{"id":115253,"date":"2016-03-09T12:24:23","date_gmt":"2016-03-09T10:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/115253\/wacky-wednesday-the-different-faces-of-barbie\/"},"modified":"2016-03-09T12:26:16","modified_gmt":"2016-03-09T10:26:16","slug":"wacky-wednesday-the-different-faces-of-barbie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2016\/03\/09\/wacky-wednesday-the-different-faces-of-barbie\/","title":{"rendered":"Wacky Wednesday: The different faces of Barbie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s\u00a0been 57 years since Barbie made her debut in New York at the American International Toy Fair in 1959. Over the years, the world famous doll has evolved to\u00a0include a wide range of different incarnations. Since it is Barbie Day, let\u2019s take a look at some of Barbie&#8217;s different looks across the decades.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-115253 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2016\/03\/09\/wacky-wednesday-the-different-faces-of-barbie\/attachment\/corbis-be023522\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/03\/Corbis-BE023522-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-115255\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-115255'>\n\t\t\t\t12 Oct 1984 &#8211; A collection of Barbie Dolls on exhibit at the Public Library in New York. Image by \u00a9 Bettmann\/Corbis\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2016\/03\/09\/wacky-wednesday-the-different-faces-of-barbie\/attachment\/corbis-42-26100404\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/03\/Corbis-42-26100404-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-115256\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-115256'>\n\t\t\t\t1986 Rock Star Barbie doll &#8212; Image by \u00a9 Barry Lewis\/In Pictures\/Corbis\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2016\/03\/09\/wacky-wednesday-the-different-faces-of-barbie\/attachment\/corbis-42-26100427\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/03\/Corbis-42-26100427-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-115257\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-115257'>\n\t\t\t\t1986 Magic Moves (first black Barbie doll) &#8212; Image by \u00a9 Barry Lewis\/In Pictures\/Corbis\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2016\/03\/09\/wacky-wednesday-the-different-faces-of-barbie\/attachment\/corbis-42-26100428\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/03\/Corbis-42-26100428-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-115258\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-115258'>\n\t\t\t\tBarbie doll 2009 playing with her dog. Written on the packaging: &#8220;Clean up pup. Cleanliness is next Barbie-ness. Barbie can do it all!&#8221; Image by \u00a9 Barry Lewis\/In Pictures\/Corbis\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2016\/03\/09\/wacky-wednesday-the-different-faces-of-barbie\/attachment\/corbis-42-26100434\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/03\/Corbis-42-26100434-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-115259\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-115259'>\n\t\t\t\tTeenage Fashion Model Barbie\u00ae doll introduced at the New York Toy Fair on March 9, 1959 and featuring the famous black dress. Image by \u00a9 Barry Lewis\/In Pictures\/Corbis\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2016\/03\/09\/wacky-wednesday-the-different-faces-of-barbie\/attachment\/corbis-42-35617761\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/03\/Corbis-42-35617761-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-115260\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-115260'>\n\t\t\t\tHomemaker Barbie from the early 1960s is on display at the city museum &#8216;Alte Burg&#8217; in Wittenberge, Germany, 26 January 2012.  Image by \u00a9 Britta Pedersen\/dpa\/Corbis\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2016\/03\/09\/wacky-wednesday-the-different-faces-of-barbie\/attachment\/corbis-42-35617765\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/03\/Corbis-42-35617765-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-115261\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-115261'>\n\t\t\t\tDentist Barbie is on display at the city museum &#8216;Alte Burg&#8217; in Wittenberge, Germany, 26 January 2012. The travelling exhibition &#8216;Busy Girl &#8211; Barbie&#8217;s Career&#8217; documents women&#8217;s history of the last 50 years with the help of Barbie dolls. Image by \u00a9 Britta Pedersen\/dpa\/Corbis\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2016\/03\/09\/wacky-wednesday-the-different-faces-of-barbie\/attachment\/corbis-42-45326635\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/03\/Corbis-42-45326635-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-115262\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-115262'>\n\t\t\t\t A barbie doll in a white dress is on display in the &#8216;Barbie Dreamhouse&#8217; exhibition near the Alexanderplatz in Berlin, Germany, 12 April 2013. Image by \u00a9 Jens Kalaene\/dpa\/Corbis\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2016\/03\/09\/wacky-wednesday-the-different-faces-of-barbie\/attachment\/corbis-42-63959748\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/03\/Corbis-42-63959748-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-115263\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-115263'>\n\t\t\t\tLounge of Barbie Experience at the Sao Paulo Fashion Week (SPFW) Winter 2015 RTW. Image by \u00a9 Mauricio Santana\/Corbis\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2016\/03\/09\/wacky-wednesday-the-different-faces-of-barbie\/attachment\/corbis-42-79216663\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/03\/Corbis-42-79216663-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-115264\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-115264'>\n\t\t\t\tDetail of the Barbie