The Barbie doll is one of the most successful toys of the 20th century and, arguably, the icon of female beauty and the American dream (Rogers, 1999; Turkel, 1998): According to the manufacturer, every three seconds a Barbie doll is purchased.
Some Barbies, too, rely on stamps but these are the ones that can be used to make tattoos and pictures, part of the gee-gaws, glamour and glitter that happen just along from where homeless people drop dead.
New York City Ballet has left its footprints on the narrated children's video Barbie in the Nutcracker: Ballet Master in Chief Peter Martins choreographed it, and a handful of principal dancers supplied the moving bodies on which Mainframe Entertainment set the stop-motion computer animation.
Even if your Barbies are long gone, you can still create original fashions in quarter scale to test out new techniques before delving into a full-size fitted garment.
Today Barbie announced the expansion of its Fashionistas line with 15 new and diverse Ken dolls, featuring three body types slim, broad and original and a variety of skin tones, eye colors, hairstyles and modern fashion looks.
Previous unique and career-inspired Barbies include Fashion Designer Barbie, Movie Director Barbie, Entrepreneur Barbie, and even a Mars Explorer Barbie.