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Swedish Barbie is wearing a traditional folk costume often worn for Midsummer. Her colorful dress, with attached red apron and criss-cross flock vest, is just right for the customarydancing that takes place around the maypole,(a large wooden pole decorated with green leaves, flowers and ribbons). Barbie and her friends always have fun dancing and playing games around the maypole.

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Swedish Barbie is dressed in a traditional folk costume, with a striped skirt, red apron with embroidered ribbon ties, a white blouse with full sleeves and lace at the neckline, and an olive green vest that laces up with tiny red ribbons. Her outfit is completed with a flowered shawl, tiny lace-trimmed cap, red stockings, and black old-fashioned shoes. Swedish Barbie has flaxen blonde hair in a shoulder-length flip style, blue eyes, and rosy lips with a shy smile. She comes with her own green plastic display stand, and her package includes background information about Swedish customs and her costume. --Marcie Bovetz