Barbie won the Fashion Icon of the Year award

The world's first Barbie doll.

For example, when Barbie was born, she had large blue eyes and thick hemispheres of eyeliner, which fit the beauty standards and makeup trends of the time.

Known at The time as "The Face of 60's," the popular supermodel Twiggy mimicked the aesthetic of the time, even down to the blue color of her pupils.

The hair style was biased towards heavy bangs, which was also popular for women at that time, most of which simulated the icon of Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy of that era.

By the '70s, Hollywood was embracing the shaggy blonde curls, the iconic Farrah Fawcett look from Charlie's Angels, and a more natural look.

So Barbie followed suit, this period is dominated by thick blonde hair and thin eyeliner, lips are more closely related to the nude color.

Since the 1980s, when the U.S. economy began to recover, Barbie has shed her poker face and replaced it with a cheerful smile.

At that time, the hippie style was quite popular, so the hair was more free and romantic, and even the appearance of an afront, which could refer to the iconic beauty of the time, Brooke Shields. By the 2000s, the most popular look was clearly the classic American sweetheart Britney Spears.

A pair of piercing big eyes, coupled with a bright smile, shining and with affinity, was the dream of boys and girls.

After 2010, the shape has gone through more than 500 revisions and improvements to become what it is today. Lips have evolved into the thicker look that is now more popular.

On the basis of such features, Barbie has derived dolls with different skin colors and even different bodies.

Barbie has even been known to swap faces with fashion supermodels.

As early as 1996, they created Barbie dolls for Naomi Campbell, Claudia Schiffer and Karen Mulder, three of the most active models in the fashion industry.

Later, she cosplayed the faces of various top models, including Russian supermodel Natalia Vodianova.

Recently changed faces with Adwoa Aboah.

Barbie, who can also have a buzz cut and cute freckles, is certainly not just a "beauty" by popular definition.

In 2015, Barbie launched a project called "Global Role Models" to commemorate those benchmarking women with international influence, and Hui Ruoqi, the former captain of the Chinese women's volleyball team, was selected, which is a very positive setting.

At one time, "Barbie" was even derogatory slang and was criticized by the media for promoting an unrealistic female body image because it misled teenagers.

But Barbie is not down. Along with controversy, Barbie has witnessed social development and aesthetic changes in each era.

She embraces and accepts different kinds of beauty.

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