Barbie Karenina

Barbie Karenina

Clothing fashions take us from the scanty clothing of the Roaring Twenties and the Mod Sixties to the opulent extravagance of the aristocracy during any number of reigns.

In L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables,  Marilla comments when she sees Anne's new dress that 'there's enough material in those sleeves to make a waist'.  But fashion, however ridiculous, can never be ignored.  In Emily of New Moon (same author)  Emily notes that even her dour Aunt Elizabeth wears a bustle, 'just  a little one'.

The 2012 movie, Anna Karenina, was a symphony of dresses and bustles made with layers upon layers of fabric.  While I could not imagine actually wearing a skirt as huge and a bodice as tight as the ones  worn in the  film, Barbie loves to dress like a princess.