Barbie Collector Edition Victorian Lady Barbie Doll 1996

Barbie Collector Edition Victorian Lady Barbie Doll 1996

Eighth in the great eras collection

TRAVEL THROUGH TIME WITH BARBIE!  THIS ENCHANTING SERIES TAKES YOU ON EXCITING JOURNEYS TO FAMOUS EPOCHS FROM YESTERYEAR.  EACH ONE PRESENTS AN EXQUISITELY CREATED BARBIE IN THE DRESS, HAIR, AND MAKEUP OF THE CHOSEN ERA.  THERE IS SO MUCH TO LEARN AS YOU COLLECT THESE VERY SPECIAL EDITIONS TO DISPLAY, CHERISH, AND ENJOY INTO THE FUTURE!   THINK OF LADIES IN SWEEPING DRESSES, GENTLEMEN IN TOP HATS, BOYS IN SHORT PANTS, AND LITTLE GIRLS IN RIBBONS AND CURLS.  THE WIDE-RANGING VICTORIAN ERA, FROM 1837 TO 1901, WAS A TIME OF MANY CHANGES.  IN 1860, THE FIRST HORSE DRAWN TRAMS APPEARED IN LONDON.  BY 1877, THE UNITED STATES HAD THE FIRST PUBLIC TELEPHONE.  IN 1896, THE FIRST MODERN OLYMPICS WERE HELD IN ATHENS.  LET'S JOURNEY BACK TO THE VICTORIAN ERA, NAMED AFTER QUEEN VICTORIA, WHOSE 61 YEAR REIGN WAS THE LONGEST IN ENGLISH HISTORY.  THE QUEEN WAS VERY DEVOTED TO HER HUSBAND AND THEIR NINE CHILDREN, AND ALSO KEPT A CLOSE WATCH ON POLITICAL EVENTS IN HER COUNTRY.

 LIKE QUEEN VICTORIA, LOVELY VICTORIAN LADY BARBIE IS EVERY INCH A WOMAN OF STYLE AND QUALITY.  HER 1870'S RICH, VELVET-LIKE BURGUNDY GOWN IS GATHERED IN A FULL BUSTLE.  THE ORIGINAL VICTORIAN AGE BUSTLE CONSISTED OF A HORSEHAIR SUPPORT WITH AN OVERSIZED SKIRT BUNCHED UP AND COVERING IT IN BACK AND WAS THE MOST DISTINCTIVE ELEMENT IN LADIE'S FASHION THROUGHOUT THE ERA.  LAVISHLY TRIMMED IN IVORY LACE, THE GOWN IS COMPLETED WITH A RUFFLED HEM AND COLLAR.  VICTORIAN FASHION DICTATED EVERY INCH OF THE FEMALE FORM, AND VICTORIAN LADY BARBIE IS NO EXCEPTION.  

HER CHARMING ENSEMBLE IS TOPPED OFF WITH A LOVELY FEATHERED BONNET, TIED AT THE SIDE WITH A SWEET PINK RIBBON.  ADORNED WITH PRETTY FAUX PEARL EARRINGS, BARBIE WEARS HER LIGHT BROWN HAIR SWEPT BACK OFF HER FACE AND FINISHED IN BRAIDS AROUND HER NECK.  HER FACE IS DELICATELY PAINTED AND HER ROOTED EYELASHES HIGHLIGHT THE BEAUTY OF HER BRIGHT BLUE EYES.  LADIES OF THE VICTORIAN AGE SPENT TIME VISITING FRIENDS WITHIN THEIR SOCIAL CIRCLES, MEETING TO CHAT AND ENJOY A DELIGHTFUL AFTERNOON OF TEA AND BISCUITS.  LADIES OF THIS TIME ALSO SPENT THEIR TIME DOING GOOD WORKS: TENDING TO THE POOR, THE SICK, AND THE NEEDY IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.  WHAT A CHARMING ERA IN WHICH TO HAVE LIVED!  BEAUTY WAS PRIZED FOR BEAUTY'S SAKE, POETRY WAS EVERYWHERE APPARENT IN BOTH LITERATURE AND FASHION.  INDEED, VICTORIAN LADY BARBIE SYMBOLIZES ALL THAT WAS MEMORABLE ABOUT HER ERA: BEAUTY, KINDNESS, AND A VITALITY FOR LIFE.  

Barbie has Rooted Eyelashes

 NEVER REMOVED FROM BOX