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Il Mudec, Museo delle Culture di Milano, che occupa l’area ex Ansaldo in via Tortona, ospita la mostra “Barbie The Icon” dal 28 ottobre 2015 al 13 marzo 2016, che ripercorre i 56 anni di Barbara Millicent Robert, detta Barbie per gli amici, l’icona globale che è riuscita ad abbattere frontiere linguistiche, culturali, sociali e antropologiche.

Mudec, Museum of Cultures, in the old Ansaldo area in Milan, houses the exhibition ‘Barbie The Icon’ from October 28 2015 to March 13 2016, which traces 56 years of Barbara Millicent Robert, aka Barbie, the global icon that has managed to knock down linguistic, cultural, social, and anthropological barriers.

La mostra è sviluppata in diverse sezioni dove si può vedere l’evoluzione di Barbie nell’arco di 5 decadi, le edizioni speciali, gli accessori e tante curiosità.
Ovviamente non potevamo mancare e di seguito troverete le fotografie che abbiamo scattato con alcune note!

The exhibition is divided into different rooms where you can see the evolution of Barbie over 5 decades, special editions, accessories and many more.
We could not miss this show and you can find below the photos that we took there with some notes!

1959. Barbara Millicent Robert di Willows debutta in bikini alla Fiera del Giocattolo di New York.
1959. Barbara Millicent Robert of Willows debuts in bikini at the Toy Fair in New York.

1962. Bubblecut Barbie con l’abito Red Flair è ispirata a Jackie Kennedy.
1962. Bubblecut Barbie in Red Flair dress is inspired by Jackie Kennedy.

1966. Imperversa il twist e Barbie viene proposta in versione Twist ‘n’ Turn con la vita snodabile.
1966. The twist is in fashion and Barbie comes in Twist ‘n’ Turn version with bendable waist.

1971. La prima Barbie Malibu con un costume ancora castigato.
1971. The first Malibu Barbie with a costume still prudish.

1971. Live Action Barbie in versione figlia dei fiori, due anni dopo Woodstock.
1971. Live Action Barbie in hippie-style, two years after Woodstock.

1977. Farrah Fawcett ispira il grande cambiamento nei tratti del viso di Barbie.
1977. Farrah Fawcett inspires Barbie’s facial expression.

1980. Mattel anticipa le mode e lancia due bambole etniche: Black e Hispanic Barbie.
1980. Mattel is ahead of the times and launches two ethnic dolls: Black and Hispanic Barbie.

1981. Barbie Dallas Western Doll

1982. Mattel lancia Fashion Jeans Barbie con jeans e stivaletti rosa in America e sneakers bianche in Europa.
1982. Mattel launches Fashion Jeans Barbie with jeans and pink boots in America and whte sneakers in Europe.

1984. Va di moda l’aerobica e Barbie segue il trend: Great Shape Barbie.
1984. Workout is in fashion and Barbie follows this trend: Great Shape Barbie.

1984. Loving You Barbie Doll

1985. Barbie è moderna e dinamica con il look Day-To-Night. Oscar de la Renta è il primo stilista a vestirla.
1985. Barbie is modern and dynamic with Day-To-Night look. Oscar de la Renta is the first designer to dress her.

1985. Peaches ‘n Cream Barbie Doll

1986. Dream Glow Barbie Doll

1991. Totally Hair Barbie: la Barbie più venduta della storia che indossa un tipico look sgargiante del periodo.
1991. Totally Hair Barbie: the best-selling Barbie of all times wearing a typical garish look of that period.

1992. Bob Makie Empress Bride Barbie Doll

1994. Scarlett O’Hara: questa Barbie ispirata a Vivien Leigh inaugura la serie Hollywood Legends.
1994. Scarlett O’Hara: this Barbie inspired by Vivien Leigh is the first of the Hollywood Legends series.

1997. Bob Makie Madame du Barbie Doll

1997. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes - Barbie as Marilyn Monroe

1998. Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany

1999. Millennium Bride Barbie Doll

2001. Cher Doll

2003. Women of Royalty Collection - Marie Antoinette

2004. Barbie as Sandy in Grease

2005. Women of Royalty Collection - Giuseppina Bonaparte

2008. Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds” Barbie Doll

2008. Women of Royalty Collection - Caterina De’ Medici

2009. Bob Mackie Lady of The Unicorn

2010. Black Code: Barbie torna ad essere minimal ed elegante.
2010. Black Code: Barbie becomes minimal and elegant.

2010. Bond Girls Barbie

2012. Bob Makie Countess Dracula Barbie Doll

2012. The Wizard of Oz - Barbie as Dorothy

Link:
♥ Mudec Website
♥ Mattel Website

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