dressed like princesses. Image by \u00a9 Daniele Baldi\/Demotix\/Corbis\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2016\/03\/09\/wacky-wednesday-the-different-faces-of-barbie\/attachment\/corbis-0000208339-001\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/03\/Corbis-0000208339-001-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-115265\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-115265'>\n\t\t\t\tA Barbie doll from the collection of Barbie aficionado Billy Boy wears and outfit by designer Thierry Mugler. Image by \u00a9 Pierre Vauthey\/Sygma\/Corbis\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2016\/03\/09\/wacky-wednesday-the-different-faces-of-barbie\/attachment\/corbis-0000208339-008\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/03\/Corbis-0000208339-008-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-115266\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-115266'>\n\t\t\t\tBarbie and Ken dolls from the collection of Barbie aficionado Billy Boy wear outfits designed by Jean-Paul Gaultier. Image by \u00a9 Pierre Vauthey\/Sygma\/Corbis\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2016\/03\/09\/wacky-wednesday-the-different-faces-of-barbie\/attachment\/corbis-0000208339-011\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/03\/Corbis-0000208339-011-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-115267\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-115267'>\n\t\t\t\tBarbie dolls from the collection of Barbie aficionado Billy Boy wear outfits designed by Yves Saint Laurent. Image by \u00a9 Pierre Vauthey\/Sygma\/Corbis\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2016\/03\/09\/wacky-wednesday-the-different-faces-of-barbie\/attachment\/corbis-0000208339-013\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/03\/Corbis-0000208339-013-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-115268\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-115268'>\n\t\t\t\tA Barbie doll from the collection of Barbie aficionado Billy Boy wears an outfit designed by Paco Rabanne. Image by \u00a9 Pierre Vauthey\/Sygma\/Corbis\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2016\/03\/09\/wacky-wednesday-the-different-faces-of-barbie\/attachment\/corbis-0000291544-003\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/03\/Corbis-0000291544-003-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-115269\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-115269'>\n\t\t\t\tA wax Barbie doll is on display at the Musee Grevin in Paris. The doll is wearing a dress by Christian Dior designer Gianfranco Ferre. Image by Pascal Le Segretain\/Sygma\/Corbis\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2016\/03\/09\/wacky-wednesday-the-different-faces-of-barbie\/attachment\/corbis-aago001071\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/03\/Corbis-AAGO001071-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-115270\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-115270'>\n\t\t\t\tThis humorous version of The Judgment of Paris shows a Ken doll as Paris, a G.I. Joe action figure as Mercury, a Marilyn Monroe doll as Venus, and Barbie dolls as Juno and Minerva. Image by \u00a9 Louis K. Meisel Gallery, Inc.\/CORBIS\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2016\/03\/09\/wacky-wednesday-the-different-faces-of-barbie\/attachment\/corbis-nf117517\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/03\/Corbis-NF117517-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-115271\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-115271'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Barbie jetliner play set at the New York Toy Fair. Image by \u00a9 Najlah Feanny\/CORBIS SABA\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2016\/03\/09\/wacky-wednesday-the-different-faces-of-barbie\/attachment\/corbis-wn001812\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/03\/Corbis-WN001812-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-115272\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-115272'>\n\t\t\t\t Glamorous Barbie Doll. Image by \u00a9 K.M. Westermann\/CORBIS\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2016\/03\/09\/wacky-wednesday-the-different-faces-of-barbie\/attachment\/28fb4447c35c422d61aa757efa838a04\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/03\/28fb4447c35c422d61aa757efa838a04-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-115273\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-115273'>\n\t\t\t\tThe new 2016 Barbie Fashionistas line including seven skin tones, 18 eye colors, and 18 hairstyles, in addition to the three new body types. Image &#8211; Pinterest\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2016\/03\/09\/wacky-wednesday-the-different-faces-of-barbie\/attachment\/enhanced-14534-1453989125-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/03\/enhanced-14534-1453989125-2-270x203.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-115274\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-115274'>\n\t\t\t\tMattel launched three new dolls aimed at making more body types and sizes available to Barbie fans this year. Image -Pinterest\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/lifestyle-news\/entertainment-news\/2016\/03\/09\/wacky-wednesday-the-different-faces-of-barbie\/attachment\/enhanced-17152-1453996792-1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/03\/enhanced-17152-1453996792-1-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-115275\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-115275'>\n\t\t\t\tThe full 2016 Barbie Fashionistas line came out of a two-year design initiative from Mattel. Image -Pinterest\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='f17d1fd257fd64a218e91a21a8ef18ab'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barbie has earned her spot as the world\u2019s most famous doll. 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