Lammily aka Average Barbie

Perhaps you have heard about "Average Barbie."  It was kind of big in the news a few months ago.  Basically Nick Lamm created a Barbie with the real proportions of an American woman.  Here's the comparison to real Barbie.

I hadn't heard of "Average Barbie" until today when one of my cousins shared this article on Facebook. (Really, read the article, it's pretty great.)

So many people were asking where they could buy an "Average Barbie" that Nick Lamm decided to make the doll a reality and called her "Lammily."

This is Lammily (it's two photos put together by me so if one doll looks slightly larger it's just my mediocre cropping skills)

She is made according to typical body proportions of an average 19 year old American woman.  She also has articulated wrists, knees, elbows and feet. This is pretty awesome because Lammily will be able to "play" sports and other activities.  She also has visibly less make up than Barbie and (especially) the Bratz line.

The tag line of the doll is "Average is Beautiful."  When asked about why "Average is Beautiful" Nick (the creator) responded, "Has there ever been a non-beautiful average sunset? Who you are, that is beautiful."  That is such a beautiful way to put it and it hit me hard.

Basically, this is the type of doll I want Pippa playing with.  So I bought one.

You can buy one and learn more about Lammily on the Lammily website.  The project is fully funded and the first production will roll out in fall 2014.  They are $25 but I think that is a small price to pay to help Pippa learn that average is beautiful.