LMaar Isn’t she just so sweet? We certainly enjoyed visiting her house. She is such a wealth of information about Barbie. Thank you for introducing me to her.
Wonderful interview! I just came across Carols book this past weekend, and I'm about halfway through her beautiful book! I'm in awe of all her gorgeous designs.
It´s so great you meet this very nice and interesting lady, thank you for showing this interview. And I´m more glad now that I have the Benefit Barbie in my collection, i hope I can get Mrs. Spencer´s book in Germany!🌹💖
Däumling ́s Angel Thank you so much for watching my interview with Carol Spencer. She is a very nice and interesting lady. Now I need benefit Barbie for my collection. You definitely should get her book you will love it.
I read the digital version of this book just last week and very much enjoyed it. I especially loved the insight into what it was like to work at Mattel HQ! Nice interview.
I got the book almost as soon as it came out. There are some interesting bits of trivia scattered about, but I wished there were more detail of how certain dolls were conceived.
You are so lucky to meet such an icon. I think that in Norway, the Totally Hair dolls had different names. The brunette had the Steffi face and was named Whitney. When I Google it, I find that they were called "Ultra Hair." I never got any. Super long hair was not my thing. My cousin got Day To Night Barbie, after I got Party Pink.
Amaruq313 I was lucky to meet such a Barbie icon. That is so interesting to hear that the Barbies had different names in Norway. Thank you so much for watching my video.
I’m just a tiny bit incredibly jealous- of Both the lady Who had my childhood (& adult-not gonna lie) dream job & also of the gal who got to talk to her & see all her gorgeous dolls! I have her book & would love to get it signed. It’s a terrific coffee table book to just flip through & look at the pictures that’s also worth reading. Her story is so interesting. She graduated HS in 1950 (about a month before my mom was born) and started her career at a time when the want-ads Were divided by sex, a woman took her husband’s FULL name- 1st & Last- when she married, women who had only a few years prior been driven into the workforce out of patriotism were being force-fed the idea that they were just wartime placeholders & it was their new patriotic duty to give their job back to its rightful owner, get married , have a family, keep house & look pretty doing it; being a housewife was considered the default & most women married young, becoming mothers & homemakers right out of HS without giving it much thought. Women (who didn’t marry, of course) could realistically aspire to one of a very few careers where looks, geography, talent & luck weren’t a factor. You could be a teacher, secretary or nurse, basically. These are important jobs but historically not well paid (Gee, I wonder why) with little to no room for advancement and very often, subordinate to a man. Working women- and career women in particular- were regarded as unnatural, unlucky or possibly unsuitable for inclusion in “good” society- an object of scorn or of pity. She spent the bulk of her working life designing for a doll that was conceived by a woman who wasn’t deterred when her idea was roundly dismissed & laughed at, working at company that was co-founded and for many years RUN by a woman who was both immaculately turned-out AND a shrewd business woman. Having read the book, I actually was able to pick out a bunch of outfits/dolls in this video that were mentioned in the book. For instance: The outfit with the red top & white buttons on the brown bubblecut doll towards the end of the video is the first outfit she designed for Barbie after landing the job. Crisp & Cool, I want to say. It also shows the outfit she designed TO get the job.
9:09 But.. Those Kelly dolls look so different! They have everything that made me dislike Kelly for so many years. She looks more like a toddler. Compared to the Li'l Friends of Barbie Kelly (Shelly) looked like she did not get enough to eat. And the former looked too tall to be babies, compared to Shelly.
That was the sweetest interview ❤️she is just a precious woman ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I just discovered from watching this video that Carol Spencer designed the 'Lil' Baby Sister Kelly' doll series, which I collect and love!
Absolutley BEAUTIFUL!
Thank you!
Such a sweet interview! She seems so lovely. I’d love to see her collection in person ❤️
Love this! What a wonderful interview with Carol!
LMaar Isn’t she just so sweet? We certainly enjoyed visiting her house. She is such a wealth of information about Barbie. Thank you for introducing me to her.
Carol is so cute, she's such an inspiration! 💙
Great video! Thank you!
Such a wonderful video! I love this book💜💜💜💜 thank you for interviewing her!
Thank you so much Tonya for this amazing interview video of Carol she is so lovely 💞💖💝
Hilda Dora Zavala Thank you! She is so lovely. ❤️
Wonderful interview! I just came across Carols book this past weekend, and I'm about halfway through her beautiful book! I'm in awe of all her gorgeous designs.
