To Answer the Question:Do Barbie Clothes fit all size

Barbies?

Barbie doll clothes are generally labeled as:

“Barbie Doll Clothes”or

“Clothes to fit Barbie and 11 ½” fashion dolls

However, that does not answer the question will the clothes you are considering purchasing fit the doll you are about to outfit.

• If all Barbie dolls were uniform in body size, any of the clothes labeled “For Barbie” would fit.

• However the body of Barbie has changed over the years.

Vintage BarbieThe original or vintage Barbie’s measurements

were: Bust: 5 ½” Waist: 3 ½” Hips: 5”

Silkstone Barbie Silkstone Barbie’s measurements are: Bust: 5” Waist: 3 ¼” Hips: 4 ¾”

1999 Barbie DollsMeasurements of the dolls produced with the

1999 stamp on the body are: Bust: 4.8” Waist: 3” Hips: 5”

Modern Barbie Measurements for modern Barbies are:

Bust: 5” Waist: 3 ½” Hips: 5 ¼”

• Looking at the body measurements for Barbie shows:

• There can be up to .7” in the bust measurement

• A .5” difference in the waist measurement• A .1” difference in the hips measurement

• The difference in hip measurements is insignificant.

• The difference of ½” in the waist will have an impact on some of the clothes. It will not impact non fitted clothes or clothes with elastic waist. It will have a definite impact on jeans and fitted clothes.

• The critical measurement that effects whether the clothes you are considering purchasing, is the bust measurement.

• A difference of up to .7” in the bust is major, especially when you consider the fact that most of Barbie’s clothes are fitted.

• One tip to help decide if the clothes will fit a particular Barbie is to look on the package or ask the merchant if the clothes are for the “slimmer” Barbie.

• Those clothes which are described as “fitting slimmer Barbies” will not fit the Vintage Barbies, the Silkstone Barbies or other bodies with a 5” bust.

• Generally they will fit the bodies stamped 1999 which have a smaller bust.

• For great selection of Barbie clothes, both for full figure and slim Barbie dolls in both fitted and loose fitted clothing visit:

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