/// 09 March 2009 ///
A OOAK thing I made

Happy Birthday, Barbie®!

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Swim & Fun Barbie®
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Today's the big day - Barbie® debuted at Toy Show (now known as the American International Toy Fair) exactly 50 years ago today.

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Swim & Fun Barbie®
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Over the last few months I've been working on some projects inspired by classic Barbie dolls. I just put up some pictures of one - Swim & Fun Barbie - on my Flickr account.

I really wanted to make a basic playline "swimsuit doll" that was reminiscent of the original "ponytail" Barbie doll from 1959. (And, for the record, I started working on this last year, way before the announcements about the Bathing Suit Doll. )

You can read more about it at Flickr.

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Filed Under: A OOAK thing I made
Topics: Barbie®, OOAK Stuff, Barbie®'s 50th Anniversary
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