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The Original Influencer • AS THE WOMEN BEHIND THE BARBIE MOVIE KNOW, YOU CAN OFFLOAD YOUR DOLLS BUT NOT THEIR IMPACT
Girl on Film • BARBIE GOES TO THE MOVIES! AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE MUCH-ANTICIPATED BIG-SCREEN FEATURE STARRING MARGOT ROBBIE AS THE ICONIC FASHION DOLL AND RYAN GOSLING AS… KEN
The Barbie Cast Tells All • MARGOT ROBBIE, RYAN GOSLING, KATE MCKINNON, ISSA RAE, SIMU LIU, AMERICA FERRERA, MICHAEL CERA & DIRECTOR GRETA GERWIG REVEAL HOW THEY STOPPED LAUGHING JUST LONG ENOUGH TO BRING BARBIE’S WORLD TO LIFE
So Many Barbies • THE BARBIE CAST FEATURES A LOT OF DOLLS. HERE, A GUIDE TO THE TOY CHEST
All Dolled Up • HOW BARBIE’S COSTUME DESIGNER MET THE CHALLENGE OF INTERPRETING DECADES OF LOOKS OWNED—AND LOVED—BY MILLIONS
A Doll’s House • YOU CAN RIDE THE SLIDE AND WALK ON THE POOL: BARBIE’S PRODUCTION DESIGNER SHARES HER SECRETS OF THE SET
Barbie’s World • A SHORT HISTORY OF AN 11½" DOLL
The Babe That Ruth Built • BASED ON A GERMAN DOLL FOR MEN, PATENTED BY A ROCKET DESIGNER AND NAMED FOR AN AMERICAN TEENAGER, BARBIE WAS THE BRAINCHILD OF RUTH HANDLER
The ’60s! • BARBIE GOT RIGHT TO WORK—HOW ELSE TO PAY FOR THAT HOUSE, THE CAR AND ALL HER FANCY CLOTHES?
Barbie’s Forever Plus-One • OFTEN A BRIDEGROOM, NEVER A HUSBAND, KEN HAS CHANGED HIS LOOK, BUT HIS DEVOTION REMAINS CONSTANT
The ’70s! • A HUGE SUCCESS, BARBIE IS NOW SMILING! KEN GETS GROOVY, AND SKIPPER HAS A GROWTH SPURT
Working Girl • BARBIE HAS HAD A LOT OF CAREERS AND ONE TOUGH JOB: INSPIRING GIRLS TO BELIEVE THEY CAN BE ANYTHING
The ’80s! • DURING THE MORE-IS-MORE DECADE THIS BABE WORKED HER BOD, BROUGHT HOME THE BACON AND GOT HER 15 MINUTES OF FAME
She’s Every Woman • SHE STARTED OFF BLONDE, WHITE AND WITH FEW FRIENDS WHO LOOKED MUCH DIFFERENT. HOW DID BARBIE COME TO EMBODY EVERYBODY?
The ’90s! • AT CENTURY’S END BARBIE (AND HER HAIR) GOT BACK TO THEIR ROOTS. PLUS: SHE SPEAKS!
The Mini Muse • SHE ISN’T CLOSE TO A SAMPLE SIZE, BUT MORE THAN 150 TOP NAMES HAVE HAPPILY CREATED CUSTOM LOOKS FOR BARBIE, A COUNCIL OF FASHION DESIGNERS OF AMERICA HONOREE (REALLY!)
The ’00s! • Y2-OKAY! THE AUGHTS WERE HOT (AND HAUTE) FOR BARBIE—NOW 50!—AND HER GROWING GANG
‘I Dressed Barbie’ • CAROL SPENCER SHARED A LOOK INSIDE A DOLL’S FASHION HOUSE
Today! • BARBIE’S BEEN THROUGH SOME CHANGES, TAKEN SOME HEAT AND MADE A LOT OF CELEB FRIENDS
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One Last Thing • THE GLOBAL ICON, 64, IS THE SUBJECT OF A NEW FILM. SHE SPOKE WITH PEOPLE VIA EMAIL
