The History of Barbie Fashion

In 1998 1999 limited edition life ball Barbie dolls were produced in collaboration with Vivian Westwood and Christian McCoy respectively to benefit the life ball foundation, a foundation that funded AIDS research. In 2005 Valentino created a Julia Roberts Barbie commemorating her 2001 Academy Award win. These dolls are comfortable collectors items today fetching thousands of dollars on the resell market.