top of page
1.png
3.png

In Anita Dongre

Added By

Added By

Item Year

Added By

Year Added

Added By

Location

Added By

Source

Added By

Screenshot 2026-03-24 at 5.08.45 PM.png
logo (1)_edited.jpg
calendar (1).png
calendar (2).png
circle-upload-512_edited.png
images_edited.png
Screenshot 2026-03-24 at 5.08.45 PM.png

Added By

Curators' Team

Item Year

2024

Year Added

2025

Source

NPR

Location

N/A

In Anita Dongre

Celebrating Diwali, the Indian "Festival of Lights," the Barbie doll wears a lehenga, which comprises a flared skirt, a fitted blouse (choli), and a draped scarf (dupatta). The doll was designed by Anita Dongre, an Indian couturier who has built a global fashion empire with a mission to empower rural women artisans and sustain the country's exquisite craftsmanship. Dongre wrote that her Barbie represents the "fashion-forward modern woman who wears India on her sleeve with pride." She’s abandoned the more traditional saree for a fashionable lehenga or an ankle-length skirt, a cropped blouse, and a…

Added By

Curators' Team

Item Year

2024

Year Added

2025

Location

N/A

Source

NPR

Screenshot 2026-03-24 at 5.08.45 PM.png
logo (1)_edited.jpg
calendar (1).png
calendar (2).png
circle-upload-512_edited.png
images_edited.png
Screenshot 2026-03-24 at 5.08.45 PM.png

Added By

Added By

Item Year

Item Year

Year Added

Item Year

Source

Item Year

Location

Item Year

LIVE LOUD

Celebrating Diwali, the Indian "Festival of Lights," the Barbie doll wears a lehenga, which comprises a flared skirt, a fitted blouse (choli), and a draped scarf (dupatta). The doll was designed by Anita Dongre, an Indian couturier who has built a global fashion empire with a mission to empower rural women artisans and sustain the country's exquisite craftsmanship. Dongre wrote that her Barbie represents the "fashion-forward modern woman who wears India on her sleeve with pride." She’s abandoned the more traditional saree for a fashionable lehenga or an ankle-length skirt, a cropped blouse, and a…





Help us find a video for this item!

SOURCE
Item Year
YEAR ADDED
Item Year
ADDED BY
Item Year
logo (1)_edited.jpg
calendar (1).png
calendar (2).png
circle-upload-512_edited.png
images_edited.png
Screenshot 2026-03-24 at 5.08.45 PM.png
ADDED BY
Item Year
LOCATION
Item Year
ITEM YEAR
Item Year
ITEM YEAR
Item Year
YEAR ADDED
Item Year
SOURCE
Item Year
LOCATION
Item Year
ADDED BY
Curators' Team

In Anita Dongre

Celebrating Diwali, the Indian "Festival of Lights," the Barbie doll wears a lehenga, which comprises a flared skirt, a fitted blouse (choli), and a draped scarf (dupatta). The doll was designed by Anita Dongre, an Indian couturier who has built a global fashion empire with a mission to empower rural women artisans and sustain the country's exquisite craftsmanship. Dongre wrote that her Barbie represents the "fashion-forward modern woman who wears India on her sleeve with pride." She’s abandoned the more traditional saree for a fashionable lehenga or an ankle-length skirt, a cropped blouse, and a deep blue-and-gold vest with floral motifs from the northern Indian state of Rajasthan. Barbie has kohl-rimmed…

ADDED BY
Item Year




Help us find a video for this item!

ITEM YEAR
2024
YEAR ADDED
2025
SOURCE
NPR
LOCATION
N/A
Screenshot 2026-03-24 at 5.08.45 PM.png
download_edited_edited_edited_edited.png

Nothing to see yet. :(

Add media related to this item.

bottom of page