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Barbie: The Fashion History of an Icon, Part II

Dressed: The History of Fashion

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Introduction

Welcome to part two of our series on Barbie fashion history. This is where we learned all about the origin of Barbie, who was the brainchild of Mattel co-founder Ruth Handler. In episode one, you may remember we also spoke about the Barbie paradox and this idea that she's always been simultaneously adored and the subject of controversy.

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