On Monday, Barbie’s real-world dream home will be the site of a star-studded event celebrating the doll’s 5oth birthday. Mattel is throwing Barbie a pink-carpet birthday bash in a 3,500-square-foot “Malibu Dreamhouse” overlooking the Pacific Ocean and decorated by famous designer Jonathan Adler. With a $500k budget, Adler adds his person touch of a chandelier made of Barbie hair; a closet filled with thousands of shoes; a sunburst mirror made from 64 Barbie dolls; and a garage that includes a real Barbie Volkswagen New Beetle car, in pink of course and complete with a motorized pop-up vanity in the trunk. There is even an in-house museum features 25 vintage Barbie dolls on display. Adler’s favorite furnishings are hanging in the living room: an original Andy Warhol portrait of Barbie valued at over $200,000.
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