Flat out Fabulous: How Barbie’s foot posture and occupations have changed over the decades, and the lessons we can learn (IMAGE)

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Flat out Fabulous: How Barbie’s foot posture and occupations have changed over the decades, and the lessons we can learn

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The Barbie Team (from left to right): Barbie Fashionista (#171) wears a high heel white ankle boot, Barbie Fashionista (#197) wears an amazing yellow platform heel with ankle straps, Barbie Interior Designer wears ballet flats on both her foot and prosthetic limb, Barbie Paramedic has her workboots ready to go, Barbie Fashionista (#208) has Down Syndrome and uses sneakers to accommodate her ankle foot orthoses, and Barbie Fashionista (#210) models comfy yellow slides.

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Cylie Williams, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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