Barbie: Four Decades of Fashion, Fantasy, and Fun
By: Marco Tosa ; translated from the Italian by Linda M. Eklund.
Publisher: H.N. Abrams
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 152
Subjects: Barbie dolls
Description: This important new book is a comprehensive biography of Barbie, detailing her origins and history, the creative planning that has always gone into her production, and her constant physical evolution. Filled with lively color illustrations and fascinating black-and-white images of the real-life stars and designers behind the doll's many incarnations, the book is a close look at Barbie's many faces and styles, from the blonde, blue-eyed mainstay to the exotic dolls of the Far East, from casual sportswear to haute couture.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.