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| My First Barbie otherwise known as Barbie and the Rockers made her debut in 1986 |
When the Los Angeles County Museum of Art announced that Barbie would become a part of their permanent collection in the fall, the inner child in me was thrilled. I've always held a special place in my heart for Barbie. I adored her for years and was the last girl I know to trade her in for boys and makeup. I even went so far as to ostracize little girls who dismembered Barbie's parts or chopped her luscious locks. Though I had every Barbie accessory and playset a little girl could ever need, from the dream kitchen set to the dream yacht, I always longed for a Barbie dream house and not the pink and one white Mattel released in the nineties. And so begins my journey to construct the dream house I always wanted but never received. With the help of my mother-in-law and fellow Barbie enthusiast, I shall post my progress along the way, beginning with the lovely package I received today...
For information on Barbie's new home at the LACMA, visit http://articles.latimes.com/2011/feb/04/entertainment/la-et-barbie-goes-to-lacma-20110204
