EL SEGUNDO, Calif., June 14 (UPI) -- The California company that owns the Barbie line of dolls is launching a line of Barbie-themed clothing for real, flesh-and-blood people.
Mattel introduced a Barbie brand of vintage T-shirts, cocktail dresses, shoes and coats this week in New York at the International Licensing show, CNN reported Monday.
The clothing collection, which debuted earlier this year in Japan, could be in U.S. stores as early as this fall, a spokeswoman said.
"Mattel opened five Barbie stores in Japan this year, and the collection is hugely popular," the spokeswoman said.
"Barbie has been around for 45 years and most girls and women have emotions tied to her. We're treading carefully with this concept in the U.S. market because the company wants to make sure it makes sense here."
Mattel recently launched the Barbie vintage-inspired T-shirt, priced at about $50 at the high-end department store chain Nordstrom.
