The Illusionists » affluenza http://aseachange.com/blog-illusionists Sat, 03 Apr 2010 11:33:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 LATimes: In Buenos Aires, a Barbie playhouse big enough for fans http://aseachange.com/blog-illusionists/2008/11/latimes-in-buenos-aires-a-barbie-playhouse-big-enough-for-fans/ http://aseachange.com/blog-illusionists/2008/11/latimes-in-buenos-aires-a-barbie-playhouse-big-enough-for-fans/#comments Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:40:46 +0000 elena http://aseachange.com/blog-illusionists/?p=72

Full article here.

Excerpt: 

Stepping inside the Barbie store is a true immersion experience.

Girls can shop for clothes, have their nails and hair done, peruse the latest dolls and buy Barbie accessories such as wristwatches, two-way radios and play laptops. Entry is free, though admission to the Casa de Barbie, the fantasy-land in the rear, is about $10. A manicure runs about $6, hair braiding costs as much as $20, and an elaborate “Barbie Full Style” hairdo can set Mom back $38.

An amazing way to teach young girls concepts of beauty, thinness and consumerism!

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By HEATHER TIMMONS
Published: September 1, 2008
The juxtaposition between poverty and growing wealth presents an unsavory dilemma for luxury goods makers jumping into India.

 

 

A child from a poor family models a $100 Fendi bib

A child from a poor family models a $100 Fendi bib

 

 

Article here.

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