Is Barbie Changing?
By creematee
@creematee (2810)
United States
August 28, 2007 9:52am CST
I found a Barbie doll that I had when I was younger. I gave it to my girls to add to their collection. Today, my younest brought me my doll, and one of their clothing items to dress her in. I couldn't make it fit. It WAS a Mattel made dress, and it's new, never been washed (that I know of) so it couldn't have shrunk.
Then I noticed the girl's new Barbies all have solid waists. Mine is jointed, so she can twist and turn. I thought this is kind of odd.
So, when did Barbie change? Did Mattel change the body dimensions when I wasn't looking?
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6 responses
@applecartronnie (1984)
• India
28 Aug 07
yes they keep on changing, they are all smart and chic lol. and thier waist is dcreasing day by day, soon enough we might get a diet boot also with them.lol
smiles, apple.
@applecartronnie (1984)
• India
28 Aug 07
sorry that was diet book and not boot. one gets boots with them i know.
apple.
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@creematee (2810)
• United States
28 Aug 07
Hee hee! You made me laugh. I needed that. Thanks apple!
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@applecartronnie (1984)
• India
28 Aug 07
i am happy to know that you laugh. please do laugh a little more. this mouse will laugh too.
always here, apple.
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@sumofalltears (3988)
• United States
28 Aug 07
I would have to assume that Barbie has changed....consumer advocates would have found something they thought needed changing at some point. I have always looked upon consumer advocate groups as the parents that don't watch their children like they should so their offspring has hurt themselves playing with something, so they feel it is the companys fault and they can make the company pay for their lack of attention.
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@creematee (2810)
• United States
28 Aug 07
I feel the same way. I guess the part that surprises me is the bust on the old vs. new Barbie. I couldn't fasten the silly thing! Maybe it's Mattel's way of getting Barbie's measurments more natural or attainable? LOL!
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
28 Aug 07
HAHAHA!! This is great. I have no idea whatsoever when they changed Barbie. My daughters Barbie also had the poseable body with the waist jointed. So I may have to find this out. I lost my Barbies. HAHAHA!!
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
@webeishere (36313)
• United States
28 Aug 07
HAHAHA! GI Joe? Right. I loved barbie as a little boy. Wasn't into "action figures". Too funny. I did have a Barbie actually.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
@creematee (2810)
• United States
28 Aug 07
Funny, I always thought you to be a GIJoe kind of guy. LOL! My Barbie dolls were always jointed, posable, etc. Sumofallfears said it best that it was probably some consumer advocate group that thought Barbie wasn't a good role model for children. Oh well. The girls still play with them anyway. :)
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@Katlady2 (9904)
• United States
28 Aug 07
I was looking at some of the Barbies when I was in a store not too long ago, and I honestly think they've changed just about everything on them. They look "thicker" all over, not just at the waists. I don't like them so much anymore. But that's just me.
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@creematee (2810)
• United States
28 Aug 07
That's just it. Their waists are thicker, and I think they are even shorter! Guess all those clothes that I've been making (using OLD patterns just aren't going to work.)
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@wondericequeen (7876)
• Hong Kong
7 Feb 08
I didn't really investigate on the body parts of barbie, but I do think that their faces look different than before. *laughs* I was in Wal-Mart the other day and I was surprised to find that there is a top model barbie line, of course, the faces are all different from the "traditional barbie".
@creematee (2810)
• United States
7 Feb 08
Thank you WIQ. :) Everything seems to be a little different on that poor doll.
@GhostCat (313)
• United States
7 Feb 08
I've always loved Barbie, but I gather that there have been at least 3 different sizes of Barbie dolls over the years since her introduction. My grandchildren always took the clothes off their dolls so I haven't tried making any clothes for Barbie, when they got older they seemed to lose interest in Barbie. But I am still interested in collecting clothes for my Barbie doll which must be some 45 years old as I received her as an 11th birthday gift.
@creematee (2810)
• United States
7 Feb 08
Great thoughts GhostCat! I have had some success in finding doll patterns on ebay.. if you are interested. I haven't searched for a while, but there always seems to be something there.
Enjoy your doll! I'm sure your grandkids will re-appreciate them, too, when they get older. :)
@GhostCat (313)
• United States
14 Feb 08
I will enjoy the doll. And if I can't find patterns on e-Bay or else where on the net, I'll have to finally try my hand at clothing design (which I might do anyway--it might actually be fun. When I was younger I was always very strongly discouraged from doing any clothing designing. There is no one around any longer to disapprove or make fun of me. So I can do pretty much what I want.
