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Headlines Celebrity spotting Westwood wardrobe Going somewhere? Decades of fashion Chic frills Android watch Designs on Barbie Vintage checks	Barbie - all dressed up and ready to go.	Designs on Barbie This doll's had more get-ups and changes of image than Madonna - and she's just been given a few more. It's nothing but the best for Barbie, as a number of hot designers have created outfits especially for her. An exhibition, 'The Art of Barbie', has her modelling miniature Alexander McQueen, Versace, Prada, Jean Paul Gaultier and Stella McCartney. It's not because Barbie is a total clothes-aholic, it's all for a good cause - money raised goes towards The Elton John AIDS Foundation. Artists, photographers and sculptors have also interpreted their vision of Barbie. The Art of Barbie is at the www.proudgalleries.com, 5 Buckingham Street, London WC2, enquiries 0171 839 4942, access the exhibition at www.lastminute.com/proud An accompanying book, The Art of Barbie, is published by Vision-On at £25.