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Barbie’s first outfit
AI-generated illustration of a 1950s fashion doll wearing a black-and-white striped swimsuit in a period toy-shop display, recreating Barbie’s 1959 debut look.
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When the Barbie doll debuted in 1959, she wore a black-and-white striped swimsuit. From the start, Barbie was designed as a fashion doll with her own look, rather than as a baby.
