Barbie BMR 1959 Dolls Review - More Diversity Talk! 

I have the male doll. He looks like a young version of my husband and had to be part of my collection. Lol

Love the fact that the male doll also has rooted hair.

The fashion is more early 90’s than the whole of the 90’s... we’re talking 1990-‘95. The early 90’s was still trying to find its way out of the 80’s. Just take a look at what the spice girls would wear, along with other idols; the fashion was really out there and yeah, shoulder pads were still a thing. However, the make up of these dolls is modern. For starters, we all had pencil thin eyebrows not thick. My favs are the petite with the purple buns and the ginger guy.

I love that BMR has a doll with the midge sculpt, I didn’t like her as a kid but she’s been missing so long that now I miss her. I wish the dolls had actual canon names like they used to besides Barbie but I’m still gonna call her midge lol

I have the Petite and I'm getting the tall Asian my two favvvss😍💕.

omg these "fashion" dolls are just no....no no no no no

I love love love the diversity, but I’m sorry, as someone who has studied fashion and keeps up with modern day fashion trends, most of these outfits are just...not fashionable. Their just not. I have never seen someone dressed like this EVER in real life, especially in terms of color

I love the BMRs. The fashions? Some pieces of clothes yes, some no. Faces and hair, love.

I like the idea of a bucket hat as a piece, but not the execution.

I don’t like the BMRs that much but the bucket hat girl is the one I want 😅

MY FAVORITE STILL MGA CUZ THEY FOCUS MORE IN QUALITY THAN DIVERSITY BUT STILL HAVE DIVERSITY LIKE VIRTUELLE, FELICIA , KRYSTAL , ETC. AND MATTEL IS MORE DIVERSITY THAN QUALITY... I MEAN ITS GREAT BUT LOOK THE QUALITY OF 2000 BARBIE AND BARBIE NOW.. ITS SO HORRIBLE

I love the way you are using your platform to spread a good message ❤

I actually love the bucket hat bmr's outfit because it looks EXACTLY like something BTS's J-hope would wear. I immediately stole it for my Hobi doll and he looks really cute

The bucket hat doll is a nod to the green hair doll from the first release. She is supposed to be a tomboy since today's fashion is becoming more and more androgynous and a large part of that is because of the 90s. For instance Aaliyah wearing baggy clothes and athleisure. As 90s Black culture is the topic of this doll line, bucket hats often come in and out of style in the Black community. I'm glad they made this line because we've been asking for more Black culture fashion and hairstyles. Even though it looks like exactly what it is: nonblack designer trying to imitate Black style- I like that they tried. Next they need to hire more than one Black designer at a time...

I'm not a big fan of the fashions either but I love that they have eco-friendly packaging

These fashions are definitely 90s, but more so 90s hip hop/street wear/music video culture. I’d say like 1990-1997 at the latest. Think the hip hop group TLC or the movie “Clueless.”

i don’t know why i always thought BMR1959 was unarticulated, but i’m very excited to hear that they aren’t! i may have to get myself one, i find them beautiful and am especially a fan of the ken doll with makeup (!!!) and the one with the full length dress and white chunky shoes! absolutely love the diversity in this line, hoping that perhaps if they made a second wave of these dolls there could be a hijabi!

I always liked these. they have a very TLC/In Living Color/Benetton thing going on

Can always redress them. That’s what I did with mine. Their fashions turned me off, but redressing them and moving their fashions around helped a lot.

I’m tired of Barbie making African ethnicity dolls with loud colored and unflattering garish hair & lip colors that they seem to ONLY put on those dolls. If her hair is lavender, I need her eyebrows to be more subtle, especially if she is going to wear door knocker earrings.

I love how the edges are done with the bantu knots. Gosh I Love that black doll soo much ! Wish they had them when I was actually playing with them

Barbie had diversity before, not so much, but she did have different skintones and facemolds, now they only added different bodies, which shouldn't take so much of budget that the quality has to be so bad, and design has to be clownery.

Ok, I’ll take these over the Extra ones.

Out of all the BMR dolls the only one I want is the Manbun and I got him!!

I have the three guys and the tall Asian girl and to me, honestly, they represent a very well coordinated design work even if their styles are daring or unusual, in reality that's how creative catwalk proposals often are, unique and risqué.

It's sad 2021 we have to choose between quality and diversity but also please leave the fashionistas alone it's a phenomenal line for kids of ages and soci economic backgrounds maybe it should be rebranded (not very fashionable) but they are a phenomenal for what they are

Maybe it’s just me but companies not being diverse is so weird to me. Diversity is profitable and consumers will pay for it. That sounds so consumerist but it’s true

Omg the Kangol hat and Bamboo door knocker earrings were so late 80’s/early 90’s along with those funky pants too.😂

Melissa please choose different clothes for them and do a video or instagram showing them redressed!

