Barbie Signature Jean-Charles de Castelbajac Dolls 2026

Jean-Charles de Castelbajac is a celebrated French designer, artist, and pop-art innovator. He is best known for blending high fashion with pop culture, using bold primary colors such as red, yellow, and blue, and bringing cartoon characters and playful childhood-inspired motifs into clothing.
Coming to Mattel Creations October 2, 2026

Barbie Signature Jean-Charles de Castelbajac Doll

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Dressed in a palette of primary colors and draped in an oversized coat adorned with miniature teddy bears, Barbie doll’s look is instantly recognizable as the vision of one legendary artist. We partnered with world-renowned French fashion designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac to create truly avant-garde Barbie and Ken looks, fabulously nostalgic recreations of Castelbajac’s iconic teddy bear coat for a doll-sized world. With a high-neck T-shirt dress covered in charming Castelbajac-style illustrations and denim boots to complete her inventive ensemble, this “Bear-bie” doll has never been quite so couture.

Barbie x Jean-Charles de Castelbajac
Doll Designer: Robert Best
Packaging Designer: Laydiana Chiv
Label: Mattel Creations
Face Sculpt: Closed Mouth Millie
Body Type: Model Muse
Includes Certificate of Authenticity

Barbie Signature Jean-Charles de Castelbajac Ken Doll

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Styled to the nines in an oversized ivory coat adorned with miniature teddy bears and a playfully illustrated T-shirt, Ken doll’s newest look is instantly recognizable as the vision of one legendary artist. We partnered with world-renowned French fashion designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac to create truly avant-garde Barbie and Ken looks, fabulously nostalgic recreations of Castelbajac’s iconic teddy bear coat for a doll-sized world. Add to that a pair of super-baggy dark jeans and bright white kicks, and Ken has never been quite so couture.

Ken x Jean-Charles de Castelbajac
Doll Designer: Robert Best
Packaging Designer: Laydiana Chiv
Label: Mattel Creations
Face Sculpt: Basics Black Ken
Body Type: Model Muse
Includes Certificate of Authenticity

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He was one of the first designers to introduce imagery from comic books, graffiti, and advertising to the runway. In 1988, he created his now-iconic teddy bear coat, which was later worn by Madonna, Lady Gaga, and Helena Christensen.

Barbie Signature Jean-Charles de Castelbajac Doll 2026

Castelbajac is also famous for his poetic, spontaneous drawings of angels and human faces. He often sketches them in chalk on the streets of Paris or turns them into prints for clothing and accessories.

All of these recognizable elements will appear in the new Barbie Signature Jean-Charles de Castelbajac 2026 doll.
First look