'Barbie Book' Book

Assouline - 'Barbie Book' Book

Made in	Italy
Material	Paper, Silk
Colour	Pink

Celebrate Barbie's sixty-fifth anniversary in a book dedicated to the fascinating story of the world's most famous doll. Created by Mattel founder Ruth Handler, a visionary revolutionary feminist, Barbie challenged the conventions of the '50s, establishing a role for women other than that of wife and mother. With an identity outside her family, Barbie represented a surprising modern breakthrough, opening the imagination to what a doll and a woman could be. Decade after decade, the title comprehensively explores the evolution of the Barbie doll from 1959 to today with fascinating facts, insights and never-before-seen images. From Marilyn Monroe to Margot Robbie, from stylists to first responders, Barbie is the essential synthesis of an American phenomenon. Today, more than one billion Barbie dolls with over 250 careers have been purchased worldwide, offered in a range of different nationalities, ethnicities and body types. In these pages, readers will discover not only Barbie's rich history, but also its singular magic: it is a doll through which girls can project their fantasies, whether it is doctor, rock star, paleontologist, Olympic gold medalist, Major League Baseball player, virologist. , or ecologist.