It's 90's hip hop

Absolutely no comment on the first doll except her beautiful hair and eyes. I love the different pink and purple in the second Barbie's hair, she literally looks like a Fashionista doll without the blazer💖. The third one is ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!😍 I love how super tall she is cause (I can relate to the tallness😅) and those boots😍her fashion just makes sense😍💖. The last doll literally looks like a guy that makes a lot of TikToks tbh😅🤣. This collection is really nice but the third Barbie takes the spotlight!

Oh and the lips are a Korean current trend not a Japanese one... so it’s not kawaii but aegyo haha

The outfit you like the least is my favorite! I'd wear it.

For 2 I like the jacket, but not with the orange outfit. I would prefer if the orange 2 piece ensemble would be black or dark purple.

I love the BMR collection so much! It's so funny seeing other people's reactions to their fashion, as I love the blue and yellow trousers haha

This is totally early 90s

i like them a lot pls

My favorite BMR doll is the blonde with curls , with open hair she looks stunning . ^^

I am just gonna say this, not so keen on the BMR 1959 logo plastered all over the fashion but other than that I am okay with the fashion. Have four of the guys of the first wave but I used them for body swaps. Love the packaging and the articulation.

I just want to come and play with you. I really dislike the fashion on these, but the quality is obviously top notch. I am 56 and remember when the great quality clothes were being made by Mattel in the 60s and 70s and the fab Fashion Avenue. I LOVE LOVE LOVE all the great new face sculpts but want the great MTM bodies on them. The ginger guy is gorgeous! Mattel!!! Give us some MENA sculpts! I would buy the heck out of obvious MENA face sculpts and fashion.

I'm not a fan of the female bmr1959 dolls I prefer the male dolls especially Tate (the name of the face sculpt) I bought multiple versions of him. & i did that with the two other guys from the bmr1959 line. I kept one of each in the boxes & have head swapped a couple. but I REALLY do like this line of dolls the amount of articulation they have & the different skin tones and face sculpts & hair colours is what I like the most. The fashions don't really bother me cause if I don't like them I change the clothes for some that I have already.

I've got most of the 1st wave ( you have wave 2 ) and have re-dressed nearly all of them 😂 The dolls are lovely but the fashions are a bit wha? And I'm an 80s child. I would love the one with pigtails but the top would be put onto a ken.

You're right shoulder pads were not 90s. The big eyebrows were a thing in 90s among the men, the women had really thin eyebrows. so was the weird hats but you see it more famously like Brittney spears white hat, etc. The pants of the the first one is a little off it was more the parachute pants in the 90s. 90s you did see the jerseys like on the 1st one. The only one I like and I feel is the most accurate of the 90s is the one with the pink hair. Though the guy is pretty accurate too. The 90s was my whole childhood and key point in my life, a little disappointed at the representation they did of the 90s.

i heard there is gonna be a wave 3 of these in 2021! idk if it was canceled though

I really loved your presentation on Bmr dolls and your very funny as well I am your age and feel exactly the same way but nevertheless I will be collecting all of them and displaying them in there own special space !!

Love these BMR 1959 dolls, I'm not a fan of some of the outfits they are wearing, I like the orange top and skirt and those long plastic green boots, the guy with the red hair would be my favourite doll in this series, he looks awesome but agree I don't like the visor hat. I still have to get some of these dolls as I don't have a made to move Barbie yet. 😍💗

this is a nod to streetwear and the fashion designers of the streetwear movement......a nod to athleisure as well i agree with you sometimes the execution of the look is off i was wearing a lot of pink mini tennis skirts with fishnets and either Chuck Tailors or boots and baby t's or band t-shirts i was also wearing lots of florescent body glitter so i get the reference completely

I LOVE them x love the fashion style x but I wear that style myself now as it’s back in style bucket hates chunky boots neon mesh shoulder pads blazers etc all back In style x If we all dressed the same and had the same taste life would be boring wouldn’t it lol x

TooHunky reviewed these dolls about a year ago and had some really good insights about them. I started to really appreciate them after his reviews. It's good you have figured that out too.

I think the bucket hat girl would look prettier with normal baggy jeans or a bicycle shorts. ☺️💖

Well. , I like male doll too I think is so cool and I love the new Barbie fashionista doll

I love them and want them so bad!!!! They are the most unique made to moves ever! The males have rooted hair!!! and I'm sad they aren't doing ones this year :-(

Its very kind that you apoligized but calling out bad quality is never bad,i think they need to put more quality like in it

Love the diversity of the BMR's. My daughter @madetomove.dolls loves them and she makes beautiful photo's with them. Thank you for this video.

