Barbie: The Fashion History of an Icon, Part II

Barbie gets the full haute couture treatment in episode two of our Barbie fashion history series which takes us into the 1980s, a period that lays the foundation for her ascension into full fashion icon status.
Recommended Reading:

Ruth Handler's Dream Doll

Carol Spencer's Dressing Barbie

Robin Gerber's Barbie and Ruth

Black Barbie documentary

Independent article about the Black Barbie documentary

"Tracing the History of 'Asian' Barbie" by Kelly Kasulis

Billyboy* and Mdvanii

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