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Barbie Fashion Show (Windows)

common sense media says

A fun way for kids to play with fashion design.


parents & educators say
  • 38% say there are positive role models
  • 31% say it's educational

What parents need to know

Parents need to know that Barbie and her friends have exaggerated figures. While the friends have different skin colors that hint at ethnicity, the faces all resemble Barbie's, so this attempt at diversity is lukewarm at best.

Educational value: Not applicable.
Positive messages: Barbie is super skinny and disproportionally built.
Violence & scariness: Not applicable.
Language: Not applicable.
Consumerism: This program is all about Barbie.

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What to talk about

Talk to your kids
Families can talk about how the Barbie in this game is similar to and different from the doll. Families can also discuss the work that goes into designing a fashion show. When you design clothing for the show, are you thinking about whether these clothes could be worn in real life?

What's the story?

What's the story?
In BARBIE FASHION SHOW, players team up with Barbie to design outfits for 20 fashion collections including "School Spirit" and "Barbie Bridal," and they choreograph fashion shows to display their creations. To create outfits, kids head to Barbie's Design Table to pick from over 70 clothing patterns including tops, bottoms, and dresses. and then create the clothing by choosing from over 240 different fabrics. When a collection is complete, players choose among Barbie and four of her friends to model the outfits. Next, budding fashion designers customize their own fashion shows by choosing the shape of the stage, the background, the runway textures, the stage decorations, the music, the lights, and the models' moves.

Is it any good?

Is it any good?
 
Barbie's friends have different skin colors that hint at ethnicity, but the faces all resemble Barbie's so this attempt at diversity is lukewarm at best. Cleverly, the program doesn't give players all the patterns and fabric options in the beginning -- they are unlocked gradually during the first 10 assignments. An easy-to-use interface and special brushes allow kids to combine fabrics; 80 different decals add pizzazz. Kids can even try to share their creations by uploading them to www.Barbie.com, where Mattel will select some of the designs to post.

Game themes & details

Game Details
Available on: Windows
Not available online
Genre: Girl
Developer: Vivendi Universal Games
Released on: September 29, 2004
Price: 29.99
ESRB Rating: E

This review was written by Jinny Gudmundsen
 
 

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What parents & educators say

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Based on 13 parent & educator reviews:
  • 38% say there are positive role models
  • 31% say it's educational

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p-money
kid, 12 years old
 
love it

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teen, 16 years old
 
tight
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teen, 15 years old
 
i love the game

beiberbabydoll
teen, 13 years old
 
i kind of like it you can do beter

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parent of 10 year old
 
i am 9 years
love it i think to play this games

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LOVE IT

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parent of 12 year old
 
i love playing it ,it is so much fun to play with it

mathenya
kid, 6 years old
 
perfect for anyone good with computers!
It didn't even let me play the game?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

coco badd
kid, 12 years old
 
i love this game omg i wont to play this all day!!!!love coco

frutie
kid, 13 years old
 
THINGS YOU WOULD NOT WANT YOUR KIDS TO GO ON
you can not even play games with out you giving them your imformation so donot think you playing games on them cause they will not let you sing up without your parents imformation.

Keira Sutton
teen, 17 years old
 

wwedivalita
teen, 16 years old
 
I used to love this game!
I used to play this game all the time i doesn't worj on windows 7 :( i would let my stepsisters play it!

alisa540
parent of 9 year old
 
my kid loves it but i dont no how 2 play

maha shahid
kid, 12 years old
 
barbie best game
it is a very good game

BillieJoeFreek
teen, 14 years old
 
:D
Really good for younger kids.

nighttime99
kid, 7 years old
 
cool
I love it.

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