Violeta D’Onofrio, 6, examines a handbag at the Buenos Aires Barbie store. (Liliana Nieto del Rio / For The Times)
Violeta, freshly coiffed in a “Princess” hairdo by the store’s beauty salon, moves on to clothes. (Liliana Nieto del Rio / For The Times)
Nicole, 8, attending a birthday party at the Store, combs the hair of a Barbie mannequin head. (Liliana Nieto del Rio / For The Times)
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Stylist Cynthia Aguirre sprays the hair of Lucero Gonzalez. (Liliana Nieto del Rio / For the Times)
Costumes help when a girl is trying the Barbie persona on for size. (Liliana Nieto del Rio / For The Times)
A girl can dream, can’t she? Lucero Gonzalez, 6, reclines below a display of Barbie collector dolls. (Liliana Nieto del Rio / For The Times)