Editing Barbie (section)

===50th anniversary===
In 2009, to celebrate the franchise's 50th anniversary, a runway show was held in New York for the [[New York Fashion Week|Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week]].<ref>
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 |title=Barbie Runway Show – Fall 2009 Mercedes Benz Fashion Week New York
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 |date=February 14, 2009
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}}</ref> The event showcased fashions contributed by fifty well-known [[haute couture|haute couturiers]] including [[Diane von Fürstenberg]], [[Vera Wang]], [[Calvin Klein]], [[Bob Mackie]], and [[Christian Louboutin]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://alldolldup.typepad.com/all_dolld_up/2009/02/runway-rundown-the-barbie-shows-50-designers-.html |title=Runway Rundown: The Barbie Show's 50 Designers! |publisher=[[TypePad]] |access-date=May 23, 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110707025915/http://alldolldup.typepad.com/all_dolld_up/2009/02/runway-rundown-the-barbie-shows-50-designers-.html| archive-date= July 7, 2011 | url-status= live}}
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|url=http://www.handbag.com/fashion/news-christian-louboutin-explains-barbie-fat-ankle-comments/v1
 |title=Christian Louboutin explains Barbie "fat ankle" comments
 |publisher=Handbag.com
 |date=October 16, 2009
 |access-date=May 23, 2011
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 |archive-date=March 3, 2010
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