It´s so great you meet this very nice and interesting lady, thank you for showing this interview. And I´m more glad now that I have the Benefit Barbie in my collection, i hope I can get Mrs. Spencer´s book in Germany!🌹💖
Däumling ́s Angel Thank you so much for watching my interview with Carol Spencer. She is a very nice and interesting lady. Now I need benefit Barbie for my collection. You definitely should get her book you will love it.
I read the digital version of this book just last week and very much enjoyed it. I especially loved the insight into what it was like to work at Mattel HQ! Nice interview.
Yes! So interesting to read Carol Spencers behind the scenes stories.
What a wonderful lady! :)
Delightful💖 I really enjoyed this interview!
Thanks! Carol Spencer is a sweetheart!
I enjoyed this so much! Thank you!
Deborah Jones I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching. ❤️
I got the book almost as soon as it came out. There are some interesting bits of trivia scattered about, but I wished there were more detail of how certain dolls were conceived.
I can't believe!! Thank you for this interview❤!!
Thank you for watching!
The child within us 😍
You are the luckiest person on earth to be able to meet Carol
jane marie I know, right? She’s an amazing woman.
She is so sweet
You are so lucky to meet such an icon.
I think that in Norway, the Totally Hair dolls had different names. The brunette had the Steffi face and was named Whitney. When I Google it, I find that they were called "Ultra Hair." I never got any. Super long hair was not my thing. My cousin got Day To Night Barbie, after I got Party Pink.
Amaruq313 I was lucky to meet such a Barbie icon. That is so interesting to hear that the Barbies had different names in Norway. Thank you so much for watching my video.
💖💖💖
Caseirices Kids Thank you so much!
I’m just a tiny bit incredibly jealous- of Both the lady Who had my childhood (& adult-not gonna lie) dream job & also of the gal who got to talk to her & see all her gorgeous dolls! I have her book & would love to get it signed. It’s a terrific coffee table book to just flip through & look at the pictures that’s also worth reading. Her story is so interesting. She graduated HS in 1950 (about a month before my mom was born) and started her career at a time when the want-ads Were divided by sex, a woman took her husband’s FULL name- 1st & Last- when she married, women who had only a few years prior been driven into the workforce out of patriotism were being force-fed the idea that they were just wartime placeholders & it was their new patriotic duty to give their job back to its rightful owner, get married , have a family, keep house & look pretty doing it; being a housewife was considered the default & most women married young, becoming mothers & homemakers right out of HS without giving it much thought. Women (who didn’t
marry, of course) could realistically aspire to one of a very few careers where looks, geography, talent & luck weren’t a factor. You could be a teacher, secretary or nurse, basically. These are important jobs but historically not well paid (Gee, I wonder why) with little to no room for advancement and very often, subordinate to a man. Working women- and career women in particular- were regarded as unnatural, unlucky or possibly unsuitable for inclusion in “good” society- an object of scorn or of pity. She spent the bulk of her working life designing for a doll that was conceived by a woman who wasn’t deterred when her idea was roundly dismissed & laughed at, working at company that was co-founded and for many years RUN by a woman who was both immaculately turned-out AND a shrewd business woman. Having read the book, I actually was able to pick out a bunch of outfits/dolls in this video that were mentioned in the book. For instance: The outfit with the red top & white buttons on the brown bubblecut doll towards the end of the video is the first outfit she designed for Barbie after landing the job. Crisp & Cool, I want to say. It also shows the outfit she designed TO get the job.
I love her mini me, and that she got to hang out with your mini me ❤️
I know! Isn't that so sweet!!!
Carol Spencer☆ as an icon herself a such as ♡Barbie is☆
Yes! Carol Spencer is a legend!
I wonder what is the date of People magazine ? I want to purchase it
Geat tape Ilove barbie mine are gone it is very sad
9:09 But.. Those Kelly dolls look so different! They have everything that made me dislike Kelly for so many years. She looks more like a toddler. Compared to the Li'l Friends of Barbie Kelly (Shelly) looked like she did not get enough to eat. And the former looked too tall to be babies, compared to Shelly.
I need dolls like those 🥰
Amaruq313 Thank you so much for watching the video! Carol has so much to share about the history of Barbie. ❤️
I meant that they have everything that the Kelly dolls that got on the marked lack.