Ask anyone who had to wear hand-me-downs to school back in the hyper-materialistic 1980s and 1990s ... "buddy who can fit into Ken's clothes" didn't do much for Barbie-loving children.

At the time, Barbie dolls were sold separately from additional sets of clothes, with the idea that ... influenced by the culture and trends of the 1980s. This version of Astronaut Barbie explores ...

"They want – some day – to have gorgeous clothes, be chic ... Barbie sales started to flag in the early 1980s. Jill Barad, who took over the Barbie line in 1983, put this down to people ...

Between those clothes and my Barbie Little Theatre and the outfits ... My girls had their own versions of 1980s Barbies, with big hair and psychedelic mod clothing. Their dolls were played with ...

After some lean years in the 1980s—during which Barbie ... versions of the doll were launched. But with Barbie being a different size, her clothes, her cars, her houses had to change too.

“In the 1980s, people started shopping for babies ... but her fondest memories of the practice are more about sewing Barbie clothes for the dolls with her mom, and she adds, “My Barbies ...

And since the clothes are made to order, there's more room to play. While regular Barbie clothes need to be easily reproduced on a large scale, the @BarbieStyle team can invest in details ...

Originally released in 1963, Midge was launched as Barbie’s best friend, a redhaired doll with freckles that could share clothes with ... a few times in the 1980s and the 1990s, but it was ...