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ITEM YEAR
1963
YEAR ADDED
2025
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Carol Spencer

Carol Spencer began her career in 1955, winning the Guest Fashion Editor position with Mademoiselle Magazine. In 1963, she saw an ad in the California Apparel News for a Fashion Designer for Mattel. She was invited to the company headquarters for an interview, asked to make a suite of outfits for the doll, and ultimately got the job. Her designs include Great Shape Barbie in the movie Toy Story and the company's best-selling Totally Hair Barbie, reproduced in 2017, with roughly $100 million in sales and over 10 million sold…

ITEM YEAR
1963
YEAR ADDED
2025
NY Times
SOURCE
N/A
LOCATION
YEAR ADDED
2025
N/A
LOCATION

Carol Spencer

Carol Spencer began her career in 1955, winning the Guest Fashion Editor position with Mademoiselle Magazine. In 1963, she saw an ad in the California Apparel News for a Fashion Designer for Mattel. She was invited to the company headquarters for an interview, asked to make a suite of outfits for the doll, and ultimately got the job. Her designs include Great Shape Barbie in the movie Toy Story and the company's best-selling Totally Hair Barbie, reproduced in…

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Curators' Team
ITEM YEAR
1963
NY Times
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