Under the Radar DVD of the Week: 'Barbie: A Fashion Fairytale'

With the glitzy doings of Fall Fashion Week just winding down in New York City, it seems appropriate that Tuesday should feature the DVD release of the newest movie by that most plastic-fantastic of girlie fashion icons – Barbie.

“Barbie: A Fashion Fairytale” is a computer-animated fantasy in which Barbie gets fired from her latest Hollywood movie, breaks up with Ken and jets off to Paris to save her Aunt Millie’s faltering fashion house. Along the way, this pencil-thin fashion diva encounters three enchanting “Flairies” (Shim’r, Glim’r and Shyn’r) with stylish sparkle-magic powers, a cut-throat fashion shark named Jacqueline and a shy aspiring fashion designer named Marie-Alecia that she inspires to new creations.

And, as ever, the animal-loving Barbie is surrounded by personality-plus pets – including Sequin, her ultra-glam French poodle; Jacques, a spunky Jack Russell Terrier with a crush on Sequin, and Jilliana, a snooty, pampered French kitty who snickers at the puppy love displayed by Jacques.