘Good Luck, Babe!’ at ‘Church’

AI and deepfake porn is a form of sexual assault—and we need to talk about it

AI and deepfake porn is a form of sexual assault—and we need to talk about it

Preen.ph © 2020. Hinge Inquirer Publications, Inc.
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • HOME
  • ARCHIVES
  • ABOUT US
  • CONTACT US
  • ADVERTISE WITH US
Previous
Trust us, ‘Glorious’ is everything you imagine it to be
Next
Issa Pressman and Marga Bermudez share how they overcome societal judgment and love freely
  • Culture
    • Women
    • Queer
    • Politics
    • Environment
    • Food
  • Style
    • Fashion
    • Beauty
    • Space
    • Shopping
  • Entertainment
    • Celebrities
    • TV & Movies
    • Music
  • Life+Money
    • Career & Money
    • Parenting & Relationships
    • Sex & Health
    • Astrology
    • Travel
  • Inquirer.net
  • Lifestyle
  • Subscribe
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • Search
Start typing to see results or hit ESC to close
fashion fashion news music Culture News movies
See all results

Subscribe to our newsletter

Stay in the loop


By subscribing, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.