Barbie turns 50 -- in a Barbie worldNEW YORK: 'I'm a Barbie girl, in a Barbie world" - the music group Aqua's tune was the only possible soundtrack for the parade of striped swimsuits, a floor-length fake sable coat, cropped jeans with a frilly top and a T-shirt printed with sweet words for her partner: "Every Barbie needs her Ken."
To celebrate the iconic doll with her fantastical wardrobe turning 50, Mattel teamed up with the Council of Fashion Designers of America to bring 50 designer fantasies to the runway.
With a front-row audience peppered with kids clutching their favorite Barbies, designers from Diane Von Furstenberg (wrap dress and wheelie bag) through Norma Kamali (polka-dot 1940s bikini) to Juicy Couture (pink butterflies on a brief, revealing tutu skirt) turned Barbie into a fashion model. Her bubble-gum-pink shiny shoes were by Christian Louboutin.
"Barbie is everything that an all-American gal should be - sporty, smart, sophisticated and sexy," said Michael Kors, while Tommy Hilfiger called the plastic fantastic with impossibly slim hips and preternaturally rounded bosoms "the quintessential American icon."
No designer was brave enough to dig down to the soul of Barbie: an only-in-America symbol of womanhood, scorned by feminists and banned by some anxious parents.
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Barbie herself - projected in a splendid array of batting eyelashes, luscious pink lips and bouncing ponytail, and with perfect accessories in a shiny car or with handsome Ken - absolutely stole the show.
By Suzy Menkes, IHT Style & Fashion
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