This article originally appeared on Slate. By David Rosenberg According to Mattel, every three seconds, a Barbie doll is sold somewhere in the world. Developed in 1959, the iconic doll has as had roughly 150 careers, represented about 40 nationalities, and, this year, even gave an interview to People about her Sports Illustrated swimsuit photo shoot. She's also been used as a benchmark of beauty in the real word, something Paris-based photographer Hamid Blad set out to examine in his series "Bar...
This article originally appeared on Slate. By David Rosenberg According to Mattel, every three seconds, a Barbie doll is sold somewhere in the world. Developed in 1959, the iconic doll has as had roughly 150 careers, represented about 40 nationalities, and, this year, even gave an interview to People about her Sports Illustrated swimsuit photo shoot. She's also been used as a benchmark of beauty in the real word, something Paris-based photographer Hamid Blad set out to examine in his series "Bar...
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