Ok so you know my project outline, now to see my chosen Muse, the title gives it away a little, Yes thats right I chose the 1950's style Barbie. I loved this researchis was great fun bring back so many memories of my childhood, which I think is a key element I want my final garment to reflect. Though I wanted to ensure my outfit and collection had more depth and a strong stable theme. Therefore through my research of Barbie I found out that Bettina Graziana a great french model during the 1950's influenced many including the Barbie image.
Bettina Has such a beautiful elegance about her it the photographs capturing the romance of Paris and the style and class of the 1950's.
With this being reflected in my shape and silhouette garment construction The barbie aspect I am hoping to incorporate in the colour schemeand my fabric choices.
A great book for seeing the different Barbie trends over the years which I found very useful for information and images is called: Barbie, Her Life and Times.
The images above are sourced from this book.
One of those pictures (the one with the mesh hat on the left side of the page) is NOT Bettina Graziani but Tania Mallet. Wrong person.
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