Barbie has a new Diwali doll just in time for Festival of Lights.
This is the first time in India and internationally that Barbie has collaborated with a renowned Indian designer to honor a culturally significant festival such as Diwali.
"I was very, very excited when Mattel approached us — and this is almost like 18 months of support, and it's like an absolute first for me," Dongre said.The Barbie Diwali doll is styled wearing a Moonlight Bloom set with a choli top, a floral Koti vest, and a lehenga skirt that's embroidered with a mix of dahlias, jasmine and Indian lotus — which are known to be symbols of strength and beauty.
"She's this quintessentially modern Indian girl," said Dongre. "I wanted the doll to represent what India is today, because I think the world sometimes has a very different idea of what India is. And today the young Indian woman is intelligent, empowered and modern. She wears India with pride.
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