Iconic music legend Stevie Nicks, at 75 years old, has received a unique honor as Mattel unveiled a Barbie doll crafted in her likeness. Nicks excitedly shared this news on her Instagram on October 2, marking yet another milestone in her remarkable career.
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00:00 "Stevie Nicks Gets Her Own Barbie!"
00:03 The 75-year-old music icon took to Instagram on October 2 to share that Mattel has made
00:07 a Barbie in her likeness, CNN reports.
00:11 The doll, drawing inspiration from the Singers' Rumors era, is part of the toy manufacturer's
00:15 Barbie music series.
00:16 "We wanted to wish Stevie Nicks a happy 75th birthday in the best way possible.
00:22 So we created a Barbie doll to capture her iconic style, Mattel, via statement.
00:27 Stevie Nicks actually loaned us her signature black dress and boots for us to use as reference
00:31 for the doll, designer Bill Greening, via statement."
00:34 The official Barbie Instagram page also issued a statement.
00:37 "Soulful stage presence.
00:40 Spellbinding style.
00:42 With a career that's touched generations of music lovers, Stevie Nicks is the latest legend
00:46 to be celebrated as part of the Barbie music series, bringing her inspiring story and chart-topping
00:50 career to artists and audiences of all ages."
00:52 "Barbie, via Instagram."
00:56 Nicks called her Stevie Barbie "so pretty and so soulful and so real," CNN reports.
01:00 "When Mattel came to me asking if I would like to have a Barbie made in the Rumors cover
01:04 style I was very overwhelmed.
01:07 Of course I questioned would she look like me?
01:10 Would she have my spirit?
01:11 Would she have my heart, Stevie Nicks, via Instagram.
01:15 When I look at her, I see my 27-year-old self, all the memories of walking out on a big stage
01:19 in that black outfit and those gorgeous boots come rushing back, and then I see myself now
01:23 in her face, Stevie Nicks, via Instagram.
01:27 What we have been through since 1975 the battles we have fought, the lessons we have learned
01:31 together.
01:32 I am her and she is me.
01:34 She absolutely has my heart, Stevie Nicks, via Instagram."
01:39 Pre-orders for $55 were made available on October 2, but the doll has already sold out.
01:43 "I am her and she is me.
01:50 She absolutely has my heart, Stevie Nicks, via Instagram.
01:51 What we have been through since 1975 the battles we have fought, the lessons we have learned
01:52 together.