Barbie Body

How many of you got your start sewing for a favorite doll?

I certainly did! and it was my Barbie. The Barbie doll was introduced when I was about 6 or 7 and was THE doll that everyone wanted.

I don't think many people were thinking about her ridiculous body proportions at that time, although there were adults who weren't so sure little girls should be playing with such sexy looking dolls.

You never know what will pop up when doing a Google search.  I ran across these images at the Trend Hunter website while looking for information about zippers.  I'm not sure of the connection, but I'm glad I found them.

Clearly someone has Photoshopped several photos of Barbie dolls into realistic human proportions.  It is SO interesting.

I learned to sew by making clothes for my Barbie and, as a professional, I have made loads of clothes for Barbie and similar sized dolls, most recently a Kate Middleton wedding dress.

This size doll is really hard to sew for.  I use tweezers to help the fabric under the presser foot of my sewing machine.

But, back to the crazy body proportions ... just read below.  

These charts are from the website www.rehabs.com.
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More about Barbie tomorrow.