On 1 July 2016 I took time out of Il Cinema Ritrovato film festival in Bologna to take in an amazing exhibition of Barbie dolls. Little did I know that eight years later the whole world would be excitedly waiting for Greta Gerwig's Barbie movie. Only three weeks to go!
In the meantime enjoy some snaps from Barbie, The Icon at the Palazzo Albergatti.
Scarlett O'Hara/Vivien Leigh, Gone with the Wind and Jackie Kennedy
A selection of Audrey Hepburn/Hubert de Givenchy Barbies.
Star Trek Barbies
Tattood Barbie & Cinema Usherette Barbie
Waitress Barbie and Race Car Driver Barbie
Nurse Barbie and Olympian Barbie
Grease's Pink Ladies as Barbies
Grace Kelly Barbies
Gap and casual Barbie
Ancient Civilizations Barbies
Designer Barbies: Karl Lagerfeld & Moschino
Barbie Unicorn and Barbie Liberty
Barbie swinging on the moon and a trapeze
Barbie on a night out!
Barbie's out of this world! I Dream of Jeannie & Astronaut Barbie
Ballgown Barbies
For much better quality... and more photos from this exhibiton you can buy the book Barbie: The Icon.
And until the Barbie movie opens, enjoy the trailer!