Celebrating Barbie as a fashion icon
![The Council of Fashion Designers of America its celebrating Barbie as its fashion icon on its 60th anniversary. (Photo: AP) The Council of Fashion Designers of America its celebrating Barbie as its fashion icon on its 60th anniversary. (Photo: AP)](https://s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/images.asianage.com/images/aa-Cover-8j7qfe88na4foesecr6ejr1046-20190517003907.Medi.jpeg)
Washington: The Council of Fashion Designers of America will follow up those prestigious honorees of its Board of Directors’ Tribute Award with the ever-evolving doll. The council said in a statement Thursday the idea is to celebrate Barbie as a fashion icon, coinciding with her 60th anniversary.
The council’s president, Steve Kolb, says Barbie has had a “wide influence on American fashion and culture.” A human, presumably, will pick up the award at a June 3 ceremony.
In addition to Steinem, Richards and Obama, other past honorees include Tom Ford, Janelle Monae and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Among Barbie’s fashion collaborators: Oscar de la Renta and Jeremy Scott. Diane von Furstenberg, Bob Mackie and Vera Wang have made special Barbies.