Barbie cumple 50 años

Erase una vez una niña cuyo juguete favorito era la muñeca Barbie. De ella aprendio varias cosas importantes: a combinar colores, estampados y prendas porque su Barbie era siempre la mejor vestida, y que nunca se puede tener demasiada ropa porque Barbie tenia decenas de vestidos, zapatos y bolsos para todas las ocasiones.
El tiempo paso y la niña dejo de jugar con su Barbie al descubrir que era mas divertido vestirse a si misma. La guardo cuidadosamente en una caja con todos sus maravillosos vestidos, no sin antes prometerle cuidarla con cariño hasta tener una hija a quien poder regalarsela. Una vez al año la sacaba y le cepillaba la melena rubia, volviendo a sentirse pequeña otra vez.
Cuando llego el momento de escoger un futuro profesional no hubo ninguna duda, la niña se dedicaria a la moda, a coleccionar prendas maravillosas, a aprender lo que es estilo, a crear tendencias, a valorar el arte de los grandes diseñadores, igual que Barbie.
Esa niña era yo, hace 10 años. La misma niña que hoy empieza a intentar hacerse un hueco en esta industria, para cumplir un sueño infantil. La misma niña que, cuando es acusada por su madre de tener una obsesion por la ropa le contesta - Tu me enseñaste a ser asi, ¿acaso no eras tu la que cada año me regalaba una Barbie?.

Once upon a time there was a little girl who's favourite toy was a Barbie doll. From her doll she learnt some important things: how to combine colours, prints and clothes because Barbie was always the best dressed of the dolls, and that you can never have enough clothes, because Barbie had dresses, shoes and bags for every occassion.
Time went by and the girl stopped playing with her Barbie when she discovered the fun of getting dressed herself. She carefully put the doll into a box, surrounded by all the wonderful clothes, and promising to keep her safe until she had a daugther. Once a year, the girl will open the box and comb Barbie's beautiful long hair feeling as if she was a child again.
When the time came to choose a careear, the girl didn't have any doubts, se will work in fashion, collecting amazing clothes, learning all about style, how to create trends, how to value the art of the great designers, same as Barbie.
That girl was me, 1o years ago. The same girl that is now trying to find a job in this industry, to make true a childhood dream. The same girl that, when is accussed by her mother of being obsessed with clothes says - You were the one that made me like this, weren't you the one that bought me my first Barbie?