She customizes her dolls, removing their hair and "rerooting" them with mohair or Saran (polyvinylidene chloride), the filament used for Barbie dolls.

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Mattel, which makes Barbie dolls, put on a fashion show to celebrate the leggy blonde's 50th birthday.

ECONOMIST: Creative destruction meets haute couture

Ipods, cameras, and cell phones seem as ubiquitous among the kiddie set as were Legos, slinkies, and camera-free Barbie dolls during my childhood.

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According to former Mattel designer Carter Bryant, messing with Barbie had become so taboo at the company that he took his idea for dolls with big heads and dressed in hip-hop clothes to competitor MGA in 2000--where they became Barbie's first true rival, Bratz.

FORBES: The Barbie Bust

Given the history of sentiment being at extremes of bullishness at tops in any market, from beanie babies and Barbie dolls to dotcom stocks and real estate, it has my attention.

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