Barbie: The Fashion History of an Icon, Part I

Dressed: The History of Fashion

Dressed Media

History, Society & Culture, Fashion & Beauty, Arts

4.6 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Barbie is so much more than a child's toy. Since making her debut in 1959, the Barbie doll has become a full-fledged global phenomenon--and fashion icon. In this two part series, we explore the fashion history and cultural significance of the world's most famous doll and meet the fascinating figures behind her creation. Recommended Reading: Ruth Handler's Dream Doll Carol Spencer's Dressing Barbie Robin Gerber Barbie and Ruth Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dressed-the-history-of-fashion/donations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Dressed the history of fashion is a production of Dressed Media.
0:21.8	With over 8 billion people in the world, we all have one thing in common.
0:25.9	Every day, we all get dressed.
0:28.0	Welcome to Dressed, the history of fashion.
0:30.6	A podcast that explores the who, what, when, of why we wear.
0:34.5	We are fashion historians and your host, April Callahan.
0:38.5	Cassidy Sakrie.
0:41.2	April, I have to know, have you caught it?
0:45.9	I mean, I have gotten COVID in the past.
0:48.8	I have a caught neck recently.
0:50.9	Although three of my friends in New York have it right now.
0:53.8	Oh, yeah, COVID is definitely making the rounds.
0:57.6	But that is actually not what I am talking about.
1:00.3	I am talking about Barbie fever that, as I'm sure you and our listeners know,
1:05.6	has taken the world by storm.
1:08.9	Yeah, yeah, yeah.
1:09.6	If you looked at your phone any time in the last like two months, you are going to miss.
1:14.5	Yeah, and I mean, Barbies, the face as their Greek myth goes,
1:17.6	that launched a thousand ships or rather thousands of types of trademarks,
1:21.6	Barbie pink merchandise from hamburgers to crispy cream donuts,
1:25.8	cars to home interiors, high heels to underwear,
1:29.2	to any number of clothing from fast to high fashion.
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