Oh my gosh!! That male doll is soooo beautiful wow, I love all the attention to details from all the other dolls as well but sheeesshh, the male doll... so gorgeous

I really like the doll with all the details in it he face and different heights, but not at all the “cool Asian” fashions. Very strange lol

I love these dolls! I grew up in the 90s and the fashion is exactly accurate!!

I like most of the BMR fashion pieces. The combinations though....

почему вы жалуетесь на стандарты красоты, но после этого хотите раздеть куклу и так же вам не нравятся штаны с ботинками на ней?

✨uGlY pAnTs✨ ily ur so funny😂

I dont like the clothes at all..but i do like the mtm dolls.. the boys for sure. Redhead

I don't think this line deserves our respect because when you focus on diversity more than fashion in a FASHION line.... You are clearly doing something you didn't intend to do.

My fav is the one with curly blond hair, most of their outfits, I can pass on.

Just a tip, do a bit of fashion history research - Google!!!

Finally a male barbie/ken doll with rooted hair that doesn't look like a wet dog was dropped on it's head

I see what they were doing and I like the quality in clothing better than the Mattel barbie dolls coming out now . But I def don’t like the bmr 1959 plastered all over all the clothing !

I heard that Barbie BMR was cancelled?

I love your little conversations with the dolls.

Beautiful barbies! Beautiful video!

" Is the past term of wing it winged it or wung it? " It's winged it.

I love your RU-vid channel spoocky much

I like the dolls just not the clothes on them

I love the tall doll in the pink raincoat too 😊 Her hair is so soft and the colors are awesome

I thought BMR stands for Barbie is more retro

I have all the BMR 1959 dolls from both series. I loved that they made the men so articulated. I waited SOOOOOOOOOO long for Mattel to make them so posable. I was 6 when I received my first straight legged doll and it drove me nuts that they wouldn't sit in a chair right. 🙂 I've been also been buying all the made to move dolls when I can afford them. 🙂

6 eyebrows?....Yeah, I feel that. Lol

I'm getting the doll at 11:50 :D I so excited!!!

im not feelin these dolls at all they look kinda wierd

I only love the one with the green lucite boots

The most groundbreaking doll was the green haired Ken from the last wave. I have the 3 BMR Kens, the curvy, and petite doll, mostly for their bodies and not as much the clothes. The quality's debatable on this second wave. The face screening is not as good, especially that petite, mine's lips and eyes look awful, but I had planned to headswap her anyway.

I would so wear those two-toned tartan pants

the relation for age and fashion sense

I never collected any of these I think because of the price.

The BMR fashions aren't really my thing either, but I do think the quality and diversity is where it should be. I'm definitely more of a Barbie Extra girl, but I wouldn't mind having some of the BMR dolls because I'm obsessed with the 90s. Also, as a kid in the 90s, I plucked my eyebrows thin and wore big baggy shirts and lots of colors all at once.

This proves that Mattel can do diversity and quality. In your other video you said you were okay with them sacrificing quality to be diverse but this proves that they can do both at the same time for a reasonable price. There should be no excuse for bad quality if we're spending our hard earned money to buy these dolls for our children.

I still can't get over your Mattel apology video. It was great. I have a whole new respect for mattel.

The BMR line is really cool, the quality is good and there is big range of diversity. Maybe it's because i'm already 38 but...most of the fashion would be gone as soon as the dolls arrive. The ginger man is really gorgeous but his pants and his shoes...no way. He would get a cool pair of jeans and a shirt and sneakers...the petit doll with the orange crop top and the skirt is so beautiful. I think as soon as the stores open again here in germay i will buy her!

Ok, after your last two videos, I guess I need to add some Barbie BMR dolls to my mix! I love that they are on made to move models, as I always wanted a smidge more articulation with Monster High, and they are hitting those DIVERSITY👏 CHECK 👏POINTS 👏HONEY!! 😻

Impressed I have none of them

The outfits are so ugly

I really like these, but I wasn’t able to get any of them. I really wanted these ones and the other set of the 1959 ones.. but with are income problems right now just couldn’t happen. But I’m glad you finally opened them.. stay safe!

That one color shoes with no details r really big turn off for me

“WHATRE THOSE” 😂♥️

I don't enjoy the fashions on this line, either, but I have all of them and have redressed them. They're fabulous redressed.

I have the red haired ken

I have two of the kens

The Blasian with the small braids 😍

I love these dolls,the fashion who cares! they are all seperates you can redress them and mix and match the clothes.I am there for the doll not the clothes!

Ohhh I never listened to the part were these were 90´s inspired, the fashion choices have a LOT more sense now.

I have all of them and I love each one :) they all have their on personalities, some of the clothes I don’t get but I just keep them the way they came.