Barbie vs Sindy: who wins the fashion race?

Thanks! Share it with your friends!

You disliked this video. Thanks for the feedback!

Added 1 year ago by admin

82 Views

Meet the original 1959 Barbie – she's stylish, glamorous, the ultimate California girl. But have you met her fashion rival Sindy? Slightly younger, slightly cooler – Sindy was launched in 1963 as Britain's answer to a dress-up fashion doll, with a super stylish wardrobe designed by legendary sixties womenswear label Foale & Tuffin.

Watch as Assistant Curator Trish Roberts picks out some of her favourite Barbie and Sindy dolls at the V&A – from an extremely rare Sindy designed by Vivienne Westwood, to the first Black Barbie, and a contemporary doll modelled in the image of Trans-activist and actress Laverne Cox. Who wins the fashion race? You decide.

Meet some of our Barbie and Sindy dolls at Young V&A: https://www.vam.ac.uk/young

See more fashion films: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe2ihXndm5jvJsAP3AOHQz4FcgUki-nLx