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Hipster Barbie creator calls time on parody Instagram account

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By John Glenday, Reporter

November 5, 2015 | 1 min read

A spoof Barbie Instagram account charting the glamorous life of a hipster version of the famous doll has been brought to an end by its creator, Darby Cisneros, after declaring her ‘work here is done’.

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SocialityBarbie had built up a loyal following of 1.3m drawn to the steady diet of tongue in cheek postings designed to poke fun at ‘ridiculous’ Instagram trends of millennial hipsters feigning authenticity through stage managed photos.

In a statement posted on her Instagram feed Cisneros wrote: “Never in one million years did I think it would receive the amount of attention that it did but because of that it has open the door to a lot of great discussions like: how we choose to present ourselves online, the insane lengths many of us go to create the perfect Instagram life, and calling into question our authenticity and motives.”

Barbie owner Mattel has recently striven to push the brand away from its cheap plastic heritage by positioning the toy as a canvas upon which to project career opportunities as well as fashion.

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