Break out the neon shirts, short tulle skirts and fingerless laced gloves. The average Barbie-style doll is going retro with Mattel's Ladies of the 80's collection due out in December, according to thisisbrandx.com. And "I Love Rock n Roll" chanteuse Joan Jett is among those 80's ladies landing a coveted, impossibly ill-proportioned doppelganger.
With Jett as the main subject of a biopic about her breakout grrrl-powered punk band The Runaways -- starring Twilight juggernaut Kristen Stewart - her Barbie is bound to get a boost from nostalgia seekers and Stewart's crushed-out tween girl fans alike.
But why stop there? As Barbie has her Ken, will Mattel create a playmate for Jett's Barbie? Perhaps a Carmen Electra doll, wherein collectors can recreate the pair's infamous leather-bra clad make-out session at LA's The Music Box theater circa Winter 2007? Just a thought.
Sprightly pop icon Cyndi Lauper and Blondie's Deborah Harry are also slated for the plastic treatment, as they are part of the collection.
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