First week this was out it was on my daughter's wish list and was received as a gift - in intial descriptions of the toy there was no mention of the body of the doll (hips/leg) being unlike your traditional Barbie. The torso of the doll under the long skirt (not mentioned in descriptions nor pictured on the box) are one solid piece - holding the bulky sound/light box which were the selling feature of this toy to my tot. Upon opening we were soon disappointed to learn this Barbie would never be able to be interchangable into other Barbie outfits that were not loose flowing on the legs like the dress she comes in and the legs are not flexible. Her bodice, as seen in box, is painted on so even removing the skirt for another Barbie would mean finding another top to wear with it. She can bend to sit but will fall over backwards as her legs are a very lightweight plastic and the top is more top-heavy. Weeks after this was released we began seeing the version that does not light up but has an almost identical dress which is removable and has the traditional Barbie body with all it's versatility and flexible joints.

Overall a beautiful idea - stunning gown and facepaint. But if this was the final model that would accept the lights/sound features going for it should have been clearly stated by Mattel that it was not underneath a traditional Barbie. She is only good in this one outfit.

IF YOUR CHILD WILL ACTUALLY PLAY WITH THIS DOLL- DO NOT GET IT. THE BELT BUCKLE FALLS OFF REALLY EASILY AND ONCE IT DOES, THE DRESS WILL NOT LIGHT UP ANYMORE. It is a very pretty doll and would look good as part of a collection but if you have a younger child.

My three year old BEGGED for this Barbie. She received it last night and has already managed to loose the little buckle that makes the barbie play and light up. Other disappointing features include the fact that the dress is essentially attached to the doll. The body of the barbie is rather bulky (with a large soundbox built into the bottom and "plastic skirt" portion of the doll. As a result of the construction the legs do not move, nor do the knees bend. Personally, for the price, this doll is poorly made, lacking basic expected "Barbie" function, and is easily broken.

Barbie Fashion Fairytale was much hoped-for at our house during the Christmas season, but it really fell short in my expectations of how a Barbie should be. While the light-up features of the dress' bodice are cute, the actual Barbie cannot do much of what you would expect from a Barbie: change clothes, move legs to dance/ride horses, try on shoes, etc. The legs do not move and are attached together in the thigh area by a speaker box so that Barbie can play "hip" music. The hot pink sparkle dress is beautiful, but the bodies is painted onto the top of Barbie and cannot be removed. The dress turns and reverses to light pink satin, which is not as cute. There is a silver buckle that you can push to have Barbie light up and play music. Our buckle fell off within 2 minutes of the doll being used, and now it always falls off unless it is being held on tightly...very much at risk of being lost and losing the ability to then play the music on the doll. Overall, a novelty Barbie: fun, but lacking the play-value of other Barbies.

JUST LIKE SOMEONE ELSE MENTIONED IF YOU LOSE THAT BELT THING YOU CAN'T MAKE THE BARBIE LIGHT UP AGAIN AND MY DAUGHTER WHO IS 6 LOST IT THE FIRST DAY SHE PLAYED WITH IT.

Very pretty doll. My daughter loves it. It has held up well. She has had it for about 2 years and it still works perfectly.

Ordered this as a Christmas gift for my granddaughter and she was very happy with it. I was pleased with the quality of the product.

TODO MUY BIEN 100% RECOMENDADO PUEDEN COMPRAR CON TODA CONFIANZA TODO A LLEGADO DE LA MANERA CORRECTA LO MEJOR, LO MEJOR

Very pretty Barbie. It says her dress turns into 2 separate dresses but the other one doesn't look all the different from the first which isn't that surprising. My daughter thinks she's great and that's what matters.

My daughter recieved this doll for Christmas last year. I have to say I am extremely disappointed in the doll, you cannot change her clothes. The bodice of her dress is painted on to her body. The music gets annoying after awhile, especially since it didn't take long for my daughter's to begin to sound tinny.