The Barbie and Ken designs place bones and skull motifs in different parts of their coordinated red-and-black outfits.
Skeletal imagery in Mattel’s 2026 Día de Muertos dolls extends beyond their faces. Barbie’s gown incorporates a ribcage motif, while Ken’s black shirt and trousers carry a bone print. Their masks are one component of designs that continue across the clothing. Mattel’s official 2026 Barbie design description and credits. Mattel’s official 2026 Ken design description and credits.
Barbie wears a deep-red satin dress with a mermaid-shaped skirt. Mattel identifies traditional Mexican pottery as the source for its embroidered patterns. A brooch and sculpted roses accompany the skull-inspired mask, combining floral and skeletal forms within the same outfit.
Ken’s knee-length red jacquard jacket carries a subtler skull pattern over the bone-printed garments. His removable top hat is decorated with a red rose. The matching color connects the pair without making their silhouettes or surface patterns identical.
Both product records credit Edna Vogel-Amezcua as doll designer and Charis Ceniseroz as packaging designer. The dolls belong to Barbie Signature’s annual Día de Muertos series. Mattel describes that collection in terms of remembrance and Mexican heritage; the designs are the company’s interpretations of those traditions. Mattel’s official 2026 Barbie design description and credits. Mattel’s official 2026 Ken design description and credits. Mattel’s description of the annual collection.