I couldn’t have found myself at a better place than to hear the legendary and iconic trailblazer Byron Lars in conversation with the iconic fashion journalist Constance White herself about his journey in the business of fashion and his barrier breaking moment as one of the most memorable and a living legend to ever design some of the best capsule of Barbie dolls in the history of Barbie at Mattel! As an avid collector myself, especially his designs of Barbie (yes, those are my dolls on the stage and those being signed by Mr Lars, as seen featured below and in the reel posted on instagram), I was at the right place at the right time at the Museum of Arts and Design in NYC where Mr. Lars dropped some valuable gems that would be relevant and help in shaping future generation’s career paths in any field or vocation. I didn’t hesitate for a second to ask during the Q&A session about if given the chance, a call from Mattel to reprise his historical role that once produced 15 jaw dropping 12 inch beauties some years ago, and still heavily influencing fashion as we know it today… It was a resounding YES!
Given Mattel’s lack of black designers in their design team, I’m consulting every Voodoo dolls and plastic gawds possible to manifest this life long dream of many collectors. I believe I can speak on behalf of just about every collector worldwide of his impeccable and unmatched body of work. We need Byron Lars in that doll design lab at Mattel! And if any major clothing brand is looking for a fresh take on collaboration, why not with the legend who started the trend of deconstructive shirts and mixed media creations! Sigh, I digress…🙏🙏
Click here to see the event video posted on instagram and be sure to watch some parts of the interview towards the end.
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