Classic barbie fashions, and they werent created in a fashion vacuum. The complete and unauthorized guide to vintage barbie dolls. With barbie, ken, francie, and skipper fashions and the whole family james, hillary shilkitus on. Immerse yourself in barbie history by visting the barbie signature gallery at the official barbie website. The complete history of the wardrobes of barbie doll, her friends and her family, vol. This site is a wealth of information and history at your fingertips.
It is limited to older barbies, pre1970 but the photos and pricing information is very helpful in understanding what collecting and collectors of barbies is about. See barbies plantation belle outfit juxtaposed with a photograph of grace kelly in high society. Three outfits were produced only in 1959 numbers 964, 968, 971. Booktopia buy barbie books online from australias leading online bookstore. Barbie was perfectly primed to ride the wave of the new teen culture, brought screaming into american homes with the launch of mtv, and in 1986, barbie fronted her own band, wearing leggings, a hairpiece and lots of neon.
It provides an excellent history of barbie and her evolution. Check out our vintage barbie book selection for the very best in unique or custom. Vintage grolier books, barbie hardcover books, barbie and friends book club. A guide to vintage barbie dolls, clothing, accessories and other. Complete guide to vintage barbie dolls, clothing, accessories and other fashion dolls. Then, in 1959, the first barbie dollnamed after ruths daughtermade its debut at new york toy fair. The barbie signature gallery is the destination for all things barbie.
In 80s fashion, big was beautiful and shoulder pads, corkscrew perms, scrunchies and chunky jewelry epitomized the era. This book has wonderful pictures and good information on vintage barbies, skippers and ken dolls. This sparked ruths vision to create a 3d doll for girls to play out their dreams. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. I have many other books on early barbie and her fashions, but this volume. Barbie solves a mystery barbies fashion success barbie book set mattel. From barbies beginnings in 1959, little girls clothed their barbie dolls in a range of ensembles. Barbie reference books, story books and fashion booklets.
Series fashions 9 barbie 1800 series fashions 29 barbie 3400 series fashions 27 barbie doll best buy fashions 153 barbie doll fashion paks 16 barbie. For any serious collector of vintage barbie doll, this book is the best resource available. Includes pictures and descriptions of dolls, ensembles and. With barbie, ken, francie, and skipper fashions and the whole family. Ruth handler, cofounder of mattel, observed her daughter barbara playing with paper dolls for hours. Immerse yourself in the history of barbie at the official barbie website. Vintage barbie doll clothes fashions 1959 twentythree clothing outfits were available for barbie in 1959 including her original black and white zebra striped swimsuit. Earlier covers for this isbn can be found here and herethis. Barbie what a doll hardcover book collectible barbie barbie history girls gift. This new book shows how barbies outfits over the decades have emulated those designed by real designers and worn by real women.
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