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<strong>Domesticating</strong> <strong>Barbie</strong> 231<br />

Fig.<br />

1. Fashion illustration sketches decorated <strong>Barbie</strong> boxes from 1959 to<br />

1964. The box shown is from 1962.<br />

symbolized genteel values, middle-class aspirations, impeccable style, and sexual<br />

self-determination.<br />

<strong>Barbie</strong>'s modeling career<br />

provided<br />

a<br />

sophisticated wardrobe, including<br />

a fur<br />

trimmed brocade evening ensemble and formal ensembles for both day ("Plantation<br />

Belle") and evening ("Gay Parisienne," "Evening Splendour") wear. Yet <strong>Barbie</strong>'s<br />

22 original outfits could take her many places which were not focused on fashion.<br />

For instance, her options included the simple day dress "Cotton Casual" (Fig. 2)<br />

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