Mattel released Midge Hadley Sherwood, Barbie����_��s wholesome best friend, in 1963. Early commercials marketed Midge as a ����_�marvelous teenage doll,����_�_ who was ����_�thrilled with Barbie����_��s career as a teenage model.����_�_ As with many other dolls of the era, Mattel released sophisticated dresses and ensembles for Barbie and Midge that schooled girls in the art of high fashion, dressing well, and purchasing more.
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