‘Barbie Changes As We Change’

An interview with Barbie designer Carol Spencer

‘Barbie Changes As We Change’
Adrian Piper, The Barbie Doll Drawings, 1967. Courtesy of MoMA.
That day, I started a campaign with my parents to obtain a Totally Hair Barbie, even though up till then I’d only had a few basic dolls, one Skipper and many hand-me-down Barbies, since my green-party parents were not very enthusiastic about the American ‘teenage fashion model’ with pink plastic accoutrements. Once I got one, the best thing to do...

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