Dressing Barbie
A Celebration of the Clothes That Made America's Favorite Doll and the Incredible Woman Behind Them
160 - pages
If you've ever had a Barbie doll, or you know someone who did, chances
are that Barbie was dressed in one of the thousands of designs created
by Carol Spencer during her unparalleled reign as a Barbie fashion
designer spanning more than thirty-five years. Published in
commemoration of Barbie's sixtieth anniversary, Dressing Barbie is a
dazzling celebration of the clothes that made America's favorite doll
and the incredible woman behind them. Illustrated with more than 100
full-color photographs, including many never-before-seen images of rare
and one-of-a-kind pieces from Spencer's private archive, Dressing Barbie
is a treasure trove of some of the best and most iconic Barbie looks
from the early 1960s until the late 1990s. Along with behind-the-scenes
stories of how these designs came to be, Spencer reminisces about her
thrilling time at Mattel working with legendary figures such as Ruth
Handler, Barbie's creator, and Charlotte Johnson, the original Barbie
designer, for a full, insider look into life with the beloved doll.
Over the course of her career, Spencer won many accolades. She was the
first designer to have her signature on the doll, the first to go on a
signing tour, the first to design a limited-edition Barbie Doll for
collectors, and the designer of the biggest selling Barbie of all time.
Now, she is the first member of the inner circle to reveal the fashion
world of the quintessential California girl as never before.
Beautiful book. A must for Barbie fans! You can find this book at Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Books a Million and Book Depository.
What a cute book. I had one of the early Barbies and I did not invest in clothes for her. I don't remember there being a ton of outfits available.
ReplyDeleteI do remember using my allowance to buy clothes for my Alexander dolls.