Barbie 'Dream Furniture Collection'

Barbie Dolls and related products have been popular with New Zealand children for many years. The first Barbie doll was issued by Mattel, Inc. in 1959. Since the 1960s Barbie's facial features, clothing and accessories have changed reflecting the fashions and trends of the time. This set manufactured in 1983 illustrates 1980s styles as well as showing the new look Barbie produced in the 1980s and 1990s. They typically had smiling mouths and wide eyes - a more natural, youthful appearance compared to earlier models which represented a highly stylized elegant woman.