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    Like the simple pink knit that sheathed a 1964 Barbie, the doll's clothes, says author Lord, became as pedigreed as Jackie's. But all that changed in 1968, as Lord writes in "Forever Barbie": "She had married Aristotle Onassis, and Mattel was not about to link its Golden Girl to some stubby, shriveled Mediterranean type with alleged links to international organized crime." In 1963, Betty Friedan's "Feminine Mystique" warned housewives of the "problem that has no name," but Barbie has never seemed unfulfilled. Full Article at StyleList
    She had married Aristotle Onassis, and Mattel was not about to link its Golden Girl to some stubby, shriveled Mediterranean type with alleged links to international organized crime.
    SOURCE: StyleList 2 weeks ago
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Barbie Wins Ace Award, Talks Louboutin Ankle Drama, 'Twilight' and Ken's Fashion Faux Pas
  1. would travel seasonally to Europe to watch the Paris collections. Dior, Fath, Heim, Balenciaga, Givenchy, Gres, Schiaparelli, Carven, Balmain, and Saint Laurent were all inspirations for the first few years of Barbie's extensive wardrobe.
    SOURCE: StyleList 2 weeks ago
  2. Then, after their handiwork had been vetted for flaws, they gave the garments to other housewives who stitched them into cardboard display packages.
    SOURCE: StyleList 2 weeks ago
  3. Every little girl needed a doll through which to project herself into her dream of her future ... If she was going to do role playing of what she would be like when she was 16 or 17, it was stupid to play with a doll that had a flat chest. So I gave it beautiful breasts.
    SOURCE: StyleList 2 weeks ago
  4. Eyes straining, needles flying, they handstitched gold buttons onto Barbie's red 'Sweater Girl' cardigan and attached flower appliqués to her 'Picnic Set' sunhat
    SOURCE: StyleList 2 weeks ago

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