ngs, Paul
Peterson of the Donna Reed Show, and the Everly Brothers, Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, and Rickie Nelson - just to name a few - showed the sunny side of teenage life (Pendergast 172).
Barbie herself jumped on the bandwagon that promoted the goodness of youth in society through her first magazine cover with her innocent looking profile. Her flirtatious side-glance with bright blond ponytail and fire engine red lipstick with discreet pearl earrings and choker, all added a certain aspect of sophistication to her image (Boy 15). Innocence was portrayed through her playful look and her blond hair, a standard of beauty of the fifties (16). Barbie's bright red lipstick on the cover of her magazine reflected fashions of the late fifties, which included the lipstick, heavy eyeliner, and blue eye shadow. The high fashion aspect of this decade was seen through Barbie's first outfit - her plus-striped jersey-swimming suit, sunglasses and pearl earrings. Her shoes also reflected high fashion as well as the "Solo in
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