
Barbie: The Fashion History of an Icon, Part III
Dressed: The History of Fashion
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The Empress Sissy Barbie
The Empress Sissy Barbie was created to honor Empress Elizabeth of Austria nicknamed Sissy the 19th century royal who was a walking fashion plate. Carol reveals that she actually went to lack of study portraits and dresses owned by the Empress in person. In her book, Carol talks about how for the fourth division of the collection, she presented the idea of doing a Marie Antoinette Barbie.
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