Carol Spencer – författare

A dazzling celebration of the fashion design that made America’s favorite doll and the incredible woman behind them, timed to the movie release of Barbie, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling and directed by Greta Gerwig.If you’ve ever had a Barbie doll, or you know someone who did, chances are that Barbie was dressed in one of the thousands of designs created by Carol Spencer during her unparalleled reign as a Barbie fashion designer spanning more than thirty-five years.Illustrated with more than 100 full-color photographs, including many never-before-seen images of rare and one-of-a-kind pieces from Spencer’s private archive, Dressing Barbie is a treasure trove of some of the best and most iconic Barbie looks from the early 1960s until the late 1990s. Along with behind-the-scenes stories of how these designs came to be, Spencer reminisces about her thrilling time at Mattel working with legendary figures such as Ruth Handler, Barbie’s creator, and Charlotte Johnson, the original Barbie designer, for a full, inside look into the world of Mattel and life with the beloved doll. Over the course of her career, Spencer won many accolades. She was the first designer to have her signature on the doll, the first to go on a signing tour, the first to design a limited-edition Barbie for collectors, and the designer of the biggest-selling Barbie of all time. Now, she is the first member of the inner circle to reveal the fashion world of the quintessential California girl as never before.Go behind the seams with the woman who dressed Barbie for over three decades:A Fashion Memoir: The personal, behind-the-scenes story of Carol Spencer’s incredible thirty-five-year career as a leading Barbie fashion designer.Iconic Barbie Looks: Discover the inspiration and untold stories behind some of the most famous Barbie outfits from the 1960s to the 1990s.Collector’s Archive: Explore over 100 full-color fashion photographs, including rare and one-of-a-kind doll designs from Spencer’s private collection.Pop Culture History: Get an insider’s look at the world of Mattel, with anecdotes about working with Barbie creator Ruth Handler and designing the best-selling Barbie of all time.

Resources designed to support learners of the new next generation BTEC First in Travel & Tourism specification*.  

Covers all core and mandatory units and a wide selection of optional units. (Units 1-10 in the Student Book and Units 11-13 on the Pearson website.) Each unit of the Student Book is presented in topics to ensure the content is accessible and engaging for learners.  Covers of all the underpinning knowledge and understanding needed at level 2 to ensure that learners are fully prepared for this course. Activities in each unit provide support and clear direction for learners and can be used in the classroom or for independent work.  New Assessment Zone guides learners through both internal and external assessment. Practice assignments and assessment guidance help learners to achieve their potential in internally assessed units.

We can confirm that Units 11-13 are now available online to everyone who purchases the Student Book.

 

* From 2012, Pearson’s BTEC First qualifications have been under re-development, so schools and colleges could be teaching the existing 2010 specification or the new next generation 2012-2013 specification. There are different Student Books to support each specification. If learners are unsure, they should check with their teacher or tutor.