Mar 08 2009
At 50 years old, Barbie gets tattoos — and a megastore in China
At 50 years old, Barbie gets tattoos — and a megastore in China – Los Angeles Times.
Well, this is certainly a sign of the times.
Barbie turns 50 this month, and to shake off a midlife crisis she’s getting tattooed and opening the doors to her first megastore in China.
The developments are causing a stir on two continents, not bad for a plaything whose global cachet has been sagging of late.
We begin in Southern California, where, just in time for spring, Mattel Inc. has released Totally Stylin’ Tattoos Barbie. The doll comes with a set of more than 40 tiny tattoo stickers that can be placed on her body. Also included is a faux tattoo gun with wash-off tats that kids can use to ink themselves.
