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I had clothes for my Barbies, but would make them clothes too. Even then she seemed oddly shaped. The 'Midge' doll had a more normal one and it was more fun to make her clothes. I would have enjoyed the clothes just as much if she had a Midge shape. I always knew that Barbie looked odd.
Midge and Barbie had the same body...and could wear the same clothes. Are you thinking of Skipper, the little sister?
I always thought the main reason Barbie's waist is so small in comparison with her hips/bust was because of the difficulties in making doll clothing.
Fabric is the same thickness, whether you're making a pair of pants for an actual woman or for a doll. And when you fold the fabric over to make a waist or a cuff, for example... if the naked doll's waist was more proportional, by the time you got the doll dressed she'd look pregnant or apple-shaped.
Also it can be due to not long ago they had people who generally wore corsets and had waistlines just as small as hers. Also due to the vintage beauties featured in that time having for the majority worn corsets as well.
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