tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5635163251349175813.post7930834946748646235..comments2023-10-30T05:40:34.026-07:00Comments on design nomad: The Birds Barbiedesign nomadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06721558486728475662noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5635163251349175813.post-65858309923664366942009-01-21T14:13:00.000-08:002009-01-21T14:13:00.000-08:00She arrived today in the mail and looks great! I w...She arrived today in the mail and looks great! I was hoping the birds were made with real little feathers (they are plastic), but the effect is still good.design nomadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06721558486728475662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5635163251349175813.post-18896567617973145512009-01-17T12:30:00.000-08:002009-01-17T12:30:00.000-08:00Thank you, Design Nomad. I'd never've known about ...Thank you, Design Nomad. I'd never've known about this obscure object of desire if not for you.<BR/>It's worth noting that, except for the film's opening sequence, and one very brief scene later in the picture, that green dress is the only wardrobe Hedren wears for its entire 2-hour running time.<BR/>What makes this "Barbie" incarnation especially amusing to Hitchcock fans is that the director himself was the first to think of it: sometime during, or just after, the making the film (1962), Hitchcock sent Tippi Hedren's 5-year old daughter an elaborate doll, dressed as Melanie Daniels, the character her mother plays in The Birds. "Complete," according to one biography, "with miniature green suit and elegant coiffure."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5635163251349175813.post-50482749387621891622009-01-14T07:03:00.000-08:002009-01-14T07:03:00.000-08:00Both horrifying and hilarious.Both horrifying and hilarious.Krystahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04956516585707286391noreply@blogger.com